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ASTLIBRA Gaiden: The Cave of Phantom Mist

ASTLIBRA Gaiden: The Cave of Phantom Mist

Released: 10/17/2024

A side story for ASTLIBRA starring a new female protagonist in a 20+ hour adventure! Take control of the baker's reclusive daughter to challenge randomly generated dungeons in a roguelike-style gameplay loop. Strengthen your character with various methods of growth. Use all new magic attacks to beat up your enemies and relieve your stress. Every day she followed the same routine, sweeping away out in front of her family's store. The shut-in girl could only gaze with longing toward the work done by the town's heroic Guild. But when the Guild members go missing one day, she has no choice but to throw herself into conflict, chasing after their tracks in order to save her ill little sister. This is the story of an ordinary girl's battle.

A side story for ASTLIBRA starring a new female protagonist in a 20+ hour adventure! Take control of the baker's reclusive daughter to challenge randomly generated dungeons in a roguelike-style gameplay loop. Strengthen your character with various methods of growth. Use all new magic attacks to beat up your enemies and relieve your stress. Every day she followed the same routine, sweeping away out in front of her family's store. The shut-in girl could only gaze with longing toward the work done by the town's heroic Guild. But when the Guild members go missing one day, she has no choice but to throw herself into conflict, chasing after their tracks in order to save her ill little sister. This is the story of an ordinary girl's battle.

A side story for ASTLIBRA starring a new female protagonist in a 20+ hour adventure! Take control of the baker's reclusive daughter to challenge randomly generated dungeons in a roguelike-style gameplay loop. Strengthen your character with various methods of growth. Use all new magic attacks to beat up your enemies and relieve your stress. Every day she followed the same routine, sweeping away out in front of her family's store. The shut-in girl could only gaze with longing toward the work done by the town's heroic Guild. But when the Guild members go missing one day, she has no choice but to throw herself into conflict, chasing after their tracks in order to save her ill little sister. This is the story of an ordinary girl's battle.

Critics
82
Steam
84

Score Breakdown

82.1

Critic Average

7 reviews

84

Steam User Score

1,359 reviews

N/A

Metacritic User Score

Less than 20 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
-1.7
Metacritic Disparity
N/A
Combined Disparity
-1.7

Average of both sources

Review Timing

2 early (29%)4 launch window (57%)1 late (14%)

Review summary

Updated May 8, 2026

Based on 7 scored critic reviews, critics give this game an average score of 82.1/100. Critics score this game 1.7 points lower than Steam users.

How these comparisons are calculated
Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 7)+
  1. Matheus JenevainviaPizza Fria
    Dec 28, 2024·Late review
    88/100View review
    Steam 83.8/100 · +4.2 pts
  2. Fernando Sánchezvia33bits
    Nov 14, 2024·Launch window
    86/100View review
    Steam 83.8/100 · +2.2 pts
  3. Chao Min WuviaRPG Site
    Oct 28, 2024·Launch window
    80/100View review
    Steam 83.8/100 · -3.8 pts
  4. Justin NationviaNindie Spotlight
    Oct 21, 2024·Launch window
    76/100View review
    Steam 83.8/100 · -7.8 pts
  5. Fingal BelmontviaNiche Gamer
    Oct 20, 2024·Launch window
    80/100View review
    Steam 83.8/100 · -3.8 pts