Adventure · November 12, 2019

The Legend of Bum-Bo (2019)

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'This Bum-bo game! it about time Bum-bo got coin stoled by ugly thing... can you help Bum-bo bash?' - Bum-bo the Brave. When Bum-bo's only coin is stolen by a mysterious entity and pulled down into the sewer, Bum-bo finds himself facing droves of deranged enemies, lost children, his fears, and eventually the beast that stole his beloved coin. Gameplay The Legend of Bum-bo is a puzzle based 'deckbuilding roguelike' by Edmund McMillen (The Binding of isaac, Super Meat Boy) and James Interactive, where players collect hordes of items that can be modified, upgraded and comboed with others in many interesting ways. Play as one of many Bum-bo, each with its own unique abilities, as they smash, bash and splash their way through a variety of cardboard monstrosities, giant bosses and dark personal urges... oh also its the prequel to The Binding of Isaac! Features: - 100+ unique items that can be modified and upgraded. - 80+ unique trinkets that give neato passive abilities. - 4+ playable characters each with their own unique abilities. - 10 ugly, yet cute bosses. - 30 enemies - Amazing music by Ridiculon! - loads of unlockables! - Animated cut scenes that will make you feel bad! - Poop!

Adventure releases from 2019

85 Adventure titles launched in 2019 — top 6 by review volume.

Peer Adventure titles

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Position in Adventure

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume5.8k Steam reviewsTop 40% in Adventure
Positive rating81% positiveGenre average: 87% — this title sits in top 82%
Metacritic73/100Genre average 77 — top 78% of Adventure titles
Engagement hours18 h averageTop 19% for session depth among Adventure

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Rogue-lite · 74
  • Indie · 59
  • Strategy · 56
  • Adventure · 44
  • Puzzle · 36
  • Match 3 · 34
  • Singleplayer · 24
  • Great Soundtrack · 16
  • Funny · 14
  • Difficult · 13
  • Casual · 12
  • Card Game · 11
  • Deckbuilding · 10
  • Turn-Based · 10
  • Turn-Based Strategy · 8

Reception Metrics

Steam community

81%Mostly Positive · 5.8k reviews

4.7k positive · 1.1k negative

Metacritic

73/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

6.4/10

Curator recommendations

5.6k

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

18h

moderate (15–40 hours)

Median

11h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

2h

Current engagement

Achievements

48

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateNov 12, 2019
DeveloperEdmund McMillen, James Interactive, Ridiculon
PublisherEdmund McMillen
Base price$4.94 -67%
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · [email protected]

Content Notes

Use of Needles to modify your spells. Peepee poopoo humor. cardboard gore.

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Editions & Packages

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