Celestial Return

Celestial Return

Steam Deck · unrated

Metaphor Games · CRPG · Jul 14, 2026

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

At $14.99. It has been as low as $11.99.

87%
Very Positive
151 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 74 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 21 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 19 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 151 player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 125 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
72% of themes are praise14% are divided14% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The world, the characters, the art, the writing and general dialogue are all good at least most of the time.
74 of 125 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Genuinely had an absolute blast playing this and was pleasantly surprised at the price point of the game, the visuals and music alone made it worthwhile and the replayability felt solid after figuring out which options provided more die for the end phase etc.
21 of 125 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The sound effects for certain actions can feel out of place or a tad "empty".
19 of 125 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Genuinely had an absolute blast playing this and was pleasantly surprised at the price point of the game, the visuals and music alone made it worthwhile and the replayability felt solid after figuring out which options provided more die for the end phase etc.
19 of 125 sampled reviews raised it
Accessibility
Players who bring up Accessibility mostly praise it.
It would be great to see more accessibility in choosing one over the other.
3 of 125 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 love5 themes
Story and characters74 reviews
Gameplay21 reviews
Audio19 reviews
Graphics19 reviews
Accessibility3 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Interface6 reviews
83%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs8 reviews
50%

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 $14.99. The lowest we've tracked is $11.99.

2 points recordedtoday · $14.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
87%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Not sampled yet

Crit has not sampled this game’s concurrent players yet.

Achievements
18
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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