Buy it if you like
- Gameplay: 128 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 71 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Combat: 46 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Story: 48 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Controls: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 652 player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
55% of themes are praise27% are divided18% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
128 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
On the bright side, the checkpoints are plentiful and you may spend a special "tear" thingie to add a warp function to any of them and teleport at your leisure.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
71 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The art style and audio are fantastic, and if your expectations are high, keep them there.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
46 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Alwa's Legacy is colorful, lively, easy to pick up, the controls are intuitive, and the hitboxes are generous.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
45 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Platforming is solid though it can be a bit unforgiving, but respawning is fast especially if you enable instant respawn in the settings and you can just try again without lingering negative effects.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
36 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It's available on their Bandcamp for a name-your-price fee so be sure to throw them some love if you like the OST as much as I do.
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Verified working on Steam Deck, graphics are colorful and the story is engaging, so far I am having fun with it but I'll update once I get a bit further into the story.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Gameplay128 reviews
Graphics71 reviews
Combat46 reviews
Difficulty45 reviews
Audio36 reviews
Steam Deck8 reviews
Divided opinion
Interface80% still recommend
Bugs50% still recommend
Accessibility100% still recommend
Players complain
Story83% still recommend
Controls67% 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
- DualSense Controller Support
- DualShock Controller Support
- Full controller support
Store features
- Family Sharing
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
Platforms
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
Valve device support
Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Prices have been lower
$17.99
The lowest we've tracked is $1.79.
11 points recordedtoday · $17.99
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