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Distortions
Developer Among Giants
Use the power of music to reawaken long forgotten memories in Distortions, a story-driven journey through a world of unparalleled beauty. From the Steam store page
70 reactions from 2 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky) · newest Jul 3, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
49
Mixed
32 positive · 33 negative
95% range 37–61%
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| Steam reviews | 32 | 33 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
5 newer reactions are still waiting for a label.
Steam's own rating
Mixed
126 of 216 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
Summary pending — the reactions are listed below.
Reactions
60 of 70 · most liked firstGreat graphics/visuals, sounds and story... However, there are some aspects to this game which makes it barly playable / annoying (I did finish the entire game). Now, below are the reasons why i would not recommend this game to anyone (even if the story is pretty good). 1: The jump mechanics are super bad, I mean sometimes you will jump twice the distance than you do normally. But the worst part.... the WORST part about jumping, is when you are creating these "bridges/platforms". When you do…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Distortions A visual and audible treat with an interesting and memorable story, unfortunately marred by stability issues. Curator Info: [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7871885/]Follow our curator page: OCG-Curations if you like and want to see more reviews like this one. Overview Distortions is an adventure/puzzle game set in a beautiful but strange world of memories where you reminisce about past relationships and try to overcome your demons. With the help of your violin you…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →An interesting premise. Reminds me of games like Remember Me and Hellblade. Beautiful art and music design. Terrible Camera: It variously jumps from first person to top down, to Resident Evil style Camera switching to side-scrolling. This is all touted as a feature but in its current state, it is very much a bug. I haven't gotten very far into the story yet because the tutorial alone is about 45 minutes. Might be a tad expensive in its current state. https://youtu.be/fNRsJ6oHkSg
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →”Despite of design flaws, Distortion is unique ride of remembering and music” Indie games always come up with something we used to like or overlook with unique settings. It’s a reason I want to support their idea and share to the others. Distortion is a story-driven adventure developed by Brazilian team which caught my attention last year, not by graphics, but musical gameplay and settings. --------------------------------------------------------- Coexisting Worlds Distortion brings your…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →In Distortions, the good and bad moments mix up so strongly that when one is happening it totally overshadows the other. It is easy to notice that the conception of the story, the script, the dialogues, the creation of the universe, the message, both the main and the small texts scattered throughout the world, was written by someone wich writes well and has excellent ideas. The game in its history is interesting from beginning to end, it does not lose pace, it keeps catching all the time, with…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game is completely unplayable as all mentioned commands are not working. On the discussions, dev is giving an incredible complex solution that I do not know how to do it. Blaming Windows for not working commands. Strange thing about this explanation is that Windows is only doing this for his game and not for any other game. Sounds like BS to me. Hopefully this game gets fixed as it looks beautifull. DO NOT BUY untill it gets fixed as you will only be able to walk a little bit. All other…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Gameplay from 1997's Resident Evil 1 but done much worse. Story and graphics 8/10 Gameplay -10/10 is almost unplayable. Would you recommend this game? NO.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The visuals of this game are incredible, really top notch. The gameplay is really unique, interesting, and fun - and the storyline is really intriguging. Definitely reccomend this game to anyone who likes beautiful, unique games.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I am baffled at how this can come to be on Steam and how some people call it "game" and give it positive reviews. First of all, this isn't a game. The amount of issues I encounter is so vast that this can only be classified as a project, a concept, something that is a work-in-progress and has barely reached the alpha stage. Don't let the positive reviews for it fool you, there is no game here, all you are going to see are cut-scenes and 3D environments full of assets that serve no purpose.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →★ — 2/10 This game tries to be too artsy for its own good. I was interested in this game because the visuals looked stunning and it seemed like an interesting idea but I really do think the game is hurting itself by how artsy it's trying to be. Yes, the visuals are great but the constant changing of the way you view the scene and your character really took me out of the experience, the clunky controls did as well. I know, I didn't play too much but I also felt that the game doesn't know what…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As the title, Distortions, suggests, the story is…distorted. The protagonist is imprisoned in a hallucinated world, goaded by a translucent man wearing a monster’s mask. As she journeys across the dreamscape, she will encounter figments to be added into her journal. With every figment, she reconstructs part of the story, revealing why she trying to remember so that she can forget. The adventure however, is non-sequitur in relation to the quest. I do not know why the setting looks or operates…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There's something of Dark Souls in this game, in that you will die. Often. And most of the times, you will curse bad controls or lack of guidance. I can understand a hard game where you die if you're lacking skills. But when you die because the game is bad, well, I just quit. There are better games waiting in lines.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Cool artwork and idea, those are pretty much the only good things in this game. Idk if I'm even able to finish it bcs its so horribly made... It's just a mess. There is no words to describe how bad it is. 16,79€? oh hell no.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Really It's nice to see a game that isn't just more of the same. Everyone are talking about the visuals, so I dont need to add anything in that direction.. What impressed me are the storytelling and the oniric "aura" that are always present. You fell you are in a dream the whole time. I reccomend to anyone who wants to have a more close and personal experience than just another game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I liked the premises of this game. A lot. And I really want to give a thumbs up. But I can't. The game was full of bugs, many times I had during in-game to remap the commands on my keyboard because designated buttons (default) would't work. Same thing with the controller - a xbox controller by the way (which is the one they say they give support). So... unfortunately I had to ask for a refund. Sad...
