Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.
At $14.99. It has been as low as $5.99.
- Story and characters: 31 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 27 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Audio: 23 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- No recurring complaint surfaced in 161 sampled reviews
Based on 262 player reviews · updated 6 days ago
What players think
The recurring themes across 161 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
The sports-inspired premise gives the adventure a unique personality, creating a lighthearted yet exciting narrative that complements the fast-paced gameplay without overwhelming it.
The sports-inspired premise gives the adventure a unique personality, creating a lighthearted yet exciting narrative that complements the fast-paced gameplay without overwhelming it.
The soundtrack reinforces this atmosphere with energetic chiptune compositions that perfectly complement the action, while crisp sound effects provide satisfying feedback during combat, exploration, and platforming.
The art and theme of the game is really vibrant and inspired, and there are a ton of unique stage gimmicks and enemy varieties throughout the game that culminate well in the final act (there are a couple platforming setpieces that actually wowed me, which is hard for a game with 8-bit graphics).
Batboy's character also possesses unique skills, including a parry move and the ability to throw a spinning baseball bat, which can be used as an extension of their jump.
Gamepad is supported, even my beloved Stadia controller (connected via bluetooth) worked perfectly, which is not a given with all indie games.
Theme by theme
Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.
No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.
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 4 sampled reviews and are not shown.
Should you buy it now?
Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.
Currently $14.99. The lowest we've tracked is $5.99.
The data behind the verdict
For the players who want the receipts.
We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.
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