Lakehopper

Lakehopper

Steam Deck Playable

Photon Games · Simulation · Mar 30, 2026

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

At $9.99. It has been as low as $7.99.

88%
Very Positive
466 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 36 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Controls: 18 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 15 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 16 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 466 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
70% of themes are praise20% are divided10% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
To keep it short, the base gameplay loop presented is very engaging right now, but it's missing the pre and post fluff that would make the game more interesting.
36 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
Using a controller or joystick helps a lot, the aircraft flight model doesn't have training wheels per se so it's a bit difficult to control with just keyboard.
18 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The graphics are good enough, but due to the water being almost flat calm, it can be quite difficult to judge how high you are when landing - it seems miles away, and comes up all of a sudden, leaving you very little time to pull up and land smoothly.
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
I feel like there's a cool story there, but so little has been added yet that it could go in any direction.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
- Improved nav map UI
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Linux compatibility
Players who bring up Linux compatibility mostly praise it.
My PC is running linux mint and is also pretty old and weak, so my issues there may be pretty uncommon, I'm not sure.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

+1 more the community rallied around

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love7 themes
Gameplay36 reviews
Controls18 reviews
Graphics15 reviews
Story and characters11 reviews
Interface8 reviews
Linux compatibility8 reviews
Optimization7 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Bugs7 reviews
86%
Difficulty7 reviews
86%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes16 reviews
88%

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. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

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

Prices have been lower

Currently $9.99. The lowest we've tracked is $7.99.

3 points recordedtoday · $9.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
88%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
0
total to unlock
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Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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