Wayward Souls

Wayward Souls

Steam Deck Playable

Rocketcat Games · RPG · Aug 28, 2019

Worth it for the right player.

At $14.99. It has been as low as $2.24.

75%
Mostly Positive
236 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 41 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 18 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 14 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 39 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 22 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 236 player reviews · updated 5 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 159 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
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Truly a shame because the moment to moment gameplay is mostly fun.
41 of 159 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
There are so many good things about this game, such as the solid controls, amazing soundtrack and charming pixel graphics.
18 of 159 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
There are so many good things about this game, such as the solid controls, amazing soundtrack and charming pixel graphics.
14 of 159 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
Now with a much more appropriate controller-friendly input scheme for the age old hack'n'slash genre and enhanced visuals that give the game the crisp retro look it really deserves, the wait has been more than worth it.
10 of 159 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
Gameplay41 reviews
Graphics18 reviews
Audio14 reviews
Controls10 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters49 reviews
65%
Interface7 reviews
71%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat39 reviews
51%
Difficulty22 reviews
64%

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. One more theme was raised by fewer than 4 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

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

Prices have been lower

Currently $14.99. The lowest we've tracked is $2.24.

5 points recordedtoday · $14.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
75%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
31
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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