The Waters Above: Prelude

Buy91%

Very Positive · 142 player reviews · Low confidence

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

Steam Deck Unrated
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Studio Élan · Visual Novel · Jun 28, 2018

Player review score
91%
Very Positive
Price
Free
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio0 of 1
Subtitles0 of 1

Should I buy The Waters Above: Prelude?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 37 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 12 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 6 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 79 sampled reviews

Based on 142 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 79 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
100% of themes are praise79 helpful reviews0% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
37 of 79 sampled reviews raised it
The last story of the four, "Garden of Jealous Things", is exceptionally well written and developed.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
12 of 79 sampled reviews raised it
Highlights that can be put to light are the lovely visuals and cutesy soundtrack (albeit they sound a bit similar), and it's a free to play game.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
6 of 79 sampled reviews raised it
There is no soundtrack that is outstanding and as memorable as the "setsumi's theme" of Narcissu and the "dear friends" of White Album 2.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Story37 reviews
Graphics12 reviews
Audio6 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain

No recurring complaints in this sample.

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

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