Bionic Bay

Bionic Bay

Steam Deck Verified

Psychoflow Studio · Atmospheric · Apr 17, 2025

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

On sale at $6.24, but it has been as low as $4.99.

85%
Very Positive
855 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 67 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 56 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 33 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 855 player reviews · updated 3 days ago

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
86% of themes are praise14% are divided0% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The main campaign is split into levels that use different variations of these Powerups, keeping the gameplay varied and interesting.
67 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
At first glance, it may resemble other indie platformers with dark atmospheric visuals, but it quickly distinguishes itself with a central gameplay mechanic that allows players to “swap” positions with certain objects and enemies.
56 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
+ Excellent difficulty curve.
33 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
should also mention design - beautiful and eerie, mysterious atmosphere throughout, character is really fun to move around, when I made a mistake had me laughing out loud mostly due to great sound design
26 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
P.S. play it on my Steam Deck and it's perfect 60 fps.. what a joy!!!
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
P.S. play it on my Steam Deck and it's perfect 60 fps.. what a joy!!!
6 of 300 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 love6 themes
Gameplay67 reviews
Graphics56 reviews
Difficulty33 reviews
Audio26 reviews
Steam Deck13 reviews
Performance6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters77 reviews
83%
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. 4 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

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

On sale, not the lowest

Currently $6.24 (−75%). The lowest we've tracked is $4.99.

5 points recordedtoday · $6.24

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
85%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
32
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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