Atomic Picnic
Developer BitCake Studio
Third-person bullet heaven meets explosive co-op action! Swing, dash, and blast through monster swarms while combining upgrades and discovering rare evolutions to create game-breaking builds of destruction. From the Steam store page
192 reactions from 2 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky) · newest Oct 14, 2026 · last updated Oct 14, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
118 positive · 60 negative
95% range 59–73%
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| Steam reviews | 118 | 60 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 4 | 1 | 9 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
What players are saying
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 179 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mostly Positive (421 of 565 positive).
Recent updates have significantly improved the game, with several players changing their reviews to positive. [1][2][3] Some players criticize performance issues, bullet sponge enemies, and a grindy progression system. [4][5][6][7]
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With a first major update none of the core issues have been fixed. Solo is still borderline unplayable, most of the powerups you get either do nothing meaningful or not enough. You can only progress game with extremely specific build of best powerups, there is no room for improvisation, trying something new or just getting unlucky choices. Fun concept, terrible roguelike part implemention. As of April 8th: the game …
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Unfortunately, I cannot recommend the game in the current stage. The devs took a vastly different approach than they did with the demos/playtests and while I enjoyed the changes, they made the grind too boring (you have to do a certain action so many times to unlock something) and while it wouldn't normally be an issue, EVERYTHING is locked behind a similar grind system. You could complete a few runs and still not …
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The devs actually listen! As of today, 13.12.2024, I had to change my originally negative review to a positive one. No, not because this game suddenly became a masterpiece overnight, but because the last patch included all three of my suggestions I made on how to improve the game. I believe that any game that has developers that actually listen to their players will eventually become much better. It makes me feel …
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'Cautious recommend' at the moment. Overall had a lot of fun with this. Am a big Risk of Rain 2 fan, as well as games like Roboquest, Witchfire, Gunfire Reborn, etc, and this title slots well into the 'roguelite shooter' genre. The movement is a strong suit. My feedback on improvement below should be caveated with this all in mind - this was fun + addicting and there is a lot of potential. ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT: (1) …
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Been holding off on reviewing the game since I had owned it since it was going to be a maybe, however after the recent changes from the new update I will now recommend the game to people; it used to be a slog to level up, unlock new content however with the recent update this is no longer the issue. It has made playing the game enjoyable with me not being frustrated with it. From things being easier to unlock I do …
Summarised from 34 of the 194 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 13, 2026. How summaries are made
Players who liked Atomic Picnic talk about movement and combat feel smooth and fun; those who didn't talk about performance issues and frame rate drops. Which matters more to you?
Reactions
60 of 192 · most liked firstWith a first major update none of the core issues have been fixed. Solo is still borderline unplayable, most of the powerups you get either do nothing meaningful or not enough. You can only progress game with extremely specific build of best powerups, there is no room for improvisation, trying something new or just getting unlucky choices. Fun concept, terrible roguelike part implemention. As of April 8th: the game still runs like absolute crap - you may have 100fps, but it doesn't matter…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Been holding off on reviewing the game since I had owned it since it was going to be a maybe, however after the recent changes from the new update I will now recommend the game to people; it used to be a slog to level up, unlock new content however with the recent update this is no longer the issue. It has made playing the game enjoyable with me not being frustrated with it. From things being easier to unlock I do see this game now becoming a shorter time to play currently with how many things…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I hate writing negative reviews, however, All the enemies are bullet sponges and the movement is clunky. NOT a fun experience, with a very repetitive and unoriginal gameplay loop. I love me a good roguelite and have played many, from roboquest to isaac, but find this one to lack any sort of depth as compared to the other games I mentioned. As for looks, it's a very aesthetically pleasing game with clean effects but that's unfortunately about as far as the positives go. I'm sorry, Atomic…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Eh. I think it is really fun. But terrible fps / optimization + bad game design choices makes this a not yet. Game has tons of potential tho but I would say dont buy yet. Let devs cook and improve the game further. Come back once out of EA and see if they did or not tbh.