Zapling Bygone

Zapling Bygone

Steam Deck Playable

9FingerGames · Metroidvania · Aug 5, 2022

Worth it for the right player.

At $15.99. It has been as low as $4.79.

80%
Mostly Positive
199 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 12 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Controls: 6 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 17 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 199 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 98 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
22% of themes are praise56% are divided22% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The game has too many flaws both technically and gameplay wise to be a straight recommendation to most gamers, and this game really falls into the gray area between recommending it or not.
12 of 98 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
Even better, the movement really feels fluid (at least with a controller).
6 of 98 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 love2 themes
Gameplay12 reviews
Controls6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters24 reviews
75%
Graphics9 reviews
56%
Audio8 reviews
88%
Difficulty7 reviews
86%
Performance3 reviews
67%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat17 reviews
53%
Bugs7 reviews
86%

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 $15.99. The lowest we've tracked is $4.79.

6 points recordedtoday · $15.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
80%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
26
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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