La-Mulana

La-Mulana

Steam Deck Verified

NIGORO · Metroidvania · Apr 15, 2013

Worth it for the right player.

At $14.99. It has been as low as $2.99.

80%
Mostly Positive
3k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Audio: 43 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 22 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 57 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 52 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 3k 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
25% of themes are praise38% are divided37% are caveats
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
I'm quite picky about these type of soundtracks trying to emulate retro games or being pretentious in some other way, but this soundtrack is very fun and I even find my self listening to some of it outside the game.
43 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The SNES-style graphics are very well done and contribute to the atmosphere.
22 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 love2 themes
Audio43 reviews
Graphics22 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters59 reviews
76%
Gameplay45 reviews
76%
Controls7 reviews
43%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat57 reviews
74%
Difficulty52 reviews
81%
Interface11 reviews
36%

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 $14.99. The lowest we've tracked is $2.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $14.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
80%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
64
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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