The Invisible Hand

The Invisible Hand

Steam Deck Playable

Power Struggle Games · Capitalism · May 7, 2021

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $12.99. It has been as low as $2.59.

81%
Very Positive
691 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 80 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 27 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Graphics: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 691 player reviews · updated 3 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
40% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews60% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The characters seem 2d. you learn they are all pretty lonley in thier own way. during the "cutscenes" the setting written is almost the polar opposite to what is actaully happening. because there isnt any voice actors, you have to read everything. thats be expected from a low budget developer. but the "Scene" being discribed is almost the complete opposite to where you are and what the charaters are wearing.
80 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The gameplay is structured around a series of workdays at a corporate trading firm, where success is measured entirely by how much money you can generate.
27 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 love2 themes
Story and characters80 reviews
Gameplay27 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain% still recommend
Crashes11 reviews
82%
Bugs7 reviews
43%
Graphics7 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. 5 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.

Prices have been lower

Currently $12.99. The lowest we've tracked is $2.59.

5 points recordedtoday · $12.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
81%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
31
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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