Gloom

Gloom

Steam Deck · unrated

Hunchback Studio · Action Roguelike · Apr 13, 2017

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $2.49.

83%
Very Positive
605 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 78 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 58 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 49 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 96 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 605 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 praise25% are divided12% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
You're trying to slowly improve your personal skills each time instead of having any permanent progression.
78 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The pixel art graphics are crisp, and boast a monochromatic/greyscale visual style similar to Limbo, where all of the characters are simple shadowy figures, with bright white, glowing eyes.
58 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The pixel art graphics are crisp, and boast a monochromatic/greyscale visual style similar to Limbo, where all of the characters are simple shadowy figures, with bright white, glowing eyes.
49 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The areas are generally interesting, with an excellently solemn atmosphere (helped by the soundtrack) but also get a bit samey after a while.
35 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
I've played the game with both, controller and keyboard and controller is absolutely the way to go.
15 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
Gameplay78 reviews
Story and characters58 reviews
Graphics49 reviews
Audio35 reviews
Controls15 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty32 reviews
88%
Interface13 reviews
62%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat96 reviews
80%

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. 3 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.

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $2.49 (−75%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

5 points recordedtoday · $2.49

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
83%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
36
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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