Buy it if you like
- Story: 38 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 37 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Difficulty: 27 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- No recurring complaint surfaced in 188 sampled reviews
Based on 420 player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 188 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
78% of themes are praise22% are divided0% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
38 of 188 sampled reviews raised it
The back story and world of Penarium is interesting, the premise of the gameplay is promising and the artists seem competent, but the whole game feels unpolished and not very well thought out, which is a shame, because the game definitely feels like it could be excellent, if a little bit more work had gone into it.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
37 of 188 sampled reviews raised it
This keeps the gameplay a challenge and means you can't learn the patterns to make it too easy.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
27 of 188 sampled reviews raised it
Also, the game has pretty good soundtrack with circus melodies that can extend your hate towards circus and clowns, especially because of the overall higher difficulty the game has.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
18 of 188 sampled reviews raised it
Also there' an endless arcade mode and co-op, thought for some reason my other controller refused to work.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
15 of 188 sampled reviews raised it
The graphics style is designed in a striking pixel art fashion which I absolutely adore.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
9 of 188 sampled reviews raised it
The soundtrack, built around circus motifs and energetic rhythms, perfectly complements the fast-paced action, driving home the absurdity of the situation while heightening the pressure in every match.
+1 more players loved
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Story38 reviews
Gameplay37 reviews
Difficulty27 reviews
Co-op18 reviews
Graphics15 reviews
Audio9 reviews
Controls7 reviews
Divided opinion
Multiplayer94% still recommend
Combat0% still recommend
Players complain
No recurring complaints in this sample.
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
- Full controller support
Store features
- Family Sharing
- Remote Play Together
- Remote Play on TV
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Leaderboards
- Steam Trading Cards
Platforms
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
Valve device support
Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
On sale, not the lowest
$1.99$9.99−80%
The lowest we've tracked is $1.49.
7 points recordedtoday · $1.99
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