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So the good news is that this game had some of the most artistically beautiful graphics I've ever seen in a game. The controls are simple and work smoothly. I had difficulty progressing through many parts of the game, and I needed a walkthrough to get me unstuck from not knowing what to do next. The bad part was that I kept freezing up. The music would continue, but my screen was black except for the violin playing graphics. I must have experienced this at least 20 times, and all I could do…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Day 29: Final Boss Theme - Game's final boss battle theme 🎮 Sonic Mania "Ruby Distortions" 🎵 PirateCrab 🎧 ocremix.org/remix/OCR03775 bsky.app/profile/zant...
unlabelledView post →[url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7520163/]You can find hundreds of other reviews through our Curator page "The review about that one game I really wished I could have liked more." There’s this moment, quite early on in Distortions, that suddenly turned my expectations of the game on their head. Until then, it had been the tale of an amnesiac girl slowly exploring a weird world that was full of whimsical landscapes and hints at painful memories, but nothing that hadn’t been seen…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I thought I had seen all the bad software there was to see. I was wrong. There is no shortage of lack of talent in the world: - Checkpoints. Dev's maximum IQ: 100. - Unskippable cutscenes. Dev's maximum IQ: 80. - Unskippable cutscenes repeated after reloading checkpoints. Dev's maximum IQ: you do the maths. - Gamepad (xbox controller) not working until manually remapped. That makes the fancy start menu incomprehensible until you hit the ESC key and fix things the old way, the way that is not…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →New Year's Resolutions: - Explore and Travel to see Friends - Limit my Cognitive Distortions - Dedicate more time for art and creative avenues - Finish at least one unfinished game and book - Try to be more social - Continue 🎨 (Artist's account is no longer active ;-; )
unlabelledView post →Distortions tries to do a lot of interesting things, but is overall executed poorly. Buy it if it's heavily discounted if you want to support indie developers, but otherwise it's probably not worth the price. For an adventure game, the story is functional. Not great and not awful, just functional. The plot revolves around the pyschological state of the main character, but there isn't enough immersion or interaction to allow players to become significantly emotionally invested in the character.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I read the reviews for this this, there are always a few negative ones but I liked the positive ones. I wish I hadn't bought it. I am very disappointed. It's all cut scenes. I spent an age just hoping it was going to let me play but it continually just takes control off me to show me some scenery or cut scene. There is no game to play. Nice graphics but nothing else. Terrible controls and no way to skip the massive tutorial. If I move in one direction it just very slowly zooms out to show me a…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Interesting game with unique narrative, art and music. Very original. Recommend to anyone looking for a different experience.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great game - 9/10 A little bit like Papo & Yo and music like Life is Strange.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Perfect game for a teenage wallflower, because it's modestly gorgeous, and reliably boring. The intro is extensive and the opening five minutes gives a greater and intensely exciting impression the game doesn't live up to, except for the inconsistency of point of view and player control. Cut scenes interrupt as much or as little as three seconds of game play, and "obstacles" are merely inconveniences solved by a long and--[CUT SCENE]--scenic walk. IF you are looking for something styling that's…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →absolutely gorgeous graphics and stellar soundtrack. story-driven with a specific path to follow as you try to figure out where you are, who you are, and why you're doing what you're doing. very interesting game play that uses music as a defensive and offensive tool or weapon. there were moments of pretty real terror and deep pathos. suffers from a few minor bugs, but that could also be my (old) graphics card. i totally recommend this for anyone looking for something new and eccentric.