Muv-Luv Alternative
BANGER · Narrative · 2018
Steam Deck VerifiedThe verdict
BUY IT.
A BANGER at $39.99.
- Length
- 47.7h
- Value
- $0.84/hr
- Reviews
- 96% positive
Watch this gameOne alert when it is worth buying.
Minimum on the Steam store: 2 GB of memory, 1024x768, 4 GB of storage. Windows only.
Playtime's over. Time for despair. Experience the definitive version of a masterpiece in the Muv-Luv trilogy's thrilling conclusion. Note: therapy not included.
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
August 2024 is where it bottomed out, at $17.99. Its cuts run 50 percent off as a rule. There have been 76 in the 9 years tracked, about 5 weeks apart.
Value puts it in the top 1 percent of the games it competes with. It is pricier than 99 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 98 percent. Among the games closest to it, Burning Daylight (free, scores 71) and The Medium ($49.99, scores 46) both come in lower.
The math says it holds its tier up to $56.39, and you are being asked for $39.99.
83 from critics against 96 percent from players, and the player number comes from people who own the game.
None of the 422 Steam-purchase reviews sampled here come from buyers who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written June 2020 to August 2026. Inside the two-hour refund window, 91 percent of the 103 reviews written there were positive, against 96 percent overall, and those are 3 percent of everything written about it.
Valve rates it Steam Deck Verified, so it runs on the handheld without fiddling.
The drop-off
75% start to 11% rarestNo achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements
Players
32 players online when we last checked, on Sep 29, 14:47 UTC.
Player counts from the Steam Web API.
What players say
It is an epic visual novel featuring a grand setting and a story filled with passion and romance. It has some philosophical insights that inspired me to cherish my peaceful life. also I love you Sumika! One of the best written female characters in visual novels!
One of the best visual novel experiences I've ever had. To get the full emotional impact, I strongly recommend playing Muv-Luv first. The payoff from that story into this one is absolutely worth it - the character arcs hit so much harder when you've seen where they started. The main character's development from the first game to this one is genuinely a masterpiece, and the side characters elevate the story even...
It lived up to its expectations. A harrowing journey that'll sit with you indefinitely. It has very genuine pacing issues that will try your patience, but the game will reward you incredibly for persevering. i love you Chizuru
Steam reviews, mixed to match its Steam ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
Cite this score
Muv-Luv Alternative scores 92/100 on the BANG Score (a BANGER) as of Oct 2, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/802890/muv-luv-alternativeReviews 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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