A Story Beside

A Story Beside

Steam Deck Playable

Wayward Prophet · Story Rich · May 24, 2022

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

At $14.99. It has been as low as $4.49.

96%
Very Positive
311 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 201 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 24 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 23 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 311 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

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
50% of themes are praise33% are divided17% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Really beautiful story that made me cry, but it's a game with some issues.
201 of 274 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The plot's progression was charming enough to warrant completing the game in one sitting.
24 of 274 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise 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.
23 of 274 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 love3 themes
Story and characters201 reviews
Gameplay24 reviews
Graphics23 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Audio12 reviews
83%
Combat11 reviews
91%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs6 reviews
100%

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 $4.49.

4 points recordedtoday · $14.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
96%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
16
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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