La-Mulana

Buy80%

Mostly Positive · 3k player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

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NIGORO · Metroidvania · Apr 15, 2013

Player review score
80%
Mostly Positive
Price
$14.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
64
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
4
Full audio0 of 4
Subtitles0 of 4

Should I buy La-Mulana?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 104 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 52 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 42 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 44 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 3k player reviews · updated

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
56% of themes are praise22% are divided22% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
104 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
This game is great for its exploration, platforming, and fun enemy combat, but is held back by ambiguous puzzles and lame boss fights.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
52 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The level of difficulty between puzzles and actual platforming - jumping, killing enemies, bosses and whatnot - is pretty balanced.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
42 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
From the very first second, the soundtrack is incredible and sets the mood.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
35 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Engaging story, gloomy setting, stupendous world and painstakingly hard puzzles make a combination so monolithic and grandiose, that I just have no other choice but admire it.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
20 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The SNES-style graphics are very well done and contribute to the atmosphere.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay104 reviews
Difficulty52 reviews
Audio42 reviews
Story35 reviews
Graphics20 reviews
Divided opinion
Co-op
75% still recommend
Controls
0% still recommend
Players complain
Combat
77% still recommend
Interface
44% 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

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$14.99

The lowest we've tracked is $2.99.

8 points recordedtoday · $14.99

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