Born Punk

Born Punk

Steam Deck · unrated

Insert Disk 22 · Cyberpunk · Jun 18, 2022

Worth it for the right player.

On sale at $3.99, but it has been as low as $1.99.

79%
Mostly Positive
157 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 67 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 34 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 16 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 157 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 131 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
72% of themes are praise14% are divided14% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Smart character development, agile dialogues and available astute choices are some of the major points you can expect in the narrative.
67 of 131 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
On one hand it has wonderful visuals and sound, with some superb voice acting and atmospheric scenes, but the story felt disjointed and flat, and the puzzles were not enjoyable or engaging.
34 of 131 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
On one hand it has wonderful visuals and sound, with some superb voice acting and atmospheric scenes, but the story felt disjointed and flat, and the puzzles were not enjoyable or engaging.
16 of 131 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The early game your motivation for progression is to clear a hangover and undertake a job...that's it.
10 of 131 sampled reviews raised it
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
* Puzzles are too easy.
4 of 131 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
Story and characters67 reviews
Audio34 reviews
Graphics16 reviews
Gameplay10 reviews
Difficulty4 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Interface9 reviews
44%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs11 reviews
27%

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.

Should you buy it now?

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

On sale, not the lowest

Currently $3.99 (−80%). The lowest we've tracked is $1.99.

5 points recordedtoday · $3.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
79%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
24
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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