Muv-Luv
Worth it · Narrative · 2018
Steam Deck VerifiedThe verdict
BUY IT.
Worth it at $29.99, a BANGER if it drops to $21.10.
- Length
- 20.9h
- Value
- $1.43/hr
- Reviews
- 93% positive
Watch this gameOne alert when it is worth buying.
Minimum on the Steam store: 1 GB of memory, 1024x768, 3 GB of storage. Windows only.
One of the most highly-acclaimed visual novel series arrives on Steam, newly revamped and officially in English! An interdimensional love story that takes high school romance on a roller-coaster ride through the depths of despair, culminating in a sci-fi grand finale of epic proportions.
What drives the score
How to read this
Grades run S to D, read from the buyer's side. ▲ marks a lift, ▼ a drag or a dock, ? an input we do not have, • a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
The value story
It has never been cheaper than $11.99. That was December 2021. Its cuts run 60 percent off as a rule. There have been 84 in the 10 years tracked, about 6 weeks apart. It becomes a BANGER at $21.10, a level the record has reached 80 times.
On value it sits in the top 2 percent of its genre. It is pricier than 98 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 95 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Finding Paradise ($9.99, scores 89) beats it on value, while it beats When The Past Was Around ($7.99, scores 75).
The press gave it 76; the people who bought it give it 93 percent. A 17-point gap in the buyer's favour.
Steam's global achievement data puts 37 percent of players at this game's ending achievement. The median game this site can measure sits at 15. This site sampled 418 of its Steam-purchase reviews; none were written by buyers who refunded it, sampled from reviews written May 2020 to August 2026.
Finishing takes 20.9 hours; clearing it takes 46, which is 2.2 times the campaign.
Valve rates it Steam Deck Verified, so it runs on the handheld without fiddling.
The drop-off
72% start to 37% 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
26 players online when we last checked, on Oct 1, 13:49 UTC.
Player counts from the Steam Web API.
What players say
really funny and very touching endings i love love tamase miki!!! the soundtrack is also very nice
A lot of people say these two games aren't as good as Alternative, and while I also share that sentiment Extra and Unlimited are an absolute MUST play in order for you to get the most out of Alternative. I love these games so much, they mean a lot to me....
Extra is pretty good if you like romance, most routes are distinct from each other and obviously had care put into them, the story is ok but nothing special. Unlimited on the other hand is kinda lame, one it has that typical isekai thing where the mc doesnt give af that hes been sent another realm and treats it like comedy (i dont think bro ever wonders about his parents despite living with them in his og timeline)...
Steam reviews, mixed to match its Steam ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
Cite this score
Muv-Luv scores 79/100 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/802880/muv-luvReviews 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 26, price as of Oct 1.
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