Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 13
  2. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. Aug 11, 2025
    70
    Luto is certainly a worthwhile horror game that builds tension through atmosphere rather than cheap jump scares. However, its fourth-wall-breaking moments start out intriguing but become overused by the end, ultimately proving to be its Achilles’ heel.
  2. Jul 21, 2025
    70
    Luto delivers a deeply emotional psychological horror experience through strong audiovisual design and a symbolic, bilingual narrative about grief, though its puzzle design is inconsistent and sometimes frustrating, occasionally breaking immersion in an otherwise hauntingly effective atmosphere.
  3. Jul 21, 2025
    70
    Luto is a first-person horror game you won’t forget anytime soon. For its debut title, Broken Bird Games takes a theme as natural as death to create a truly terrifying experience that plays with the player's mind in very clever ways.
  4. Jul 30, 2025
    50
    In every other respect, Luto appears and feels like just another game among the multitude of indie horror titles, albeit with aspirations of aesthetic depth.