Buy it if you like
- Gameplay: 75 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Difficulty: 60 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 42 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Story: 45 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Controls: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Crashes: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 772 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 praise25% are divided25% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
75 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
There are, potentially, hundreds of levels to play if you enjoy going through with slightly varied mechanics.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
60 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
1001 Spikes is not on the easy side of platformers, but the learning curve is very fair.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
42 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I think some relative comparisons are in order to be more helpful.I enjoyed Super Meat Boy and Spelunky to an extent: I am not a fan of slippery or floaty characters in platformers (SMB) and I found it was way more fun to just kill all my friends in local co-op than actually try to work together and beat Spelunky (I also preferred the original art style).
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
37 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The co-op modes were extremely enjoyable and I was actually able to beat some levels with people who were new or rusty to platformers.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
29 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The OST is good too, albeit somewhat repetitive after you perish for the umpteenth time due to uprooting spikes of doom.
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
19 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It has amazing controls, great level design, many unlockables like secret characters and alternative game modes, and even multiplayer.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Gameplay75 reviews
Difficulty60 reviews
Graphics42 reviews
Co-op37 reviews
Audio29 reviews
Multiplayer19 reviews
Divided opinion
Characters100% still recommend
Interface86% still recommend
Performance67% still recommend
Players complain
Story91% still recommend
Controls75% still recommend
Crashes50% still recommend
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Multi-player
- Shared/Split Screen
- Single-player
Controller
- Partial Controller Support
Store features
- Family Sharing
- Remote Play Together
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
Platforms
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
Valve device support
Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSUnsupported
Steam MachinePlayable
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Prices have been lower
$14.99
The lowest we've tracked is $1.49.
4 points recordedtoday · $14.99
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