Buy it if you like
- Story: 12 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 6 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Gameplay: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 83 player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 32 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise25% are divided25% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
12 of 32 sampled reviews raised it
The Barbarian and the Subterranean Caves is a fantasy visual novel that successfully captures the spirit of classic sword-and-sorcery adventures while delivering a surprisingly deep interactive narrative.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
6 of 32 sampled reviews raised it
The art style may not have the production values of major commercial visual novels, but it effectively supports the narrative and demonstrates a considerable amount of effort from the developers.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Story12 reviews
Graphics6 reviews
Divided opinion
Characters67% still recommend
Players complain
Gameplay63% 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
Steam lists no controller support.
Store features
- Family Sharing
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Trading Cards
Platforms
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
Valve device support
Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Prices have been lower
$4.99
The lowest we've tracked is $0.99.
8 points recordedtoday · $4.99
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