Bulb Boy

Bulb Boy

Steam Deck Verified

Bulbware · Adventure · Oct 29, 2015

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $8.99. It has been as low as $0.89.

86%
Very Positive
2k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 89 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 81 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 57 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 26 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated 2 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
57% of themes are praise29% are divided14% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
✔ The graphics and art style are simply outstanding.
89 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
It tells the story of a small boy with a glowing lightbulb for a head who awakens one night to find his once cozy home consumed by darkness and inhabited by grotesque creatures.
81 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
✔ Replayability is built in for achievement hunters or those who enjoy exploring the hidden details.
57 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
✔ Music and sound effects are perfectly suited to the atmosphere, enhancing the eerie and quirky moments.
38 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 love4 themes
Graphics89 reviews
Story and characters81 reviews
Gameplay57 reviews
Audio38 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty17 reviews
88%
Interface17 reviews
59%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs26 reviews
42%

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. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

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

Prices have been lower

Currently $8.99. The lowest we've tracked is $0.89.

6 points recordedtoday · $8.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
86%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
12
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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