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La-Mulana

La-Mulana

LA-MULANA is an “Archaeological Ruin Exploration Action Game,” bringing the classic appeal of adventure with the punishing difficulty of retro-inspired gaming. Search inside ancient ruins, seeking out the “Secret Treasure of Life” – which sleeps in the sprawling ruins of “LA-MULANA” and is said to b

Released Apr 15, 2013 Developer NIGORO Publisher PLAYISM Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux MetroidvaniaDifficultPlatformerIndieAdventure
View on Steam ↗ $14.99 (US · as of 2026-10-25)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-10-22 · quoted reviews as of 2026-10-15.

79.6%positive2,650 reviews
Recommended · 206 found this helpful

“This game is absolutely not for everyone -- it's not just difficult, it's borderline unfair in a lot of places. The map is enormous and progress will be slow. Everything is cryptic from the get-go and only gets more cryptic. I won't say you will have fun playing this game…”

— a player, Steam review · 142 hrs played
Recommended · 186 found this helpful

“La-Mulana is two things: a profound work of art, and a monumental "screw you" to every modern game design philosophy. The game does not ease you into experience; it demands your full attention and investment from the moment you turn it on. It then throws you, a small and…”

— a player, Steam review · 65 hrs played
Not recommended · 261 found this helpful

“To be honest, this is a "mixed feelings" review. I've enjoyed La-Mulana to an extent, but not nearly enough to recommend it to anyone. You can get a good idea of how this game's like from the other reviews and I doubt I'll be able to change your mind about anything, but I do…”

— a player, Steam review · 34 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.

794all-time peak
0 100 200 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 No data collected for this period 124 avg · Jan 2014

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-25.

64achievements
6.8%median completion
0.7%rarest: Playful but Lonely
60.2% of players 55.3% of players 27.7% of players 23.0% of players 17.8% of players 17.6% of players 17.0% of players 16.5% of players 15.7% of players 13.8% of players 13.4% of players 12.5% of players 12.3% of players 12.3% of players 11.6% of players 11.6% of players 11.6% of players 11.4% of players 10.8% of players 10.4% of players 10.1% of players 9.1% of players 9.0% of players 9.0% of players 8.9% of players 8.6% of players 8.1% of players 8.0% of players 8.0% of players 7.6% of players 7.6% of players 7.5% of players 6.8% of players 6.8% of players 6.6% of players 6.1% of players 5.9% of players 5.7% of players 4.7% of players 4.6% of players 4.0% of players 3.9% of players 3.8% of players 2.7% of players 2.5% of players 2.5% of players 2.4% of players 2.2% of players 2.2% of players 1.9% of players 1.6% of players 1.3% of players 1.2% of players 1.1% of players 1.0% of players 1.0% of players 1.0% of players 0.9% of players 0.7% of players 0.7% of players 60.2% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
60.2%Welcome to La-Mulana — Opened the entrance to La-Mulana.
55.3%Watch Where You're Whipping — Received damnation.
27.7%Once you read it, you can never go back — Hidden achievement
Rarest badges of honor
0.7%Playful but Lonely — Hidden achievement
0.7%Xelpud's Best Friend — Listened to everything Xelpud has to say.
0.7%Running out in the open! — Hidden achievement

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.

$14.99current · sampled 2026-10-25 20:53 UTC
$2.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-23
US14.99 USD
EU14.99 EUR
UK10.99 GBP
Australia21.50 AUD
Canada16.99 CAD
Japan1,480 JPY
Brazil27.99 BRL
China48.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$5.5 China Japan Canada UK US Australia EU≈$17

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-10-23). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 07-11 07-31 08-21 09-11 10-02 10-25

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jun 06, 2020
Latest information updates during Indie Live Expo!

Dear Fans! Latest development info drop for during Indie Live Expo . Gensokyo Night Festival &Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth https://store.steampowered.com/app/1203630/ https://stor

May 01, 2020
La Mulana 1&2 releasing on the Nintendo Switch!

Top class action adventure titles La Mulana 1 and La Mulana 2 will release together on Nintendo Switch as LA-MULANA1&2 in Japan on August 6th 2020. The Limited Edition physical version will come with

May 01, 2020
Max 80% Off Steam Golden Week Sale Now On! Including titles going on Sale for the first time!

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/8438467/7a269c0439022c7fa31d9863141ba3c84df5733d.jpg Dear Fans, Golden Week is about to start in Japan and so Steam will once again b

Dec 20, 2019
The Steam Winter Sale Is On! A Gift from PLAYISM!

Dear Fans, The Steam Winter Sale has finally begun! Season's Greetings from all of us here at PLAYISM. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/8438467/4625762bb1cbc91d02ca1f

Nov 29, 2019
Autumn Sale On Now! Titles Under 5 dollars!

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/8438467/3d37cb1af7160c2bbea3e96fbe027634fb779c57.png Dear Fans, Are you all enjoying perusing the Autumn Sale? There are plenty of ot

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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.

GenresAction, Adventure, Indie
Player tagsMetroidvania · Difficult · Platformer · Indie · Adventure · Exploration · Puzzle · Great Soundtrack · Action · 2D · Retro · Remake (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, Japanese, Russian, Spanish - Spain
ControllerFull support
Achievements64
Official sitehttp://la-mulana.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP Processor: Intel® Pentium 4 / 2.0GHz Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX 9.0c compatible card, 128MB of VRAM DirectX®: 9.0c Hard Drive: 500 MB HD space Sound: DirectX 9.0c compatible card