You Have to Win the Game

You Have to Win the Game

Steam Deck Verified

Minor Key Games · Metroidvania · May 6, 2014

Yes, worth playing.

It's free to play.

93%
Very Positive
6k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 43 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 26 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Controls: 7 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 6k 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
43% of themes are praise57% are divided0% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Authentic Retro Feel: The graphics and sound are the experience, and they're perfect.
43 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
This is an awesome game with a great gameplay.
26 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
It is very nicely done: the controls are responsive (I used a 360 controller), the graphics are pretty nice (simulating an old 80s monitor) and the game is challenging (hard at times) but nothing that will prevent you from progressing.
7 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 love3 themes
Graphics43 reviews
Gameplay26 reviews
Controls7 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty32 reviews
94%
Story and characters16 reviews
94%
Audio9 reviews
89%
Combat8 reviews
100%
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.

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
93%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
15
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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