Trials of the Gauntlet

Trials of the Gauntlet

Steam Deck · unrated

Patrick O'Connor · Indie · Mar 16, 2018

It depends on what you're after.

At $1.99. We haven't seen it on sale.

53%
Mixed
59 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 8 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Controls: 7 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Graphics: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Audio: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 59 player reviews · updated 5 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 34 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
40% of themes are praise20% are divided40% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Trials of the Gauntlet is a somewhat clunky platformer but I like the creativity, both in terms of mechanics and the story.
8 of 34 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
I however would love to see controller support as I really feel that this game would preform better and appeal to a wider crowd.
7 of 34 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 love2 themes
Story and characters8 reviews
Controls7 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Gameplay4 reviews
50%
Players complain% still recommend
Graphics5 reviews
40%
Audio5 reviews
40%

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.

Full price

Currently $1.99. We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $1.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
53%
Mixed
Playing right now
Achievements
3
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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