AI: The Somnium Files

Buy91%

Very Positive · 9k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd. · Visual Novel · Sep 18, 2019

Player review score
91%
Very Positive
Price
$3.99−80%
Lowest ever
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
45
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
3
Full audio2 of 3
Subtitles3 of 3

Should I buy AI: The Somnium Files?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 191 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 71 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 47 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 9k player reviews · updated

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
50% of themes are praise33% are divided17% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
191 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
While the story and characters are such a blast to experience, the puzzles are lacking especially compared to the fun escape room style Zero Escape offered.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
71 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Aside from the function of gathering clues and advancing the story, exploring and clicking on every object on the screen is such a blast because Date and his friends will sometimes crack a joke about particular objects.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
47 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Every track on the OST is a pleasure to listen to, and the main theme is just as heavy and intense as the premise would have you expect.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
20 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I do like the character designs and the somnium levels have some really cool, trippy visuals.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
19 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I love the characters, they're so much fun, genuinely has a super loveable cast, with memorable character design too and it's sad I won't be seeing them again.
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
5 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I didn't run into any trouble running the game and it ran very smoothly (although capped at 60 fps).

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story191 reviews
Gameplay71 reviews
Audio47 reviews
Graphics20 reviews
Characters19 reviews
Performance5 reviews
Divided opinion
Interface
100% still recommend
Difficulty
100% still recommend
Controls
100% still recommend
Steam Deck
100% still recommend
Players complain
Crashes
100% still recommend
Bugs
100% 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

  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Partial Controller Support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play on Phone
  • Remote Play on Tablet
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$3.99$19.99−80%

That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

7 points recordedtoday · $3.99

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