Carnival Massacre

Carnival Massacre

Steam Deck Verified

Norbert Baranyi · Survival Horror · Dec 29, 2025

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

On sale at $4.49, but it has been as low as $3.24.

92%
Very Positive
207 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 28 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 21 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Controls: 12 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 20 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 207 player reviews · updated 2 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 165 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
40% of themes are praise40% are divided20% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
There are a couple of things that could be better, the combat and sound design are lacking in some aspects, but the 'location design' in particular was done really well, having some unusual escapism moments like being able to ride the wheel in real time, as well as having a few interesting gameplay changes like riding a cart.
28 of 165 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
+ Cozy and pretty pixelated graphics
21 of 165 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
The game plays much better with a controller rather than the keyboard.
12 of 165 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
-The movement was also a bit rough, granted I played on Steam Deck, so I don't know if traditional keyboard would be any better.
5 of 165 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 love4 themes
Gameplay28 reviews
Graphics21 reviews
Controls12 reviews
Steam Deck5 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters45 reviews
82%
Difficulty22 reviews
91%
Interface18 reviews
72%
Audio17 reviews
71%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat20 reviews
75%
Bugs11 reviews
91%

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.

On sale, not the lowest

Currently $4.49 (−10%). The lowest we've tracked is $3.24.

4 points recordedtoday · $4.49

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
92%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
9
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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