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Noita
Developer Nolla Games
Noita is a 2020 platformer and roguelike game developed by Nolla Games. Players control a witch, called minä (lit. 'I') in the in game bestiary, that can collect and cast spells with wands in order to defeat enemies named after Finnish mythological creatures. The main game leads the player down a series of pseudorandomly generated areas ending in a boss fight, although the game contains much more secret and… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
626 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
91
LovedLoved
417 positive · 40 negative
95% range 88–94%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 417 | 40 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 39 | 5 | 81 |
| Lemmy * | 9 | 0 | 16 |
| Mastodon * | 10 | 0 | 9 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Overwhelmingly Positive
50,371 of 52,737 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
90% recommend · 241 yes, 28 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 269 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Overwhelmingly Positive (84,855 of 89,211 positive).
Players describe Noita as a deeply complex and punishing game where death is frequent and often unfair. [1][2][3] Many find the game's physics and wand-building mechanics incredibly deep and rewarding. [4][5][6] Some reviewers criticize the cryptic nature and slow, tedious early game. [7][8][9]
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Representative posts
- [7]
This is an incredible game bogged down by the developer's childish need to constantly include mechanics that make the game needlessly difficult. These are often presented as "quirky choices" in reviews and analyses of the game with little weight given to the fact that the vanilla game is just not very fun. Contrary to the livestream clips you've seen, getting oneshot by something you had no way to avoid an hour and …
- [1]
77 hours, 252 deaths and I finally killed the tutorial boss and can start playing the game. Guys after a few hundred hours, the game isn't even that hard anymore. It still kills you out of the blue, but it is almost always funny now and due to my own arrogance. I can build a wand that shreds kolmi out of two paper clips and a cheeseboard. Sometimes my wands do so much damage that it scares me, let alone the gods. At …
- [4]
Bro... this game wasn't developed. It escaped. It's not a roguelike—it's a cognitohazard disguised as a Steam purchase. You spawn as a Finnish goblin wearing a bathrobe, holding what is essentially a lit cigarette pretending to be a wand, with the life expectancy of unrefrigerated milk. The tutorial lasts exactly long enough for a propane tank to explain why confidence is a medical condition. Every pixel is alive. …
- [5]
It took me 72 hours and 166 tries to get my first win. The game is very unforgiving and does not give any piece of information for free. Any knowledge you try to gain by yourself will be paid in blood. And there are some spectacular ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ ways of dying in this game. That said, it's amazing how each pixel is a material that can be destroyed or transmuted into something else. You can destroy the whole world if you …
- [2]
Fun but mean-spirited. My current playtime is 83 hours and I still haven't "won" a single run. I'm aware that there are unlocks, but i have yet to unlock a single thing. The game does not hold your hand in the slightest, i haven't the foggiest what i'm supposed to do other than go down. I could start looking things up, i'm sure it would help, but if your just going to look up everything, whats the point? At the same …
Summarised from 34 of the 410 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 10, 2026. How summaries are made
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Noita sits at 91% positive across 457 opinionated reactions from 4 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Noita received generally favorable reviews from critics, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. Fellow review aggregator OpenCritic assessed that the game received strong approval, being recommended by 74% of critics. Noita was a finalist nominee in three categories at the 2019 Independent Games Festival: Seumas McNally Grand Prize, Excellence in Design, and Nuovo Award. Finnish computing website Muropaketti [fi] gave the early access version of Noita a 4 out of 5, and described the game as "unbridled and addictive" and that it "sets high expectations for the finished game". During the 24th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards, the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences nominated Noita…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 626 · most liked firstWe are trying to find cut and obscure video game content on the 2019 indie release Noita, but it's really hard and we keep dying.
