The Last Tinker™: City of Colors

Buy81%

Very Positive · 1k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Steam Deck Unsupported
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Mimimi Games · Adventure · May 12, 2014

Player review score
81%
Very Positive
Price
$19.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
14
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
5
Full audio1 of 5
Subtitles5 of 5

Should I buy The Last Tinker™: City of Colors?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 97 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 86 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 44 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k player reviews · updated

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
50% of themes are praise33% are divided17% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
97 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
On the plus side, the world is kinda inventive and so far the story has some potential.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
86 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Cons: 📉 Lack of Innovation While the game's mechanics are solid, it doesn't bring much innovation to the table.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
44 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The Last Tinker: City of Colors is a 3d action-platformer similar to Banjo-Kazooie and Wind Waker (Zelda) with an unique art style (think DR. Seuss) set in the gorgeous world of Colortown.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
40 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It has a kid-mode so he can experiment and learn without being too hard, yet the game actually has some interesting platforming and combat.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
31 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Sound is top notch, music is phenomenal, and the voice acting is comprised of oohs, awws, chirps, and other noises.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
31 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The low difficulty level also means it's accessible to kids which is great because this is exactly the type of game I would want my kids to be playing.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Story97 reviews
Gameplay86 reviews
Graphics44 reviews
Combat40 reviews
Audio31 reviews
Difficulty31 reviews
Divided opinion
Controls
100% still recommend
Optimization
75% still recommend
Linux compatibility
0% still recommend
Interface
67% still recommend
Players complain
Bugs
64% still recommend
Performance
55% 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

  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Captions available
  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSUnsupported
Steam MachineUnsupported

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$19.99

The lowest we've tracked is $1.99.

8 points recordedtoday · $19.99

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