A Bumpy Ride

Buy97%

Overwhelmingly Positive · 583 player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows

Cosmoporium Games · Trains · May 1, 2026

Player review score
97%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Price
$14.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
20
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio0 of 1
Subtitles1 of 1

Should I buy A Bumpy Ride?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 115 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 38 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 11 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Performance: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Steam Deck: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Story: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 583 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
42% of themes are praise16% are divided42% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
115 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Progression is constantly steady, and the day-cycle similar to Stardew Valley encourages a "just one more day" mantra that can have you playing into the early morning.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
38 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I compare this to running Red Dead Redemption 2 or Derail Valley on this same computer, where the graphics in both games are set higher with much better performance.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Easy learning curve, many well designed cozy biomes with their fair share of secrets and challenges.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The sound design and original soundtrack are also incredible, and one could be forgiven for believing it was the work of the dedicated team of a AAA studio.
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I wish playing with mouse and keyboard was a bit nicer, it'd be great to not have to hold right-click to look around since one basically has to change the view all the time but playing with a controller is nice.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay115 reviews
Graphics38 reviews
Difficulty11 reviews
Audio11 reviews
Controls9 reviews
Divided opinion
Optimization
100% still recommend
Characters
100% still recommend
Players complain
Performance
75% still recommend
Steam Deck
92% still recommend
Story
100% still recommend
Bugs
100% still recommend
Crashes
67% 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

  • Partial Controller Support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$14.99

The lowest we've tracked is $9.74.

4 points recordedtoday · $14.99

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