Tiny Barbarian DX

Tiny Barbarian DX

Steam Deck Verified

StarQuail Games · Action · Dec 3, 2013

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

At $29.99. It has been as low as $2.99.

81%
Very Positive
256 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 29 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 25 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 21 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 256 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 167 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
63% of themes are praise25% are divided12% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Gameplay is simple and challenging, and it just feels good.
29 of 167 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Tiny Barbarian has a wonderful, charming chiptune soundtrack and makes clever use of audio, like how the title screen music kicks in at the start.
25 of 167 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The graphics and soundtrack are also top notch, some tracks being so good I noticed my feet tapping against the floor. :)
21 of 167 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
You just need two buttons and a d-pad, which makes it ideal to play with a SNES (or NES) style controller.
7 of 167 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
The game is cool, playing in co-op is really satisfying , I like the possibility of respawn in the next segment of the level after dying ( in co-op) , that makes the playability more satisfying , the difficulty of the game is moderate so, has some balance , which is positive for me , the problem is ...
4 of 167 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 love5 themes
Gameplay29 reviews
Audio25 reviews
Graphics21 reviews
Controls7 reviews
Co-op4 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty23 reviews
70%
Story and characters14 reviews
86%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat10 reviews
50%

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 $29.99. The lowest we've tracked is $2.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $29.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
81%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
53
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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