The Land of Pain

Buy74%

Mostly Positive · 792 player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Alessandro Guzzo · Horror · Sep 13, 2017

Player review score
74%
Mostly Positive
Price
$2.39−80%
Lowest ever
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
8
Full audio0 of 8
Subtitles8 of 8

Should I buy The Land of Pain?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 135 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 96 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 85 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 19 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 792 player reviews · updated

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
42% of themes are praise25% are divided33% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
135 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It offers great graphics with the CryEngine, huge maps and a story that you play within the darkness with puzzles to solve.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
96 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Land of Pain (LoP) is a first-person adventure with beautiful CryEngine graphics.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
85 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It feels like on open world environment but it's impossible to get lost (unless the game wants you to be lost eg. in the mine tunnels).
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
34 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Horror frequently depends on anticipation, and the sound design consistently contributes toward building that emotional pressure.
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I have a GTX 1050Ti and with in-game graphics cranked up to the max there is no frame dropping or lag of any kind and my PC fans blow at a steady rate.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story135 reviews
Graphics96 reviews
Gameplay85 reviews
Audio34 reviews
Performance6 reviews
Divided opinion
Combat
100% still recommend
Controls
50% still recommend
Optimization
33% still recommend
Players complain
Crashes
58% still recommend
Interface
42% still recommend
Bugs
78% still recommend
Difficulty
100% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$2.39$11.99−80%

That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

9 points recordedtoday · $2.39

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