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What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
43 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Have you ever been high and had gender dysphoria, not aware in a sober state that you feel less than your potential, and success will always lead to failures in other directions even without intent. hylics is a game…”
“Wonderfully bizarre. Took a second to get into the game, but the high strangeness sucked me in. I love the art, the music and even the story (if you can call it that). If you are looking for something unique, this is…”
“Very rarely do I walk away from a short game feeling like it used every second of its playtime to elicit something wholly one-of-kind. Short games sometimes leave you wanting more and it's an approach I respect heavily.…”
30 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Hylics is one of the most peculiar games I've ever played. I'm not the biggest fan of RPGs and stuff, but I really enjoyed this game. It was kinda confusing at first, but makes more sense as you play, and the artsyle…”
“so unique and charming!! It's quite easy and the combat is simple but I love all the silly sounds, dialogue and designs.”
“Hylics is a wonderful RPG. I love the art-style and how the world around the characters is so blocky and yet so smooth. The soundtrack has to be one of my favorite ones I've ever heard out of a game. Sometimes, I'd just…”
14 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Wonderfully bizarre. Took a second to get into the game, but the high strangeness sucked me in. I love the art, the music and even the story (if you can call it that). If you are looking for something unique, this is…”
“so unique and charming!! It's quite easy and the combat is simple but I love all the silly sounds, dialogue and designs.”
“Hylics is a wonderful RPG. I love the art-style and how the world around the characters is so blocky and yet so smooth. The soundtrack has to be one of my favorite ones I've ever heard out of a game. Sometimes, I'd just…”
11 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Have you ever been high and had gender dysphoria, not aware in a sober state that you feel less than your potential, and success will always lead to failures in other directions even without intent. hylics is a game…”
“Wonderfully bizarre. Took a second to get into the game, but the high strangeness sucked me in. I love the art, the music and even the story (if you can call it that). If you are looking for something unique, this is…”
“Deeply artistic game that also happens to be mostly built from nonsense. A lot of love went into this project, I can tell, but that doesn't mean I know what's going on! Still, I love the style and vague indications of…”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“bro it can't even run properly on windows 11. I play it in a small window and I can't resize it. But I still loved it :D This is the best $0.65 I spent on Steam.”
“a banger cult classic, its absurd, artistic, and cheap. really great for your first turn-based game before playing pokemon, undertale, persona, omori, etc.”
“I enjoyed this game much more than I thought I would. It feels like such a funky art piece and for the low price you can't really lose anything by getting it ;)”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“bro it can't even run properly on windows 11. I play it in a small window and I can't resize it. But I still loved it :D This is the best $0.65 I spent on Steam.”
“This feels like a beta, complete with incomplete dialogue, for an awesome RPG. I enjoyed it, but it was over real quick. Controls aren't great because there are many spots that are only one tile wide you must navigate…”
“FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, DO NOT PRESS F12 WHILE PLAYING HYLICS IT WILL RESTART YOUR GAME. I LOST 94 MINUTES OF PROGRESS THIS WAY. I really liked it up to that point though.”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Incredibly interesting game. Stunning and unique visuals, looks like a mix of claymation and old NES graphics. Game is easy to get used to. Story is somewhat hard to pick up, but probably because most of the characters…”
“For 3 dollars its such a steal of a game. The animation is incredible and while the story and NPC dialogue is incoherent ramblings, that fact the each use of a couch or bathtub has different text each time is such a…”
“Несмотря на то, что в игру была вложена душа (вероятнее всего), мне она не понравилась. Музыка сделана в стилистике игры - у неё был потенциал, но автор по какой-то причине решил, что сделать музыку по звучанию похожую…”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Fantastic in every way. I'm just sad, that it's over.”
“The problem with Hylics is that it ends. I am now addicted to trippy, pipe dream aesthetics and need more games like this. Onto Hylics 2.”
“This feels like a beta, complete with incomplete dialogue, for an awesome RPG. I enjoyed it, but it was over real quick. Controls aren't great because there are many spots that are only one tile wide you must navigate…”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“This feels like a beta, complete with incomplete dialogue, for an awesome RPG. I enjoyed it, but it was over real quick. Controls aren't great because there are many spots that are only one tile wide you must navigate…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 98.1% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“When John game invented pong in 1923 this is what he was trying to make i think. in many ways Hylics predicted the future the just like THe Simpsons.”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played“Hylics is a game like nothing I have ever played, and I worry it has awoken in me something I cannot explain and will never truly find again. A feeling; indescribable like the game itself. You play as Wayne, the sun or a demigod or just a guy, as you set out on an adventure to…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“Kinda shares the psychedelic aesthetics of early internet-era indie games like popcap games and such. Strange and alienating, reminds me of the very first time i played computer games and how i couldnt even read English.”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-04). Relative comparison only.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Indie, RPG |
| Player tags | Surreal · Indie · RPG · Abstract · RPGMaker · Psychedelic · Great Soundtrack · Atmospheric · Singleplayer · JRPG · Pixel Graphics · Adventure (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
| Official site | http://masonlindroth.tumblr.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8 Processor: 2.0 GHz or faster Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: 1024 x 768 or higher desktop resolution