1001 Spikes

1001 Spikes

Steam Deck Unsupported

Nicalis, Inc. · Precision Platformer · Jun 3, 2014

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $14.99. It has been as low as $1.49.

83%
Very Positive
770 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 72 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 43 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 30 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 770 player reviews · updated 6 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
60% of themes are praise30% are divided10% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The retro charm is exhibited nicely through all playable characters, enemies, levels, menus, and title screens, with the chiptune music serving as a wonderful complement to the overall audiovisual presentation.
72 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
+ Music, SFX and the pixel art graphics are very well done and merge together pretty well
43 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
I recommend, good playability, amazing sound track and really fun alternative modes.
30 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise 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.
29 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
I can't comment on how fun they are since I can't experience them in their full glory, as the friends I have wouldn't even touch a controller for the purpose of avoiding some spikes and collecting coins, but I imagine that if you have like-minded friends that wouldn't mind giving it a go this could be extremely hilarious on several places.
21 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
It has amazing controls, great level design, many unlockables like secret characters and alternative game modes, and even multiplayer.
19 of 300 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 love6 themes
Story and characters72 reviews
Graphics43 reviews
Audio30 reviews
Co-op29 reviews
Controls21 reviews
Multiplayer19 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty59 reviews
81%
Gameplay45 reviews
84%
Interface7 reviews
86%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes8 reviews
63%

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. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

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

Prices have been lower

Currently $14.99. The lowest we've tracked is $1.49.

4 points recordedtoday · $14.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
83%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
25
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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