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I wanted to love this game because i like rhytm or music games but i guess there is no luck with them on Pc. This game is bug-invested and softlocks every few minutes. The Standard XBox - Controller doesnt work most of the time. Sadly Refunded because it´s unplayable.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is the kind of game that started with a great concept and reached misery. Yeah, misery, that's what you feel playing this game. The story is great, the idea of uncover and reorganize memories, etc... very great indeed, but the bad control, continuous camera changing allied with monsters that will kill you almost instantly and unskipable long cutscenes kill the mood. Music is very tied to emotions, and, to me, this game tried to appeal to a series of emotions like hope, sadness,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game will not open. It will change resolution before attempting to launch, then it just quits. I have an AMD video card. Tested this game on another computer with a NVIDIA graphics card, and it worked, but it's not my main gaming PC. HELP!!!!!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Distortions is an indie game by Brazilian developer Among Giants. Released on Steam, it compasses many genres, but it is best described as Walking Simulator with survival elements and a riveting soundtrack. Distortions really shines when you consider the world and the soundtrack. The story and the characters are lacking in depth, though. It only gives a vague idea of what actually happened and led to the current situation. In Distortions, you’ll often go back and forth between this world and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I was thoroughly impressed with this game, and would absolutely recommend it to anyone who likes atmospheric games with intriguing stories. Here are my pros and cons. PROS: -Stunning Visuals: The world is a beautifully crafted, surreal fanatsy. I've never taken more screenshots in a game -Unique Gameplay: Much of the game is driven by finding music sheets for new songs that have the ability to shape the world around you. Each new song you learn opens up new options for exploration without…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →And so many rewards! For basically -playing- the game! Armor and powerful weapons being easily farmed from Distortions (and patrol activities in general), for free without a purchase, is amazing as a gateway for new players to break into the game.
unlabelledView post →The graphics were absolutely beautiful. It was an good game although the jumping was a little tricky. Although I did enjoy the game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →”Despite of design flaws, Distortion is unique ride of remembering and music”
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So far so great. I purchased this game quite some time ago, but sadly I was not able to check this game out. Story is intriguing and music is haunting. Really this game is so fantastic and it looks so beautiful. This game is création d'Art. Highly recommended. This game offers you experience unlike any other.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Completely surreal and beautiful, stylistic and bizzare. This 'game' is technically a platformer, and its game aspects are, honestly, quite poor: clunky navigation resulting in frustrating falls, camera movements messing with your controls, all while under constant anxiety and time pressure. If you're playing this, and you should, it's for the enchanting scenery, great soundtrack (switching between prog rock battles and interactive violin/guitar dream sequences,) and unique mechanics. You…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is a work of art.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game is clunky on the controls graphics are glitchy even @ 20 I think were over paying seems unfinished like a beta
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Distortions is a console ported 3D "art" platformer/adventure game where you do routine 3D platforming with a few "music" based puzzles thrown in an a somewhat cloying, pretentious art veneer on it. On the upside, the graphics are pretty good, and you get 4K support and a couple of other tweaks. Usually it's terrible visuals that very quickly disqualify a game from having true value for gamers, but today we have the somewhat more disappointing problem that great visuals alone can't save a…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I loved every second of this game (despite its overall clunkiness and lack of polish).
