Zombotron

Zombotron

Steam Deck Playable

Ant.Karlov Games · Action · Apr 22, 2019

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $14.99. It has been as low as $7.49.

89%
Very Positive
4k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 72 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 48 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 37 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 61 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 4k 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
40% of themes are praise30% are divided30% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Mainly, they consist of cut-scenes with text-based dialogues, outlining the unfolding of events as the story goes on. there are some lore pieces to find such as diaries in several levels, giving out a bit more lore about the whole situation of the planet.
72 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
+ Solid, enjoyable side-scrolling shooter gameplay, including some light RPG elements as well.
48 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
+ Charming and clean hand-drawn art style.
37 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The graphics and soundtrack created insanely immersive experience and I found myself playing for hours on end completely detached from real life.
8 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
Story and characters72 reviews
Gameplay48 reviews
Graphics37 reviews
Audio8 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Interface29 reviews
72%
Difficulty21 reviews
76%
Controls8 reviews
50%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat61 reviews
80%
Bugs11 reviews
36%
Performance9 reviews
56%

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 $14.99. The lowest we've tracked is $7.49.

4 points recordedtoday · $14.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
89%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
8
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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