Dr. Kobushi's Labyrinthine Laboratory

Buy92%

Very Positive · 66 player reviews · Low confidence

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

Steam Deck Unrated
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Symbolic Software · Puzzle · Sep 15, 2022

Player review score
92%
Very Positive
Price
$9.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
9
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio1 of 1
Subtitles1 of 1

Should I buy Dr. Kobushi's Labyrinthine Laboratory?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 14 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 10 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 8 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 54 sampled reviews

Based on 66 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 54 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
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
14 of 54 sampled reviews raised it
What you get is roughly 100 levels with a good ramp-up in difficulty and mechanics, a minimal story very blatantly in service of the puzzling (to the point they break the fourth wall on this repeatedly), and a small cast of fun characters that I genuinely liked.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
10 of 54 sampled reviews raised it
The music is amazingly crafted with care, and worth buying the soundtrack for.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
8 of 54 sampled reviews raised it
This game not only looks retro with its pixel graphics, it also FEELS retro, as if you're playing a modern port of a classic MS-DOS game, like Chip's Challenge or God of Thunder.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
6 of 54 sampled reviews raised it
Solid chill tile + turn based puzzle game with amazing tunes and a nice general atmosphere as you're solving, with some fun character dialogue throughout.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay14 reviews
Audio10 reviews
Graphics8 reviews
Story6 reviews
Divided opinion
Difficulty
100% 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

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Full controller support
  • Steam Input API Support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$9.99

The lowest we've tracked is $4.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $9.99

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