Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition

Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition

Steam Deck Verified

Long Hat House · Indie · Feb 6, 2018

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $14.99. It has been as low as $2.99.

81%
Very Positive
1k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 94 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 88 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Controls: 76 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 64 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 59 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k player reviews · updated 6 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
63% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews37% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
-A beautiful story w/ lots of likeable characters.
94 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Apart from an intro and end cutscene as well as some dialogue from the few characters you meet the game focuses much more on gameplay than it does on story.
88 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
Game was played on Linux (Kubuntu 19.04) with a PS4 controller over Bluetooth.
76 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Beautiful pixel art – The visuals are fantastic, and I especially love the design of the main character.
58 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
-Excellent soundtrack that shifts from soothing light-hearted melodies to action packed upbeat tempos that push the action forward.
49 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 love5 themes
Story and characters94 reviews
Gameplay88 reviews
Controls76 reviews
Graphics58 reviews
Audio49 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain% still recommend
Combat64 reviews
80%
Difficulty59 reviews
81%
Interface9 reviews
78%

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 6 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 $2.99.

5 points recordedtoday · $14.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
81%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
23
total to unlock
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Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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