Shu

Buy76%

Mostly Positive · 231 player reviews · Low confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Unsupported
  • Windows

Coatsink · Indie · Oct 4, 2016

Player review score
76%
Mostly Positive
Price
$9.93−15%
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
42
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
6
Full audio6 of 6
Subtitles6 of 6

Should I buy Shu?

Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 31 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 22 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 22 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 231 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 139 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
56% of themes are praise33% are divided11% are complaints
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
31 of 139 sampled reviews raised it
The 2.5d visuals look quite good and make for a look that feels complete when paired with the 2d main characters.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
22 of 139 sampled reviews raised it
The overall story is quite decent, with options for those who want to dive deeper into the story by finding the hidden colectable ancient tablets.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
22 of 139 sampled reviews raised it
Adding the friend’s skill-sets seriously amps up the difficulty as you have to alternate between all the new skills quickly from world section to world section.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
14 of 139 sampled reviews raised it
The soundtrack shifts gracefully between ambient calm and urgent escalation, always complementing the tone of the moment.
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
12 of 139 sampled reviews raised it
If you enjoy platformers like Rayman, it will be a breeze to fall into the controller scheme as well.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Graphics31 reviews
Story22 reviews
Difficulty22 reviews
Audio14 reviews
Controls12 reviews
Divided opinion
Gameplay
73% still recommend
Characters
60% still recommend
Interface
67% still recommend
Players complain
Combat
60% 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
  • Remote Play on TV
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Leaderboards
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSUnsupported
Steam MachineUnsupported

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

On sale, not the lowest
$9.93$11.68−15%

The lowest we've tracked is $1.49.

7 points recordedtoday · $9.93