Neon Noodles

Neon Noodles

Steam Deck · unrated

Vivid Helix · Automation · Aug 3, 2023

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $9.99.

81%
Very Positive
109 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 11 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 7 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Optimization: 7 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 74 sampled reviews

Based on 109 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 74 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
63% of themes are praise37% are divided0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Like any good cyberpunk story, this makes a point about society, about corporations at the top controlling everyone down to the food we eat... but this is undermined by how clean the game's visuals are.
11 of 74 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The developer describes the game as a "zach-like" and gameplay-wise this description fits very well.
7 of 74 sampled reviews raised it
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
This creates an accessible entry point while still offering an enormous amount of strategic depth for those who enjoy optimization and experimentation.
7 of 74 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
What I will say (despite my personal opinion), is that the art style is intuitive and does a good job of letting you focus on
5 of 74 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
Doesn't feel buggy at all at the moment, the UI is friendly on keyboard+mouse and it should also be playable with controller.
5 of 74 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 characters11 reviews
Gameplay7 reviews
Optimization7 reviews
Graphics5 reviews
Controls5 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Interface8 reviews
75%
Difficulty5 reviews
80%
Bugs4 reviews
50%
Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

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.

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $9.99 (−50%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

5 points recordedtoday · $9.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
81%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
19
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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