Zapper: One Wicked Cricket

Zapper: One Wicked Cricket

Steam Deck · unrated

Blitz Games Ltd · Exploration · Feb 15, 2024

It depends on what you're after.

At $6.99. It has been as low as $2.79.

68%
Mixed
75 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Controls: 8 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 5 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 5 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 60 sampled reviews

Based on 75 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 60 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
100% of themes are praise60 helpful reviews0% are caveats
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
The main mechanic that is missing is controller support, so you have to play using a very odd keyboard layout (arrow keys to move, with alt, ctrl and z and x used to rotate the character, which is critical to succeeding).
8 of 60 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
While the story is lighthearted, it provides enough motivation to keep the adventure moving forward, allowing the gameplay to remain the true focus.
5 of 60 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
While the story is lighthearted, it provides enough motivation to keep the adventure moving forward, allowing the gameplay to remain the true focus.
5 of 60 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The colorful characters, bright environments, and cartoon-inspired art style possess a timeless charm that remains appealing despite obvious technical limitations by today's standards.
4 of 60 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The cheerful atmosphere extends into the sound design as well, with lively music and expressive sound effects complementing the energetic pace of each stage.
3 of 60 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
Getting this game to run is a bit difficult but there's a guide in the community tab that helps you set the resolution to 1080p and I think with some tinkering it's also possible to run this game on the Steam Deck.
3 of 60 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
Controls8 reviews
Gameplay5 reviews
Story and characters5 reviews
Graphics4 reviews
Audio3 reviews
Steam Deck3 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend

No themes split opinion in this sample.

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.

Should you buy it now?

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

Prices have been lower

Currently $6.99. The lowest we've tracked is $2.79.

4 points recordedtoday · $6.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
68%
Mixed
Playing right now
Achievements
0
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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