negative · AI labelView post →This is my game TinkerShot. It is a turned based spell building deck builder inspired by Noita and Angry Birds. #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame
neutral · AI labelView post →This week I will NOT!!! be doing 11 hour streams!!! But we do have some Deltarune, game trailer reacting, Noita with @patstaresat.bsky.social, Rimworld, and Hildibrand with @benbevoicing.com !! See you there!! 🎨 @cherulean.bsky.social
neutral · AI labelView post →77 hours, 252 deaths and I finally killed the tutorial boss and can start playing the game. Guys after a few hundred hours, the game isn't even that hard anymore. It still kills you out of the blue, but it is almost always funny now and due to my own arrogance. I can build a wand that shreds kolmi out of two paper clips and a cheeseboard. Sometimes my wands do so much damage that it scares me, let alone the gods. At night, when I hear the ♥♥♥♥ of a gun, I suddenly levitate 4 feet above my…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A stream schedule has appeared! Noita + pushups when I die (chat gets to manipulate the game)! LIES OF P WITH PRETTY GRAPHICS! indie horror! repo! DOUBLE FINAL FANTASY ENDWALKER! Lets see how many times we can crash Emet-Selch out! twitch+youtube as always 🎨sandwichdaisuki
neutral · AI labelView post →First schedule of 2026 🎉 Noita to get back into the swing of things, Silent Hill F because I need to clear the endings! An indie game showcase! More noita! AND STARTING EUREKA IN FF14~! Community gaming, come join! :D see you there! 🎨neobiru_3
neutral · AI labelView post →Fun but mean-spirited. My current playtime is 83 hours and I still haven't "won" a single run. I'm aware that there are unlocks, but i have yet to unlock a single thing. The game does not hold your hand in the slightest, i haven't the foggiest what i'm supposed to do other than go down. I could start looking things up, i'm sure it would help, but if your just going to look up everything, whats the point? At the same time, looking up nothing is like beating your face against a boulder until you…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Bro... this game wasn't developed. It escaped. It's not a roguelike—it's a cognitohazard disguised as a Steam purchase. You spawn as a Finnish goblin wearing a bathrobe, holding what is essentially a lit cigarette pretending to be a wand, with the life expectancy of unrefrigerated milk. The tutorial lasts exactly long enough for a propane tank to explain why confidence is a medical condition. Every pixel is alive. Not metaphorically. Every grain of sand has a union, every droplet of water has…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Blue Prince is 'the result of 8 years of development, fueled by imagination and creativity' not AI says publisher. For some background, Blue Prince is a PC (Windows/Mac) and Xbox/PlayStation puzzle game in which you inherit a 45-room mansion from your late, eccentric uncle, but to earn it, you must reach the rumoured 46th room. The twist is, all the rooms reset every day (except a couple permanent rooms), so every time you come to a door, three blueprints (get it, Blue Prince) are drawn like…
neutral · AI labelView post →Decided to post a review in celebration of 1k hrs This game is a comprehensive lesson in one's sense of self-preservation. (With supplementary material regarding gamer rage) In this game, runs can (and will) die in less than a second for completely unfair reasons, so you build a lessened sense of your character's worth, as well as the worth of each run. The runs that die fast happen far more often than the ones that get anywhere, so they become the new baseline expectancy. At first, this is…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wow, this is a pretty cool game. Cool particles and environment - Dies. Okay, I can die easily, but that's alright. Still really cool - Dies. Maybe a little frustrating - Dies. Huh - Dies. - Dies. - Dies. - Dies. F**********************************ck - Dies. Hey wait, this is a pretty good build, and secrets are everywhere :) - Dies. ..... - Dies. Wait?!?! This game has multiverses?!?!? - Dies. "Crying" - Dies. I comprehend the stars of the universe. I am a god - Dies. Sigh.... - Dies. I think…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →My favorite thing about Donkey Kong Bananza might actually the terrain/material system. There are actually so many materials and mechanics that allow for a LOT of interactivity and clever puzzles. It's not Noita-levels of crazy, but it's the one of the closest I've seen a game get
neutral · AI labelView post →💫Wizard Cats: Spellcrafting Roguelite DEMO OUT NOW!🐱 @itch.io In our Noita & PoE-inspired game, you can craft limitless spells, pair them with powerful arcana, and create broken builds for massive damage💨. wizardcats.itch.io/wizard-cats We'd love for you to try our #demo and share your feedback!
neutral · AI labelView post →Noita is an incomprehensibly clever game by several of the smartest people in the business. It is about 80% deep secrets by weight. I think there's a few things still yet to be cracked years later. You'll probably want the Steam/Humble version because for Steam Workshop mod support. Some are BIG.
