Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling into Darkness

Buy79%

Mostly Positive · 3k player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Chime Corporation · Action · Sep 2, 2022

Player review score
79%
Mostly Positive
Price
$59.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
32
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
4
Full audio2 of 4
Subtitles4 of 4

Should I buy Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling into Darkness?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 136 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 28 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 23 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Story: 92 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Combat: 52 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Graphics: 45 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 3k 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
42% of themes are praise16% are divided42% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
136 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
There are still VN segments, but the gameplay takes priority here and there is a full slate of stuff to play around with.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
28 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The sense of progression is steady, but the difficulty increases sharply as players reach deeper layers, reinforcing the importance of preparation and risk assessment.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
23 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Voice acting—featuring both Japanese and English audio options—is competent, though repetitive in some dialogue scenes.
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Perfect game for the steam deck, just need to change the resolution when you first start it.
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
5 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Load times are reasonable, and bugs are relatively minor, but frame rate drops and occasional soft locks can still occur, particularly during complex environmental interactions.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay136 reviews
Difficulty28 reviews
Audio23 reviews
Steam Deck8 reviews
Performance5 reviews
Divided opinion
Controls
73% still recommend
Characters
100% still recommend
Players complain
Story
75% still recommend
Combat
60% still recommend
Graphics
73% still recommend
Interface
63% still recommend
Bugs
64% 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

  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Partial Controller Support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$59.99

The lowest we've tracked is $8.99.

8 points recordedtoday · $59.99

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