Helen's Mysterious Castle

Buy93%

Very Positive · 964 player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Steam Deck Unrated
  • Windows

Satsu · RPG · Mar 18, 2016

Player review score
93%
Very Positive
Price
$1.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
2
Full audio0 of 2
Subtitles0 of 2

Should I buy Helen's Mysterious Castle?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 168 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 152 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 125 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Interface: 26 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 964 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
58% of themes are praise25% are divided17% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
168 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
A few negative quirks aren't enough to hold down a great combat system, cute characters and a succinct but charming story.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
152 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
You have the standard Weapons, Items, Enhancing and all that good jazz, but this game manages to simplify core elements of RPGs, while tuning them to be equally engaging and easy to understand, special mention to the Wait system, which introduces a large pool for optimization and a risk-reward formula.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
125 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
This grants a satisfying sense of progression that gives you frequent, small boosts in power.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
34 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Visuals and sound commendably convey the emotions of the scenes, albeit in a familiar SNES RPG style.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
28 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Difficulty seems like it's in a good place, but I opted out of what looks like the hardest content.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
26 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It doesn't hurt that the soundtrack throughout the game is always a good listen and always an amazing fit.

+1 more players loved

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Story168 reviews
Combat152 reviews
Gameplay125 reviews
Graphics34 reviews
Difficulty28 reviews
Audio26 reviews
Characters7 reviews
Divided opinion
Controls
50% still recommend
Bugs
75% still recommend
Steam Deck
100% still recommend
Players complain
Interface
88% still recommend
Crashes
89% 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

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$1.99

The lowest we've tracked is $0.81.

7 points recordedtoday · $1.99