Buy it if you like
- Gameplay: 26 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Difficulty: 8 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Story: 7 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Combat: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 64 player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 44 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
66% of themes are praise17% are divided17% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
26 of 44 sampled reviews raised it
Song in the Smoke offers something no VR game has truly given me to date -- a survival crafting experience with a story to squeeze your heart and titillating game play that chaulk up to a phenomal VR experience.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
8 of 44 sampled reviews raised it
Future playthroughs on higher difficulties may introduce more mechanics that I have not yet seen, either way, I'm aching to get back in and try a harder difficulty; perhaps even unlock those pesky hidden achievements.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
7 of 44 sampled reviews raised it
Song in the Smoke seems like a polished, immersive, lengthy & replayable (from everything I've heard), interesting adventure survival story game made for VR.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
7 of 44 sampled reviews raised it
Really got a Breath of the Wild vibe from the graphics which isn't a bad thing.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Gameplay26 reviews
Difficulty8 reviews
Story7 reviews
Graphics7 reviews
Divided opinion
Interface83% still recommend
Players complain
Combat67% 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
- Tracked Controller Support
Store features
- Family Sharing
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
- VR Only
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
Steam DeckUnsupported
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Prices have been lower
$29.99
The lowest we've tracked is $10.49.
3 points recordedtoday · $29.99
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