Alien Hominid HD

Alien Hominid HD

Steam Deck Verified

The Behemoth · Arcade · Nov 1, 2023

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $11.99. It has been as low as $8.39.

95%
Very Positive
610 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 18 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 15 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 11 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 610 player reviews · updated 3 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
88% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews12% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Gameplay is the heart of the experience, and Alien Hominid HD excels in delivering nonstop excitement.
18 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The biggest thing that makes this game stand out is definitely the amazing art style, which this remaster improves upon by including higher res artwork.
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Well, It is filled to the brim with cute, funny characters that are easy to draw!
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
For the most part, it plays exactly like a higher-framerate, smoother-looking version of the same Alien Hominid game from not-quite-20 years ago.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
There's couch co-op and full controller support with rumble.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
There's couch co-op and full controller support with rumble.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

+1 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 love7 themes
Gameplay18 reviews
Graphics15 reviews
Story and characters11 reviews
Performance11 reviews
Co-op11 reviews
Controls8 reviews
Audio7 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain% still recommend
Difficulty13 reviews
100%

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 $11.99. The lowest we've tracked is $8.39.

4 points recordedtoday · $11.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
95%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
12
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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