A Walk in the Dark

A Walk in the Dark

Steam Deck · unrated

Indie · Nov 7, 2013

Worth it for the right player.

At $6.99. It has been as low as $1.74.

80%
Mostly Positive
389 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 38 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 32 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 32 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 389 player reviews · updated 7 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 214 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
43% of themes are praise43% are divided14% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The only thing that really keeps me playing is the amazing visuals and music.
38 of 214 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The one thing the developer did get right was the soundtrack, which is a beautiful arrangement of instrumental pieces that somewhat makes up for the otherwise underwhelming package, and does a great job matching the tone of the environments.
32 of 214 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Encompassing 100 levels, gameplay is split between three distinct styles of play.
32 of 214 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 love3 themes
Graphics38 reviews
Audio32 reviews
Gameplay32 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters39 reviews
64%
Difficulty34 reviews
71%
Controls11 reviews
64%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat9 reviews
33%

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. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 5 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

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

Prices have been lower

Currently $6.99. The lowest we've tracked is $1.74.

4 points recordedtoday · $6.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
80%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
27
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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