Buy it if you like
- Gameplay: 120 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 96 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Audio: 69 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Performance: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Crashes: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Controls: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 926 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
59% of themes are praise8% are divided33% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
120 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Completing the journey in all difficulty levels might take few hours but it has a virtually infinite replayability and challenge modes.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
96 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The controller blends in with the game's graphics and soundtrack to create that satisfying synesthesia effect.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
69 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Whereas the original was heavy-handed in adding sound effects to convey the player’s control over the sound, Lumines Arise’s more varied set of sound samples makes each song feel unique and provides even more control to the player when it comes to influencing the music.
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
45 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The multiplayer has eSports potential [it is a bit like 1v1 Tetris] and I still need to figure out how to get +100 burst consistently.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
28 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Surviving is both more engaging and harder than in similar games (assuming no gimmicks are applied) due to this synchronization mechanic as well, because difficulty can be created from the usual faster dropping speed, but also by changing the variations/speed of this timeline; so you'll have to constantly adapt.
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
24 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I've also tried it on the Steam Deck where it runs fine at low settings (medium will work for some levels) and still looks impressive.
+1 more players loved
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Gameplay120 reviews
Graphics96 reviews
Audio69 reviews
Multiplayer45 reviews
Difficulty28 reviews
Steam Deck24 reviews
Accessibility20 reviews
Divided opinion
Story100% still recommend
Players complain
Performance86% still recommend
Crashes90% still recommend
Controls67% still recommend
Servers and matchmaking88% still recommend
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Cross-Platform Multiplayer
- Multi-player
- Online PvP
- PvP
- Shared/Split Screen
- Shared/Split Screen PvP
- Single-player
Controller
- DualSense Controller Support
- DualShock Controller Support
- Full controller support
- Gamepad Recommended
Store features
- Family Sharing
- Remote Play Together
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
- VR Supported
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Lowest ever recorded
$29.99$39.99−25%
That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.
6 points recordedtoday · $29.99
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