Iwaihime

Buy78%

Mostly Positive · 917 player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

DMM GAMES · Visual Novel · Oct 23, 2020

Player review score
78%
Mostly Positive
Price
$29.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
12
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
4
Full audio1 of 4
Subtitles4 of 4

Should I buy Iwaihime?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 95 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 31 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 5 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 203 sampled reviews

Based on 917 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 203 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
80% of themes are praise20% are divided0% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
95 of 203 sampled reviews raised it
Ryukishi07 is a master when it comes to pacing and how the story flows.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
31 of 203 sampled reviews raised it
The Iwaihime soundtrack isn't extremely vast, but I think its perfectly okay given that each sound really sets the mood of the scene.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
5 of 203 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay has all the necessities that you expect from a visual novel, including auto-mode, fast forward an extra menu.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
5 of 203 sampled reviews raised it
I absolutely love the graphics and every time a CG popped up, I ended up getting even more fascinated.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Story95 reviews
Audio31 reviews
Gameplay5 reviews
Graphics5 reviews
Divided opinion
Characters
67% still recommend
Players complain

No recurring complaints in this sample.

What you get

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

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$29.99

The lowest we've tracked is $5.99.

8 points recordedtoday · $29.99

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