Petal Crash

Petal Crash

Steam Deck Unsupported

Friend & Fairy · Indie · Oct 12, 2020

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

At $9.99. It has been as low as $3.19.

98%
Very Positive
291 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 125 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 62 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 30 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 262 sampled reviews

Based on 291 player reviews · updated 5 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 262 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
80% of themes are praise20% are divided0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
This is the best puzzler I've played in years and hits a nostalgia nerve I didn't know existed within me with the adorable characters, touching stories, and amazing music.
125 of 262 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Each story is written beautifully by the great Zack Morrison, the creator of Paranatural, accompanied by a stellar chip-tunes track masterfully composed by Michael Staple with each character's theme and gameplay matching their personality shining through it all.
62 of 262 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The game's soundtrack provides a wide variety of fun chiptunes ranging from easy-going melodies to blood-pumping beats for true doom combo-builders.
30 of 262 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Complementing the visuals is an upbeat soundtrack filled with energetic music that perfectly matches the game's cheerful atmosphere, while crisp sound effects enhance the excitement of every successful chain reaction.
25 of 262 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
With the upcoming release of Petal Crash Online, this game will be sure to scratch a certain itch for new multiplayer titles in the Puzzle Fighter genre.
21 of 262 sampled reviews raised it
Servers and matchmaking
Players who bring up Servers and matchmaking mostly praise it.
For some people, not having online matchmaking will surely be a deal-breaker.
9 of 262 sampled reviews raised it

+2 more the community rallied around

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love8 themes
Story and characters125 reviews
Gameplay62 reviews
Audio30 reviews
Graphics25 reviews
Multiplayer21 reviews
Servers and matchmaking9 reviews
Controls8 reviews
Accessibility8 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Crashes86 reviews
98%
Difficulty18 reviews
94%
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 $9.99. The lowest we've tracked is $3.19.

4 points recordedtoday · $9.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
98%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
27
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.