The Waters Above: Prelude

The Waters Above: Prelude

Steam Deck · unrated

Studio Élan · Visual Novel · Jun 28, 2018

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

It's free to play.

91%
Very Positive
141 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 43 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 12 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 6 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 79 sampled reviews

Based on 141 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 79 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
100% of themes are praise79 helpful reviews0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The backgrounds, music, character design and writing are top notch!
43 of 79 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Highlights that can be put to light are the lovely visuals and cutesy soundtrack (albeit they sound a bit similar), and it's a free to play game.
12 of 79 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Highlights that can be put to light are the lovely visuals and cutesy soundtrack (albeit they sound a bit similar), and it's a free to play game.
6 of 79 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 love3 themes
Story and characters43 reviews
Graphics12 reviews
Audio6 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.

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
91%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
0
total to unlock
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Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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