Bully: Scholarship Edition

Bully: Scholarship Edition

Steam Deck Playable

Rockstar New England · Open World · Oct 21, 2008

Yes, worth buying.

At $14.99. It has been as low as $5.24.

84%
Very Positive
42k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 70 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 37 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 26 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 194 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 29 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 23 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 42k 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
42% of themes are praise33% are divided25% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
🕹 Length: 15–20 hours (main story) | 30+ hours with side content and 100% completion
70 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
🎮 Difficulty: Easy to moderate; accessible gameplay with a good variety of missions
37 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Fantastic voice acting and animations make up for average visuals.
26 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The soundtrack deserves special praise.
22 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
Runs great on Steam Deck with an odd cap of 30 fps.
6 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 love5 themes
Story and characters70 reviews
Gameplay37 reviews
Graphics26 reviews
Audio22 reviews
Steam Deck6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat15 reviews
87%
Controls11 reviews
64%
Optimization7 reviews
71%
Interface6 reviews
17%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes194 reviews
61%
Performance29 reviews
69%
Bugs23 reviews
74%

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.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

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Currently $14.99. The lowest we've tracked is $5.24.

5 points recordedtoday · $14.99

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84%
Very Positive
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