Encased: A Sci-Fi Post-Apocalyptic RPG

Encased: A Sci-Fi Post-Apocalyptic RPG

Steam Deck Playable

Dark Crystal Games · CRPG · Sep 7, 2021

Worth it for the right player.

At $29.99. It has been as low as $2.99.

77%
Mostly Positive
5k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Audio: 26 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 16 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 123 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 28 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 28 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 5k player reviews · updated 3 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
22% of themes are praise22% are divided56% are caveats
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The writing is of high quality in most cases, with voiced narration and important characters creating a solid immersion feeling, effects / music are used wisely in most instances.
26 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The 3D graphics are adequate, the 2D images are most impressive - in most cases they are unique and there are several per scene, the soundtrack is present and not annoying, the voice-acting is partial and usually on point.
16 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 love2 themes
Audio26 reviews
Graphics16 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters173 reviews
58%
Gameplay54 reviews
67%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat123 reviews
62%
Interface28 reviews
50%
Difficulty28 reviews
57%
Bugs16 reviews
56%
Crashes10 reviews
60%

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. 3 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.

Prices have been lower

Currently $29.99. The lowest we've tracked is $2.99.

5 points recordedtoday · $29.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
77%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
47
total to unlock
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Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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