Gestalt: Steam & Cinder

44 of the 103 reviews raise this · 34 of them still recommend the game.

“Great art and animations, good music, mediocre gameplay and horrid plot. Some of the issues: 1. If you cut out 80% of dialogue, the story loses nothing. 2. No clear correspondence between the visuals of the platforms…”

“The combat, story and map exploration feels great, and the art-style is gorgeous, the only real (and debatably big con) IMO is (ending spoilers) [spoiler] that after beating the final boss, he just shoots you in a…”

“I cant say that i enjoyed my time with the game at all, as it was just constantly "meh". The best part is that the art is really nice to look at, but thats also where the positives end. Gameplay isnt enganging at all,…”

28 of the 103 reviews raise this · 24 of them still recommend the game.

“Great art and animations, good music, mediocre gameplay and horrid plot. Some of the issues: 1. If you cut out 80% of dialogue, the story loses nothing. 2. No clear correspondence between the visuals of the platforms…”

“Game is fun. It isn't the toughest metroidvania I have ever played, for both combat and platforming. But it is quite entertaining. I think that the toughest part is just at the beginning of the game, while in the second…”

“I really like the graphics and it feels great to play, but the story + ending are a let-down. I just feel like there's too much going on and none of it is explained properly. It's also very easy - I beat most bosses…”

27 of the 103 reviews raise this · 13 of them still recommend the game.

“Great art and animations, good music, mediocre gameplay and horrid plot. Some of the issues: 1. If you cut out 80% of dialogue, the story loses nothing. 2. No clear correspondence between the visuals of the platforms…”

“I cant say that i enjoyed my time with the game at all, as it was just constantly "meh". The best part is that the art is really nice to look at, but thats also where the positives end. Gameplay isnt enganging at all,…”

“A steampunk metroidvania that tries hard to be cool and epic but is just okay. The gorgeous spritework, Wild West-flavored soundtrack and elaborate backstory can't really hide how generic and empty it feels after a…”

22 of the 103 reviews raise this · 21 of them still recommend the game.

“Pros: Good controls and combat system. Decent story. Cons: Very easy crap map system. Bad ending. I guess devs have plans for a sequel... Kinda short, you can get 100% in 12~ hours. Buy it on a sale.”

“I really like the graphics and it feels great to play, but the story + ending are a let-down. I just feel like there's too much going on and none of it is explained properly. It's also very easy - I beat most bosses…”

“This game is too short. I have 14 hours of gameplay because I left the game on for hours; I'm sure it's possible to finish this in 8 hours or less. Confusing story and not very captivating. The game starts by bombarding…”

10 of the 103 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.

“Pros: Good controls and combat system. Decent story. Cons: Very easy crap map system. Bad ending. I guess devs have plans for a sequel... Kinda short, you can get 100% in 12~ hours. Buy it on a sale.”

“I really like the graphics and it feels great to play, but the story + ending are a let-down. I just feel like there's too much going on and none of it is explained properly. It's also very easy - I beat most bosses…”

“Gorgeous visuals, interesting setting, good soundtrack. Very simplistic though, from exploration to platforming to combat. Good first effort, I hope the devs develop a sequel that has a little more depth, though. Get on…”