Once Upon A Puppet

Once Upon A Puppet

Steam Deck Verified

Flatter Than Earth · 3D Platformer · Apr 23, 2025

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

At $24.99. It has been as low as $9.99.

91%
Very Positive
137 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 31 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 13 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 11 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 52 sampled reviews

Based on 137 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 52 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
57% of themes are praise43% are divided0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
They are then further fleshed out with great writing for nearly every line of dialogue.
31 of 52 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
But the story, worldbuilding and visuals aren't the only reason i enjoyed this game so much.
13 of 52 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Levels are structured like elaborate stage sets, with moving backdrops, shifting props, and layered foregrounds that blur the line between scenery and gameplay.
11 of 52 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The music and sound design in general also made the game ejoyable to sit through, maybe i'll pick up the supporter pack later down the line if it goes on sale?
7 of 52 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 love4 themes
Story and characters31 reviews
Graphics13 reviews
Gameplay11 reviews
Audio7 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty4 reviews
100%
Controls4 reviews
100%
Bugs3 reviews
100%
Players complain% still recommend

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.

Should you buy it now?

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

Prices have been lower

Currently $24.99. The lowest we've tracked is $9.99.

5 points recordedtoday · $24.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
91%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
27
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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