LISA: The Painful

LISA: The Painful

Steam Deck Playable

Dingaling Productions · Dark Humor · Dec 15, 2014

Yes, worth buying.

On sale at $11.99, but it has been as low as $10.99.

95%
Overwhelmingly Positive
15k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 147 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 56 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 45 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Graphics: 16 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 15k 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 praise29% are divided28% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Despite the absurd jokes and gags, you can't ignore the dark backdrop of Olathe: If you explore every corner and pay attention to details, you will uncover a mature, brilliantly crafted story that almost feels frustrating to praise this much.
147 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Through your gameplay, you will meet many characters that will want to join your group.
56 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The soundtrack is also amazing.
45 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
Story and characters147 reviews
Gameplay56 reviews
Audio45 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat48 reviews
81%
Difficulty24 reviews
83%
Players complain% still recommend
Graphics16 reviews
88%
Interface9 reviews
67%

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. 4 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

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

On sale, not the lowest

Currently $11.99 (−40%). The lowest we've tracked is $10.99.

5 points recordedtoday · $11.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
95%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
68
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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