Nowhere Prophet

Buy71%

Mostly Positive · 1k player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Sharkbomb Studios · Roguelike · Jul 19, 2019

Player review score
71%
Mostly Positive
Price
$6.24−75%
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
27
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
5
Full audio5 of 5
Subtitles5 of 5

Should I buy Nowhere Prophet?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 145 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 62 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 37 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 90 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Combat: 74 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k player reviews · updated

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
45% of themes are praise11% are divided44% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
145 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The initially gentle difficulty curve appears to allow experimentation prior to the inevitable need to focus on tighter/smaller builds with optimized synergy.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
62 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The story, the atmosphere, the music, everything flows well, sound effects are really cool, art style is unique, the battles can be fun, but the game imho wants to be more than it is.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
37 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game's visuals utilize a striking pixel-art style that effectively portrays the harsh realities of the Flux.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The synthwave soundtrack has a hypnotizing, timeless effect, and it complements perfectly everything that happens on the screen.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay145 reviews
Story62 reviews
Graphics37 reviews
Audio15 reviews
Divided opinion
Characters
68% still recommend
Players complain
Difficulty
54% still recommend
Combat
51% still recommend
Interface
50% still recommend
Bugs
20% still recommend

What you get

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

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Leaderboards
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

On sale, not the lowest
$6.24$24.99−75%

The lowest we've tracked is $4.99.

7 points recordedtoday · $6.24

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