Dolls Nest

Buy88%

Very Positive · 3k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

NITRO PLUS · Mechs · Apr 23, 2025

Player review score
88%
Very Positive
Price
$19.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
29
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
4
Full audio1 of 4
Subtitles4 of 4

Should I buy Dolls Nest?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 156 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 67 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 36 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 152 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 72 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Graphics: 29 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 3k 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 praise8% are divided50% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
156 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Lots of parts to mix and match, and builds to make according to the way you play and the situations that you're bound to encounter.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
67 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Now, for $20 this might not feel so bad, but I feel like the intrigue generated by the story and the setting betrays the low-bar $20 expectations.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
36 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It didn't hit the same way as DS1 but that's a high bar, though the voice acting is excellent.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
16 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The story, lore, aesthetic, character design, area design, writing (including english), UI, music, are all very very good.
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
They're good, in my opinion they're better than the controller controls, with the only real issue being weird camera handling (slows down significantly when you're close to a wall)

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay156 reviews
Story67 reviews
Audio36 reviews
Characters16 reviews
Controls9 reviews
Divided opinion
Steam Deck
100% still recommend
Players complain
Combat
87% still recommend
Difficulty
96% still recommend
Graphics
83% still recommend
Performance
89% still recommend
Optimization
87% still recommend
Crashes
67% 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

  • Partial Controller Support

Store features

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

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$19.99

The lowest we've tracked is $15.99.

5 points recordedtoday · $19.99

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