POPUCOM

POPUCOM

Steam Deck Verified

Hypergryph · Co-op · Jun 2, 2025

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $19.99. It has been as low as $12.99.

87%
Very Positive
4k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Co-op: 142 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 47 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 37 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 4k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

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
70% of themes are praise30% are divided0% are caveats
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
I had lots of fun playing POPUCOM with my friend, it's a hidden gem and possibly one of the best co-op games released in 2025, next to Split Fiction.
142 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Criticism aside, I love the Visuals so much, It is very much inspired by Splatoon and a lot of the characters are cute, especially being able to customise your character and tools.
47 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Played this cute little co-op game with my wife and we both felt like children again with the little bubble shooter inspired gameplay while mixing in the co-op styled game of It takes two.
37 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Criticism aside, I love the Visuals so much, It is very much inspired by Splatoon and a lot of the characters are cute, especially being able to customise your character and tools.
34 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
After you finished your mission, you can check out the mini-games area, the co-op and PvP mini-games are surprisingly fun and detailed.
20 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
During boss battles, it’s more up-tempo and intense, while during regular level completion, the soundtrack supports the atmosphere beautifully.
10 of 300 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
Co-op142 reviews
Story and characters47 reviews
Gameplay37 reviews
Graphics34 reviews
Multiplayer20 reviews
Audio10 reviews
Performance8 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Servers and matchmaking26 reviews
81%
Difficulty14 reviews
100%
Combat7 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. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $19.99. The lowest we've tracked is $12.99.

3 points recordedtoday · $19.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
87%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
35
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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