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BIOMUTANT
Developer Experiment 101
Biomutant is an action role-playing game developed by Swedish developer Experiment 101 and published by THQ Nordic. The game was released on May 25, 2021, for PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One. Versions of the game for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S were released in September 2022. A port for the Nintendo Switch was released in May 2024. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
378 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Nov 4, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
65
Fresh
133 positive · 73 negative
95% range 58–71%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 133 | 73 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 38 | 19 | 70 |
| Mastodon * | 1 | 0 | 23 |
| Lemmy * | 2 | 2 | 17 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mixed
8,039 of 11,652 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
65% recommend · 132 yes, 71 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 203 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mixed (13,394 of 20,225 positive).
Players are divided, with many praising the beautiful world and unique charm despite acknowledging flaws. [1][2][3] Some reviewers find the game childish, with clunky combat and repetitive dialogue. [4][5][6] Others call it an underrated gem that evokes nostalgia and offers fun exploration. [7][8][9]
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- [17]
One of those games that had all the potential in the world.. an original setting, fun looking creatures and a colorful post-apocalyptic vibe that really stood out. That’s why it’s such a shame that the game never really received a solid update to bring its ideas together. In the end, the gameplay mostly boiled down to running around, killing random mobs and picking up random quests that never felt connected. Half …
- [18]
Not recommended: Biomutant We truly are living in the golden age of gaming. In fact, so many new titles are being released every day that it's pretty much impossible for any one gamer to keep up. Of course, the old 20-80 rule still applies - even with the glut of new releases, finding something worth playing is as challenging as ever. At first glance, Biomutant seemed to fit the bill: a AA open-world ARPG sounds …
- [2]
Everything bad you've heard about this game is real: the story is bland, the narrator can be annoying (but you can dial it down), the melee combat is clunky, the missions are kind of repetitive, the puzzles are too simple, the systems are disconnected from each other and not particularly detailed. <A mile wide, an inch deep> is the phrase that you'll read the most when it comes to describe Biomutant. And yet, I …
- [7]
Biomutant is without a doubt one of the most underrated, hidden gems that exists in the entire gaming industry. This RPG is absolutely addictive in many ways - from combat, to crafting, to exploring the masterfully crafted, beautiful world. Many complaints stem from the "childish" way the mouse speak - but it makes total sense considering they're MICE from a dystopian world where humanity has destroyed it through …
- [1]
Bought Biomutant expecting a game. Got a furry little fever dream instead. I have no idea what's happening, but the world is beautiful. The combat is questionable. The dialogue is questionable. I am questionable. 10/10. I have become the creature.
Summarised from 34 of the 354 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 11, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
Players who liked BIOMUTANT talk about beautiful and colorful world design; those who didn't talk about clunky and repetitive combat. Which matters more to you?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Biomutant received "mixed or average reviews" according to Metacritic. Luke Reilly of IGN awarded the game a 6/10, writing, "Biomutant has a lot of the building blocks of a top-drawer action RPG but its cookie-cutter approach to objectives and puzzles starts feeling very repetitive very early on." In Japan, the PlayStation 4 version of Biomutant was the second bestselling retail game during its first week of release, with 24,596 physical units being sold. As of August 18, 2021, the game sold more than 1 million units.
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 378 · most liked firstRelease Proton 9.0 (Beta11) · ValveSoftware/Proton. **Note: This is a public beta release and will be updated more regularly with regression fixes prior to the Proton 9.0-1 release.** This is the first open beta release of Proton 9.0. In addition to the numerous Wine 9.0 improvements, Proton specific changelog includes: - Now playable: - Dinogen Online - Photography Simulator Demo - Previously playable on Proton Experimental: - George McGeehan Gamer Hero - The Finals - True…
neutral · AI labelView post →Bought Biomutant expecting a game. Got a furry little fever dream instead. I have no idea what's happening, but the world is beautiful. The combat is questionable. The dialogue is questionable. I am questionable. 10/10. I have become the creature.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Release Proton 9.0 (Beta11) · ValveSoftware/Proton. **Note: This is a public beta release and will be updated more regularly with regression fixes prior to the Proton 9.0-1 release.** This is the first open beta release of Proton 9.0. In addition to the numerous Wine 9.0 improvements, Proton specific changelog includes: - Now playable: - Dinogen Online - Photography Simulator Demo - Previously playable on Proton Experimental: - George McGeehan Gamer Hero - The Finals - True…
neutral · AI labelView post →One of those games that had all the potential in the world.. an original setting, fun looking creatures and a colorful post-apocalyptic vibe that really stood out. That’s why it’s such a shame that the game never really received a solid update to bring its ideas together. In the end, the gameplay mostly boiled down to running around, killing random mobs and picking up random quests that never felt connected. Half the time I wasn’t even sure what was part of the main storyline and what was just…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Weekend PC Game Deals: Free Half-Life, returning bundles, cozy indies, and more. Big Deals - Remnant II – $34.99 on Steam - Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition – $29.99 on Steam - Victoria 3 – $24.99 on Steam - Grounded – $23.99 on Steam - Half-Life: Alyx – $20.39 on Steam - Way of the Hunter – $19.99 on Steam - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare – $19.79 on Steam - EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5 – $17.99 on Steam - The Riftbreaker – $17.99 on Steam - Satisfactory – $16.49 on Steam - HROT – $15.99 on…
neutral · AI labelView post →THQ Nordic Game 'Biomutant' Achieves 20 Times More Sales Than Expected On The Switch In Japan - Noisy Pixel.
