Buy it if you like
- Story: 129 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 83 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Combat: 45 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Difficulty: 31 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Controls: 27 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Performance: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 2k 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
59% of themes are praise8% are divided33% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
129 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It's a right mix of classic survival horror atmosphere, slight jank, and story, while still modern enough to be very easy to just pick up and play.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
83 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Luckily, after 45h of gameplay, I have encountered 0 crashes, so at least that is good.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
45 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
And the combat feels better than in Maiden of Black Water as well.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
24 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
MotLE has more and better variety in the places you explore and it has a better sound design.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
12 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
maidens of the black water did a much better job at keeping me hooked, with a lot more places to explore, ghosts with actually back stories to figure out, and more interesting playable characters
Crashes
Players who bring up Crashes mostly praise it.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The PC port was pretty basic but it never crashed for me once which is impressive for Koei.
+1 more players loved
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Story129 reviews
Gameplay83 reviews
Combat45 reviews
Audio24 reviews
Characters12 reviews
Crashes7 reviews
Steam Deck5 reviews
Divided opinion
Graphics89% still recommend
Players complain
Difficulty97% still recommend
Controls85% still recommend
Performance85% still recommend
Bugs86% 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
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSUnsupported
Steam MachineUnsupported
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Prices have been lower
$49.99
The lowest we've tracked is $29.99.
5 points recordedtoday · $49.99
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