positive · AI labelView post →I don't do many reviews, this is a masterpiece. I have no life and this is how I choose to spend my limitless time. More than difficult enough for masochists. I just got teleported next to an angry frog. Plenty of replay value for the more fiscally responsible gents. Biomes mostly layed out in same way but randomised loot, geology etc Plenty of mods but really doesn't need it. You complete the game, then realise you've essentially just finished the tutorial Figuring out how the wand system…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm glad I've finally finished the tutorial and can start really playing the game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Guys, the polymorphine isn't wearing off! Fanart from the game Noita #Furry #voxel #art #furryart #noita
neutral · AI labelView post →If we're shouting out indie games we love, I’m gonna shout out Noita Rogue-like meets things like Falling Sand Game and Powder toy, where you play as a witch, delving into the depths building ridiculous wands and exploding a few times on the way. store.steampowered.com/app/881100/N...
positive · AI labelView post →---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☐ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☐ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☐ Potato ☑ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →this game is like gambling and losing 100% of the time, 10/10 experience. My younger self, who loved playing powder game would've been amazed at Noita lol
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Seeing as its the end of the year and steam sale time, here's some games i've enjoyed this year: Castlevania Dominus Collection: great m2 port Noita: 60% off, bargain! UFO 50: 50 games! Some are ok! Devil Blade Reboot: top-notch shooty game Angel at Dusk: beginner friendly bullet hell
positive · AI labelView post →SHADOW MONEY WIZARD GANG. WE LOVE CASTING SPELLS. WE LOVE CASTING SPELLS. WE LOVE CASTING SPELLS. WE LOVE CASTING SPELLS. WE LOVE CASTING SPELLS. WE LOVE CASTING SPELLS. How deep does it go? When does it end? What does the cauldron do? How many boundaries do I break? What are the eyes? What do they mean? What does any of this mean? Am I even casting spells? What is Noita? Does this game even exist? ... Haha funny explosion wand go brrr Good game! 10/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a video on how graphics work in my game Grimorium! #Grimorium #Noita #Teardown #minecraft #gamedev
neutral · AI labelView post →it's always weird trying to explain to people on what's interesting or worthwhile about trying Noita for themselves, but once I actually have the game open it's easy as pie cuz I'll switch two spells around on a wand and accidentally turn it into a machinegun and I start giggling like a supervillain
positive · AI labelView post →Coelacanth's Steam NextFest Report. I spent the past week dredging through the slop, trying to unearth interesting gems that are (as far as I can tell) free from generative AI. While it demanded a lot more effort and time than usual, I am happy to report that there are still promising, interesting and *human* indie games out there being made. --- # Standouts --- ## [Inkblood](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4114100/Inkblood/)…
neutral · AI labelView post →It took me 72 hours and 166 tries to get my first win. The game is very unforgiving and does not give any piece of information for free. Any knowledge you try to gain by yourself will be paid in blood. And there are some spectacular ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ ways of dying in this game. That said, it's amazing how each pixel is a material that can be destroyed or transmuted into something else. You can destroy the whole world if you so wish. The depth of game mechanics is staggering. The more knowledge…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You'll like my indie game if you played these games: -Scribblenauts 📒 -Baba is you 🐏 -Noita 🪄 (but if it was a wacky puzzle game instead) Demo: store.steampowered.com/app/3833720/...
neutral · AI labelView post →This game is not for the faint of heart or the easily discouraged. It punishes you for all the things you dont know or can't predict. The game physics interactions are convoluted, the spell building is incredibly complex in the late game, and almost none of the game's secret's are straightforward. However; if you like the feeling of that 1 success in 500 when you start out, and enjoy trying to navigate a maze of threats seemingly designed to prevent survival, then you might find this to be…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →30. Noita Another physics sandbox kinda game, this time it's a rogulike where a lot of the game's different physics systems play and collide with each other in sometimes wild ways, it's positively gleeful fun! store.steampowered.com/app/881100/N...
