Buy it if you like
- Gameplay: 30 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Difficulty: 27 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 20 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Bugs: 4 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 128 player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 88 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
72% of themes are praise14% are divided14% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
30 of 88 sampled reviews raised it
For the time being, nice 2D precision platformer, it didn't overstay it's welcome, the progression through a mix of story and difficulty is overall well paced, recommended it as someone who hasn't played a precision 2D platformer fully and felt awesome being able to finish those increasingly difficult levels and bosses.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
27 of 88 sampled reviews raised it
What I love about Super Cable Boy is its use of what I like to call "optional but recommended" difficulty.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
20 of 88 sampled reviews raised it
With so many interpretations of the internet and gaming, I like the relatively calm visuals representing the landscape in SCB.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
16 of 88 sampled reviews raised it
It lets you focus on the story and atmosphere without getting frustrated with the increasing challenge.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
6 of 88 sampled reviews raised it
But the graphics and soundtrack are really nice.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Gameplay30 reviews
Difficulty27 reviews
Graphics20 reviews
Story16 reviews
Audio6 reviews
Divided opinion
Accessibility83% still recommend
Players complain
Bugs100% 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
- Full controller support
Store features
- Family Sharing
- Remote Play Together
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
Platforms
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
Valve device support
Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Prices have been lower
$14.99
The lowest we've tracked is $7.49.
4 points recordedtoday · $14.99
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