Dear Magical Girls

Dear Magical Girls

Steam Deck · unrated

GIGABlock Studio · Strategy · Jul 31, 2026

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

It's free to play.

98%
Very Positive
163 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 35 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 30 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 4 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 77 sampled reviews

Based on 163 player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 77 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
60% of themes are praise40% are divided0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Story was acceptable, that dark malhou shoujo stuff that got popular with Madoka Mágica (one of my top5 animes), pixel art is really good and the soundtrack, albeit it lacks some variety imo, really improves the gameplay experience.
35 of 77 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The gameplay revolves around an inventive defensive system that encourages constant adaptation instead of static planning.
30 of 77 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Combined with its melancholic soundtrack and anime-inspired aesthetic, the presentation reinforces the game's themes of hope, perseverance, and quiet sacrifice.
4 of 77 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 characters35 reviews
Gameplay30 reviews
Audio4 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat9 reviews
100%
Difficulty5 reviews
100%
Players complain% still recommend

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.

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
98%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Not sampled yet

Crit has not sampled this game’s concurrent players yet.

Achievements
0
total to unlock
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Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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