Occult

Occult

Steam Deck Playable

Renderise · Horror · May 19, 2022

Worth it for the right player.

At $4.99. It has been as low as $2.49.

71%
Mostly Positive
2k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Co-op: 21 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 18 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 23 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k 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
22% of themes are praise56% are divided22% are caveats
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
While the game clearly takes inspiration from other modern co-op horror titles, it manages to establish its own identity through larger exploration-focused maps, objective-driven gameplay, and an emphasis on uncovering hidden secrets rather than simply surviving random scares.
21 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
I'd like to see: more loot to pick up, more random bits of lore, more cosmetics, more characters (at least four?
18 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 love2 themes
Co-op21 reviews
Story and characters18 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Multiplayer47 reviews
43%
Graphics22 reviews
68%
Gameplay21 reviews
76%
Difficulty13 reviews
77%
Audio6 reviews
83%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs23 reviews
83%
Crashes6 reviews
17%

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.

Prices have been lower

Currently $4.99. The lowest we've tracked is $2.49.

4 points recordedtoday · $4.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
71%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
21
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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