Bionic Bay

Buy85%

Very Positive · 923 player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Steam Deck Verified
  • Windows

Psychoflow Studio · Atmospheric · Apr 17, 2025

Player review score
85%
Very Positive
Price
$6.24−75%
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
32
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
13
Full audio0 of 13
Subtitles13 of 13

Should I buy Bionic Bay?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 141 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 57 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 34 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Story: 63 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 923 player reviews · updated

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
55% of themes are praise36% are divided9% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
141 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Bionic Bay, developed by Psychoflow Studio and Mureena Oy and published by Kepler Interactive, is a stylish and inventive 2D platformer that builds its identity around physics-based traversal, smart puzzle design, and an immersive sci-fi world.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
57 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Bionic Bay blends pixel art with richly textured environments and atmospheric lighting to create a sense of weight and presence in every frame.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
34 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
This is also a credit to the level design, which teaches you to make use of game mechanics without feeling too heavyhanded, or forcing an aggressive learning curve on inexperienced players.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
27 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Sound effects are performed exceptionally well and bring life to all your footsteps, explosions and freezing moments.
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
P.S. play it on my Steam Deck and it's perfect 60 fps.. what a joy!!!
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
also also, the game is PRETTY as hell. especially if you like big ruined industrial places. and i only had frame drops literally once throughout the entire game (when you float up through some water).

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay141 reviews
Graphics57 reviews
Difficulty34 reviews
Audio27 reviews
Steam Deck13 reviews
Performance7 reviews
Divided opinion
Controls
80% still recommend
Multiplayer
100% still recommend
Optimization
100% still recommend
Characters
67% still recommend
Players complain
Story
86% still recommend

What you get

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

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Full controller support
  • Gamepad Recommended

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Leaderboards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

On sale, not the lowest
$6.24$24.99−75%

The lowest we've tracked is $4.99.

8 points recordedtoday · $6.24

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