KAKU: Ancient Seal

Buy79%

Mostly Positive · 1k player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

BINGOBELL · Open World · Jul 12, 2024

Player review score
79%
Mostly Positive
Price
$12.49−50%
Lowest ever
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
84
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
12
Full audio0 of 12
Subtitles12 of 12

Should I buy KAKU: Ancient Seal?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 48 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 37 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 33 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Controls: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 149 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
42% of themes are praise8% are divided50% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
48 of 149 sampled reviews raised it
KAKU: Ancient Seal is like a Ubisoft open-world game, but without the Ubisoft formula, and I have to admit that it is surprisingly good and works great.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
37 of 149 sampled reviews raised it
Combat and puzzle-solving form the core gameplay loop, and both offer a decent degree of variety.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
33 of 149 sampled reviews raised it
While the narrative setup is intriguing, and the world is rich with elemental lore, the storytelling itself never quite finds its rhythm.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
25 of 149 sampled reviews raised it
The world is striking in its aesthetic design, with colorful palettes, dramatic lighting, and a stylized art direction that blends tribal mysticism with ancient technology.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
4 of 149 sampled reviews raised it
None of them are superfluous or out of place, and the humor in combination with the sound effects is absolutely on point.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay48 reviews
Combat37 reviews
Story33 reviews
Graphics25 reviews
Audio4 reviews
Divided opinion
Characters
100% still recommend
Players complain
Controls
67% still recommend
Performance
78% still recommend
Bugs
100% still recommend
Difficulty
100% still recommend
Optimization
67% still recommend
Interface
60% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Adjustable Difficulty
  • Camera Comfort
  • Custom Volume Controls
  • Family Sharing
  • Save Anytime
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$12.49$24.99−50%

That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

7 points recordedtoday · $12.49

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