The Station

The Station

Steam Deck · unrated

The Station Game ltd · Indie · Feb 20, 2018

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $14.99. It has been as low as $1.49.

86%
Very Positive
1k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 217 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 78 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 44 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k player reviews · updated 3 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
64% of themes are praise18% are divided18% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The Station does have a nice story but sadly short.
217 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The Espial looks great with quite the detail put into most of the visuals.
78 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Voice Acting is great too for a smaller studio.
44 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Gameplay centers on first-person exploration, with players moving through interconnected areas of the station while examining objects, reading logs, and listening to recorded messages.
35 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
The camera also likes to spin around if you have a controller connected to your PC, so make sure you unplug it before playing.
12 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
The Station is very atmospheric and the puzzles were of average difficulty but imaginative.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

+1 more the community rallied around

Theme by theme

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

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love7 themes
Story and characters217 reviews
Graphics78 reviews
Audio44 reviews
Gameplay35 reviews
Controls12 reviews
Difficulty11 reviews
Linux compatibility7 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Interface12 reviews
83%
Bugs7 reviews
71%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat9 reviews
78%
Crashes7 reviews
71%

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.

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 $1.49.

4 points recordedtoday · $14.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
86%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
11
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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