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Unfortunately, I cannot recommend the game in the current stage. The devs took a vastly different approach than they did with the demos/playtests and while I enjoyed the changes, they made the grind too boring (you have to do a certain action so many times to unlock something) and while it wouldn't normally be an issue, EVERYTHING is locked behind a similar grind system. You could complete a few runs and still not have unlocked any equipment. The mods to equipment don't feel impactful enough to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Nope. Horrible reload mechanic (without a manual reload) and half of the buffs offered to you depend on it? I'm not playing Gears Of War here, I don't care for perfect reload this is supposed to be a bullet heaven. Levels feel tiny. You finish one, back to camp, can't do a few in succession and actually become strong like RoR2 or any other similar game of the genre. Upgrades are mostly junk. Unless you can upgrade your gun, most of them are ♥♥♥♥. "stun with perfect reload" "chill…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The devs actually listen! As of today, 13.12.2024, I had to change my originally negative review to a positive one. No, not because this game suddenly became a masterpiece overnight, but because the last patch included all three of my suggestions I made on how to improve the game. I believe that any game that has developers that actually listen to their players will eventually become much better. It makes me feel that I am not merely screaming into the void like most other games out there.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It seems that a lot of bad reviews causing this to currently be "Mixed" were from about 3 weeks ago, and from my experience in the last two days it seems that the devs have addressed a lot of those issues, because there was a bit of early access-style glitchiness but certainly nothing that would make the game unplayable. What's here so far is definitely not a bad replacement for something like Risk of Rain 2 or even something like Back 4 Blood, and I can only hope the devs turn this into…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →[Warning! Long review! Lots of yapping ahead!] I REALLY want Steam to have the "Maybe" or somewhere in-between option when reviewing anything. This game is the epitome of "would maybe recommend" to me, because for every good thing it does, the game really has five bad things or poorly implemented things in stead of that one good thing. Gameplay is ALMOST fun, especially after patches, the enemies are no longer walking sponges with slow movement, and mind-numbing process of dispatching, but…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Where it stands right now, it's not even close to being worth spending money on it. Poor balancing. You get nonsensically low stat boosts, and gimmicks with even lower trigger chances. It definitely feels like it favors high fire rate builds a lot better since you'll more easily get more buck for your bang with effects. Boss balancing is ridiculous with superglue lock-on and projectile vomit on top of poor telegraphing of attacks. The lazer tell on the purple chameleon boss is practically…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game, no matter how many promises they make, is not worth the asking price as it stands. There's a handful of repetitive, samey items, the movement and guns feel lackluster and plinky, the gameplay loop is HYPER repetitive and grindy for no reason other than to make you run out your 2 hour refund window, and the developers are, in my experience, quite rude to people who were making complaints about issues like enemies spawning by the dozens directly ontop of you. I've literally been…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →[後半に日本語レビューあり] A 3D Co-op Survivors-like Roguelite TPS Set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland devastated by the "Harvest Festival" explosion, this is a third-person cooperative roguelite shooter. Supporting up to four players in online co-op, each run — called a "Picnic" — has players mowing down monster hordes while building out their loadouts. The standout feature is how the game translates wave-survival gameplay into a fully 3D space. The "Impulse Gear" system — swinging, dashing, and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I want to like this game, but I had more fun with the alpha version of the game pre steam release. Scaling of health and damage on enemies is way too high for solo players. Enemies take soooo long to kill. Individual run times are also way too long. And unlocks/progression feels totally random, not like I'm earning it or working towards a goal. At least pre-steam I just had access to everything to mess around with different weapons and such.
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neutral · AI labelView post →At the present time, I can't recommend this game. The concept is solid, though doesn't seem to do much to set itself apart from other entries in the genre. Not necessarily a bad thing, though. What I do have a problem with are the seemingly nebulous unlocks(made even more so with the most recent update). Some of the previously available information is now obscured with in-game language text meant to be unreadable, thus seeking out particular unlocks teased in the Discovery menu is no longer…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I honestly can't recommend the game in its current state. Please cook the damn meal before you serve it, Needs so much more polish and "juice". The game play is fun if you can stomach the amount of jank and bugs. Please give us a damn FOV slider default setting is way too high.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Atomic Picnic just feels great to play—smooth action, strong vibes, and that “one more run” pull done right.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great game, even in it's state, I do recommend it. I have an above average PC 4070 Ti and everything that goes with it and still won't hit over 80 fps most of the time on medium/high settings. There is a good performance issue but the game is still worth playing.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Its a decent game but the performance issues are insane, I play with 3 of my friends and when too many enemies spawn all of a sudden everything becomes delayed and jittery, this happens to everyone in the game. I like the game but honestly I can not recommend the game as of right now if you are playing anything but solo.
