Secret of Mana

Secret of Mana

Steam Deck Playable

Square Enix · JRPG · Feb 15, 2018

It depends on what you're after.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $13.99.

68%
Mixed
3k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 93 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 86 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 52 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 74 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 57 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 50 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 3k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

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
25% of themes are praise33% are divided42% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The graphics are 3D chibi style with bright colors.
93 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
And the English voice-acting is good, especially for the main three characters.
86 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
There are a smattering of gameplay tweaks / UI changes that are honestly beneficiary, such as being able to bind two weapons/etc to the L1 and R1 buttons for quick access, and dashing/sprinting is far more user friendly now (if a little less fun!)
52 of 300 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
Graphics93 reviews
Audio86 reviews
Gameplay52 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters123 reviews
64%
Interface45 reviews
64%
Controls25 reviews
56%
Multiplayer14 reviews
79%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat74 reviews
59%
Crashes57 reviews
46%
Bugs50 reviews
48%
Difficulty16 reviews
56%
Performance15 reviews
33%

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.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $13.99 (−65%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

5 points recordedtoday · $13.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
68%
Mixed
Playing right now
Achievements
37
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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