The Upturned

The Upturned

Steam Deck Verified

Zeekerss · Comedy · Mar 23, 2022

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $9.99. We haven't seen it on sale.

99%
Overwhelmingly Positive
3k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 96 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 44 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 17 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 3k player reviews · updated 5 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
100% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
How the writing will make you laugh even if it's a little weird at times, but how that pairs with the gameplay well to keep you entertained in multiple ways.
96 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
How the writing will make you laugh even if it's a little weird at times, but how that pairs with the gameplay well to keep you entertained in multiple ways.
44 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The smart sound design for a comedic game with horror elements is well done, and the visuals while overall took dark for my liking, push the game into an uneasy atmosphere yet still allowing you to laugh at any point.
17 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The smart sound design for a comedic game with horror elements is well done, and the visuals while overall took dark for my liking, push the game into an uneasy atmosphere yet still allowing you to laugh at any point.
17 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
The art is fun and the color pallets make every object and wall/platform clear to see, which means that if you don't see a solution, just look in a different direction, because it's not hidden in the textures (though maybe in the lighting, which is something I love. as for the puzzle solving itself, the game does a very good job of leaving you clues to figure things out when you're having a hard time; there were levels I breezed through on luck, and levels I got so frustrated with that I resorted to watching walkthroughs, and on those where I watched the walkthroughs, it was almost always the case that I had the right solution already, I just wasn't executing the strategy right.
7 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 love5 themes
Story and characters96 reviews
Gameplay44 reviews
Graphics17 reviews
Audio17 reviews
Difficulty7 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend

No themes split opinion in this sample.

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. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

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

Full price

Currently $9.99. We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $9.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
99%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
8
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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