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Garbage Pail Kids: Mad Mike and the Quest for Stale Gum

Buy89%

Very Positive · 53 player reviews · Low confidence

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

Steam Deck Unrated
  • Windows

Retrotainment Games · 1980s · Oct 25, 2022

Player review score
89%
Very Positive
Price
$9.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
18
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio1 of 1
Subtitles0 of 1

Should I buy Garbage Pail Kids: Mad Mike and the Quest for Stale Gum?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 13 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 9 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 9 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 48 sampled reviews

Based on 53 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 48 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
75% of themes are praise25% are divided0% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
13 of 48 sampled reviews raised it
Garbage Pail Kids: Mad Mike and the Quest for Stale Gum is a retro-style side-scrolling platformer developed by Retrotainment Games and Digital Eclipse and published by iam8bit Presents that fully embraces the bizarre humor, gross-out style, and arcade-inspired gameplay associated with the classic Garbage Pail Kids franchise.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
9 of 48 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics are very solid for an 8 Bit Nintendo title, there are some minor issues with the overall look as far as it can be difficult to see enemy projectiles sometimes, but it uses the limited NES color palette very well and has good parallax scrolling effects in use.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
9 of 48 sampled reviews raised it
Adjustable difficulty settings, achievements, bonus content, and smoother gameplay responsiveness allow newer players to enjoy the adventure without feeling completely overwhelmed by outdated design conventions.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay13 reviews
Graphics9 reviews
Difficulty9 reviews
Divided opinion
Characters
67% still recommend
Players complain

No recurring complaints in this sample.

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$9.99

The lowest we've tracked is $0.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $9.99

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