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Laika: Aged Through Blood

Laika: Aged Through Blood

Released: 10/19/2023

Laika: Aged Through Blood is a western-inspired motorvania set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. It is the story about a tribe oppressed by occupant forces, and the personal story of a mother coyote warrior who descends on an endless path of vengeance to take back what her people lost. Drive, jump and fight your way through the huge hand-drawn world on your trustworthy motorbike. Race through the wasteland and perform dangerous jumps, shoot enemies in slowmo and reload your gun by performing a backflip! Use skill-based power-ups and persist challenging battles against big bosses! Vehicular combat on a fast and agile motorbike. A beautiful, hand-painted and post-apocalyptic world. A deep story about a mother-daughter relationship, vengeance and loss. A varied world, epic boss battles and loads of missions. The very first MOTORVANIA!

Laika: Aged Through Blood is a western-inspired motorvania set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. It is the story about a tribe oppressed by occupant forces, and the personal story of a mother coyote warrior who descends on an endless path of vengeance to take back what her people lost. Drive, jump and fight your way through the huge hand-drawn world on your trustworthy motorbike. Race through the wasteland and perform dangerous jumps, shoot enemies in slowmo and reload your gun by performing a backflip! Use skill-based power-ups and persist challenging battles against big bosses! Vehicular combat on a fast and agile motorbike. A beautiful, hand-painted and post-apocalyptic world. A deep story about a mother-daughter relationship, vengeance and loss. A varied world, epic boss battles and loads of missions. The very first MOTORVANIA!

Laika: Aged Through Blood is a western-inspired motorvania set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. It is the story about a tribe oppressed by occupant forces, and the personal story of a mother coyote warrior who descends on an endless path of vengeance to take back what her people lost. Drive, jump and fight your way through the huge hand-drawn world on your trustworthy motorbike. Race through the wasteland and perform dangerous jumps, shoot enemies in slowmo and reload your gun by performing a backflip! Use skill-based power-ups and persist challenging battles against big bosses! Vehicular combat on a fast and agile motorbike. A beautiful, hand-painted and post-apocalyptic world. A deep story about a mother-daughter relationship, vengeance and loss. A varied world, epic boss battles and loads of missions. The very first MOTORVANIA!

Critics
81
Steam
92
Metacritic
74

Score Breakdown

81.2

Critic Average

23 reviews

92

Steam User Score

6,304 reviews

74

Metacritic User Score

81 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
-10.6
Metacritic Disparity
+7.2
Combined Disparity
-1.7

Average of both sources

Review Timing

10 launch window (43%)13 late (57%)

Review summary

Updated

May 8, 2026

Based on 23 scored critic reviews, critics give this game an average score of 81.2/100. Critics score this game 10.6 points lower than Steam users and 7.2 points higher than Metacritic users.

How these comparisons are calculated
Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 23)+
  1. Fábio Castanho EmídioviaNintendo Blast
    Feb 3, 2025·Late review
    90/100View review
    Steam 91.8/100 · -1.8 ptsMetacritic 74/100 · +16.0 pts
  2. Oliver ReynoldsviaNintendo Life
    Feb 1, 2025·Late review
    90/100View review
    Steam 91.8/100 · -1.8 ptsMetacritic 74/100 · +16.0 pts
  3. Matt KaroglouviaGameRant
    Feb 1, 2025·Late review
    80/100View review
    Steam 91.8/100 · -11.8 ptsMetacritic 74/100 · +6.0 pts
  4. Justin NationviaNindie Spotlight
    Jan 31, 2025·Late review
    84/100View review
    Steam 91.8/100 · -7.8 ptsMetacritic 74/100 · +10.0 pts
  5. Nathaniel StevensviaDigital Chumps
    Jan 31, 2025·Late review
    80/100View review
    Steam 91.8/100 · -11.8 ptsMetacritic 74/100 · +6.0 pts