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Pankapu

Pankapu

Released: 9/19/2017

Jump into a neo-retro adventure with Pankapu: a taste of 90’s platformers in an oneiric world. Pankapu is a narrative action-platformer that takes place in the dreams of Djaha’rell, a child troubled by a tragic incident. Upgrade your skills, find new competencies, switch your Aegis in real time in order to get rid of Nightmare's invasion: "Fight for the safety of your land, dear Dreamkeeper" Told in the manner of a fable read to a child, the game has two levels of reading: the tale of Pankapu, epic and naïve, and the one about Djaha’rell's life, in the real-world, dark and tragic.

Jump into a neo-retro adventure with Pankapu: a taste of 90’s platformers in an oneiric world. Pankapu is a narrative action-platformer that takes place in the dreams of Djaha’rell, a child troubled by a tragic incident. Upgrade your skills, find new competencies, switch your Aegis in real time in order to get rid of Nightmare's invasion: "Fight for the safety of your land, dear Dreamkeeper" Told in the manner of a fable read to a child, the game has two levels of reading: the tale of Pankapu, epic and naïve, and the one about Djaha’rell's life, in the real-world, dark and tragic.

Jump into a neo-retro adventure with Pankapu: a taste of 90’s platformers in an oneiric world. Pankapu is a narrative action-platformer that takes place in the dreams of Djaha’rell, a child troubled by a tragic incident. Upgrade your skills, find new competencies, switch your Aegis in real time in order to get rid of Nightmare's invasion: "Fight for the safety of your land, dear Dreamkeeper" Told in the manner of a fable read to a child, the game has two levels of reading: the tale of Pankapu, epic and naïve, and the one about Djaha’rell's life, in the real-world, dark and tragic.

Critics
68
Steam
65

Score Breakdown

67.5

Critic Average

19 reviews

65

Steam User Score

1,429 reviews

N/A

Metacritic User Score

Less than 20 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
+2.4
Metacritic Disparity
N/A
Combined Disparity
+2.4

Average of both sources

Review Timing

18 launch window (95%)1 late (5%)

Review summary

Updated May 8, 2026

Based on 19 scored critic reviews, critics give this game an average score of 67.5/100. Critics score this game 2.4 points higher than Steam users.

How these comparisons are calculated
Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 19)+
  1. Sancho Canelavia33bits
    Jun 29, 2018·Late review
    75/100View review
    Steam 65.2/100 · +9.8 pts
  2. Tiago MarafonaviaFNintendo
    Oct 30, 2017·Launch window
    60/100View review
    Steam 65.2/100 · -5.2 pts
  3. Darren PalmaviaNintendo Insider
    Oct 26, 2017·Launch window
    80/100View review
    Steam 65.2/100 · +14.8 pts
  4. PS4Blog.net StaffviaPS4Blog.net
    Oct 19, 2017·Launch window
    70/100View review
    Steam 65.2/100 · +4.8 pts
  5. Khurram ImtiazviaGearNuke
    Oct 13, 2017·Launch window
    70/100View review
    Steam 65.2/100 · +4.8 pts