Lyca

Item: Lyca
Rating: 67
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-04-09

Summary

Fun, relaxing incremental gameplay experience.
Meaningful upgrades enhance gameplay progression.
Great soundtrack complements relaxing gameplay.
Addictive core loop focused on revitalizing land.
Severe performance issues and lag.
Lacks substantial content and replayability.

Categories

Incremental Game Resource Management Character Progression Environmental Simulation Idle Game Meta-Progression Single-player

Reviews (sample size): 80
Helpful reviews: 84%
Unhelpful reviews: 16%
Protest reviews: 0%

67%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
33%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 103
Negative points: 90
Gameplay points: 37
Perf. points: 25
Rec. points: 40
Misc points: 1

Point	Description	Importance
Fun, enjoyable, and relaxing experience Description The game is consistently described as fun, enjoyable, and relaxing. Many reviewers highlight the core gameplay loop and overall experience as positive and satisfying. Some reviews are very generic and don't provide much in the way of specifics. Importance 65%	The game is consistently described as fun, enjoyable, and relaxing. Many reviewers highlight the core gameplay loop and overall experience as positive and satisfying. Some reviews are very generic and don't provide much in the way of specifics.	65%
Addictive, satisfying incremental gameplay Description The game is praised as a highly addictive and satisfying incremental experience. Reviewers specifically call out the 'number go up' dopamine effect and the fresh incremental gameplay loop, indicating a strong appeal to fans of the genre. Importance 22%	The game is praised as a highly addictive and satisfying incremental experience. Reviewers specifically call out the 'number go up' dopamine effect and the fresh incremental gameplay loop, indicating a strong appeal to fans of the genre.	22%
Meaningful upgrades enhance gameplay Description Meaningful and well-balanced upgrades enhance the gameplay experience. Upgrades are interesting and impactful, encouraging players to optimize their growth and making the game more engaging. Importance 21%	Meaningful and well-balanced upgrades enhance the gameplay experience. Upgrades are interesting and impactful, encouraging players to optimize their growth and making the game more engaging.	21%
Great soundtrack enhances relaxation Description The game's soundtrack is frequently mentioned as a highlight, enhancing the relaxing atmosphere. Some reviewers consider it among the best music in idle games, contributing significantly to the overall positive experience. Importance 20%	The game's soundtrack is frequently mentioned as a highlight, enhancing the relaxing atmosphere. Some reviewers consider it among the best music in idle games, contributing significantly to the overall positive experience.	20%
Customizable difficulty via prestige Description Adjustable prestige levels allow players to customize the difficulty and prevent short runs. The auto-run feature after prestiging enables progression even with performance issues. Importance 10%	Adjustable prestige levels allow players to customize the difficulty and prevent short runs. The auto-run feature after prestiging enables progression even with performance issues.	10%
Developer actively listens to feedback Description The developer is actively listening to feedback and working on improvements. This responsiveness enhances the player experience and demonstrates a commitment to the game's quality. Importance 7%	The developer is actively listening to feedback and working on improvements. This responsiveness enhances the player experience and demonstrates a commitment to the game's quality.	7%
Entertaining dog animations/skins Description The dog's animations and unlockable skins are entertaining and cute. The presence of a cute dog adds to the game's charm and appeal. Importance 6%	The dog's animations and unlockable skins are entertaining and cute. The presence of a cute dog adds to the game's charm and appeal.	6%
Positive reception to rain section Description The final rain section, with its concepts of thawing and spring returning, was particularly well-received. This specific part of the game resonated positively with reviewers. Importance 4%	The final rain section, with its concepts of thawing and spring returning, was particularly well-received. This specific part of the game resonated positively with reviewers.	4%