Afterimage

Buy77%

Mostly Positive · 11k player reviews · High confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Aurogon Shanghai · Metroidvania · Apr 25, 2023

Player review score
77%
Mostly Positive
Price
$24.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
46
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
11
Full audio4 of 11
Subtitles11 of 11

Should I buy Afterimage?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 160 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 154 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 57 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Story: 134 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 79 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 11k 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 praise25% are divided33% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
160 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Every weapon has a few combos that are unlocked through exploration and executing them during combat is extremely satisfying.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
154 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The controls are smooth, especially for traversal and combat, which makes platforming and fighting mobs enjoyable.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
57 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The graphics are high quality, with an insane variety of environments, though they start to feel samey after a while.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
52 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Both the English and Chinese voice acting are well-done and pleasant to listen to.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
17 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The hand-drawn art style is genuinely beautiful, with clear Ender Magnolia / Ender Lilies DNA in the character design, even if the world itself goes in a different direction.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay160 reviews
Combat154 reviews
Graphics57 reviews
Audio52 reviews
Characters17 reviews
Divided opinion
Controls
86% still recommend
Steam Deck
100% still recommend
Performance
50% still recommend
Players complain
Story
77% still recommend
Difficulty
82% still recommend
Interface
57% still recommend
Bugs
29% 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

  • Full controller support

Store features

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

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$24.99

The lowest we've tracked is $4.99.

12 months agotoday · $24.99

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