Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.
At $5.99. It has been as low as $4.79.
- Gameplay: 42 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 29 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Story and characters: 24 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews
Based on 950 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.
Lifts a Boulder is a small, whimsical exploration platformer developed and published by Alexander Golke that draws inspiration from the world of the Touhou Project while focusing on a simple but charming gameplay premise.
Absolutely stellar graphics that are on par with real life, and extremely optimized for that matter as well.
Rather than presenting an elaborate narrative or complex gameplay systems, the game builds its identity around a playful idea: the energetic ice fairy Cirno discovers that a massive boulder has been placed in front of her house, preventing her from getting inside.
The sound design further enhances the game’s relaxed atmosphere.
Lo and behold, the game and the controller felt perfect together and it truly was just like as if I was playing a retro game.
Theme by theme
Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.
No themes split opinion in this sample.
No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.
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.
Currently $5.99. The lowest we've tracked is $4.79.
The data behind the verdict
For the players who want the receipts.
We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.
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