The Baconing

The Baconing

Steam Deck Playable

Hothead Games · RPG · Aug 31, 2011

Worth it for the right player.

At $14.99. We haven't seen it on sale.

78%
Mostly Positive
262 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 47 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 17 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 12 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 30 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 262 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 188 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise30% are divided20% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Still has fun and comedic story with different references and jokes, if you like ARPGs and some cheesyish comedy, this should be game for you (just like deathspank 1 and 2).
47 of 188 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
I really liked the art style of the game.
17 of 188 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The voice acting is surprisingly lacking for some prominent characters although the main character and several side characters are great.
12 of 188 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
The game's difficulty is significantly ramped up and at seems like it was more balanced for co-op (I played solo).
11 of 188 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
Also, I played the game with mouse and keyboard, but it's pretty apparent that you are better off playing with a controller.
8 of 188 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
Story and characters47 reviews
Graphics17 reviews
Audio12 reviews
Co-op11 reviews
Controls8 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Gameplay34 reviews
68%
Difficulty21 reviews
71%
Interface10 reviews
70%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat30 reviews
77%
Crashes14 reviews
43%

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. One more theme was raised by fewer than 4 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Full price

Currently $14.99. We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $14.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
78%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
12
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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

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