Buy it if you like
- Story: 104 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 89 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Combat: 83 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Crashes: 81 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Performance: 39 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Bugs: 32 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 31k 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
58% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews42% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
104 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The story actually made sense, unlike the first game, and didn't require any context because anything that happened in the first game ends up being talked about in this game anyway.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
89 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Besides that, every chapter was unique and had slightly different platforming mechanics, and I enjoyed it.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
83 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
There are 4 weapons: the Vorpal Knife, Pepper Grinder, Hobby Horse, and Teapot Cannon, and they are all very fun to use.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
57 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The environments themselves actually looked pretty cool, even if the textures haven't aged all that well.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
35 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
That said, there's a Raz easter egg in Madness Returns too, but before we'll get to that one, i'd still like to bring up one last thing about this, the soundtrack was made by Chris Vrenna who's played with NIN and some other bands too, and it certainly adds to the atmosphere of the game a lot.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
18 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I've played DS2, DS3, and Sekiro, and found this quite fun and a challenge (early-midgame) on this difficulty.
+1 more players loved
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Story104 reviews
Gameplay89 reviews
Combat83 reviews
Graphics57 reviews
Audio35 reviews
Difficulty18 reviews
Characters9 reviews
Divided opinion
No themes split opinion in this sample.
Players complain
Crashes69% still recommend
Performance69% still recommend
Bugs78% still recommend
Controls89% still recommend
Interface50% 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
- Partial Controller Support
Store features
- Family Sharing
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Prices have been lower
$9.99
The lowest we've tracked is $1.99.
6 points recordedtoday · $9.99
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