Luxuria Superbia

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Luxuria Superbia is a single player and multiplayer casual simulation game. It was developed by Tale of Tales and was released on January 28, 2014. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

"Luxuria Superbia" is a seductive and vibrant tunnel flyer game. The player explores a series of unique, blooming flowers while maintaining their speed and avoiding obstacles. The game features a variety of sensual environments, each with its own rhythm, gestures, and colors, creating an immersive and engaging experience. The ultimate goal is to unlock experimental modes and hidden surprises, adding an extra layer of replayability and discovery.

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Audience ScoreBased on 190 reviews

gameplay6 positive mentions

story3 negative mentions

The game features beautiful visuals and a unique artistic concept that explores themes of sensuality and pleasure.
It provides a relaxing and meditative experience, with engaging music that complements the gameplay.
Players have found it to be an interesting and enjoyable experience, especially when played on touch devices.

The gameplay is repetitive and lacks depth, leading to a feeling of boredom after a short time.
Many players feel uncomfortable with the overt sexual innuendos and find the game to be more of an awkward experience than a fun one.
The controls are not well-suited for PC, as the game was originally designed for touch screens, making it frustrating to play with a mouse.

gameplay
33 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
18%
70%
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The gameplay has received mixed reviews, with many players finding it repetitive and lacking depth, as it primarily involves simple mechanics that do not evolve significantly throughout the game. While some appreciate the meditative quality and aesthetic presentation, others criticize the lack of challenge and the overall experience feeling more like an interactive art piece than a traditional game. Overall, it appeals to those who enjoy experimental and visually-driven experiences, but may disappoint gamers seeking more engaging and skill-based gameplay.
- “The visuals, music, and gameplay work together really well.”
- “It's visually beautiful, and the music mixes with the gameplay in a way that creates a sort of meditative state once you get a good rhythm going.”
- “The main gameplay for a level involves stimulating pleasure buds, reading your partner, taking your time, and eventually building up to a visual and auditory climax, all of which the game delivers in high quality.”
- “The gameplay is extremely repetitive, easy, and never evolves after the first stage, which makes the game a chore to complete.”
- “Unfortunately, the mechanics get a little stale in the later levels, as the biggest change in gameplay is the size of a level.”
- “From the first level to the last, the core gameplay changes exactly once, aside from increased time necessary to complete levels.”
music
29 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
28%
62%
10%
The music in the game is described as a blend of beautiful, psychedelic, and sometimes unsettling sounds that enhance the overall experience, creating a meditative atmosphere. While some players appreciate the dynamic and immersive soundtrack that complements the visuals, others find it repetitive or disconcerting, particularly in relation to the game's sexual themes. Overall, the music is seen as a key element that contributes to the game's artistic and experiential nature, appealing to those who enjoy a unique auditory journey.
- “It's visually beautiful, and the music mixes with the gameplay in a way that creates a sort of meditative state once you get a good rhythm going.”
- “The music is beautiful and the visuals are quite nice as well.”
- “A fantastic soundtrack that beds beneath a psychedelic meditative experience that explores the themes of patience and restraint within a metaphor for sex.”
- “The visuals are quite nice but the music is terrible.”
- “The music is mostly the same, the 'levels' don't vary much, you really need some patience to finish it in one go, and it is doubtful that you'll ever get back to it.”
- “The music is unsettling, the actual game is unsettling, it's sexual in an unpleasant way.”
graphics
23 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
43%
44%
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The graphics of the game are described as colorful and aesthetically pleasing, featuring psychedelic and surreal visuals that create a unique atmosphere. While some reviewers appreciate the artistic design and vibrant environments, others find the graphics to be mediocre and reminiscent of simpler flash games. Overall, the visuals contribute significantly to the game's experience, though they may not satisfy players seeking depth or technical sophistication.
- “The game has some really nice environments and the graphics are really well designed and laid out.”
- “I really liked the psychedelic graphics style.”
- “Aesthetically pleasing, this game draws you in quickly.”
- “The graphics are mediocre and the gameplay is on par with cookie clicker.”
- “The simple graphics fooled me.”
- “It probably has more focus on gameplay than everything else they've done combined, but it's still more of an experience than a game, considering the minimal amount of challenge and focus on aesthetics and presentation and the mood it sets.”
emotional
14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The emotional aspect of the game is a complex blend of intrigue and discomfort, as players navigate the intimate act of touching flowers that metaphorically represent sexual experiences. Many users report feeling a mix of excitement and awkwardness, with some describing the experience as both passionate and unsettling, particularly when played in inappropriate settings. The game's design encourages a tactile interaction that enhances emotional engagement, especially on touchscreen devices, but can also evoke feelings of guilt or embarrassment.
- “The last flower made me oddly emotional for a game that had no plot.”
- “Playing Luxuria Superbia made me feel dirty, like I was a kid stumbling upon my father's secret magazines and proceeding to throw away my innocence.”
- “An emotional ride of passion and wonder.”
story
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
29%
28%
43%
The game's story is minimal and may not appeal to all players, focusing more on its unique artistic elements rather than a traditional narrative. While it features an intriguing concept involving a pantheon of flowers and some overt themes, the lack of depth in the storyline may deter those seeking a more immersive experience. Overall, it is recommended for players who appreciate artistic expression over plot-driven gameplay.
- “It's definitely not for everyone, but if you are patient and follow the game's interesting story and concept, you will find an indie gem of a game.”
- “It's made up of touch music and colors; if you like those things in combination, unembellished by storyline or high scores, then you will like this game.”
- “I do recommend the game, but I have to admit there isn't much of a story to it (pantheon of 12 flowers, fill the fields of the pantheon with the seeds you collect from the flowers).”
- “But other than the overt sexuality (flying through a giant vagina is literally the plot of the game), there's not much to it.”
- “Not great for most computer gamers (i.e., if you want at least an hour of gameplay, to make use of your graphics card, and/or some kind of plot to your diversions).”
humor
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The humor in the game is characterized by its clever and suggestive metaphors, blending gardening with themes of sexuality in a way that is both rich and entertaining. Reviewers find the comedic elements to be hilarious and accessible, making it suitable for a younger audience while still appealing to adults. Overall, the humor is described as light-hearted and engaging, ensuring a fun experience.
- “About 30 seconds in, I was laughing out loud, having noticed the metaphor, which is not particularly subtle.”
- “It is a thin, laughing veneer of gardening on top of a beginner's female orgasm instructional video, and it is gorgeous and rich. Every 13-year-old should be given a copy as part of a solemn adulthood how-not-to-suck-at-this ritual.”
- “Some of the suggestive messages are too hilarious, and I was expecting it to next blurt out 'gusset' or 'bicycle saddle', so I can't take it too seriously.”
grinding
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The grinding aspect of the game is criticized for being tedious and lacking challenge, with players finding the experience shallow and repetitive. While it features unique artistic elements, the gameplay fails to engage, leading to a sense of monotony.
- “It's not really challenging and even playing one level can get tedious, much less playing them all.”
- “All the same, it fails entirely at being anything more than a very unusual art project; hyper-sexualized (though not at all pornographic) and occasionally even beautiful, but shallow and tedious as an actual game.”
- “Piling onto the already burgeoning raft of assumptions I've made with this review, I'm further assuming that Luxuria Superbia is a lifelike representation of boning garden plants, and ergo we can conclude that getting jiggy with a geranium is extremely tedious and barely arousing at all.”
replayability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game has limited replayability, primarily due to its short playtime of under an hour, which may only appeal to players seeking specific experiences beyond the gameplay itself.
- “It also has little replay value, unless it happens to fulfill some other needs in your life, and can be played through in under an hour.”