The Legend of Bum-Bo

Buy81%

Very Positive · 6k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows

Edmund McMillen · Roguelite · Nov 12, 2019

Player review score
81%
Very Positive
Price
$14.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
48
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio1 of 1
Subtitles0 of 1

Should I buy The Legend of Bum-Bo?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 85 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 27 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 20 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 55 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 22 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 22 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
55% of themes are praise9% are divided36% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
85 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I can't speak to longterm balance and replayability, but in 8 hours, it seems good.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
27 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The story is good, the visuals are cute and appealing, and I like the little tidbits of Isaac's life dropped here and there; but the actual game part is terribly generic, repetitive, and often laughably broken .
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
20 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay is unique and interesting, music and aesthetics are perfect, and Isaac fans are going to love the overall story.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
14 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Each character is varied enough to force you to think differently about how you will approach clearing a room, for example Bum-bo the Weird will gain an extra move for every enemy he kills, whereas Bum-bo the Stout gains more mana but loses all of it after his turn is over.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
14 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The combat is fun, the spells are cool, and the characters are cleverly designed.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
12 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The soundtrack is incredible, both the new stuff and the remixes of old Isaac tunes; and the narrator sounds like he's having the time of his life.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay85 reviews
Graphics27 reviews
Story20 reviews
Characters14 reviews
Combat14 reviews
Audio12 reviews
Divided opinion
Controls
33% still recommend
Players complain
Bugs
53% still recommend
Difficulty
77% still recommend
Interface
32% still recommend
Crashes
80% 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

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$14.99

The lowest we've tracked is $4.64.

4 points recordedtoday · $14.99