Crash Bandicoot™ 4: It’s About Time

Crash Bandicoot™ 4: It’s About Time

Steam Deck Verified

Toys for Bob · Action · Oct 18, 2022

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $39.99. It has been as low as $19.99.

86%
Very Positive
4k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 82 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 55 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 45 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 63 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Combat: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 4k 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
58% of themes are praise17% are divided25% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
With new abilities, more playable characters, vibrant settings, and more platforming goodness, there is a lot to be excited for with this sequel!
82 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
There is a lot of replayability as well.
55 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Sane Trilogy, I talked about how great and modern the remade graphics looked.
45 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The graphics and art style are great and so is the soundtrack.
16 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
The game looks beautiful and is perfectly optimized.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
I'm a casual fan and I still feel geriatric when dealing with the gamepad, hence, I opted for leisurely collecting everything that wasn't too well hidden without going out of my way to do so.
7 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
Story and characters82 reviews
Gameplay55 reviews
Graphics45 reviews
Audio16 reviews
Optimization10 reviews
Controls7 reviews
Steam Deck6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Crashes219 reviews
79%
Performance13 reviews
85%
Players complain% still recommend
Difficulty63 reviews
70%
Bugs11 reviews
64%
Combat8 reviews
63%

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.

Prices have been lower

Currently $39.99. The lowest we've tracked is $19.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $39.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
86%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
51
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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