BOSSGAME: The Final Boss Is My Heart

BOSSGAME: The Final Boss Is My Heart

Steam Deck Playable

Lilycore Games · Boss Rush · Jul 20, 2023

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

At $9.99. It has been as low as $6.99.

99%
Very Positive
93 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 48 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 16 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 10 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 86 sampled reviews

Based on 93 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 86 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
88% of themes are praise12% are divided0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The characters all have their own little story and their proper way of talking, which is neat!
48 of 86 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The many bosses put a lot of fun twists on the core gameplay.
16 of 86 sampled reviews raised it
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
I grew to love the combat over the hours I spent with it, and I'm honestly tempted to go back and try to beat my boss rush times since I definitely played cautiously the first time.
10 of 86 sampled reviews raised it
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
*Challenging fights with a variety of difficulty settings (...so that even weenies like me can enjoy the game)!
10 of 86 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The upbeat chiptune soundtrack is also very catchy and suits the game perfectly.
6 of 86 sampled reviews raised it
Accessibility
Players who bring up Accessibility mostly praise it.
The thing however that allowed me to have fun with this, genuine mechanical fun in a genre that usually pushes me out is its amazing accessibility features.
5 of 86 sampled reviews raised it

+1 more the community rallied around

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love7 themes
Story and characters48 reviews
Gameplay16 reviews
Combat10 reviews
Difficulty10 reviews
Audio6 reviews
Accessibility5 reviews
Graphics4 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Controls4 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 $9.99. The lowest we've tracked is $6.99.

3 points recordedtoday · $9.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
99%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
16
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.