Valdis Story: Abyssal City

Buy84%

Very Positive · 3k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Steam Deck Verified
  • Windows
  • macOS

Endlessfluff Games · Metroidvania · Oct 30, 2013

Player review score
84%
Very Positive
Price
$14.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
77
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio0 of 1
Subtitles0 of 1

Should I buy Valdis Story: Abyssal City?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 185 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 148 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 115 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Controls: 23 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 16 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 11 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
58% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews42% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
185 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I personally love it, because I’d rather have the fulfillment of discovering how to progress after exploring and figuring things out on my own.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
148 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I could write an entire book about all the different ways you can play each character due to the variety of stats, skills, weapons, armor, accessories, magic abilities, and so on.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
115 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I would really encourage you to try to follow along with the story at least once.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
78 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I really feel like the game’s difficulty increases appropriately throughout the game.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
56 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Big plus is that there are 4 playable characters, each with their unique playstyle and skill growth chart.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
48 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I want to like this game, it has great potential, nice graphics and art style, solid music and an interesting story, but my goodness do the controls and hit mechanics suck.

+1 more players loved

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay185 reviews
Combat148 reviews
Story115 reviews
Difficulty78 reviews
Characters56 reviews
Graphics48 reviews
Audio43 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Controls
70% still recommend
Interface
56% still recommend
Bugs
64% still recommend
Performance
86% still recommend
Crashes
40% 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 Leaderboards
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$14.99

The lowest we've tracked is $7.49.

5 points recordedtoday · $14.99

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