Buy it if you like
- Story: 118 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 70 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Combat: 49 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Difficulty: 23 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Interface: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Bugs: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 15k 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
50% of themes are praise25% are divided25% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
118 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Undertale is great with it's meta-narrative, but I feel LISA manages to be superior just by the sheer quality of it's story alone, and it really deserves your love.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
70 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
This makes exploration more straightforward, although the game still manages to hide many secrets beneath it.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
49 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game also features a really big roster of party members for you to choose from and they are all funnier than the one before them, and they provide a real amount of strategy and combat variety.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
41 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
If you can stomach the rest, LISA's writing, characters, visual style, soundtrack and combat won't let you down.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
16 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It can feel dry, odd, crazy, pumping, serene - it's really all there and hits the themes, the style and visuals of the game on the spot.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It is refreshing to see such a diverse, nonstereotypical supporting cast of both playable characters and NPCs.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Story118 reviews
Gameplay70 reviews
Combat49 reviews
Audio41 reviews
Graphics16 reviews
Characters11 reviews
Divided opinion
Controls33% still recommend
Steam Deck67% still recommend
Linux compatibility67% still recommend
Players complain
Difficulty74% still recommend
Interface56% still recommend
Bugs40% still recommend
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Single-player
Controller
- Partial Controller Support
Store features
- Family Sharing
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Trading Cards
Platforms
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
Valve device support
Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Lowest ever recorded
$10.99$19.99−45%
That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.
7 points recordedtoday · $10.99
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