positive · AI labelView post →Took a damn while but I can confirm it is possible for a normal human to 100% the treechievements. Worth every second, fantastic game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I feel by reading other reviews, you know how this game plays. You know the mechanics they applaud, and You know what you could be getting into. However, none of that says anything about what playing this game feels like. In Noita, you are simultaneously invincible and paper delicate, and Noita never lets you forget how delicate you are. You've all seen it, you've all imagined it. A wizard harnessing the power of nature, through study and breadth, the ideal archwizard becomes that of a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →On a surface level this is a difficult unforgiving and incredibly fun dungeoncrawler esque rouglike, but once you begin to explore and uncover the massive world you realise the incredible depth of lore content and puzzles this game has to offer. 10/10 died with 15k health on a 6h run because i got turned into a sheep.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just another fun little sandbox, he said… I rarely leave any reviews under any games, but this one deserves it more than anything else. One beautiful sunny day my brother bought me "Noita". He said, “It’s a fun sandbox roguelike! You’ll love it, lil bro!” Yeah. Sure. “Fun.” So I hop in, thinking it’s some cute "default" roguelike where I can throw some potions and blow up stuff with wands just for the lolz. Ten minutes later I’m being sniped by a flying green eye spamming toxic projectiles…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Noita is an amazing game marred with some bad design decisions. How you manage these decisions will determine whether you quit early, keep going only to get frustrated well into it, or experience it fully. Judging from global achievement completion, a vast majority of players will fall within the first two categories. One of the most obvious of these decisions is the cryptic nature of the game. It won't take long to realize that nothing is really explained that well. This applies to not just…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love this game so much I don't know how to open this review. First review I've ever properly written, and this experience has also inspired the first fanart I've made. I didn't enter fully blind, thanks to DunkorSlam, and I will admit that that likely had a large influence on my perception here. Noita feels real. Its janky, unfair, infuriating at times. this game feels like an opportunity to experience a true world. Mina (the player character, actually translating to something like "me" or…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game gave me an existential crisis and a genuine fear of developing a video game that would come anywhere close to the depth Noita offers. Hidden knowledge awaits.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →First off let me just say the game is great. Secondly I've never played a more frustratingly fun pixel game. RNG will kill you in hilarious ways. That bottle of chaotic poly juice you left behind 3 biomes ago flooding down after you black hole your way back and killing you instantly. A new fancy wand you just have to fire completely one shot yourself. It's a good time with more depth than I'm used to in a roguelike. Become godlike, but only if you can avoid killing yourself along the way 😂
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Here you can see the actual simulation pixel size. Noita simulates an area of 512x512x4 around the player at once, which is the same size as the entire map of this game.
neutral · AI labelView post →A fun little physics-based platformer with customizable spells for different effects. Discover knowledge locked away by ignorance. Locked? But it was always there... The gods didn't make it, it just exists. Do gods exist? I've gained so much knowledge; the only god I see here is me. There's a whole world out here, and it belongs to me. Ok so it turns out there are infinite worlds in every direction. I was arrogant to think I had any control. I created suns. Had to break the world to do it.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I keep coming back to Noita. It is my comfort game. Not quite sure that that says about me ;)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game teaches you resilience. This game can end your run even 8 hours in. This game can kill in the most bizarre, unfair and unexpected ways possible. But every time you come back more prepared. There's no progression in the game, your character, spells or wands don't get stronger, but it is you who's getting better. This game is meant to be broken. In this cruel world you are meant to become as overpowered as this game dishonest. Break this ♥♥♥♥♥, become unkillable god, create sun and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have a lot of thoughts about Noita. First of all, it's a beautifully made game with an amazing look and feel. "Every pixel is simulated" sounds like a gimmick at first, but it's so much more than that. It's more than just a mechanic, it just means that Noita is literally *made of* simulated pixels - it's a part of everything you see and do. The unforgiving, high-stakes nature of the exploration, the lifelike movement of the enemies, and the opaque mystery of its huge world all combine to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →in the noit club straight up noiting it, and by it, haha, well lets justr say, my noit
