Muv-Luv (マブラヴ) on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

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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.

Muv-Luv (マブラヴ) is a visual novel, anime and romance game developed and published by aNCHOR Inc..
Released on February 28th 2018 is available only on Windows in 3 languages: English, Japanese and Simplified Chinese.

It has received 1,607 reviews of which 1,511 were positive and 96 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.9 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 28.99€ on Steam.


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Windows
  • OS *: Windows 7
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Graphics: 1024x768
  • Storage: 3 GB available space

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Feb. 2025
Listed as one of the best visual novels of all time, or at least the first part of it. I decided to dive into a genre of game I've never venture into. Well now I'm hooked! The characters designs and writing make me feel really reminiscent of early 90's harem Animes. Now if your not informed this series did begin as a hentai game however I'm glad to say that the writing has elevated it above that, and all of that particular content has been removed or masked, but there is some awkward jank from a narrative stand point where it feels like a scene is missing or a that something was skipped, but it not enough to ruin the experience. Pros: - Writing, your going to be emotionally connected with these characters. - Fun romantic antics. Cons: - Sumika and Takeru have a couple brief scenes of physical violence that's played out as comedy that feels, well very dated and inappropriate. I don't think it has any malicious or fetishes intent, more of there's always a character beating up the male protagonist in anime. But the first time I seen it, well makes you immediately hate Takeru. But other then these few scenes the story is light hearted and fun. You'll just have to get through these first few scenes to find the gold. - Chizuru (Class Rep) and Ayamine, even though their not really meant to be the main love interest of Takeru actually have more dramatic backstories with some serious content. The fact that most play through for regular players will only ever romance Sumika and Meiya then move on is sort of sad. If you do end up buying this and your not the type to replay the game over to watch the multiple endings your really selling your experience with this game short. In fact I ended up having more of an attachment to Chizuru then Sumkia by the end of it. With Sumika and Meiya it feels very much the rom/com writing of an antics filled romance anime. But with Chizuru and Ayamine they hit a lot harder emotionally, are darker, and are filled with more drama. So far I'd say its worth the price if you can get it, the third not included till I can grind that. But from a guy who just started with VN and never usually could be bothered to replay games once their technically finished once. This game made me replay it 5 times with no struggle. Worth the purchase and the lost hours!
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Feb. 2025
Fantastic start of the muv-luv trilogy!! imo the more time you spend in Extra (finishing each characters routes) the more impact the setting shift in Unlimited will be so don't be afraid to spend lots of time with the characters because it all leads to a greater experience later on in the third part of the trilogy!!
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Nov. 2024
This is like the "Better Call Saul" of visual novels. It starts off on a really odd note and just makes no sense and seems a bit mundane. In time though it pays off and things start coming together and the story gets more interesting. Highly recommended!
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Sept. 2024
I'm a grown man who hasn't completed a visual novel in almost 15 years. I believed I'd long since seen the best of what the genre had to offer, and frankly I was bored when I bounced off newer titles like Somnium Files. Then, about a month ago I purchased Muv-Luv on a whim. In the time since, I've logged 40+ hours and thoroughly 100%'d the game. It's hard for me to put into words why this game captivated me. It's like packing up a bunch of old books, and finding a note a girl wrote to you 20 years ago that you used as a bookmark. I implore you to welcome Muv-Luv into your heart, as I have.
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July 2024
I have heard alot about Alternative but gotta say even at its own, Extra is an extremely enjoyable ride despite its age. Unlimited is also such a solid set up for Alternative that I can't ask for more. In some way, the ending 2 of unlimited somehow feels more satisfied than Alternative's ending, in my opinion. Also, Sumika and Ayamine best girls.
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Muv-Luv (マブラヴ)
8.9
1,511
96
Online players
31
Developer
aNCHOR Inc.
Publisher
aNCHOR Inc.
Release 28 Feb 2018
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