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Pajama Llama Games · Base Building · Dec 4, 2025

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $24.99. It has been as low as $12.49.

81%
Very Positive
5k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 80 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 77 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 67 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 50 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 17 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 5k 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
46% of themes are praise27% are divided27% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The Gameplay loop is solid.
80 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
I couldn't complete "A Cold Call" quest to progress with obtaining the cook.
77 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The art style is incredibly cute and stands out from other survival builders.
67 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
- Plays well on Steamdeck!
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Sound effects fit well and what little music it had was pleasantly atmospheric.
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 love5 themes
Gameplay80 reviews
Story and characters77 reviews
Graphics67 reviews
Steam Deck9 reviews
Audio8 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty19 reviews
84%
Interface18 reviews
67%
Controls7 reviews
86%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs50 reviews
58%
Performance17 reviews
53%
Crashes12 reviews
58%

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 $24.99. The lowest we've tracked is $12.49.

5 points recordedtoday · $24.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
81%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
42
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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