Tales of the Neon Sea

Tales of the Neon Sea

Steam Deck Playable

YiTi Games · Pixel Graphics · Apr 30, 2019

Yes, worth buying.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $1.69.

85%
Very Positive
5k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 245 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 103 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 57 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 5k player reviews · updated 2 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
70% of themes are praise10% are divided20% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
1) this is a story rich game, and I found myself getting sucked into the world, characters and lore.
245 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
3) The art style is visually pleasing and lends itself well to the atmosphere and mood, as does the soundtrack.
103 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The gameplay of TONS is divided into Exploration and Puzzles.
57 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
3) The art style is visually pleasing and lends itself well to the atmosphere and mood, as does the soundtrack.
41 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
Interface, inventory and diaries to contain lore items are organized pretty well, without problems to report.
12 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
I played with a controller if that makes any difference.
12 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

+1 more the community rallied around

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love7 themes
Story and characters245 reviews
Graphics103 reviews
Gameplay57 reviews
Audio41 reviews
Interface12 reviews
Controls12 reviews
Steam Deck6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty37 reviews
95%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat6 reviews
83%
Bugs6 reviews
67%

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.

Should you buy it now?

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

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $1.69 (−90%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

5 points recordedtoday · $1.69

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
85%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
58
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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