Luma Island

Luma Island

Steam Deck Verified

Feel Free Games · Cozy · Nov 20, 2024

Yes, worth buying.

At $19.99. It has been as low as $12.99.

84%
Very Positive
13k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 103 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 72 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 64 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 13k 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
75% of themes are praise25% are divided0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
There's a story that unfolds as I play, and a quest log that shows me the next step to do in the top right (just for 1 pinned quest.)
103 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Art Style: The art style is adorable and nostalgic, it reminds me a little of the classic PC games, cleaned up for the modern era.
72 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Repetitiveness: While the careers are distinct on the surface (see above), most of them follow a similar progression pattern of collect resources -- make things -- make more things -- hand it in -- get blueprints to make more things.
64 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
No Inventory/Bedtime: As someone who often hates the inventory management system of most cozy games, the lack of one here is very welcome.
56 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
Multiplayer: The multiplayer system is fun and convenient, allowing players to easily come and go from one another's games.
24 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
Thankfully, the game includes co-op, which helps alleviate that repetition.
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

+3 more the community rallied around

Theme by theme

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

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love9 themes
Story and characters103 reviews
Graphics72 reviews
Gameplay64 reviews
Interface56 reviews
Multiplayer24 reviews
Co-op15 reviews
Audio12 reviews
Steam Deck10 reviews
Controls8 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty30 reviews
80%
Combat24 reviews
83%
Performance9 reviews
78%
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.

Should you buy it now?

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

Prices have been lower

Currently $19.99. The lowest we've tracked is $12.99.

3 points recordedtoday · $19.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
84%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
120
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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