Pankapu

Wait64%

Mixed · 1k player reviews · Medium confidence

It depends on what you're after.

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  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Too Kind Studio · Action · Sep 21, 2016

Player review score
64%
Mixed
Price
$11.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
56
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
7
Full audio1 of 7
Subtitles7 of 7

Should I buy Pankapu?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 84 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 79 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 75 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 52 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Controls: 34 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k 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
46% of themes are praise9% are divided45% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
84 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It's a solid game with neat mechanics to challenge the player to adapt and conquer.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
79 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The ending of Pankapu has me excited to play its sequel, Pankapu 2.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
75 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The visuals are simple and colorful, but they feel more like a game intended for children than something for a broader audience.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
50 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
To conclude : very fun game, lot of variety, not too long, not a lot of difficulty and playable with both controller and computer
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
24 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Complementing this is a soundtrack that shifts between gentle, almost lullaby-like themes and more tense compositions during moments of danger, further grounding the emotional arc of the journey.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay84 reviews
Story79 reviews
Graphics75 reviews
Difficulty50 reviews
Audio24 reviews
Divided opinion
Characters
71% still recommend
Players complain
Combat
54% still recommend
Controls
50% still recommend
Interface
55% still recommend
Performance
44% still recommend
Bugs
29% 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

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play on TV
  • Stats
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$11.99

The lowest we've tracked is $1.19.

7 points recordedtoday · $11.99

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