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neutral · AI labelView post →If you like risk or rain 2 its kind like that
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →'Cautious recommend' at the moment. Overall had a lot of fun with this. Am a big Risk of Rain 2 fan, as well as games like Roboquest, Witchfire, Gunfire Reborn, etc, and this title slots well into the 'roguelite shooter' genre. The movement is a strong suit. My feedback on improvement below should be caveated with this all in mind - this was fun + addicting and there is a lot of potential. ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT: (1) FPS drops/ optimisation - sometimes reaching 50 FPS (my PC has a 3080 &…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →anything above 2 players in a game will lag everyone but the host out and you wont gain anything, its been like this for months, DO NOT BUY
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As someone who is a big fan of roguelikes, movement shooters, and Bullet Heaven types, I'm obligated to give this game a positive review. This is the kind of thing I love to see, and I'm excited to see it develop. Right now, I think it's missing a little something I can't quite put my finger on...probably just more content. The game's still in development. Runs can feel a little samey after the first handful of hours...multiplayer helps to keep things fresh, but I think it needs a little…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Why do i have to hit yellow crystals to upgrade ? You should have dropped materials out of monsters
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I wanted to like it.. but it's just not good. Imagine a survivor-like where the Garlic item at its first rank does 1/20th of the damage of any of the weapons, at the start of the game. That's what you're looking at. No balance, and seemingly only a quarter of a thought put into any one weapon, utility, or upgrade. The power ups are gross, the mathematically relevant ones are random and take away obscure stats, the game play is weirdly slow.. but some monsters with bad mechanical…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →God, what a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ awful game. I hate being so critical of Indie games, but what the ♥♥♥♥? There's such insane lag, like, there's multiple SECONDS of delay on all actions. There are micro-stutters that last up to 430 milliseconds on a 9800X3D + RTX 5080. And on the 2nd game we fought a boss that shoots a laser across the map and terrain, and the boss spammed the laser more often than your dodge cooldown, you can't dodge it any other way. It's a refund from us, we tried the game a few years…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game feels very solid! There are a lot of different ways to build out characters with weapons and the curios, we've had a lot of fun with it! It's so much fun with friends but can be just as fun solo!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Neat horde shooter with potential! Let them cook.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ill start off with the positives, - The Movement feels very nice and it keeps you engaged within the game. - The Curio system is really cool and i enjoy a lot of the upgrades that are offered Now for the negatives, The game is a joke and since it seems to be on purpose its hard to hate the developers for it, the difficulty scaling of this game is just making the enemy's bullet sponges while making it practically impossible for you to increase your own damage except through a very streamlined…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Sponsored stream time!! This time I'm showing off Atomic Picnic, and they gave me TWO keys for the game to rope a friend in! Come hang out with me and Bun as we give it a shot! twitch.tv/chromaticedda
neutral · AI labelView post →This ain’t no family picnic, tell you that much 😅. Atomic Picnic by @bitcake.studio and @madmushroom.gg got a major overhaul. www.thelabvideogametv.com Our Game Is Never Over. #atomicpicnic #indiegames #videogamejournalist #waynebenjaminpresents #thelabvideogametv
neutral · AI labelView post →Great shooter with awesome references on the items and a stunning aesthetic! Great game to sink a ton of hours trying to unlock everything and discover all the variants. I'd just ask for two things: A manual reload option and a "weak/quick melee" attack. Can't wait to see what's in stock for the next updates! <3
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very fun! Good to play with friends. The reload system and the "curios" are my favorite percs. Hoping for the release of the full game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Get it on sale its like a $10 type game. Pretty fun but does feel like a watered down "Risk of Rain 2".
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Unplayable, not worth the money until they fix the connection issues. This game has a lot of potential and is fun but has way too many issues with disconnecting and losing progress.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Don't be put off by the bad reviews - it seems like they're mostly by people who don't understand this is more of a Vampire Survivors-type game and are treating it like other roguelikes (probably Risk of Rain or something) There are tons of enemies, and you're going to die. You can unlock stat upgrade items (Mementos) by doing certain things. You do a lot of total damage, you get a damage memento, you get hurt a lot, you get a max health memento. The currency is used to buy momentos and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →EA Roguelike shooter + co-op + upgrades = Jump, dash and blast enemies solo or with up to 3 friends. More characters, weapons, maps and other goodies to come. Looking forward to updates. [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/35180752-3-point-play/] Follow our curator for similar games
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very fun and chaotic game, feels more like a survivor-like with the amount of enemies and how the difficulty ramps up quickly. the perks can make builds feel very powerful and unique, especially once you start getting into the cursed perks. Pros: Fast paced Variety of builds Meta game perks feel powerful Lots to unlock Cons: Some enemies feel over tuned Game lags with the amount of enemies on screen Multiplayer works but is a little temperamental Looking forward to future updates!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Was good, many updates later they broke/ruined everything fun. No idea what that was about. never seen a game get WORSE over time as much as this.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →definitely a game trying to do things in a creative way with some unique items and skills but I feel like it is yet another "roguelike" that while still technically a roguelike should be more clear in its description that it is one of the vampire survivor style games and not a risk or rain 2 type roguelike. i look forward to future content and polish
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →fantastic game that gives me everything i could ask for in a video game! great replayability, plenty of customizations to change up your playstyle, satisfying feeling in every moment, and a lovely artstyle to tie it all together (the thing that actually drew me to play this in the first place)! only problems i could say is that as of this review, i'm having some serious lag spikes during prolonged gameplay, but that should be fixed quickly due to dev-to-player communication being fantastic…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →pretty good they should add ragdoll physics when u die tho so that i can get flung like skyrim
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Actually quite fun and does a good job at translating the survivor-like gameplay loop to a 3D environment. The characters are quite fun and the devs are actually responsive to player feedback. The biggest complaint I would have is some lack of build diversity. There aren't very many evolutions, and they're really strong so there's not much incentive to collect any items that don't evolve.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is simple and fun but once you reach the pillars stage on the first map everything becomes unplayable choppy the entire rest of the game, like frame rates of 1 frame per seconds stuff level bad. ive got a 2k pc and im on the lowest graphics settings this game offers and the entire experience becomes unplayable, no matter how fun it is when it does work, because the optimisation or who knows what is making it chop and lag and rubberband to infinity. if i have my settings on the lowest…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The beta was more fun, it also felt more fair. game instant crashes for players and they can't join back, still felt more stable in the demo. I regret getting this game, Let people rejoin the match...
