Crit

Kalimba

Buy90%

Very Positive · 686 player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Steam Deck Verified
  • Windows

Press Play · Casual · Apr 22, 2015

Player review score
90%
Very Positive
Price
$9.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
41
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
6
Full audio1 of 6
Subtitles6 of 6

Should I buy Kalimba?

Buy it if you like
  • Co-op: 37 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 20 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 11 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Controls: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 686 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 120 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise38% are divided12% are complaints
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
37 of 120 sampled reviews raised it
Awesome game for local coop, mainly between 2 people because theres a long and challenging 2 player campaign.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
20 of 120 sampled reviews raised it
+Brilliantly done game mechanic of controlling multiple totem pole units to create a fantastic puzzle platformer
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
11 of 120 sampled reviews raised it
The game offers some nice graphics, although some ugly glitches here and there, it is pleasant all the same
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
9 of 120 sampled reviews raised it
Good gameplay, good soundtrack and very easy to get into, but hard to master.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Co-op37 reviews
Gameplay20 reviews
Graphics11 reviews
Audio9 reviews
Divided opinion
Story
75% still recommend
Difficulty
100% still recommend
Multiplayer
67% still recommend
Players complain
Controls
62% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Multi-player
  • Shared/Split Screen
  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play Together
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Leaderboards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$9.99

The lowest we've tracked is $1.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $9.99

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