Worth it for the right player.
At $14.99. It has been as low as $1.49.
- Graphics: 12 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Story and characters: 9 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Multiplayer: 9 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Combat: 3 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 65 player reviews · updated 6 days ago
What players think
The recurring themes across 26 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Ponpu is clearly inspired by that of Super Bomberman for the SNES, and it does a good job of making the idea unique: A game with different kinds of characters with different bomb abilities, a beautiful, yet wacky art style that ties in well with the goofy music backing the game, and overall a fresh take on the Bomberman games.
After some time with the game and almost being done with the story mode, I'm pretty mixed, but more on the negative side.
Multiplayer is a completely different story: I could imagine it being fun with friends after a short amount of time, but after that, much like the story, it just felt very repetitive with no endgame besides being 1st place/achievements.
Online multiplayer is a must, with several modes and easy to get into gameplay.
This visual aesthetic is complemented by a soundtrack that pulses with energetic, upbeat tunes, reinforcing the game’s lively and frenetic atmosphere.
Theme by theme
Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.
No themes split opinion 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.
Should you buy it now?
Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.
Currently $14.99. The lowest we've tracked is $1.49.
The data behind the verdict
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We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.
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