Tales of the Black Forest

Tales of the Black Forest

Steam Deck Playable

拾英工作室 · Pixel Graphics · Sep 26, 2019

Yes, worth buying.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $1.19.

98%
Overwhelmingly Positive
15k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 254 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 49 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 38 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 15k 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
100% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
A lovely story, that’s both sweet and bitter, with amazing plot twists and revelations that will make you want to play the game until everything becomes clear.
254 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
From deep villages, to urban areas, and other locations with engaging gameplay.
49 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The level design is well built, nothing fancy, but with amazing customization of the used textures and assets.
38 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The soundtrack is graciously composed of music tracks made for commercial use, so chances are you perhaps have heard them before, but I still like to consider this to be a well invested opportunity.
36 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
Honestly, the biggest difficulty I had with the game was just the names of characters and places.
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
It does a good job with the interface though - everything looks beautifully made and straight to the point.
7 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 love6 themes
Story and characters254 reviews
Gameplay49 reviews
Graphics38 reviews
Audio36 reviews
Difficulty9 reviews
Interface7 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. 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.

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $1.19 (−70%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

5 points recordedtoday · $1.19

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
98%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
15
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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

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