neutral · AI labelView post →Nuclear creatures / 2007 A wild furry game about post-nuclear world inhabited by horny anthro creatures on the ruins of Chernobobruisk. Basically it's Biomutant, if it was made as intended, for adults and klyukva, instead of weeaboo. Works only on Windows XP, sadly.
negative · AI labelView post →Oh. Oh wow. I just looked at the Mobygames credits for Biomutant in detail. For many of the developers it was their first ever game. For almost all of them it was their last. That's tragic.
neutral · AI labelView post →I’m not sure what’s going on with game reviewers these days, because they absolutely panned this game—but I’m already hooked. The gun and melee combat feels great, the art direction is gorgeous, and, honestly, anthropomorphic animals are an instant win for me. I also appreciate how the game introduces its RPG systems gradually (with full explanation) instead of dumping everything on you at once and expecting you to figure it out. I’ll update this review as I play more, but so far this has been…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →THQ Nordic Game 'Biomutant' Achieves 20 Times More Sales Than Expected On The Switch In Japan.
neutral · AI labelView post →Release Proton 9.0 (Beta11) · ValveSoftware/Proton. **Note: This is a public beta release and will be updated more regularly with regression fixes prior to the Proton 9.0-1 release.** This is the first open beta release of Proton 9.0. In addition to the numerous Wine 9.0 improvements, Proton specific changelog includes: - Now playable: - Dinogen Online - Photography Simulator Demo - Previously playable on Proton Experimental: - George McGeehan Gamer Hero - The Finals - True…
neutral · AI labelView post →This is a game that does not respect player intelligence. It's so worried you'll miss how clever and cool it is that it lays itself out like an instruction manual for the first hour and makes you read every. single. ♥♥♥♥♥♥. word. NO YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO GO HAVE FUN UNTIL I'VE FINISHED TEACHING AT YOU. if you're going to make a tutorial try to space it out so that a player actually gets to play the game, rather than merely pressing buttons when told. I've never seen a game take control away…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Because of games like this, I stopped preordering games. The only cool thing about it was the character creation, everything else is garbage. The gameplay feels clunky and the missions are reminiscent of soulless Ubisoft style filler. Out of frustration because I had already spent a lot of money on it, and out of hope that it would eventually get better, I forced myself to push through to the credits. Well, you learn from your mistakes. Hopefully. 3/10 – Finished, but Extremely Bad You…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm literally unable to fathom the myriad of negative comments with like 0.5-1 hours into the game. For me Biomutant gave me a little flashback to my childhood when gaming was about exploration and fun in a setup and atmosphere that has an engaging vibe. Of course, the character customization & stats, the lore & choices and the combat & its balance are all childish, but I kinda feel that its part of the package and fits into the idea this game attempts to implement. Exploration is relaxing,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Oh yeah, thinking of flawed-but-interesting open world games that people got weird about, I just remembered Biomutant. It was promoted and priced like a AAA game. Then you look at the credits and it's like a 12-person indie studio. And yeah, you're not going to get Ubisoft production values there.
neutral · AI labelView post →I don’t think I have many hot takes to share. But the one I’ve likely talked about the most: Biomutant is a way better game than it got credit for.
positive · AI labelView post →Everything bad you've heard about this game is real: the story is bland, the narrator can be annoying (but you can dial it down), the melee combat is clunky, the missions are kind of repetitive, the puzzles are too simple, the systems are disconnected from each other and not particularly detailed. <A mile wide, an inch deep> is the phrase that you'll read the most when it comes to describe Biomutant. And yet, I can't help but loving it. The world is simply beautiful, navigating it is always…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've never regretted purchasing a game except for just one. I bought Biomutant at full price, and wanted to play it later down the line, but now regret it. Such a cool concept, such a shame it didn't live up to its potential. 😔
negative · AI labelView post →This game has a huge potential but the story, narration is bland and makes me sleepy, that's why I skip the dialogues most of the time. I wish there should be a neutral option here instead of putting a dislike since I like the vibe of it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Biomutant is a sweet surprise. The aesthetic of this post-apocalyptic animal world is something rare and catchy. The gameplay is fun, you will reunite animal tribes across an overpolluted world using a vast selection of skills, magic, wung-fu and handcrafted weapons. Landscapes are AMAZING, i often found myself staring at it, very colorful and brilliant. Combat is easy and a lot of fun, with frequent slow-mo and badasseries. The downside: dialogues. Animals aren't great interlopers. Had a great…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It is with heavy heart and great sadness that I must report that I'm really enjoying Biomutant. Is it a derivative open world RPG with baffling design choices? Yes. Do the creature and environment designs kick ass? Also yes.
