CICADAMATA"

Buy97%

Overwhelmingly Positive · 2k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

✿ flowergarden · Action · Aug 21, 2026

Player review score
97%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Price
$9.99
Playing right now
Not sampled yet

Concurrent players not sampled yet.

All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
32
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio1 of 1
Subtitles1 of 1

Should I buy CICADAMATA"?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 130 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 64 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 55 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Story: 58 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 16 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Controls: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k 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
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
130 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The level design is very engaging and I had fun exploring all the maps and their unique layouts.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
64 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Crunchy sound effects, amazing OST, gorgeous artstyle (slightly nuMarathon coded but closer to PS1 era graphics and style like Wipeout) and tight, fast gameplay.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
55 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The blocky level features and bright textures, the character portrait and all the visual noise on the HUD, even the menus and fonts all feed into it.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
23 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The levels are open, allow for you to come up with creative routes, and demand more than just spamming weapons.
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It gives off the impression that it will melt your computer, but the optimization is so incredible I barely ever stutter.
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Visually, this game is also very nice while being very optimized, I was even able to get it to run on iris Xe integrated graphics even though that's well below the spec sheet.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay130 reviews
Audio64 reviews
Graphics55 reviews
Combat23 reviews
Performance15 reviews
Optimization9 reviews
Divided opinion
Difficulty
83% still recommend
Characters
75% still recommend
Steam Deck
67% still recommend
Players complain
Story
93% still recommend
Interface
100% still recommend
Controls
80% 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

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Full controller support

Store features

  • #category_playable_at_your_own_pace
  • Camera Comfort
  • Custom Volume Controls
  • Family Sharing
  • Playable without Timed Input
  • Save Anytime
  • Stats
  • Steam Achievements

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
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 $8.99.

2 points recordedtoday · $9.99

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