Buy it if you like
- Difficulty: 21 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 20 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 10 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Audio: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Story: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 195 player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 80 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
63% of themes are praise12% are divided25% are complaints
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
21 of 80 sampled reviews raised it
I can see they have tweaked lots of things with the difficulty since the demo I tried, but don't let this game's looks deceive you, this is hard as hell!
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
20 of 80 sampled reviews raised it
From the moment you step onto the ruined planet of Neplea, the game makes its intentions clear: this is a focused, exploration-driven action platformer that values precision, tension, and methodical progression over hand-holding or spectacle.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
10 of 80 sampled reviews raised it
Take ASTLIBRA for example, while not being a traditional Metroidvania game, it takes inspiration into it's own hands and really offers you a solid experience, the music, the combat, the boss battles, the visuals, the story and even the builds.
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
7 of 80 sampled reviews raised it
The pixel art is cute and the 2 bit (you use grey its not 1bit) color scheme looked amazing on thr oled steam deck.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
7 of 80 sampled reviews raised it
I am a fan of indie 2D combat-focused metroidvanias, and this one adds to the genre nicely.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Difficulty21 reviews
Gameplay20 reviews
Graphics10 reviews
Steam Deck7 reviews
Combat7 reviews
Divided opinion
Bugs67% still recommend
Players complain
Audio44% still recommend
Story75% 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
Valve device support
Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Lowest ever recorded
$3.74$14.99−75%
That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.
8 points recordedtoday · $3.74
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