Secret of Mana

Wait68%

Mixed · 3k player reviews · Medium confidence

It depends on what you're after.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows

Square Enix · JRPG · Feb 15, 2018

Player review score
68%
Mixed
Price
$13.99−65%
Lowest ever
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
37
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
9
Full audio2 of 9
Subtitles9 of 9

Should I buy Secret of Mana?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 92 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 91 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 83 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 69 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 58 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 47 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 3k 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
42% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews58% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
92 of 300 sampled reviews raised 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!) But the remaster doesn't do anything to improve some of the more annoying aspects of the combat and leveling system.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
91 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
On the topic of textures and models, so many are so basically done and shaded.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
83 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
And the English voice-acting is good, especially for the main three characters.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
74 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
As for the story, the remake has done a lot to give more expression to the characters you play as.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Being a fanboi, I will probably be playing on my PS4, seeing as I have it on there as well (easier to couch co-op for me).

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay92 reviews
Graphics91 reviews
Audio83 reviews
Story74 reviews
Co-op13 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Combat
62% still recommend
Crashes
47% still recommend
Bugs
45% still recommend
Interface
64% still recommend
Controls
58% still recommend
Difficulty
70% still recommend
Performance
31% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Multi-player
  • PvP
  • Shared/Split Screen Co-op
  • Shared/Split Screen PvP
  • Single-player

Controller

  • Partial Controller Support

Store features

  • Custom Volume Controls
  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play Together
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$13.99$39.99−65%

That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

7 points recordedtoday · $13.99

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