Devastating, emotional story
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“I truly cannot remember the last time the narrative of a video game has moved me like this”
Steam review · 3.5 h played ↗
Virtue and a Sledgehammer
Worth buying? What 96 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 96 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 99%Very Positive · 99%Deconstructeam, Selkie Harbour2026Walking Simulator · Action · Adventure
$14.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 2 h ago
The verdict
A short, intensely emotional narrative game about grief, family and AI, with simple sledgehammer smashing and superb music and visuals. Skip it if you want deep combat.
Great for
Players who love story-driven art games about family, grief and what it means to be human
Main risk
Simple, repetitive combat and a ~3-hour runtime for $15 may disappoint gameplay-focused buyers
What players love
Excellent music and soundtrack
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Soundtrack makes it, goddamn.”
Steam review · 3.5 h played ↗
Thoughtful themes on AI and humanity
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“A game that does a better job of asking the question of what it means to be human than others.”
Steam review · 3.1 h played ↗
Satisfying, cathartic smashing
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“smashing stuff feels real good”
Steam review · 4.4 h played ↗
Striking visuals and art direction
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“maybe some of the most striking visuals i’ve ever seen in a game.”
Steam review · 2.5 h played ↗
What players complain about
No option to disable depth of field or chromatic aberration
Mentioned in ~9 in 10 negative reviews
“No option to disable depth of field or chromatic aberration, which is stronger in this game than any other game I've ever played.”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support3 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10 x64 Bit
ProcessorIntel Core i5-6600K / AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 960 / Radeon RX 570 / Arc A380
Storage3 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 11 x64 Bit
ProcessorIntel Core i7-6950 / AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 1080 / Radeon RX 5700
Storage3 GB available space
OSWindows 10 x64 Bit
ProcessorIntel Core i5-6600K / AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 960 / Radeon RX 570 / Arc A380
Storage3 GB available space
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