Lovecraft's Untold Stories

Buy74%

Mostly Positive · 963 player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

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LLC Blini Games · Lovecraftian · Jan 31, 2019

Player review score
74%
Mostly Positive
Price
$14.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
35
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
6
Full audio1 of 6
Subtitles6 of 6

Should I buy Lovecraft's Untold Stories?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 80 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 45 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Characters: 23 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Gameplay: 117 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Combat: 72 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 62 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 963 player reviews · updated

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
40% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews60% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
80 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The dialogue and text were very suitable for the theme as well as the enemy sprites and environmental design.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
45 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Sound, environment, graphics, and atmosphere very suitable for this type of game and theme.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
23 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
While random level generation and mythological enemies is similar to Larva Mortus, this game smashes things up with a large roster of unique playable characters, each with multiple-level storylines, enemies, and boss encounters all their own.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
16 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The soundtrack complements this perfectly—ambient drones, distorted whispers, and sudden crescendos of sound keep the player in a state of constant vigilance.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Story80 reviews
Graphics45 reviews
Characters23 reviews
Audio16 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Gameplay
60% still recommend
Combat
61% still recommend
Difficulty
58% still recommend
Interface
47% still recommend
Bugs
44% still recommend
Controls
78% 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

  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play on TV
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$14.99

The lowest we've tracked is $2.99.

8 points recordedtoday · $14.99

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