Emerald City Confidential™

Emerald City Confidential™

Steam Deck Playable

Wadjet Eye Games · Adventure · Aug 12, 2009

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

At $9.99. It has been as low as $1.99.

95%
Very Positive
151 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 77 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 23 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 15 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 4 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 151 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 139 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
63% of themes are praise25% are divided12% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
It's very straightforward to understand (both in terms of story and in how it works to play).
77 of 139 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Voice acting is also unfortunately uneven both in terms of talent production quality.
23 of 139 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Overall, I enjoyed the atmosphere, the gameplay, and the graphics.
15 of 139 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Overall, I enjoyed the atmosphere, the gameplay, and the graphics.
13 of 139 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
Solutions to puzzles generally mean either using the right inventory item or spell for the situation.
6 of 139 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 love5 themes
Story and characters77 reviews
Audio23 reviews
Gameplay15 reviews
Graphics13 reviews
Interface6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Bugs11 reviews
91%
Difficulty7 reviews
100%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes4 reviews
100%

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 you buy it now?

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

Prices have been lower

Currently $9.99. The lowest we've tracked is $1.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $9.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
95%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
0
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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