The Designer's Curse

The Designer's Curse

Steam Deck · unrated

CBGames · Horror · Jul 29, 2019

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

It's free to play.

88%
Very Positive
810 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 34 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 21 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 21 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 810 player reviews · updated 7 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
50% of themes are praise50% are divided0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The atmosphere and monster designs are great, the music is also fantasti (luv Mikko Tarmia <3) and generally the story isn't bad.
34 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The gameplay is mainly that of a walking simulator, with elements of exploration, item and note collection, hide-and-seek sequences, and chase mechanics similar to the Amnesia and Penumbra.
21 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The graphics are good and the lighting is terrific, it all blends together to give the player a since of dread.
21 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 love3 themes
Story and characters34 reviews
Gameplay21 reviews
Graphics21 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Audio18 reviews
94%
Difficulty9 reviews
89%
Bugs6 reviews
100%
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.

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
88%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
0
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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