Tadpole Tales

Tadpole Tales

Steam Deck Unsupported

Andrei Cretu · Shoot 'Em Up · Mar 12, 2021

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

It's free to play.

90%
Very Positive
872 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 61 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 59 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 22 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 16 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 872 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
63% of themes are praise12% are divided25% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The soundtrack, the art style all culminate into this wonderful, charming, Side-Scroller Shoot Em Up.
61 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Tadpole Tales' vibrant hand-drawn artstyle and joyful themes that compliment the plot and gameplay makes for a fun ride down a lazy river.
59 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The soundtrack, the art style all culminate into this wonderful, charming, Side-Scroller Shoot Em Up.
22 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Tadpole Tales' vibrant hand-drawn artstyle and joyful themes that compliment the plot and gameplay makes for a fun ride down a lazy river.
14 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
Well-balanced level of challenge, responsive controls (both with k+m and with controller) and an artistic sector to rival much more famous games.
6 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 love5 themes
Graphics61 reviews
Gameplay59 reviews
Audio22 reviews
Story and characters14 reviews
Controls6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty33 reviews
82%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat16 reviews
50%
Crashes6 reviews
33%

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. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
90%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
4
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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