Buy it if you like
- Story: 166 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 121 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Difficulty: 42 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Combat: 59 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Bugs: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 632 player reviews · updated
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
64% of themes are praise18% are divided18% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
166 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Prodigal has a lot of content packed into it with fun and challenging dungeons, and interesting story lore and relationships between characters.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
121 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
With the combination of different wives to marry, and Altars and Curses to change your game for the harder adds a handful of replayability.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
42 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
On top of that, a lot of polishing has been done since release. adding mouth animations, boss rush, even more difficulty options for the ones seeking a real challenge.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
33 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
This game is heavily inspired by the Game Boy Color aesthetic, and that holds up for both the graphics and the sound direction.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
33 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I'm not much of a music critic so I don't have a good reference to go by, but the soundtrack felt fitting enough.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
20 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The characters are nice, though a tad stereotypical, but fill out the archetypal roster nicely.
+1 more players loved
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Story166 reviews
Gameplay121 reviews
Difficulty42 reviews
Graphics33 reviews
Audio33 reviews
Characters20 reviews
Steam Deck12 reviews
Divided opinion
Interface57% still recommend
Controls83% still recommend
Players complain
Combat90% still recommend
Bugs90% still recommend
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Single-player
Controller
- Full controller support
Store features
- Family Sharing
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
On sale, not the lowest
$2.24$14.99−85%
The lowest we've tracked is $1.49.
7 points recordedtoday · $2.24
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