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ActionCasualIndieRPGRoguelikeSingleplayerBullet HellAction RoguelikeLocal Co-Op

20,683 playing#73 on Steam by players#73 on Steam

Peak in the last 24 hours: 29,086

Peak in the last 7 days: 29,086

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Game description

Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

Basic info

DeveloperBlobfish
PublisherBlobfish
PlatformsWindows · macOS · Linux
Steam DeckVerified
Release dateJun 23, 2023
Price
  • Steam store −50% $4.99 $2.49 · Steam ↗
  • Lowest-price store $2.49 · Steam
  • Historical low $2.45 · 3-month low $2.45Other stores ↗

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 7+
Processor2 Ghz
Memory4 GB
Graphics128MB, OpenGL 3+
Storage200 MB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 420 reviews from the past 1 year

86.6/ 100
Top 30%

Steam rating: Overwhelmingly Positive (96%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 20, 2026)

One more run is the feeling players describe in this arena shooter roguelike starring a potato, which scores 86.6 from 420 reviews we analyzed.

👍 Strengths

140 reviews call it fun and addictive, and some enjoy its humorous tone and shared runs with a friend. 55 praise its strategic depth, saying item and weapon synergies create new playstyles and many viable builds. 34 highlight replay value, with every run feeling unique thanks to quick character unlocks. Content Volume ranks 74th of 1351, Pricing & Fairness ranks 113th of 1399, and Tech & Support ranks 112th of 1399. Multiplayer ranks 180th of 642.

👎 Where it falls short

47 reviews find the difficulty unfair at times, pointing to projectiles from the screen edges and an update that made it much harder, and a few say casual players get left behind. 42 raise balance problems at the highest difficulty, describing enemy stats that rise so fast that only pure damage builds or a few strong weapons work. 24 say it turns repetitive after many hours, with limited variety in enemies and locations, and a few want better ways to manage the growing item pool. Visuals & Sound ranks 956th of 1249.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“great memories playing with friend, fun game” · 140 reviews
“discovers synergies between items creating novel playstyles and strategies” · 55 reviews
“good replayability and operations, solid base game foundation” · 34 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 62% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Strategy +3.34 · Depth of builds, tactics, and meaningful choices
Positive “discovers synergies between items creating novel playstyles and strategies” · 55 reviews
Negative “update removed build creativity and experimentation, now exhausting and punishing” · 7 reviews

Progression 22% · Difficulty 32% · Onboarding 11% · Freedom 2% · Controls & feel 6%

Plot, characters and the world

Not enough data — only 8% of reviews mention this.

Characters +2.33 · How memorable the characters and their relationships are

Story 0% · World 3%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 39% of reviews · Top 10% of the games we've analyzed

Replayability +4.12 · Reasons to play again — runs, randomness, New Game+
Positive “good replayability and operations, solid base game foundation” · 34 reviews
Negative “runs feel the same and lack depth with limited maps and synergies” · 3 reviews

Volume 16% · Variety 16%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 14% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +1.89 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “Decent graphics with beautiful art style” · 13 reviews
Negative “looks ugly and childish at first glance” · 3 reviews

Audio 6%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 22% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Playing together +2.75 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals
Positive “playing together with partner was fun until breakup” · 31 reviews
Negative “remote co-op design not convenient and unstable” · 13 reviews

Community 1% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 25% of reviews · Top 10% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing +0.43 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Positive “great value for money, no downside, DLC is great” · 9 reviews
Negative “nombreuses réalisations inutiles avec DLC” · 2 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 21% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 22% of reviews · Top 10% of the games we've analyzed

Developer support +0.08 · Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players
Positive “devs still updating after 500 hours played” · 7 reviews
Negative “constant major updates destroy game balance and fun repeatedly” · 8 reviews

Stability 2% · Performance 6%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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