Muv-Luv Alternative

Muv-Luv Alternative

Steam Deck Verified

aNCHOR Inc. · Visual Novel · Feb 28, 2018

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $39.99. It has been as low as $17.99.

96%
Overwhelmingly Positive
4k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 174 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 11 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 10 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 4k 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.

Why players love itThings to know
100% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
I feel like the first two VNs of the trilogy were consistently great in plot and character development with mostly good pacing outside of Extra's side heroine routes.
174 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
It's just a teenage romance story with some cool fight scenes and solid voice acting that makes you want to yell out "ryōkai" with the rest of the squad every time the leader says something badass.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Gameplay (4/5) – Aside from the UI elements looking like they were made for Windows XP-era of software, Alternative features all the expected features of a competent visual novel.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Graphics/Artwork (4/5) – Improvements for the Steam release include higher quality CG artwork and 16:9 widescreen support.
8 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 love4 themes
Story and characters174 reviews
Audio11 reviews
Gameplay10 reviews
Graphics8 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain% still recommend

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. 4 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.

Prices have been lower

Currently $39.99. The lowest we've tracked is $17.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $39.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
96%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
19
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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