Paradigm

Paradigm

Steam Deck · unrated

Jacob Janerka · Adventure · Apr 5, 2017

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $14.99. We haven't seen it on sale.

94%
Very Positive
2k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 118 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 48 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 33 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 2k player reviews · updated 5 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
100% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
It's a great point and click quest actually.
118 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Every aspect is well crafted- From the surreal art style, the wonderful voice acting, all the way down to the perfectly paired music.
48 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
I liked the art style of the game very much.
33 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Paradigm's gameplay is very straightforward, it's pretty easy figuring out what to do.
24 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
This is about the "Gameplay Writing" which has it's own negatives down below but here: Have you ever played a game with inventory items that you can use to complete puzzles, but when you try "Pen-on-Window" it says "this does nothing", and when you try "Book-on-Window" it also says "this does nothing"?
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
The puzzles in the game are definitely on the easy side, and there is much more of an emphasis on the flow and humor of the game than on difficulty.
14 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 love6 themes
Story and characters118 reviews
Audio48 reviews
Graphics33 reviews
Gameplay24 reviews
Interface15 reviews
Difficulty14 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

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.

Full price

Currently $14.99. We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $14.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
94%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
18
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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

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