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →one of the worst garbage ive ever played. its so sad. the game doesnt even run well. audio mixing is horrible, gameplay is awful, player movement is garbage, theres like nothing to this taht could be salvaged.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ok so I have only played 22 mins but after having 22 mins of breathtaking, mind blowing and visually stunning graphics i have to recommend this game. I have never watched a film or played a game in my 44 years alive that gave me this much emotion, fear, happiness and amazement all in one go. It was out of this world to be honest. Worth paying just for the 22 mins i experienced.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Well, here's some things I thought about this game: Cheaply made overall; Clunky and ugly gameplay and mechanics; Unpleasent and cheap visuals; Bad directing; Boring; Unskipable cut scenes. Not recomended.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of the most beautiful and atmospheric games i've played in a while.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Uma experiência única na área de games. Um jogo com um enredo fantástico, fotografia linda e que prende desde o início. Como violinista, achei a adição do violino uma excelente ideia, e um conceito único de usar a música e um instrumento musical para modificar o ambiente. Inclusive foi o violino que me levou a conhecer o jogo. Mesmo com computador mais antigo, o jogo rodou bem, e, quando tive um problema devido à idade do computador, na mesma hora fui atendido pelo desenvolvedor do jogo que…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Visually absolutely stunning great game and intriguing storyline.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great game, amazing sounds. That's a really notable work, graphics are realistic and it runs fine in my old laptop. The violin gameplay is interesting, we can get abilities just by playing the violin. The storytelling is a kind misterious. Good game!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I played this game for an hour+ and enjoyed it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeDobgwQ5ww I think this game is underrated and here is 1 hour+ of content
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →See now you know why Roland locked up so often when Angela talked about distortions! Now you know why Roland repeatedly asked how Angela felt knowing that she's responsible for Distortions! Now you know why Roland didn't just ask once but many, many times during SotC! What a game I mean it holy shit
unlabelledView post →Aaaa!! Of course! I was wooed by beautiful people, but came out forever changed! Learning Cognitive Distortions was such an interesting aspect of the game, as well as allowing the player to find themselves in the issues our clients face. I’ll be recommending to everyone to play. Thank you!
unlabelledView post →A somewhat clumsy but endearing action-adventure. What it lacks in finesse it makes for in beauty and soul. If you - like exploring high cliffs and dark caves - like piecing together memories of a life - enjoy atmospheric desolation - don't mind gameplay that pays for each good idea with a distinct lack of polish/QoL you should give it a go.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game made me full expected but it dont works... The screen still all black. I supose by the other comments that is cuz I use AMD. I really thought that could be a nice game but happened it. I hope the dev fix it....
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just started playing, but I have to say that the game has a unique atmosphere and I am enjoying it a lot. Art work is excellent. Congrats to the Among Giants team for a game that stands out.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →DO NOT BUY THIS GAME!!! THE GAME CAN'T EVEN START!!! I can't even start up the game. I bought this game years ago, but couldn't play it due to a weak laptop. I recently got a more powerful PC, and was excited to play IT, despite the mix review. However, to my shock, I can't even start up the game. It seems the game just starts somewhere in-game, and the only thing I can do is go to the pause menu. Other than that, the screen just remain blank, or freezes. If the developers are able to fix this…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →O que dizer desse game... Só joga cara! As soundtracks são incríveis, o game traz uma história muito interessante, além de ter umas paisagens muito bonitas. há apenas uma coisa que "quebra..." os bugs que possui. Algumas cenas com uns bugs que me tiraram 100% na imersão que eu estava, mas fora isso eu recomendo muito joga-lo!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I could not figure out what the game was about. The controls were weird, and the interactions with the world were weird. I got to one point where the character wouldn't move and all I could do was pull out my violin. However, I have no idea what I was supposed to do. No clues, no anything. I quit.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Drawn out drivel, Couldn't even stand playing half an hour before getting bored. I try many games, but few are this poorly made. Not for me.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is some sort of an attempt at a musically themed interactive story - or "walking simulator" if you will. While there's a bit of interesting visual art to see and some neat music to hear, the game is frankly a total mess. It constantly stutters and sputters, The controls feel wonky and unresponsive. Camera angles, camera behavior and control rules change constantly through an endless parade of confusing custom scripted events and it's just a pain to interact with. The story also just comes…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Its not fun to play.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love this game. It's a great adventure game where you solve the mysteries and defeat the enemies by playing a violin. The story are enjoyable, beautiful graphic, but still have some bugs. Overall, this is a must game to play because it's a different world of adventure.
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