Arise: A Simple Story

Arise: A Simple Story

Steam Deck Verified

Piccolo Studio · Emotional · Dec 3, 2020

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $3.99.

92%
Very Positive
3k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 213 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 103 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 86 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 3k 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
75% of themes are praise13% are divided12% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
• A simple, yet beautiful story that will bring
213 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
• Simple, but beautiful visuals
103 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
• Fantastic gameplay time manipulation
86 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Sound effects weren’t impressive.
65 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
Do yourself a favor though, play it with a controller and with a 27' monitor at least, the photography of the game is very cinematic, and many times the camera is very far from the character so that the player can better appreciate the environment, but on a small monitor or laptop it's hard to see where you're going.
22 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
When you play coop you have to trust your partner to time the memories just right, otherwise you will fail, especially in sections when you are on a timer.
13 of 300 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 love6 themes
Story and characters213 reviews
Graphics103 reviews
Gameplay86 reviews
Audio65 reviews
Controls22 reviews
Co-op13 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty13 reviews
85%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs8 reviews
75%

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 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

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

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $3.99 (−80%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

6 points recordedtoday · $3.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
92%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
34
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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