Yes, worth buying.
At $14.99. It has been as low as $7.49.
- Story and characters: 210 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Audio: 40 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 30 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews
Based on 6k player reviews · updated 2 days ago
What players think
The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
It is a musical and narrative masterpiece wrapped in a simple 16-bit shell.
Laura Shigihara's masterpiece soundtrack defines the experience.
rakuen is an adventure game developed by laura shigihara and released in 2017. it's definitely a lesser-known game from a small team but those that are familiar with rakuen know that it is known for its emotional narrative, touching story, and unique gameplay mechanics.
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.
Theme by theme
Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.
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. 2 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 $14.99. The lowest we've tracked is $7.49.
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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