Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.
At $19.99. It has been as low as $10.99.
- Audio: 64 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 52 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 46 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Crashes: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Bugs: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 2k 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.
The soundtrack is moody, catchy and matches the overall visual theme, which is always appreciated.
Together, the visuals and audio create a cohesive sensory experience that heightens immersion and reinforces the game’s identity as a high-skill arcade challenge.
Even years after its original appearance, Mushihimesama remains a defining title in the danmaku genre, respected for both its artistic identity and its uncompromising gameplay depth.
There is a Main Menu "frontend" that houses the simulated Arcade game, score attack, training mode, leaderboards, settings, credits, link to the Steam DLC page - the things that make this a modern game in a modern runtime, and not just a loose windowed game like some Japanese PC games.
Theme by theme
Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.
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. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.
Should you buy it now?
Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.
Currently $19.99. The lowest we've tracked is $10.99.
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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