Utawarerumono: Prelude to the Fallen
Worth it · RPG · 2021
Steam Deck VerifiedThe verdict
BUY IT.
Worth it at $59.99, a BANGER if it drops to $30.46.
- Length
- 32.1h
- Value
- $1.87/hr
- Reviews
- 94% positive
Watch this gameOne alert when it is worth buying.
Minimum on the Steam store: 8 GB of memory, Intel HD Graphics 4000, 5 GB of storage. Windows only.
The first game in the Utawarerumono trilogy of story-rich tactics RPGs. Into a world filled with verdant nature, populated by folk with fluffy ears and fuzzy tails, awakens Hakuowlo, a man of masked mien and missing memory.
What drives the score
How to read this
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The value story
The lowest price on record is $8.99, set in November 2022. Its cuts run 50 percent off as a rule. There have been 38 in the 6 years tracked, about 6 weeks apart. Past sales have already crossed the $30.46 BANGER line 29 times.
On value it sits in the top 4 percent of its genre. It is pricier than 99 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 97 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga ($19.99, scores 91) beats it on value, while it beats Songs of Conquest ($29.99, scores 67).
Steam's global achievement data puts 27 percent of players at this game's ending achievement. The median game this site can measure sits at 15. This site sampled 385 of its Steam-purchase reviews; none were written by buyers who refunded it, sampled from reviews written January 2021 to September 2026.
Valve rates it Steam Deck Verified, so it runs on the handheld without fiddling.
The drop-off
63% start to 27% finishSteam counts a larger share of its players at the ending achievement than it does for most games this site can measure. Steam global achievements
Players
20 players online when we last checked, on Sep 27, 13:49 UTC.
Player counts from the Steam Web API.
What players say
Utawarerumono completely wrecks you. It is an unforgettable experience. AND it's fully voiced! First time you get to hear Aruru's noises you instany feel paternal towards her!... Being a hybrid visual novel and SRPG, it spends a lot of time with a likeable and engaging cast,, offering a variety of different combat styles and units to chose from. It might appear as a generic fantasy on surface level, but the game...
Utawarerumono: Prelude to the Fallen is a captivating blend of visual novel storytelling and tactical role-playing combat that serves as the starting point of the acclaimed Utawarerumono saga. Developed by AQUAPLUS and published by DMM GAMES and Shiravune, the game revisits the origins of a beloved franchise with updated visuals, modernized gameplay systems, and a deeply emotional narrative. Rather than relying...
i would never recommend this to anyone. it lack the interactivity of a game, it lacks the graphics and pictures of a manga and it lacks the deep story and scene explanations of a novel. there are ZERO choices to be made so you could just watch it on you tube for free and get the full story with no deviations and the rare combat encounter is ok at best. so its not a "game" in any real way but how is the story? meh...
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No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic).
Cite this score
Utawarerumono: Prelude to the Fallen scores 73/100 on the BANG Score (worth it) as of Oct 2, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/1151450/utawarerumono-prelude-to-the-fallenReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 27, price as of Oct 1.
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