Ponpu

Buy73%

Mostly Positive · 64 player reviews · Low confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Unrated
  • Windows

Purple Tree Studio · Fast-Paced · Dec 2, 2020

Player review score
73%
Mostly 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
14
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
11
Full audio0 of 11
Subtitles11 of 11

Should I buy Ponpu?

Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 12 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 9 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Multiplayer: 9 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 3 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 64 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 26 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
83% of themes are praise26 helpful reviews17% are complaints
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
12 of 26 sampled reviews raised it
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.
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
9 of 26 sampled reviews raised it
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
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
9 of 26 sampled reviews raised it
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.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
8 of 26 sampled reviews raised it
Online multiplayer is a must, with several modes and easy to get into gameplay.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
4 of 26 sampled reviews raised it
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

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

Players love
Graphics12 reviews
Story and characters9 reviews
Multiplayer9 reviews
Gameplay8 reviews
Audio4 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Combat
67% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Multi-player
  • Online PvP
  • PvP
  • Shared/Split Screen
  • Shared/Split Screen PvP
  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play Together
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$14.99

The lowest we've tracked is $1.49.

7 points recordedtoday · $14.99

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