A Story Beside

Buy96%

Very Positive · 311 player reviews · Low confidence

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

Wayward Prophet · Story Rich · May 24, 2022

Player review score
96%
Very Positive
Price
$14.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
16
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio1 of 1
Subtitles1 of 1

Should I buy A Story Beside?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 184 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 32 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 20 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 274 sampled reviews

Based on 311 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 274 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
63% of themes are praise37% are divided0% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
184 of 274 sampled reviews raised it
If you enjoy story-heavy games, especially the emotional ones, buy this game.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
32 of 274 sampled reviews raised it
The game offers a lot of replayability values from the story branching - I did try to play the game more after obtaining all achievements, but there are still a lot of possibilities that I can explore.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
20 of 274 sampled reviews raised it
The lighting helps to make the scene look dreamy and heartwarming at the same time, and the use of the blurred image of the town as a background indoors does a good job to make the scene look more beautiful.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
12 of 274 sampled reviews raised it
I ended up loving each character by the end of the story, even the one that I hated at first.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
9 of 274 sampled reviews raised it
To start off with the positives, I loved the voice acting, the setting, the characters, and the art.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story184 reviews
Gameplay32 reviews
Graphics20 reviews
Characters12 reviews
Audio9 reviews
Divided opinion
Combat
88% still recommend
Bugs
100% still recommend
Crashes
100% still recommend
Players complain

No recurring complaints in this sample.

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Partial Controller Support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$14.99

The lowest we've tracked is $4.49.

4 points recordedtoday · $14.99

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