You Must Build A Boat

You Must Build A Boat

Steam Deck Playable

EightyEightGames · Casual · Jun 4, 2015

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $4.99. We haven't seen it on sale.

82%
Very Positive
1k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 75 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 28 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 17 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 20 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Servers and matchmaking: 3 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k player reviews · updated 11 days ago

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
27% of themes are praise46% are divided27% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
I was very satisfied with my gameplay experience.
75 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
If you like match games, RPG-lite elements, grinding, and retro pixel-style graphics, then you will enjoy this game.
28 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
-charming retro graphics and soundtrack
17 of 300 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
Gameplay75 reviews
Graphics28 reviews
Audio17 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters61 reviews
61%
Difficulty32 reviews
53%
Interface10 reviews
50%
Linux compatibility3 reviews
33%
Steam Deck3 reviews
67%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat20 reviews
70%
Bugs5 reviews
0%
Servers and matchmaking3 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.

Should I buy it now?

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

Full price

Currently $4.99. We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $4.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
82%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
12
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.