Buy it if you like
- Gameplay: 73 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Characters: 14 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 11 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Combat: 16 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Performance: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Crashes: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 1k 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
25% of themes are praise33% are divided42% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
73 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Coal LLC, developed and published by Bye Bye Ocean, is a compact yet surprisingly layered indie experience that blends elements of resource management, roguelite progression, and incremental growth into a loop that quickly becomes difficult to step away from.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
14 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
A lot of the weapons and classes were pretty fun, and I am sure I would have a fair bit more fun trying out the other weapons and classes, but the late-game lag and balancing completely killed my desire to play much more.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Visually, Coal LLC adopts a clean and colorful pixel-art style that prioritizes clarity over complexity.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Gameplay73 reviews
Characters14 reviews
Graphics11 reviews
Divided opinion
Difficulty72% still recommend
Story60% still recommend
Interface100% still recommend
Optimization67% still recommend
Players complain
Combat94% still recommend
Performance83% still recommend
Crashes36% still recommend
Controls67% still recommend
Steam Deck67% 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
Steam lists no controller support.
Store features
- Adjustable Difficulty
- Custom Volume Controls
- Family Sharing
- Playable without Timed Input
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
- Stereo Sound
- Surround Sound
Platforms
- Windows
- macOS
Valve device support
Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Lowest ever recorded
$8.99$14.99−40%
That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.
7 points recordedtoday · $8.99
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