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I so far like the direction of the game. The game play is fun and engaging. The only real downside I could see is rushing through and maxing everything out and wondering how the extended fun will be. Hoping there is a lot more to come, that won't drag the game play down like I had experienced in Gunfire Reborn. Overall I recommend this game to any Rogue-lite player. Enjoy.
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neutral · AI labelView post →I have to start off by saying I like this game. It has a great foundation, it's fluid, it's fun. I very much look forward to what the devs can do and will continue to play and update my review as needed. However, I cannot recommend the game right now. The positives: The gameplay is fun, the gunplay is nice and the movement is fast and fluid. The game flows well. It also oozes style and looks great. Some sound effects are missing but I can give the game a pass as it's early access. The…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Early Access 10/01/2026 The game is a lot better then before and is a lot of fun, I like the fast reload idea but I use the weapon mod that makes reload automatically make it a fast reload because my brain can't process everything that happens and do the reload. There are some things I would like to see changed or improved: First and foremost stability/optimization, I'm running a beastly PC but after a couple picnics the game will lose most sound effects followed by a couple stutters and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Been playing since the start and all I can say it's worth it. The progress and playstyle is smooth and well made! The music is awesome made and it makes you want to play more and more. And it will only get better with time!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Atomic Picnic, developed by BitCake Studio and published by Mad Mushroom, is a vibrant and fast-paced co-op third-person shooter roguelike that offers a fresh twist on the genre. Released on November 7, 2024, the game invites players to team up with up to three friends to battle through waves of enemies, collect upgrades, and create powerful builds in a dynamic and ever-changing world. Set in a post-apocalyptic universe where reality itself has been altered by a mysterious event known as the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Smooth mechanics, fun runs, good variety already, excited to see it grow. Definitely recommended if you like action roguelikes!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is rough- there's no way around that. However, the amount of charm present in its art and gameplay lets me look past the bugs and see the core of the game, which is fun. However however, the bugs and lack of polish are very present. If you're someone who is okay with that, I suggest you pick it up and give it a go, maybe you'll find something special and something who's success you'll root for. That's where I'm at, at least. If you're reading this devs, keep up the good work. There's…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →10/10 no lag on inputs finally crisp tight controls. some minor bugs but its in alpha this is to be expected but honestly might be GOTY material...
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →cant even play the game its laggy as hell and the only game on my pc that lags and is unplayable
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game needs a lot of work before I'd recommend it to anyone. In its current state it's an exercise in frustration. The game started out fun, but as I play more it seems to get harder. I don't feel like any of my upgrades actually upgrade me. I was excited to finally unlock a second weapon (the grenade launcher) but when I tried to use it I discovered that it's trash to play with. The same thing for the 3rd weapon unlock, the pistol. Why would I take a pistol into combat over an assault…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The trailer is more fun than the game itself
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I won't sugar coat it: The game is rough... - Enemies spawn and scale at ridiculous rates. - Your damage scales at a pitiful rate. - Builds feel very feast or famine. - Unlocks are put behind either large numbers or late-stage encounters. And yet, I still recommend giving this game a shot. It scratches that Risk of Rain itch for me, and with more eyes and feedback on it hopefully the developers can make the adjustments and fixes to really make the game shine.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Devs tried to frost a cake that hasn't even gone in the oven yet.
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