Buy it if you like
- Story: 192 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Audio: 40 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 39 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews
Based on 6k 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
75% of themes are praise25% are divided0% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
192 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It is a musical and narrative masterpiece wrapped in a simple 16-bit shell.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
40 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
the visuals and audio are delightfully charming, with a cute pixel art style that compliments the atmosphere shigihara was going for. shigihara also impressivle composes the entire soundtrack, and is one of the standouts aside from the narrative.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
39 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The audio design is the technical pillar, integrating vocal tracks directly into the gameplay loop.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
20 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Rakuen’s visuals and world are undeniably charming, capturing a whimsical, childlike essence that some may find endearing.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The character design and art is also very well done and more than once I went back to talk to a character just to look at them again.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The puzzles feel like the right difficulty and game play is easy to understand.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Story192 reviews
Audio40 reviews
Gameplay39 reviews
Graphics20 reviews
Characters8 reviews
Difficulty7 reviews
Divided opinion
Controls100% still recommend
Combat100% still recommend
Players complain
No recurring complaints in this sample.
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Single-player
Controller
Steam lists no controller support.
Store features
- Family Sharing
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Trading Cards
Platforms
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
Valve device support
Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Prices have been lower
$14.99
The lowest we've tracked is $7.49.
4 points recordedtoday · $14.99
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