Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse

Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse

Steam Deck Playable

Aspyr · Zombies · Mar 16, 2021

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $19.99. It has been as low as $1.99.

87%
Very Positive
3k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 61 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 58 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 29 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 29 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Combat: 16 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 16 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 3k player reviews · updated 3 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
55% of themes are praise9% are divided36% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
You are up against the perfect utopian society called Punchbowl in a quest for love.
61 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
+ Satisfying gameplay (building your zombie horde)
58 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The soundtrack is great when it's actually there.
29 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The older graphics fit in with the stylized world, but the game is still very much of its time, even with increased resolution.
25 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
There are many different difficulties to play on, and the game supports online co-op play, but only through split screen.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
I'm glad to see they were able to get Split-Screen 2 player multiplayer on this title as was in the original Xbox version.
7 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 love6 themes
Story and characters61 reviews
Gameplay58 reviews
Audio29 reviews
Graphics25 reviews
Co-op13 reviews
Multiplayer7 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Performance15 reviews
67%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes29 reviews
59%
Combat16 reviews
63%
Difficulty16 reviews
81%
Bugs16 reviews
63%

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 $19.99. The lowest we've tracked is $1.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $19.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
87%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
35
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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