neutral · AI labelView post →Art style is great, gameplay is not.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →1. It is a game for children. 2. It's very beautiful. 3. It's quite easy and relaxing. 4. I liked it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I got this game on sale for ten bucks and it was absolutely worth it. The story is an oddly paced, clunky mess, the combat lacks weight, the graphics are meh, and I absolutely hate the feel of the glider, but there was something really charming about it that got me to lock in and finish one playthrough. If you can catch the game on sale, I'd say go for it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not sure what Half Life 2 is doing on there, pretty sure Valve is fully in control of that one on PC at least. Didn't EA publish the PS3 version of the Orange Box? I'm guessing that's for a console port. Also, Biomutant? That only just came out like two years ago. Not sure what the online features are for that game though, I thought it was singleplayer. This is all just another reason why I don't buy games where online multiplayer is the main selling point of the game. I might not even get…
neutral · AI labelView post →Not recommended: Biomutant We truly are living in the golden age of gaming. In fact, so many new titles are being released every day that it's pretty much impossible for any one gamer to keep up. Of course, the old 20-80 rule still applies - even with the glut of new releases, finding something worth playing is as challenging as ever. At first glance, Biomutant seemed to fit the bill: a AA open-world ARPG sounds like something I could really sink my teeth in. However, it didn't take too long…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Possibly one of my favorite games of the last few years. Others have complained about the narrator’s voice chiming in regularly; I actually don’t find it to be very annoying. Your mileage may vary, but I find it FAR less irritating than, for comparison, the pawns in Dragon’s Dogma Dark Arisen, who were constantly interjecting with the same phrases verbatim. The narrator here at least says something different every time he speaks, which is regularly, but not incessantly. Every single creature…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Weekend PC Game Deals: QuakeCon specials, bundled Resident Evil, and Assassins to try. Big Deals - System Shock – $29.99 on Steam - Stray – $22.49 on Steam - Expeditions: Rome – $22.49 on Steam - EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5 – $20.99 on Steam - Hi-Fi RUSH – $20.39 on GreenManGaming - Conan Exiles – $19.99 on Steam - SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake – $19.99 on Steam - Destroy All Humans! 2 - Reprobed – $19.99 on Steam - Terra Nil – $18.74 on Steam - Bramble: The Mountain King – $17.99 on Steam…
neutral · AI labelView post →The art for the game is quite beautiful, unfortunately that is where the pros end for me. I just could not get into this game. Both the combat and the actual dialogue/role play aspects fell flat. The constant narration is disruptive and feels disconnected from the game, like it's just some guy constantly pulling out out of any immersion to give you a whole bunch of exposition rather than just relying on dialogue between characters and story development to let you immerse yourself and uncover…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You are going to do exactly what I tell you to do if you want to have the best experience possible while playing this game. This game is like Borderlands meets Fallout. Looter shooter with a crafting system. You have mutations, powers, guns and melee weapons. You'll find yourself using both guns and melee during combat. Here is what you do: During character creation you are to pick a class and a body-type build which determines your starting stats. Make sure they are compatible, but you can…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Graphics is good other than that terrible gameplay and crappy control
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Biomutant is without a doubt one of the most underrated, hidden gems that exists in the entire gaming industry. This RPG is absolutely addictive in many ways - from combat, to crafting, to exploring the masterfully crafted, beautiful world. Many complaints stem from the "childish" way the mouse speak - but it makes total sense considering they're MICE from a dystopian world where humanity has destroyed it through industrial waste and mismanagement of ecosystems - causing wildlife to become…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The reviews about this game ARE TRASH! This game is SO UNIQUE and beautiful, one of the few new games that really made me enjoy playing and wanting to come back. Unique feelling and nostalgia you only had in games when you were a kid and AWESOME messages too...highly reccomend it!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pie-in-the-sky videogame wishes: -Immortals Fenyx Rising 2 (canceled, allegedly) -FFXVI remake where it’s fun -Outriders 2 -Biomutant but good -Captain Toad third-person shooter -Wheel of Time game -AC Black Flag remake -TMNT open-world RPG -The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt dungeon crawler
neutral · AI labelView post →Part 2 of my playthroughs of Biomutant so far! This game really was an overlooked title. I'm going to assume that was because it looks like it was geared for children and teens. Yet it has a lot of heavy & dark themes that are very adult #gaming 🎮 www.youtube.com/watch?v=pw0G...
