The Ballad Singer

Buy78%

Mostly Positive · 92 player reviews · Low confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Curtel Games · Hand-drawn · Feb 15, 2019

Player review score
78%
Mostly Positive
Price
$22.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
40
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
2
Full audio2 of 2
Subtitles2 of 2

Should I buy The Ballad Singer?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 26 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 9 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 9 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 43 sampled reviews

Based on 92 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 43 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
67% of themes are praise33% are divided0% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
26 of 43 sampled reviews raised it
A good selection and use of sounds and music in general by the developers, but I would like to highlight especially the locution of the story and texts which has a very good level.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
9 of 43 sampled reviews raised it
For the interesting story that it has, the great replayability that brings us and the number of options how to play it, I think the game has the price a little above that I would pay, but this is my personal opinion and that I am not specifically a lover of this genre.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
9 of 43 sampled reviews raised it
Combined with a fitting soundtrack and consistent voice work, the overall presentation feels polished and purposeful.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
8 of 43 sampled reviews raised it
The graphics of the game are not the great thing, we are talking about 2D images which have some other movement effect, yes, the images have an impressive quality and great artistic level.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Story26 reviews
Gameplay9 reviews
Audio9 reviews
Graphics8 reviews
Divided opinion
Characters
75% still recommend
Combat
75% still recommend
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

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Captions available
  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$22.99

The lowest we've tracked is $10.34.

4 points recordedtoday · $22.99

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