The Survey

The Survey

Steam Deck · unrated

Erebus · Horror · Oct 27, 2016

Worth it for the right player.

At $4.99. It has been as low as $0.99.

71%
Mostly Positive
830 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 180 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 38 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 31 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 99 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 23 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 830 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise25% are divided25% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
I will not say more on the story, as any further information will spoil this captivating and haunting experience.
180 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Looks amazing, the graphics are really nice.
38 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
I can't tell what causes them, but I' quite certain the cursor doesn't lock in place during gameplay especially when playing in windowed mode, and could be the accidental cause of "crashing".
31 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
* Soundtrack will certainly immerse you within the game`s atmosphere
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Story and characters180 reviews
Graphics38 reviews
Gameplay31 reviews
Audio13 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Interface11 reviews
18%
Performance8 reviews
75%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes99 reviews
54%
Bugs23 reviews
70%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $4.99. The lowest we've tracked is $0.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $4.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
71%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
0
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.