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So, I have FINALLY 100% this hardcore game, so what can I say I actually cannot believe I have managed to ''finish'' this gem of a game and am writing this review today. It has been 5 YEARS, since I started playing this on and off and honestly, it was one of the most excruciating yet absolutely fcking beautiful experiences I've ever had in gaming. I still have goals within the game I want to reach, but I finally unlocked my last steam achievement, so it's time to talk about it. Noita, which…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Almost 100 hours, 1 victory 👍 Unfair game that only lets you win by playing unfair yourself. Any exploit you can find is yours to be taken advantage of. That's the heart of the game. This game has made me feel some of the deepest rage and highest joy from any video game ever, with those typically occurring seconds from of each other.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I should’ve written this review ages ago. Maybe 200 hours of playtime ago. This game is phenomenal. It's ruthless, confusing, frustrating, and blatantly hates you - I can't keep myself from coming back to it. The more you learn, the more you realize you know nothing. It makes you feel like an idiot and a genius at the same time. There’s no hand-holding - everything is learned through experience. And death. So much death. Know that the trailers and the store description cover maybe 5% of…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Alright, I think this is probably my first review, ever. I've played this game a lot. A lot a lot. I've done a lot of (but not all of) the hidden content. It's got so much depth--Everything from a hidden alchemy system, crazy skill ceiling on making strong wands, and is chock full of secrets with a deceptively large world to explore. There are reviews that say that the game doesn't give you the tools to explore. Those reviews are wrong. There are ways to get infinite blackholes that move so…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pros - Fantastic game for map exploration/finding secrets - Good difficulty curve (eg youll get killed 50 times on first level in first day playing however by day 2 you are easily clearing to level 3 before you die). - Addictive gameplay loop - Good spell building system, with almost unlimited combos to make (with a cavet below). - A great feeling when you finally beat a run (I died 103 times before my first win) Cons - The game, in my view, unfairly punishes the player for experimentation,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The core line of gameplay in Noita is pretty solid, allowing for a lot of creativity through wandbuilding and environmental mechanics to reach whatever end goal you set for yourself in a run. The combat is engaging and there is a satisfying nuance to the movement when it comes to avoiding projectiles and other hazards (sawblades). If you want a good experience, don't look anything up about this game. Don't watch any videos. Don't read the wikis. Don't visit forums or discussions or whatever.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Cool game, gotta die a lot of times to get the hang of it. Try googling a bald noita streamer - he's kinda good at it. Also there's a wiki - got lots of info there
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Noita is the game your therapist warned you about. Noita plays like cocaine smells. Noita's swag is bewildering. Buy Noita. Get knowledged. Spellmax. 10/10 Perfectly Unique game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →give me that Noita shit where there's almost 0 unlocks and you just gotta get your fucking head kicked in until youre good at the game
positive · AI labelView post →Noita - The only game where you can set out with a goal of corrupting the world beyond recognition by consuming unholy quantities of reality altering psychadelic fungus... ...only to shift that very fungus out of reality, and need to rely on consuming vast quantities of glue to trip balls
positive · AI labelView post →At the moment I am writing this I have beaten the game for the first time... After 132 hours. It was absolutely worth it. Do you want to die to absolutely anything? Then this game is for you Do you want to feel like a god and then die to something completely stupid and avoidable? Then this game is for you. Do you want to find random stuff with barely any explanation (that will probably kill you)? Then this game is for you. Do you want to feel extremely skillful and smart when you beat…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game Idea: Cooking game with Noita-like particle simulation physics. Watch as you boil an egg and the liquid eggwhite and yolk turns solid. Try to make a perfect crisp while evenly cooking insides. Watch yeast particles in the bread dough make gas particles, etc. Basically kitchen chemistry sim.
neutral · AI labelView post →Noita is a video game
neutral · AI labelView post →buying Transphobic Wizard Game supports the TERF Queen, but more directly, it also means you're playing Hogwog Log, and it's a *really* boring wizard game. You really want a wizard game fix? Go play Noita. Or Morrowind. Or Baldur's Gate 3. Or fucking Elden Ring. Just not Transphobic Wizard Game II.
positive · AI labelView post →dont play unless you are severely mentally ill. This is not a game, this is a ♥♥♥♥ explosion chamber. Would play again. 10/10.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Some progress on the game. With Noita‑like wands in a very close area. #gamedev #godot #indiegame
neutral · AI labelView post →Hello! How are you today? I am an amateur game designer and artist, who just happens to be adhd femboy. Interests include: -ULTRAKILL -Noita -Risk of Rain 2 -Valve Games -Game Design -Enemy Design -Femtanyl (with an M) -Machine Girl #promosky
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