Indies' Lies

Indies' Lies

Steam Deck Playable

Fun Square Games · Roguelike Deckbuilder · Jan 16, 2023

Worth it for the right player.

At $14.99. It has been as low as $4.49.

76%
Mostly Positive
790 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 70 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 33 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 16 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 790 player reviews · updated 11 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 220 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
63% of themes are praise25% are divided12% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
12 playable characters: Which sounds like tons of replayability!
70 of 220 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
When it comes to the Gameplay loop, I've been noticing people complaining about the Grinding required to progress and get to harder content/ more stuff, but for some reason, people keep forgetting that's LITERALLY the Roguelike Genre; "Do a little bit, die, and get a LITTLE bit deeper, run after run".
33 of 220 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The art style and character designs are beautifully crafted, with every detail making the game world feel alive and inviting.
16 of 220 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The sound effects are really well done.
5 of 220 sampled reviews raised it
Monetization
Players who bring up Monetization mostly praise it.
I think in time, it'll be quite good and am excited to see what the devs have in store in EA.
4 of 220 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 characters70 reviews
Gameplay33 reviews
Graphics16 reviews
Audio5 reviews
Monetization4 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty39 reviews
77%
Combat10 reviews
70%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs7 reviews
86%

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 I buy it now?

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

Prices have been lower

Currently $14.99. The lowest we've tracked is $4.49.

5 points recordedtoday · $14.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
76%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
24
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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