Adventures of Bertram Fiddle 1: A Dreadly Business

Adventures of Bertram Fiddle 1: A Dreadly Business

Steam Deck · unrated

Rumpus · Adventure · Apr 2, 2015

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $4.99. It has been as low as $1.24.

85%
Very Positive
524 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 129 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 61 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 57 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 524 player reviews · updated 6 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
100% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The story begins innocently enough, with Bertram tasked with a simple errand, but quickly spirals into chaos when he accidentally becomes entangled in a murder case involving the notorious Geoff the Murderer.
129 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
This is complemented by full voice acting across the entire cast, an impressive feat for an indie title.
61 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
-The art style was interesting.
57 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Gameplay wise this game also delivers.
29 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
Since this is a game for "casuals" listed on steam, you can't complain that it's too easy.
28 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
As each chapter progresses, the inventory becomes empty each time, making the puzzles extremely straight forward and linear.
13 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 love6 themes
Story and characters129 reviews
Audio61 reviews
Graphics57 reviews
Gameplay29 reviews
Difficulty28 reviews
Interface13 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

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. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

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

Prices have been lower

Currently $4.99. The lowest we've tracked is $1.24.

4 points recordedtoday · $4.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
85%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
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Average playtime
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