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Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs: The Thrilling Steamy Maze Kiwami Review

Kiwami pairs roguelike dungeon exploration with hot-spring power-ups. Its small PC critic sample is mixed, with debate over familiarity, originality, presentation, and controls.
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Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs: The Thrilling Steamy Maze Kiwami is a single-player roguelike RPG built around shifting dungeons and hot-spring power-ups. Its reception is mixed: the small PC critic sample recognizes familiar dungeon-crawling appeal but also raises concerns about originality, presentation, and controls. Whether its premise lands may depend in part on how much you value the Yuuna property.

What kind of game is Kiwami?

FuRyu Corporation developed and published the Steam release, which launched on January 17, 2024, according to the Steam store listing. Steam describes it as a single-player roguelike RPG based on the Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs property. The store pitch pairs exploration through dungeons with changing layouts with hot springs that power up the player, alongside a new story.

That combination gives the game two connected hooks: repeatable dungeon exploration and the series’ hot-spring setting. The official store description sums up the contrast with the line, “Want to dive into a bath? Or into a dungeon?”

What do reviews say about the game?

Metacritic’s PC page shows a 54 Metascore based on five critic reviews, a small sample that it characterizes as mixed or average. That figure is a snapshot rather than a definitive consensus. The individual review excerpts point to several practical questions for prospective players:

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How much dungeon-crawler familiarity do you enjoy?

Critics discuss recognizable dungeon-crawling and roguelike mechanics, including item management. One review excerpt credits the game with competent dungeon-crawling and strategic depth; other comments find the experience derivative. Those are differing critical judgments, not a single settled assessment.

Does the Yuuna property matter to you?

Review commentary suggests franchise affinity may affect the appeal. The game is explicitly based on the Yuuna property, but the available critic comments do not establish that familiarity is necessary to follow or enjoy its story. Fans may have more reason to value its setting and characters; players coming only for dungeon systems may weigh the genre execution more heavily.

How do originality, presentation, and controls fare?

Some cited critics question the game’s originality or presentation, and one line of criticism concerns controls or PC-port quality. These are review-level observations, not findings from firsthand testing here. If control responsiveness or polished presentation is central to your choice, read the individual PC reviews rather than relying on an aggregate score alone. Metacritic’s critic page is available here.

How do player ratings compare?

Storefront ratings offer additional but distinct snapshots. The Steam listing reported 56% positive from 23 user reviews when accessed in 2026; the US PlayStation Store showed 4.06 out of 5 from 163 ratings. These numbers come from different platforms, rating scales, sample sizes, and user populations, so they should not be treated as directly comparable measures. Ratings can also change over time.

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Source Snapshot How to read it
Metacritic, PC critics 54 Metascore from five reviews (accessed 2026) A small critic sample, characterized as mixed or average.
Steam users 56% positive from 23 reviews (accessed 2026) A percentage of Steam user reviews, not the same scale or audience as the other ratings.
US PlayStation Store 4.06/5 from 163 ratings (accessed 2026) A console storefront rating on a five-point scale.

The Steam figure appears on the Steam product page, and the PlayStation figure on the US PlayStation Store page.

What should PC players know?

Steam lists interface text in English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, and Japanese, with Japanese full audio. It also lists Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing. The cited critic excerpts raise PC-control and port-quality concerns, so the listed language and platform features should not be mistaken for a guarantee that the controls will suit every player.

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Is the manga available as a companion?

The source series has an officially listed paperback Volume 1, which may interest players who want to explore the property beyond the game. Penguin Random House lists the series and its volumes in its series catalog; its Volume 1 page identifies the book and Tadahiro Miura. This is the manga, not a physical edition of the game.

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