Monument Valley

Monument Valley

Steam Deck Verified

ustwo games · Puzzle · Jul 12, 2022

Yes, worth buying.

At $7.99. It has been as low as $2.79.

98%
Overwhelmingly Positive
9k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 65 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 54 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 43 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 9k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

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
86% of themes are praise14% are divided0% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Originally developed by ustwo games, it debuted on mobile platforms but later found a welcome home on Steam, where it reaches a broader audience with improved visuals and smoother performance.
65 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The game offers almost no dialogue or exposition, yet it conveys a powerful narrative through atmosphere, visual cues, and subtle interactions with the environment.
54 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
Easy, Never Mindless: While the series is generally gentle and the first game is the easiest, the difficulty is tuned with remarkable care.
43 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Sound Design: Every movement of the architecture makes a harp-like or bell-like sound, making solving puzzles extremely satisfying.
35 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Progression introduces diverse gimmicks such as water-based mechanics in the expansion content, ensuring the experience evolves without becoming predictable.
29 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
This review reflects my experience playing exclusively on Steam Deck.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love6 themes
Graphics65 reviews
Story and characters54 reviews
Difficulty43 reviews
Audio35 reviews
Gameplay29 reviews
Steam Deck11 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Controls7 reviews
86%
Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $7.99. The lowest we've tracked is $2.79.

3 points recordedtoday · $7.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
98%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
19
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.

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