Ship of Fools

Ship of Fools

Steam Deck Playable

Fika Productions · Local Co-Op · Nov 22, 2022

Yes, worth buying.

On sale at $9.99, but it has been as low as $5.49.

82%
Very Positive
6k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Co-op: 109 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 71 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 53 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 6k player reviews · updated 6 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
50% of themes are praise42% are divided8% are caveats
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
Though I'm glad somebody decided to make a co-op rougelike. as those are two of my favorite genres, it just isn't that good.
109 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Ship of Fools has a solid concept with a simple yet fun gameplay loop.
71 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
First 10-15 runs were pretty fun, but after that the story ends and it gets pretty repetitive.
53 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The visuals are pretty cute and the sound effects and soundtrack are on point.
25 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
I'm very excited now to have gotten the soundtrack with my purchase!
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Monetization
Players who bring up Monetization mostly praise it.
I've bought the entire DLC set as I want to support the devs, but turns out the DLC characters add new mechanics that are very fun to build around as well :D
7 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 love6 themes
Co-op109 reviews
Gameplay71 reviews
Story and characters53 reviews
Graphics25 reviews
Audio13 reviews
Monetization7 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty42 reviews
74%
Multiplayer19 reviews
68%
Combat17 reviews
71%
Controls7 reviews
43%
Servers and matchmaking6 reviews
50%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs7 reviews
86%

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.

On sale, not the lowest

Currently $9.99 (−75%). The lowest we've tracked is $5.49.

5 points recordedtoday · $9.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
82%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
47
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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