Moving, gripping story
Mentioned in ~2 in 3 positive reviews
“It's beautiful, it's tragic, it's masterfully written, and it connects right to your soul.”
Steam review · 4 h played ↗
Firework
Worth buying? What 191 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 191 Steam reviews actually say.
Overwhelmingly PositiveOverwhelmingly Positive · 98%Shiying Studio2021Horror · Mystery · Puzzle
$9.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A short, linear Chinese folk-horror mystery that is closer to a visual novel than a puzzle game. Skip it if you want real gameplay, challenge or scares.
Great for
Story-driven players who like atmospheric mystery, Chinese folklore and visual-novel-style experiences
Main risk
Gameplay is minimal and linear, and the slow, name-heavy story may bore or confuse you
What players love
Beautiful art style and music
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“It feels like walking through a somber and introspective picture book.”
Steam review · 13.5 h played ↗
Easy, unobtrusive puzzles
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Puzzles were generally simple and easy to understand.”
Steam review · 4 h played ↗
Short and cheap, fits one sitting
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“Takes about 3-4 hours to beat. Well worth the asking price.”
Steam review · 3.3 h played ↗
Rich Chinese folklore and cultural setting
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“This game is a good example to understand the conservative and superstitious culture in rural Asian areas, and the misfortunes that entail.”
Steam review · 6.2 h played ↗
Unsettling atmosphere without cheap scares
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“Not a single jumpscare or element of survival horror and yet it still manages to be unsettling as hell”
Steam review · 3.2 h played ↗
What players complain about
Slow, boring pacing
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“Plot moves glacially slow, juvenile puzzles”
Steam review · 4.2 h played ↗
Minimal, linear gameplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“95% of them are literally just the game giving you a number and you entering the number”
Steam review · 1.7 h played ↗
Puzzles too easy
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“The puzzles were made for toddlers”
Steam review · 5.4 h played ↗
Not scary and derivative of Detention
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“A Detention clone that tries tell a good story.”
Steam review · 4.2 h played ↗
Confusing story and hard-to-track names
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“If you aren't familiar with Chinese names, like me and my friends, you will probably be getting confused and mixed up a lot.”
Steam review · 3.9 h played ↗
Rough translation, cultural barrier
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“The cultural references and translations, aimed at a Chinese audience, make the game feel inaccessible to a western audience.”
Steam review · 4.3 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: UnsupportedController support2 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7 or greater
ProcessorIntel i5 Quad-Core
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti
Storage2 GB available space
OSWindows 7 or greater
ProcessorIntel i5 Quad-Core
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti
Storage2 GB available space
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