Order of the Sinking Star Review Summary
Last updated: 2026-10-09
- Excellent puzzle design praised
- Over 1000 Sokoban-style puzzles
- Beautiful and soothing visuals
- Weak story and characters
- Poor technical performance crashes
- Accessible beyond puzzle veterans
Emotions
Archetypes
Hardware
Windows <8GB VRAMmixedWindows 8-11GB VRAMmixed
- Sample precision
- Helpful reviews
- 56%
- Unhelpful reviews
- 43%
- Protest reviews
- 1%
- 93%Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
- 7%Helpful reviews with negative sentiment
- Positive points
- 237
- Negative points
- 29
- Gameplay points
- 155
- Perf. points
- 25
- Rec. points
- 40
- Misc points
- 96
| Point | Description | Importance |
|---|---|---|
Excellent puzzle design
| The puzzle design is widely praised as excellent, well-crafted, smart, and rewarding, with challenging a-ha moments that keep players engaged. | 66% |
Highly praised overall game
| Reviewers consistently describe the game as a masterpiece, amazing, beautiful, and a pleasure to play, with many calling it worth buying and a great overall experience. | 47% |
Amazing voice acting
| Multiple reviewers highlight the voice acting as brilliant, amazing, and very good, adding significant quality to the game. | 23% |
Beautiful and soothing visuals
| The game's visuals are described as pretty, interesting, soothing, and appealing, with beautiful art that enhances the overall experience. | 23% |
Creative and layered mechanics
| The game combines multiple mechanics in fascinating ways, with mechanics that build on top of one another creatively, resulting in a sophisticated puzzle experience. | 12% |
Tons of content
| The game offers a huge amount of content, easily hundreds of hours, providing excellent value for players. | 12% |
Great technical performance
| The game runs flawlessly on both desktop PC and Steam Deck, with outstanding performance and graphics that look amazing, especially at 4K. | 11% |
Sophisticated Sokoban puzzle game
| Reviewers call it a super version of a block-pushing game and a sophisticated, well-made Sokoban puzzle game. | 11% |
Fair difficulty progression
| Puzzle difficulty ramps up fairly early and has good progression, offering a challenging yet fair curve for players. | 11% |
Great and inspiring music
| The music is described as great and inspiring, adding to the overall enjoyable experience. | 11% |
Cozy and serene atmosphere
| Reviewers find the game cozy and note that it provides a soothing sense of serenity, making it a relaxing experience. | 11% |
Amazing demo experience
| The demo was amazing and hooked reviewers instantly, serving as a strong introduction to the full game. | 11% |