The Bazaar

Wait69%

Mixed · 16k player reviews · High confidence

It depends on what you're after.

Tempo · Strategy · Aug 13, 2025

Player review score
69%
Mixed
Price
$19.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
9
Full audio1 of 9
Subtitles0 of 9

Should I buy The Bazaar?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 161 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Characters: 63 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Multiplayer: 35 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Monetization: 106 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Servers and matchmaking: 19 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Combat: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 16k 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
67% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews33% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
161 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
You'll enjoy the gameplay until you hit a wall of unfair advantages for paying players, frustrating balance, and technical problems.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
63 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
As for the average player, picking them up on a 50% sale is pretty reasonable and they pop up fairly often, there's more than enough depth to every character even with half the roster you have hundreds of hours worth of content at the base price.
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
35 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The art is cute, the mechanics and gameloop are fun, and asynchronous multiplayer is... implemented, if not balanced.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
32 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Great art style, characters, and little story moments, and it’s been nice seeing the devs keep tweaking and improving things as the game evolves.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
16 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It has incredible depth and a very long learning curve (more on that later).
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
12 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
At the end of the day, this is a very polished, rich, interesting, one-of-a-kind game that not only boasts very pretty art for every single card and cosmetic (which we can certainly use more of in the age of AI) as well as interesting, various, character-filled voice-acting for most every interaction, but a notable diversity in gameplay as well that doesn't pigeonhole you into any single route.

+2 more players loved

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay161 reviews
Characters63 reviews
Multiplayer35 reviews
Story32 reviews
Difficulty16 reviews
Audio12 reviews
Graphics10 reviews
Steam Deck8 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Monetization
54% still recommend
Servers and matchmaking
37% still recommend
Combat
64% still recommend
Interface
20% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Multi-player
  • Online PvP
  • PvP
  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Custom Volume Controls
  • In-App Purchases
  • Playable without Timed Input
  • Save Anytime
  • Stereo Sound

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$19.99

The lowest we've tracked is $9.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $19.99

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