Luminary

Buy74%

Mostly Positive · 381 player reviews · Low confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Refractive Entertainment · Exploration · Aug 11, 2026

Player review score
74%
Mostly Positive
Price
$19.99
Playing right now
Not sampled yet

Concurrent players not sampled yet.

All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
1
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
10
Full audio1 of 10
Subtitles10 of 10

Should I buy Luminary?

Buy it if you like
  • Combat: 77 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 76 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Co-op: 30 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Performance: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Controls: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 381 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 270 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
66% of themes are praise17% are divided17% are complaints
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
77 of 270 sampled reviews raised it
Battle mechanics work well, with enemies clearly telegraphing their attack, and stamina management plays an important role in combat strategy, especially on hard mode.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
76 of 270 sampled reviews raised it
not a lot of games release optimized this game super smooth during gameplay From small Team as well!!. definitly beats a lot of AAA games out there where they release buggy and unoptimized slop this isnt.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
30 of 270 sampled reviews raised it
Great Job, the drop in co-op with your own character while maintaining character build is very cool! -Welcome to the next level . . .
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
22 of 270 sampled reviews raised it
Game reminds me of Palia (exploring/visuals), ZELDA BotW and Skyrim (combat part).
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
20 of 270 sampled reviews raised it
From what I can see it has great potential and I can see a great story being played out on this.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
11 of 270 sampled reviews raised it
I Love that the Combat is fluid and on the lighter side without heavy soulslike mechanics.

+2 more players loved

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Combat77 reviews
Gameplay76 reviews
Co-op30 reviews
Graphics22 reviews
Story20 reviews
Difficulty11 reviews
Multiplayer6 reviews
Characters6 reviews
Divided opinion
Bugs
67% still recommend
Optimization
80% still recommend
Players complain
Performance
89% still recommend
Controls
83% still recommend

What you get

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

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Multi-player
  • Online Co-op
  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$19.99

The lowest we've tracked is $16.99.

2 points recordedtoday · $19.99

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