Creature in the Well

Creature in the Well

Steam Deck Playable

Flight School Studio · Indie · Sep 6, 2019

Worth it for the right player.

At $14.99. It has been as low as $10.49.

79%
Mostly Positive
346 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 65 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 56 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 49 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 29 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 346 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 245 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
56% of themes are praise22% are divided22% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The gameplay itself is original and entertaining, I like the merge between breakout and hack and slash, I think this idea has been implemented pretty nicely.
65 of 245 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The reward for defeating the creature is a room where you read several story logs and restore power to another part of the facility.
56 of 245 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Pleasant graphics
49 of 245 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The general sound design of each weapon and the objects you’ll be interacting with is very well done, it adds even more charm to the gameplay.
13 of 245 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
Interesting main menu.
5 of 245 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 love5 themes
Gameplay65 reviews
Story and characters56 reviews
Graphics49 reviews
Audio13 reviews
Interface5 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat26 reviews
81%
Controls16 reviews
56%
Players complain% still recommend
Difficulty29 reviews
69%
Bugs8 reviews
63%

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.

Prices have been lower

Currently $14.99. The lowest we've tracked is $10.49.

4 points recordedtoday · $14.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
79%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
25
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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