Buy it if you like
- Story: 154 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 107 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Difficulty: 75 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Interface: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Controls: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 6k player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
64% of themes are praise18% are divided18% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
154 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Easily one of the best RPGs and straight up one of the best games I have played in my life, this game delivers with story, characters, combat, exploration, puzzles, difficulty, audio and visuals.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
107 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I'm not going to list every single gameplay mechanic that sets it apart from the OG paper mario games, but suffice to say it feels different enough to not feel like a clone.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
75 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The turn-based combat is fun but a bit grindy for my taste, and not too difficult unless you enable hard mode - then it's challenging and verging on brutal head-bashing-into-wall difficulty (see bounty bosses).
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
71 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
From the combat mechanics to the writing, Bug Fables is charmingly simplistic, with deceptive depth.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
34 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
And the 3D graphics served me a nice memory trip back to the late 90’s-early 2000’s.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
31 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I'm only starting to notice it now, but I also really really appreciate the repeat use of leitmotif in the soundtrack.
+1 more players loved
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Story154 reviews
Gameplay107 reviews
Difficulty75 reviews
Combat71 reviews
Graphics34 reviews
Audio31 reviews
Characters17 reviews
Divided opinion
Steam Deck100% still recommend
Bugs100% still recommend
Players complain
Interface86% still recommend
Controls83% still recommend
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Single-player
Controller
- Full controller support
Store features
- Family Sharing
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
On sale, not the lowest
$7.99$19.99−60%
The lowest we've tracked is $6.99.
7 points recordedtoday · $7.99
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