Griptape Backbone

Griptape Backbone

Steam Deck · unrated

StevenHarmonGames · Indie · May 5, 2017

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

It's free to play.

93%
Very Positive
538 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Audio: 27 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 23 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 19 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 16 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 538 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
80% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews20% are caveats
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
There is nothing wrong with the soundtrack, I just think that it could be better.
27 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
I was very excited to play this game-- the graphical style and atmosphere, the skateboarding gameplay, the fact that it seemed to be one of those very rare games built completely around movement-- it seemed like the perfect thing to tie me over until Perfect Stride came out, a similar game which has been in development for a few years now.
23 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The gameplay, the music, the graphics, and the story, are all close to being good, but all of them fall short, and come together to make a frustrating and not very fun experience.
19 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The gameplay, the music, the graphics, and the story, are all close to being good, but all of them fall short, and come together to make a frustrating and not very fun experience.
16 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
Audio27 reviews
Gameplay23 reviews
Story and characters19 reviews
Graphics16 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain% still recommend
Bugs16 reviews
75%

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

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
93%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
0
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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