Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee

Buy77%

Mostly Positive · 1k player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Verified
  • Windows

Oddworld Inhabitants · Adventure · Dec 20, 2010

Player review score
77%
Mostly Positive
Price
$4.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
38
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
5
Full audio5 of 5
Subtitles0 of 5

Should I buy Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 58 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 49 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 34 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 30 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Audio: 24 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Controls: 20 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k 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
33% of themes are praise17% are divided50% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
58 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Furthermore the port has been updated in 2016 adding better resolution support, audio, graphics, gameplay tweaks and adding Steam achievements and cards.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
49 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I would very much recommend this game to anybody who like Puzzle Platformers with a good story attached to it.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
34 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Overall, Oddword Munch's Oddysee, which for some weird reason the devs gave the PC port a massive update improving graphics and frame rate, which I highly commend.
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
5 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Fun with a great soundtrack and works well on pc and steamdeck although some cut scenes are reported broken on steamdeck I personally haven't had that issue.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay58 reviews
Story49 reviews
Graphics34 reviews
Steam Deck5 reviews
Divided opinion
Combat
63% still recommend
Characters
86% still recommend
Players complain
Bugs
60% still recommend
Audio
67% still recommend
Controls
65% still recommend
Crashes
44% still recommend
Difficulty
78% still recommend
Performance
60% 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

  • Partial Controller Support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$4.99

The lowest we've tracked is $1.49.

6 points recordedtoday · $4.99

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