Arcadian Atlas

Arcadian Atlas

Steam Deck Playable

Twin Otter Studios · Singleplayer · Jul 27, 2023

It depends on what you're after.

On sale at $9.99, but it has been as low as $8.99.

54%
Mixed
191 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 23 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 19 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Controls: 8 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 4 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 191 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 146 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
27% of themes are praise64% are divided9% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Spells/Attacks have good visuals to them.
23 of 146 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The soundtrack is very pleasant to listen to, but I'd have liked to see more variation in the tunes especially in Chapter 1.
19 of 146 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
If you are using a gamepad, you must click for every square you want to move, you cannot simply hold the direction down in order to speed it up; there is also some input lag when you try to do anything.
8 of 146 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
Graphics23 reviews
Audio19 reviews
Controls8 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters97 reviews
54%
Combat36 reviews
44%
Gameplay34 reviews
50%
Interface18 reviews
28%
Difficulty11 reviews
45%
Bugs5 reviews
40%
Steam Deck3 reviews
67%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes4 reviews
75%

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.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

On sale, not the lowest

Currently $9.99 (−50%). The lowest we've tracked is $8.99.

5 points recordedtoday · $9.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
54%
Mixed
Playing right now
Achievements
40
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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