Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty

Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty

Steam Deck Playable

Just Add Water (Developments), Ltd. · Puzzle Platformer · Feb 25, 2015

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $19.99. It has been as low as $5.99.

86%
Very Positive
4k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 86 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 70 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 60 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 34 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 25 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 15 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 4k 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
42% of themes are praise16% are divided42% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The graphics are visually amazing to look at!
86 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Abe freaks out and starts his big quest to save all 250 Mudokons and take down Rupture Farms before it's too late!
70 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The gameplay also borrows a lot from the original, though with some noticeable changes and improvements.
60 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
soundtrack to buy on the Steam page since I would recommend it that much.
29 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
It only plays at 40fps on the steam deck for some reason.
13 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 love5 themes
Graphics86 reviews
Story and characters70 reviews
Gameplay60 reviews
Audio29 reviews
Steam Deck13 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Controls66 reviews
55%
Interface12 reviews
50%
Players complain% still recommend
Difficulty34 reviews
74%
Performance25 reviews
44%
Bugs15 reviews
53%
Crashes8 reviews
50%
Combat6 reviews
67%

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 $19.99. The lowest we've tracked is $5.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $19.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
86%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
35
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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