Niche - a genetics survival game

Niche - a genetics survival game

Steam Deck Playable

Stray Fawn Studio · Turn-Based Strategy · Sep 21, 2017

Yes, worth buying.

At $17.99. It has been as low as $3.59.

86%
Very Positive
5k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 54 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 20 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 5k player reviews · updated 7 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
33% of themes are praise50% are divided17% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The story is (depending on luck) rather short but heartwarming and the game also has a sandbox mode.
54 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The graphics and sound effects are an excellent match to the game contents, and if cute (though occasionally a bit deformed) creatures who purr and chirp as you interact with them are all one is to grade Niche on, then there are few games that can outscore it in that category.
20 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 love2 themes
Story and characters54 reviews
Graphics20 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Gameplay54 reviews
57%
Difficulty14 reviews
64%
Interface9 reviews
56%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs8 reviews
75%

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. 3 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should I buy it now?

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

Prices have been lower

Currently $17.99. The lowest we've tracked is $3.59.

5 points recordedtoday · $17.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
86%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
31
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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