Close To The Sun

Buy74%

Mostly Positive · 1k player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Storm in a Teacup · Adventure · May 5, 2020

Player review score
74%
Mostly Positive
Price
$19.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
27
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
11
Full audio5 of 11
Subtitles11 of 11

Should I buy Close To The Sun?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 188 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 88 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 68 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Gameplay: 94 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 24 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Combat: 19 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k 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
25% of themes are praise17% are divided58% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
188 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The dialogue is pretty fun, there's lots of jokes and characters have a good amount of charisma.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
88 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Your search leads you through different parts of Helios and it quickly becomes apparent that visuals and ambience, along with sound design and some terrific voice acting, are this game's strongest features.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
68 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The voice acting for the main character, her sister, and that Aubrey guy is pretty good.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Story188 reviews
Graphics88 reviews
Audio68 reviews
Divided opinion
Steam Deck
100% still recommend
Bugs
60% still recommend
Players complain
Gameplay
68% still recommend
Performance
54% still recommend
Combat
79% still recommend
Difficulty
69% still recommend
Crashes
27% still recommend
Optimization
75% still recommend
Interface
60% 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
  • Remote Play on TV
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSUnsupported

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$19.99

The lowest we've tracked is $3.39.

4 points recordedtoday · $19.99

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