Buy it if you like
- Graphics: 43 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Difficulty: 35 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Audio: 29 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Gameplay: 101 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Story: 65 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Interface: 15 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 631 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
58% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews42% are complaints
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
43 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It too has that vibrant feel and sense of wonder to it, coupling well with the visuals and honestly, a bit reminiscent of the platformers from the PS2 and GameCube era.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
35 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
For a platformer of it's caliber, Balan Wonderworld has a ton of freedom, whether it's the difficulty of the game reacting to how you play, the robust catalog of over 80 costumes to choose from or the level design that's been deliberately built to have puzzles that can be solved in more ways than one and more.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
29 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game's soundtrack is also excellent, I'm reminded of Kingdom Hearts games a lot. it might be the same composer.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
18 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The last thing I can praise the game for points back to the art again, and that's the character design.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
12 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
(If anyone wants to really break the game apart, play in co-op.
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
On one hand, it runs well at 1440p 60 fps without any fps drops.
+1 more players loved
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Graphics43 reviews
Difficulty35 reviews
Audio29 reviews
Characters18 reviews
Co-op12 reviews
Performance8 reviews
Bugs7 reviews
Divided opinion
No themes split opinion in this sample.
Players complain
Gameplay58% still recommend
Story63% still recommend
Interface27% still recommend
Combat42% still recommend
Controls33% still recommend
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Co-op
- Multi-player
- Shared/Split Screen
- Shared/Split Screen Co-op
- Single-player
Controller
- Full controller support
Store features
- Custom Volume Controls
- Family Sharing
- Keyboard Only Option
- Remote Play Together
- Save Anytime
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Trading Cards
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Prices have been lower
$39.99
The lowest we've tracked is $5.99.
9 points recordedtoday · $39.99
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