Genopanic

Buy77%

Mostly Positive · 385 player reviews · Low confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Mobirate · Metroidvania · May 17, 2024

Player review score
77%
Mostly Positive
Price
$8.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
12
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
14
Full audio14 of 14
Subtitles14 of 14

Should I buy Genopanic?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 40 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 26 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 16 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Story: 26 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 23 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 385 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 157 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
45% of themes are praise22% are divided33% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
40 of 157 sampled reviews raised it
The game offers four different endings, which gives the game good replayability.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
26 of 157 sampled reviews raised it
Genopanic is a competently made action platformer with music, sound effects, and visuals that give off a good atmosphere, it has responsive controls that a lot of indie platformers can lack, and it changes things up often with the introduction of new abilities and items.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
16 of 157 sampled reviews raised it
Really nice pixel art, beautifully chill and ambient soundtrack, and a simple story.
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
7 of 157 sampled reviews raised it
I played the game with my Xbox controller and am super impressed with the tight controls.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay40 reviews
Graphics26 reviews
Audio16 reviews
Controls7 reviews
Divided opinion
Combat
73% still recommend
Steam Deck
100% still recommend
Players complain
Story
65% still recommend
Difficulty
74% still recommend
Bugs
22% 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 Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$8.99

The lowest we've tracked is $2.69.

6 points recordedtoday · $8.99

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