AWAY: Journey to the Unexpected

AWAY: Journey to the Unexpected

Steam Deck Verified

Aurelien Regard Games · Adventure · Feb 13, 2019

It depends on what you're after.

At $16.99. It has been as low as $1.69.

55%
Mixed
218 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 57 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 43 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 9 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 50 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 218 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 140 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
27% of themes are praise27% are divided46% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
I've played just over an hour as of writing this, so I may update this as I go on...
57 of 140 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
I really enjoyed the visuals, atmosphere and fighting system of the game.
43 of 140 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The music, sound and effects are also very good.
9 of 140 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 love3 themes
Story and characters57 reviews
Graphics43 reviews
Audio9 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Gameplay42 reviews
55%
Crashes3 reviews
67%
Monetization3 reviews
100%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat50 reviews
50%
Difficulty9 reviews
44%
Interface8 reviews
75%
Bugs7 reviews
29%
Performance7 reviews
57%

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 $16.99. The lowest we've tracked is $1.69.

5 points recordedtoday · $16.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
55%
Mixed
Playing right now
Achievements
16
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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