Buy it if you like
- Story: 111 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 43 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 38 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Bugs: 33 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Characters: 15 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Difficulty: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 15k 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
45% of themes are praise11% are divided44% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
111 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The setting and story are interesting and look promising for the sequels.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
43 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
To summarize, I believe that despite the many bugs, poorly translated dialogue, and awkward voice acting, Deponia is a lovingly crafted game with a strong sense of humor, beautiful visuals, and fun puzzles—though some of the puzzles can be a little nonsensical.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
38 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The gameplay overall is pretty solid, There's very few, if any moon logic moments in it's item puzzles, there's only like 2 bad traditional puzzles but the game lets you skip any after a few minutes pass.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
32 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The English voice acting, which ranges from genuinely excellent to "recorded during a lunch break with the window open." A Special Note for Steam Deck Players:
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Story111 reviews
Graphics43 reviews
Gameplay38 reviews
Audio32 reviews
Divided opinion
Steam Deck67% still recommend
Players complain
Bugs36% still recommend
Characters47% still recommend
Difficulty67% still recommend
Interface60% 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
Steam lists no controller support.
Store features
- Family Sharing
- Remote Play on Phone
- Remote Play on Tablet
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Trading Cards
Platforms
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
Valve device support
Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Prices have been lower
$9.99
The lowest we've tracked is $0.00.
12 months agotoday · $9.99
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