Mahou Arms

Mahou Arms

Steam Deck Playable

Dischan Media · Action · Jul 27, 2026

Worth it for the right player.

At $39.99. It has been as low as $35.99.

75%
Mostly Positive
633 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 59 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 42 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 30 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Performance: 17 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 633 player reviews · updated 2 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 239 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
55% of themes are praise18% are divided27% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Then i did this other story thing where the dialogue was funky, and i couldnt tell at all what was going on, which is even more weird cuz im usually good at keeping track of stories in games; just look at my other reviews.
59 of 239 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Hopefully after another year or two, the game will be at least decent so the gameplay can really move forward, cuz i personally cant recommend getting the game even as Early Access.
42 of 239 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The story of the game made into comic styled cut scenes are great, but I feel they could be greatly improved with a little voice acting or maybe some in game transition which breaks down the chapter so that the chapter wont feel to long and serve as a short break for the player.
30 of 239 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Graphics: It's good.
27 of 239 sampled reviews raised it
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
While I still had fun with the combat system, the way it focuses on an enemy still need and improvement and the cancellation of combo to dodge needed more optimization.
10 of 239 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
Lastly, I feel like the developers need to resolve an issues where the game doesn't support controller.
9 of 239 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love6 themes
Story and characters59 reviews
Gameplay42 reviews
Audio30 reviews
Graphics27 reviews
Optimization10 reviews
Controls9 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat93 reviews
68%
Interface7 reviews
57%
Players complain% still recommend
Performance17 reviews
65%
Difficulty13 reviews
54%
Bugs6 reviews
67%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $39.99. The lowest we've tracked is $35.99.

5 points recordedtoday · $39.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
75%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
42
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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