Crit Verdict
Yes, worth buying.
At $19.99. It has been as low as $6.99.
97%
Overwhelmingly Positive
6k player reviews
Buy it if you like
- Story and characters: 190 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Difficulty: 81 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 65 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews
Based on 6k player reviews · updated 5 days ago
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
75% of themes are praise25% are divided0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
really, it all comes together so well. just perfect, all wrapped up with a bow on top. your mileage may vary, but for me, this game far exceeds what paper mario tried to do. i love paper mario, but i REALLY love bug fables. it is so much better, it takes everything paper mario did, and it does it so much better. the characters and story are so loveable, it makes you want to see this cast succeed. it makes you really adore them. everything about it is just, mwah, perfection. not much else to say except thank goodness there is quite a bit of post game content. you wont have to worry about that, they have you covered. they also have additional ways of making the game MUCH harder, but i wont spoil that. oh, and fill out your house!
190 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
to preface, i played with the optional hard mode on, but i really REALLY recommend you play with it on. it is not overly hard, but it really makes you sweat and engage with everything properly. if not, it will be a much different experience. to me, hard mode is non negotiable.
81 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
for the gameplay, a lot to go over. it is obviously reminiscent of the golden era of paper mario games, a style that has really stuck with people around my age for being so unique and charming. and bug fables, in my opinion, looks even better. it fits SO well!
65 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise 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.
39 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
i had to get the soundtrack as it is just front to back amazing. the tunes you'll hear as you move across bugaria, it is perfect. it feels so right for it. you have everything from upbeat happy town to extremely somber and sad. it does it all, and it does it so well. i find sometimes games can have an identity crisis on the music front, but bug fables takes it and uses it to push the worlds atmosphere to 11. it is addicting!
32 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
The controller can't be remapped, which I normally would be fine with, but mapping for X and B on the xbox controller is unintuitive.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Theme by theme
Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.
LovedMixedComplained about
Players love6 themes
Story and characters190 reviews
Difficulty81 reviews
Gameplay65 reviews
Graphics39 reviews
Audio32 reviews
Controls11 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat71 reviews
85%
Interface17 reviews
71%
Players complain% still recommend
No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.
Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.
Should you buy it now?
Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.
Prices have been lower
Currently $19.99. The lowest we've tracked is $6.99.
4 points recordedtoday · $19.99
The data behind the verdict
For the players who want the receipts.
Player review score
97%
Overwhelmingly Positive
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Achievements
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