Leveling up girls in another world

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"Leveling Up Girls in Another World" is a dungeon crawler game where players, as Tomokazu, must recruit and train female allies to fight the damage-immune Demon Queen. Combat is tile-based, allowing for strategic combos and equipment upgrades. Leveling up girls not only strengthens the team but also unlocks additional scenes, with Fubuki being one of the girls players can develop.

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Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

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42%

Audience ScoreBased on 31 reviews

humor3 positive mentions

story6 negative mentions

The game is fun and works well on the Steam Deck, especially with touchscreen controls.
The puzzle attack system shortens the attacking process, making gameplay more efficient.
The characters and story have moments of humor and emotional depth, providing a casual gaming experience.

The game feels unfinished and unrefined, with repetitive gameplay and a lack of engaging mechanics.
Many players found the story poorly constructed, with plot holes and inconsistent character development.
The combat system is tedious and grind-heavy, leading to a frustrating experience for players.

story
42 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
7%
79%
14%
The story has been widely criticized for its lack of coherence, poor pacing, and significant plot holes, leading to frustration among players. Many reviewers noted that the narrative feels disjointed and poorly constructed, with characters introduced without proper backstory and quests that do not align with the main storyline. While some appreciated the characters and casual nature of the game, the overall execution of the story left much to be desired, often feeling bland and unengaging.
- “It's just a casual game with a nice story.”
- “The characters and story are phenomenal.”
- “Personally, I believe the characters, story, and dialogue are an improvement to Sakura Dungeon.”
- “There's a plot point that made me so pissed off I stopped playing and uninstalled the game, but because that plot point was past 2 hours into the game I couldn't refund it.”
- “It feels like the game's story was cobbled together in 5 minutes, and poorly.”
- “It doesn't flow; the gameplay is garbage. Sometimes you'll end up with story segments that make no sense because the game assumes you're further in the story than you are, despite that not even making sense.”
gameplay
19 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
16%
42%
42%
The gameplay has been widely criticized for its lack of depth and engagement, with many finding it tedious and repetitive. Players noted that the mechanics are uninspired, often relying on grinding and simplistic match-the-crystals mechanics, leading to a frustrating experience. Overall, the gameplay fails to meet expectations, feeling disjointed and lacking meaningful character development or strategic elements.
- “On a story and gameplay level.”
- “I think the developers acknowledge this a bit by setting your default difficulty setting to 'hard.' I played on normal, because I'm not here for the gameplay.”
- “The gameplay loop is to lead a single girl into a dungeon and play a match-the-crystals game to deal damage to enemies.”
- “Low quality of VN parts, minimal character build-up, male protagonist taken from their low-grade harem VN, boring battles and meaningless battle mechanics that happen every time you pass through each tile.”
- “It doesn't flow, the gameplay is garbage; sometimes you'll end up with story segments that make no sense because the game assumes you're further in the story than you are, despite that not even making sense.”
- “The gameplay is also quite tedious, just boring and time-consuming.”
grinding
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game has been criticized for its repetitive and tedious grinding, with some players finding it boring and time-consuming, particularly in pursuit of rewards like lewd content. However, a few users reported not having issues with the grinding aspect, suggesting mixed experiences among players.
- “This game is a little more repetitive and requires much more grinding.”
- “The gameplay is also quite tedious, just boring and time consuming.”
- “I read that a lot of people thought it was too grindy, but I didn't have any issue on that end.”
graphics
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
25%
75%
The game's graphics are highlighted as its sole redeeming quality, with users praising the artwork while suggesting that it may not be worth the purchase price. Many recommend simply viewing the artwork online instead of buying the game.
- “Save yourself the $20 or $15 if it's on sale and just Google the artwork.”
- “The only - and I mean the only redeeming quality of this game is its artwork.”
- “Save yourself the $20, or $15 if it's on sale, and just Google the artwork.”
- “The only - and I mean the only redeeming quality of this game is its artwork.”
humor
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The humor in the game is highlighted by unexpectedly funny dialogue that often elicits genuine laughter, with moments that also evoke emotional responses. Overall, players appreciate the comedic elements woven throughout the narrative.
- “So many times I was laughing my ass off reading the dialogue, and sometimes it even got emotional.”
- “Quite funny dialogue at some points too, which I was not expecting.”
replayability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game is generally considered low in replayability, with players finding the initial 40-hour playthrough to be a slog, and many feeling that they did not fully unlock all content or max out characters during that time.
- “Not really replayable, as it was a bit of a slog (40 hours) to get through the first time. I got all characters to level 85+, but I didn't even max out or unlock all scenes by the 40-hour mark.”
- “Not really replayable, as it was a bit of a slog (40 hours) to get through the first time. I got all characters to level 85+, but I didn't even max out or unlock all scenes by the 40-hour mark.”
music
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
The music in the game is described as decent but ultimately unfitting for the overall experience, failing to enhance the narrative or atmosphere.
- “The music is actually decent but very unfitting.”
emotional
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players find the emotional aspect of the game to be a blend of humor and heartfelt moments, with dialogue that elicits both laughter and deeper feelings.
- “So many times I was laughing my ass off reading the dialogue, and sometimes it even got emotional.”