Bubble Bobble 4 Friends: The Baron's Workshop

Wait64%

Mixed · 146 player reviews · Low confidence

It depends on what you're after.

TAITO CORP. · Arcade · Sep 30, 2021

Player review score
64%
Mixed
Price
$39.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
19
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
9
Full audio0 of 9
Subtitles9 of 9

Should I buy Bubble Bobble 4 Friends: The Baron's Workshop?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 10 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 9 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Co-op: 9 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Controls: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Multiplayer: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 146 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 66 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
34% of themes are praise33% are divided33% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
10 of 66 sampled reviews raised it
Bubble Bobble 4 Friends: The Baron's Workshop successfully demonstrates how a legendary arcade franchise can be refreshed for modern audiences without sacrificing the straightforward gameplay that made it a classic.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
9 of 66 sampled reviews raised it
The simple graphics however do give the game really good performance on almost any machine.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
9 of 66 sampled reviews raised it
Bubble Bobble 4 Friends brings back that same gameplay I loved, with new worlds, fun co-op and some great new boss battles.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay10 reviews
Graphics9 reviews
Co-op9 reviews
Divided opinion
Performance
67% still recommend
Story
100% still recommend
Interface
33% still recommend
Players complain
Controls
36% still recommend
Difficulty
70% still recommend
Multiplayer
67% still recommend

What you get

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

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Multi-player
  • Shared/Split Screen
  • Shared/Split Screen Co-op
  • Single-player

Controller

  • Partial Controller Support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Leaderboards
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Workshop

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$39.99

The lowest we've tracked is $9.99.

7 points recordedtoday · $39.99

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