Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model
Gameplay & mechanics70% positive · 103 mentions
“Fully completed the game with all hearts, now in NG+ I have to say, at first I thought a lot of the reviews about the combat being janky were correct, but I actually highly disagree after playing for hours. The combat system is waaay more…”Recommended · Steam review · Sep 2025 · 11 h played
Story & writing70% positive · 96 mentions
“A much better game after the “Under New Management” update. Combat feels more responsive and allows more aggressive styles of play. It’s still disappointing because of how the game was marketed as a “SWERY X SUDA” collab as Suda didn’t…”Recommended · Steam review · Mar 2026 · 6 h played
Visuals & audio69% positive · 52 mentions
“There must seriously be something wrong with me. I wasn’t born with the cilantro soap gene or the asparagus pee smell, or being able to roll my tongue. But I was born with the worst kind of gene. The kind that makes your brain so ♥♥♥♥♥♥ up…”Recommended · Steam review · Dec 2025 · 15 h played
Controls & UI51% positive · 49 mentions
“There must seriously be something wrong with me. I wasn’t born with the cilantro soap gene or the asparagus pee smell, or being able to roll my tongue. But I was born with the worst kind of gene. The kind that makes your brain so ♥♥♥♥♥♥ up…”Recommended · Steam review · Dec 2025 · 15 h played
Performance & stability56% positive · 43 mentions
“I thought it'll be abandoned as unfortunately many games from similar developers, leaving it broken and the final vision unfinished. I can very happily say this is not the case. Game had a constant stream of updates - although it took a…”Recommended · Steam review · Mar 2026 · 5 h played
Difficulty & balance79% positive · 38 mentions
“Fully completed the game with all hearts, now in NG+ I have to say, at first I thought a lot of the reviews about the combat being janky were correct, but I actually highly disagree after playing for hours. The combat system is waaay more…”Recommended · Steam review · Sep 2025 · 11 h played
Price & value53% positive · 36 mentions
“Fully completed the game with all hearts, now in NG+ I have to say, at first I thought a lot of the reviews about the combat being janky were correct, but I actually highly disagree after playing for hours. The combat system is waaay more…”Recommended · Steam review · Sep 2025 · 11 h played
Content & longevity71% positive · 35 mentions
“Fully completed the game with all hearts, now in NG+ I have to say, at first I thought a lot of the reviews about the combat being janky were correct, but I actually highly disagree after playing for hours. The combat system is waaay more…”Recommended · Steam review · Sep 2025 · 11 h played
Multiplayer & community65% positive · 20 mentions
“I have played in solo, it is almost impossible to connect with anyone in co-op. I was expected this game since it was announced and I could tested it in the Tokyo Game Show, and I bought it immediately. But my first play was kind of awful…”Recommended · Steam review · Nov 2025 · 18 h played
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