It depends on what you're after.
At $11.99. It has been as low as $4.79.
- Audio: 44 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 36 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Story and characters: 34 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Combat: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 355 player reviews · updated 6 days ago
What players think
The recurring themes across 249 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
+ Memorable soundtrack
The visuals of DC aren't too bad as it incorporates decent pixel graphics.
Rather than focusing on a grand epic narrative, Desert Child centers on survival, hustle, and self-made progress in a world that feels worn, colorful, and slightly melancholic.
Theme by theme
Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.
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. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 5 sampled reviews and are not shown.
Should you buy it now?
Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.
Currently $11.99. The lowest we've tracked is $4.79.
The data behind the verdict
For the players who want the receipts.
We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.
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