Nice relaxing music
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“The music is very very nice and relaxing, I like it the most.”
Steam review · 3.3 h played ↗
Sometimes: Success Requires Sacrifice
Worth buying? What 229 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 229 Steam reviews actually say.
Mixed · 67%Mixed · 67%Volens Nolens Games2015Casual · Action · Adventure
Free to play
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 6 h ago
The verdict
A very short, simple die-to-light-your-way puzzle game with a few mini-modes and nice music. It's fine for pennies, but skip it if you want depth, challenge or reliable saves.
Great for
Players who want a cheap, relaxing time-killer or trading-card fodder
Main risk
Shallow, repetitive gameplay that is over in under an hour, with unreliable saves
What players love
Clever die-to-light-the-way concept
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Illuminating the dungeon with your dead bodies is rather a neat twist to a dungeon exploration game.”
Steam review · 0.3 h played ↗
Very cheap for what it offers
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“I can definitely recommend [i]Sometimes: Success Requires Sacrifice[/i] for the price that is currently set at ($0,99).”
Steam review · 3.3 h played ↗
Multiple game modes add variety
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“Pluses: many game modes.”
Steam review · translated · 2.1 h played ↗
Relaxing, casual time killer
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“Would definitely recommend this to anyone who just wants a nice little game to play while relaxing.”
Steam review · 2.7 h played ↗
Steam trading cards
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“I decided to buy it for the cards, but the game is really cool and addictive.”
Steam review · translated · 3.5 h played ↗
What players complain about
Repetitive and boring quickly
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“This game is fun for maybe 10-20 minutes then is just repetitive and annoying.”
Steam review · 0.8 h played ↗
Looks and feels like a cheap flash game
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“Overall the game just feels like a bunch of quick made flash games that were put together into a compilation”
Steam review · 0.8 h played ↗
Dark screens, no challenge or guidance
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“Far too much time is spent staring at black screens, breaking any sense of immersion.”
Steam review · 4.4 h played ↗
Save loss and no save/pause
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“The first thing you are presented with in the game is "you'll probably lose your save". Great way to start... At least they weren't lying.”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗
Very short, little content
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“The "campaign" takes less than 15 minutes to finish”
Steam review · 3.5 h played ↗
Harsh, irritating death sound and no volume options
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“I have to play this game on mute because the death noise is extremely teeth-grinding.”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Unknown200 MB
Minimum
OSWindows XP/7/8
ProcessorSingle Core 2.6 GHZ
Memory256 MB RAM
GraphicsIntegrated Graphics
Storage200 MB available space
Recommended
OSWindows XP/7/8
ProcessorDual Core 2.6GHZ
Memory512 MB RAM
GraphicsIntegrated Graphics
Storage400 MB available space
OSWindows XP/7/8
ProcessorSingle Core 2.6 GHZ
Memory256 MB RAM
GraphicsIntegrated Graphics
Storage200 MB available space
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