Opus Magnum: De Re Metallica Review Summary
Last updated: 2026-09-29
- Challenging new puzzles praised
- High-quality DLC overall
- New runes and glyphs fun
- DLC content is too short
- Difficulty is inconsistent
- Poor value for money
Emotions
Archetypes
- Sample precision
- Helpful reviews
- 78%
- Unhelpful reviews
- 22%
- Protest reviews
- 0%
- 93%Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
- 7%Helpful reviews with negative sentiment
- Positive points
- 226
- Negative points
- 52
- Gameplay points
- 171
- Perf. points
- 2
- Rec. points
- 41
- Misc points
- 83
| Point | Description | Importance |
|---|---|---|
Challenging new puzzles praised
| Reviewers highlight the new puzzles as non-trivial and on par with the main game, with 17 new puzzles including tutorials for new mechanics. The difficulty is considered comparable to the latter half of the main game. | 64% |
High-quality DLC overall
| The DLC is frequently described as amazing, well-done, and a delightful gem, with impeccable gameplay. Many consider it a great expansion for an already fantastic game. | 56% |
New runes and glyphs fun
| New runes have shocking effects and enable creative workshop puzzles, while new glyphs are fun to use and add interesting mechanics. They build nicely on the base game. | 48% |
Feels like more Opus Magnum
| The DLC provides an excellent opportunity to replay Opus Magnum and feels like a seamless extension of the base game. It maintains the same fun and quality. | 37% |
Soundtrack and music praised
| The new soundtrack and music are consistently described as superb, amazing, and great. Reviewers appreciate the continuation of high-quality music. | 34% |
New tools for metal interaction
| New toys and methods for transforming and interacting with metal atoms are introduced, adding fresh ways to engage with the game's core systems. | 14% |
Generally very good reception
| Overall, the DLC is described as really good and very good so far, indicating a positive but less specific sentiment from some reviewers. | 13% |