Shadows of Adam

Shadows of Adam

Steam Deck Unsupported

Something Classic Games LLC · JRPG · Feb 23, 2017

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

At $14.99. It has been as low as $3.74.

89%
Very Positive
265 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 142 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 59 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 53 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 265 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 226 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.
Sound: Tyler Mire’s sound design invokes a certain feeling, the melodies that play with each battle, character, scene, and story twist invoke that snes style.
142 of 226 sampled reviews raised it
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
One of the best combat features is that it actually requires the use of skills/spells instead of being simply "mash attack until I win".
59 of 226 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Graphics: When playing this game on stream, I had to constantly hold back my enthusiasm for how great Shadows of Adam looked.
53 of 226 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The story is charming, relatable and strongly supported by mostly intuitive game design and fast gameplay.
45 of 226 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Sound: Tyler Mire’s sound design invokes a certain feeling, the melodies that play with each battle, character, scene, and story twist invoke that snes style.
32 of 226 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 characters142 reviews
Combat59 reviews
Graphics53 reviews
Gameplay45 reviews
Audio32 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty26 reviews
100%
Interface6 reviews
83%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs5 reviews
80%

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 5 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 $14.99. The lowest we've tracked is $3.74.

4 points recordedtoday · $14.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
89%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
32
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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