Buy it if you like
- Story: 129 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 123 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Characters: 29 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Combat: 117 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Difficulty: 30 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Interface: 23 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 5k 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
45% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews55% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
129 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The quests, writing, characters, narrative are really well done, on the par with AAA tittles.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
123 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Having logged 62 hours exploring this Early Access content (using just one Silver Wing character), I am very impressed.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
29 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I still recommend playing this game because of how fun the core combat and character customization is, but if you're in it more for the story and dialogue- well, you might consider passing this for another title.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
25 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
There's actual voice acting for a lot of NPCs and all of your companions which was a very pleasant surprise.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
14 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Encased uses a classic 3D retro-inspired art style that iterate on the isometric view of old.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Story129 reviews
Gameplay123 reviews
Characters29 reviews
Audio25 reviews
Graphics14 reviews
Divided opinion
No themes split opinion in this sample.
Players complain
Combat65% still recommend
Difficulty67% still recommend
Interface57% still recommend
Bugs47% still recommend
Crashes43% still recommend
Linux compatibility33% 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
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Trading Cards
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
Valve device support
Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Prices have been lower
$29.99
The lowest we've tracked is $2.99.
10 points recordedtoday · $29.99
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