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Game description

The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!

Basic info

DeveloperTeam Meat
Publisher—
PlatformsWindows · macOS · Linux
Steam DeckVerified
Release dateNov 30, 2010
Price
  • Steam store −92% $14.99 $1.19 · Steam ↗
  • Lowest-price store $1.19 · Steam
  • Historical low $0.74 · 3-month low $1.19Other stores ↗

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Minimum specs

OSMicrosoft® Windows® XP / Vista / 7 (Windows 8 is not officially supported)
Processor1.4GHz or faster
Memory1 GB
GraphicsGraphics Card made within the last 4 years (Pixel Shader 3.0, Vertex Shader 3.0)
Storage300 MB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 395 reviews from the past 1 year

83.4/ 100
Top 40%

Steam rating: Very Positive (94%)

Metacritic: 87 /100

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 22, 2026)

Dying hundreds of times and trying again is the point of this precise platformer, and players rate it 83.4 across 39,439 Steam reviews.

👍 Strengths

153 reviews find it addictive fun, saying the urge to retry keeps pulling them back after every death. Gameplay appears in 81% of analyzed reviews and ranks 532nd of 1396. 97 love how hard it is, calling it a real test of skill where clearing a brutal level feels deeply satisfying. 52 praise the tight, responsive controls, and some single out the feel of steering the character in mid air. Content Volume ranks 184th of 1351, and Visuals & Sound ranks 620th of 1249.

👎 Where it falls short

37 reviews find the controls slippery or unresponsive instead, describing awkward momentum, a missing quick restart and gamepad layouts that do not match the game. A few more say the achievement hunt drags on through optional content and turns into a grind. 7 report bugs on modern systems, such as bosses that break at high frame rates, crashes in boss fights and audio problems on Linux. Tech & Support ranks 718th of 1399.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“game is engaging enough to provoke strong emotional response” · 153 reviews
“real test of skill, brutally hard and loved every second” · 97 reviews
“soundtrack is one of the best among all platformers” · 18 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 81% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Difficulty +1.51 · How hard it is, how the challenge ramps, and whether it feels fair
Positive “real test of skill, brutally hard and loved every second” · 97 reviews

Progression 6% · Onboarding 6% · Freedom 1% · Strategy 7% · Controls & feel 28%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 12% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

World +2.33 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “touching story with memorable characters” · 1 review

Story 7% · Characters 3%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 20% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Volume +2.94 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Positive “stylish and content-rich platformer” · 13 reviews
Negative “main story ends too quickly, only 15 minutes per session” · 6 reviews

Variety 5% · Replayability 8%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 16% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Audio +3.24 · Music, sound effects, and voice acting
Positive “soundtrack is one of the best among all platformers” · 18 reviews
Negative “original soundtrack replaced due to licensing issues” · 2 reviews

Visuals 8%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 0% of reviews mention this.

Community — · Who you play with — how many, and how friendly

Playing together 0% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 6% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing +0.07 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Positive “got it for really cheap, money's worth” · 1 review
Negative “developers abandoned original vision for monetization” · 4 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 2% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 6% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Stability -0.10 · Crashes, freezes, save loss, and game-breaking bugs
Negative “too broken to play on modern system with bugs” · 7 reviews

Performance 2% · Developer support 1%

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

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