Storm Boy

Storm Boy

Steam Deck · unrated

Blowfish Studios · Adventure · Nov 20, 2018

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

At $5.99. It has been as low as $1.19.

86%
Very Positive
191 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 51 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 11 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 10 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 86 sampled reviews

Based on 191 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 86 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
100% of themes are praise86 helpful reviews0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
storm boy is based on a classic australian children's novel I haven't read, and since the game is only about half an hour, it's more of a cliffnotes version of the story about a boy living with his dad and his pelican friend somewhere in australia.
51 of 86 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
+ Beautiful graphics
11 of 86 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
They also add some replayability by featuring achievements, that require some time to get.
10 of 86 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
Chapters and mini-games are replayable from the main menu.
6 of 86 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Visual and audio design are perfect in this game.
6 of 86 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 love5 themes
Story and characters51 reviews
Graphics11 reviews
Gameplay10 reviews
Interface6 reviews
Audio6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

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.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $5.99. The lowest we've tracked is $1.19.

4 points recordedtoday · $5.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
86%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
11
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.