Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.
At $11.99. It has been as low as $5.99.
- Gameplay: 17 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Interface: 15 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Story and characters: 9 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Bugs: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 434 player reviews · updated 6 days ago
What players think
The recurring themes across 117 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Rather than relying on reflexes or real-time control, the game emphasizes planning, foresight, and experimentation, making it especially appealing to players who enjoy strategic puzzles and optimization-driven gameplay.
NEODUEL: Backpack Monsters is a clever and highly distinctive strategy title that blends creature collection, auto-battler combat, and spatial inventory management into a single, tightly interwoven experience.
But I am open-minded and I am here writing this, and like a certain NSFW game I’ve previously reviewed, the question of how this stacks up as a game in its genre does matter.
Engaging and whimsically fun to play due to the lighting fast pacing and enjoyability of it all.
Theme by theme
Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.
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.
Currently $11.99. The lowest we've tracked is $5.99.
The data behind the verdict
For the players who want the receipts.
We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.
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