Shiver

Shiver

Steam Deck Playable

Kowai Sugoi Studios · Indie · Oct 25, 2017

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

It's free to play.

92%
Very Positive
480 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 66 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 27 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 11 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 480 player reviews · updated 6 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
72% of themes are praise14% are divided14% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The story takes place during the early 1990s, a time period that helps reinforce the feeling of vulnerability and disconnection from the outside world.
66 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The art style of this game is actually really good.
27 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
There's basically no music in Shiver, most of the game is sound effects and let me tell you that the audio design is amazing.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
A point-and-click with not too hard puzzles, where items need to be used and combined to progress.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
The Escape Button will bring up the menu (Save, Load, Quit, etc).
6 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 love5 themes
Story and characters66 reviews
Graphics27 reviews
Audio11 reviews
Difficulty8 reviews
Interface6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Gameplay15 reviews
80%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes6 reviews
83%

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.

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
92%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
11
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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