The Crooked Man

Buy93%

Very Positive · 1k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Uri Games · 2D · Jan 16, 2018

Player review score
93%
Very Positive
Price
$2.99
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 audio0 of 5
Subtitles5 of 5

Should I buy The Crooked Man?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 201 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 40 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 25 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 15 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 6 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
63% of themes are praise12% are divided25% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
201 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Alright the likes, the story is really good I love its themes like depression and how it can follow you everywhere if you let it.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
40 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The gameplay is good and simple like a lot of RPG Maker horror games you have to get items, solve puzzles and explore, but there is also boss battles, basically at the end of a level you have to fight the Crooked Man and it wasn't that bad except maybe the third boss fight.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
25 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The pixel graphics are really good with some nice detail especially when it comes to the cutscenes.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The music and sound effects for the game are quite good; the game also has some light voice acting which wasn't bad.The game also has plenty of notes to read and as you know I always enjoy that kind of thing in games because it can help with the world.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The Crooked Man sometimes suffers from common horror tropes and on-the-nose dialogue, but greatly succeeds at having a compelling main character going through an extremely dark period in his life.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Story201 reviews
Gameplay40 reviews
Graphics25 reviews
Audio15 reviews
Characters11 reviews
Divided opinion
Difficulty
100% still recommend
Players complain
Combat
100% still recommend
Interface
67% 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

  • Partial Controller Support

Store features

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

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$2.99

The lowest we've tracked is $1.49.

8 points recordedtoday · $2.99