Maltese's Fluffy Onsen

Buy95%

Very Positive · 3k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Sinkhole Studio · Desktop Companion · May 14, 2025

Player review score
95%
Very Positive
Price
$4.19−30%
Lowest ever
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
10
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
13
Full audio0 of 13
Subtitles0 of 13

Should I buy Maltese's Fluffy Onsen?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 49 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 21 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 19 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 3k 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 praise50% are divided0% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
49 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Rather than demanding constant attention, it is designed to operate comfortably alongside other desktop activities, making it particularly appealing to players who enjoy idle progression, cute pixel art, and low-pressure management.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
21 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Performance with the default graphics configuration is considered suitable, and the game can run successfully on SteamOS.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
19 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The sound effects when clicking the UI and placing decor items are joy to my ears.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Characters and facilities remain easy to recognize even when the game occupies a relatively small area of the display, while the colorful visual style gives the onsen a warm and welcoming personality.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It has so much freedom with decor and I truly appreciate that the characters interact with the objects and the lil bits of dialogue too!

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay49 reviews
Graphics21 reviews
Audio19 reviews
Difficulty6 reviews
Story6 reviews
Divided opinion
Optimization
100% still recommend
Co-op
100% still recommend
Steam Deck
75% still recommend
Performance
100% still recommend
Linux compatibility
67% still recommend
Players complain

No recurring complaints in this sample.

What you get

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

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$4.19$5.99−30%

That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

6 points recordedtoday · $4.19

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