Etherborn

Buy73%

Mostly Positive · 457 player reviews · Low confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Altered Matter · Indie · Jul 18, 2019

Player review score
73%
Mostly Positive
Price
$16.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
13
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
9
Full audio2 of 9
Subtitles9 of 9

Should I buy Etherborn?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 66 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 57 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 41 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Story: 64 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Controls: 20 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 457 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 295 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
57% of themes are praise14% are divided29% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
66 of 295 sampled reviews raised it
There are some obvious tutorial sections meant to introduce the player to the mechanics, but there is a nice and steady difficulty increase throughout the game's half dozen or so levels.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
57 of 295 sampled reviews raised it
The visuals are very soothing and meditative with a variety of colors.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
41 of 295 sampled reviews raised it
The soundtrack is probably one of the best of heard recently in a game, here’s a link to one of them, but I’m a longtime fan of ambient electronic music.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
30 of 295 sampled reviews raised it
Game+ is a solid step up in difficulty, although it's a little lazy that there's a couple of orbs 'hidden' by just placing them not directly in line of sight or in bushes.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay66 reviews
Graphics57 reviews
Audio41 reviews
Difficulty30 reviews
Divided opinion
Characters
50% still recommend
Players complain
Story
61% still recommend
Controls
50% 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

  • Custom Volume Controls
  • Family Sharing
  • Keyboard Only Option
  • Playable without Timed Input
  • Remote Play on TV
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$16.99

The lowest we've tracked is $5.09.

7 points recordedtoday · $16.99

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