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Bounty Star

Released: 10/23/2025

Critics
71
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Users
65

Score Breakdown

70.7

Critic Average

19 reviews

65

Steam User Score

150 reviews

N/A

Metacritic User Score

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
+5.4

71 vs 65

Metacritic Disparity
N/A
Combined Disparity
+5.4

Average of both sources

Review Disparities

Positive = critic higher than usersNegative = critic lower than users

Each point represents a critic review. Hover for details. Positive = critic higher than users. Negative = critic lower.

11/13/2025

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70

70/100

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11/7/2025

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Bounty Star sounds more like a pile of ideas that don't mesh well, resulting in an uneven execution. The game doesn't stand out much, even though it has some interesting qualities.

60

60/100

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11/6/2025

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Bounty Star is a good time, with likable characters and an interesting setting ripe for exploration. Those are its strongest parts, but the rest of it is entirely serviceable despite some frustrating jank during combat and unrealized potential in the homesteading process. I could see a sequel to this game, with a bit more depth on the gameplay side, being a real hit that pleases mecha fans, story fans, and farming-sim fans alike.

80

80/100

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11/6/2025

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Despite its good ideas and a range of systems that aim to add depth to the gameplay, Bounty Star fails to convince with its combat and static direction.

75

75/100

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11/6/2025

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Bounty Star is a fun time-killer if you want something straightforward and entertaining with an emotional core that doesn't ask all that much of you

70

70/100

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11/4/2025

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Outside of playing a few hours of the first Red Dead Redemption, coupled with testing out a friend’s copy of Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon, Westerns and mech games are a relatively untread genre for me. It’s not through active dislike…it’s just…there are so many other genres of games that no person can simply taste all of them equally. Bounty Star, in my opinion, presents a solid story of survival and overcoming trauma and grief that is unfortunately hampered by its gameplay. Had there been the provision of more frequent Bounties throughout the game, coupled with a stronger benefit of managing your “farm”, I think that this easily could have been at least a 9 out of 10 game. But it’s the little nagging thought that was in the back of my head that kept going “This story…doesn’t need this long to be told.”

75

75/100

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11/4/2025

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Bounty Star from developer DINOGOD and publisher Annapurna Interactive is a lot of different things. It’s a narrative-driven game that features a heavy amount of customization and crafting. All of which goes through mech fighting, which might be the weakest part of the entire package.

78

78/100

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11/3/2025

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Bounty Star does have some problems, though. Some players might not like the repetitive tasks, occasional grind, and uneven pacing, and the mix of genres can feel strange at first. But for people who are okay with its weirdness, Bounty Star is a nice change from other mech shooters. It's thinking-provoking and fun at the same time.

60

60/100

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10/29/2025

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Bounty Star: The Morose Tale of Graveyard Clem is one of those games that sounds incredible on paper but stumbles in execution. The story and atmosphere show flashes of something special, but the gameplay simply doesn’t hold up its end.

60

60/100

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10/28/2025

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Bounty Star is one of the most impressive games of the year with its unique and entertaining mech combat as well as its more personal touches that'll make you feel a strong sense of personal growth as you complete bounty after bounty. 🌵

81

81/100

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10/27/2025

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Bounty Star offers a satisfactory narrative with a charismatic protagonist, iconic characters, customization, engaging mecha gameplay, and intuitive base management. However, the game suffers from repetitive scenarios, soundtrack, and mission structure.

85

85/100

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10/27/2025

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Bounty Star attempts to merge mech combat and farming together into one delicious melting pot. It might sound like an unlikely combo, but it strangely works. Unfortunately, the farming elements are average at best. But if you're looking for a serious mech experience, it could still be worth a look.

60

60/100

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10/27/2025

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Bounty Star is a title of interesting ideas that never fully realizes any of them. The narrative foundation is strong, the setting is unique, and the ambition to blend mech warfare with homestead management deserves praise. But the execution fumbles with its overly repetitive design and shallow systems.

65

65/100

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10/27/2025

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Bounty Star has a good concept, and it has potential, but the end product as it stands now just doesn't measure up. It'll take some serious tune ups before I'm willing to ride into this desert again.

60

60/100

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10/26/2025

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The Wild West setting, intriguing lore and mech combat feel promising at first, but Bounty Star wastes them with a repetitive gameplay loop and dull story.

60

60/100

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10/23/2025

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Bounty Star is fun whether you're hunting down scum, modifying your mech, or tending to your farm.

80

80/100

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10/23/2025

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Bounty Star is a fun mech action game with surprising systems, fun characters, and some light base-building mechanics, but a lack of polish in key places really hold it back.

70

70/100

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10/23/2025

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Bounty Star: The Morose Tale of Graveyard Clem is a fun game that never manages to make all of its mechanics blend together well. There are a lot of strong ideas that I really like independent of each other, but it never feels like a cohesive whole. There's still a lot of fun to be had in blasting bandits and helping Clem go from the graveyard to the farmyard, but it's very much a game with big ideas that it doesn't always live up to. If the concept sounds interesting, it's probably well worth a shot. Just be prepared for an experience that doesn't always hit the mark.

75

75/100

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10/23/2025

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Bounty Star’s combination of mech combat and farming is equal parts compelling and tranquil, and Clem’s story is riveting. Sometimes, you have to get back in the robot and hope there’s a life on the other side.

80

80/100

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