positive · AI labelView post →I like this game, its pretty fun. game isn't perfect but it doesn't deserve the hate it gets at all.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game ought to be rated "E for everyone," because that is the intended audience. Having said that, I don't think it warrants the mixed rating. I think a lot of people were misled about the target audience and expressed that in their reviews. Protip: just change the in-game voices to Korean or Japanese and most of the perceived problems with this game disappear.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Also a great example of how important sound is to a game Another great example is Biomutant. Sounds weren't right so nothing felt impactful at launch, and they had to fix it in a patch. Controversially, this is also one of my biggest gripes with SotFS; the sound design isn't as good as DS1 and
neutral · AI labelView post →Whilst looking amazing in some spots. The game is just disappointment after disappointment. Looting is horrible (wait 5 secs to see what you get or skip it, alot of it is just useless), never once touched the economy in the game, because its just redundant and serves absolutely no reason. Mounts are just plain terrible, DIALOGUE IS PLENTY AND ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE. I liked the LittleBigPlanet narrator before this, I despise him now. Combat is legit trash, no joke, got a OP gun at the start and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The combat and movement are quite good, quick and fast but nearly everything else is frustrating. - Color/Gamma/Brightness and sharpening is broken and with TAA the ghosting and clarity is very bad, the world looks very bright or very dark, colors are too bright, texture and ground is fuzzy and unevenly sharp and the overall image clarity is very uneven and probably will give you a headache. There's a fog effect too which further makes it blurry. The game is also extremely taxing at max…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It satiated my curiosity but it was a waste of money. Let me say that I loved the overall design of the world but the lacking of any real character development, terrible optimization, and fetch quests for a story that tops out at 3 hours makes it where I cannot recommend this to anyone in good faith. 3/10 but get it if you enjoy fresh designs, willing to put up with jank, and that its on sale.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For most this game will be a meh type of game that is easy to 100% (theres a few missables though). Not a bad to get when its under $10 dollar game. Plus you can easily beat it uner 20 hours. It has a bit of everything, but in a not fully completed type of design. Good for a young audience type of player I know if it was on the playstation 2 while I was a kid i would have love it alot. Being able to watch the main character change physically looking just by which upgrades the player chooses is…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i don't hate or love this game. I can see the love they put in but yet at the same time it get so old so fast. I think they could have cooked it for a bit longer could have been a bit better.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Gyro aiming games on PS5 and PS4. cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/1285269 > Covered by this post are games with gyro aiming, gyro camera, and gyro cursor or reticle controls published on PS4 or PS5 for use with DualShock 4 or DualSense controllers. Not covered is any form of motion controls only available with PSVR, PSVR2, PS Move, PS Eye, or Sense controllers. > > Also not covered are games that exclusively have tilt controls, waggle controls, or other controls that are not…
neutral · AI labelView post →Gyro aiming games on PS5 and PS4. Covered by this post are games with gyro aiming, gyro camera, and gyro cursor or reticle controls published on PS4 or PS5 for use with DualShock 4 or DualSense controllers. Not covered is any form of motion controls only available with PSVR, PSVR2, PS Move, PS Eye, or Sense controllers. Also not covered are games that exclusively have tilt controls, waggle controls, or other controls that are not primarily built on translating absolute rotational movements…
neutral · AI labelView post →I have no idea how this game got through testing. Animations are completely unaligned with hitboxes and damage timeframes, and enemies sometimes just teleport. This makes melee combat completely unplayable. And ranged combat is super boring, it's just holding left mouse button while staying away from enemies.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Biomutant | Nintendo Switch Announcement Trailer. Coming May 14.
neutral · AI labelView post →Biomutant has been conquered! Managed to somehow glitch out two bosses and skip phases, don't ask me how but all in all the game is done Back on Friday with a one off of something before starting Spyro 3 next week!
positive · AI labelView post →I've had this game for a few years now and Its been my comfort game since I first played, I absolutely love this game and hold it dearly to me, bright enviroments, beautiful OST and lots of side quests. HOWEVER do be prepaired for glitches, stiff and repetative diologue and some unfinished parts as the game has unfortuntly been abandoned
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →this is a very hesitant recommendation, specifically for people who are old enough to have lived through the sixth generation of consoles. biomutant feels, mechanically and visually, like a remaster of a game that came out in 2004, and i think that if it had been released then it would have been the game of that generation for a lot of people. it's a 2021 title, though, and so while the character handling and kitchen-sink approach to abilities evoke some nostalgia it would be just as easy to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Loved the combat and the fact that you can build your own weapons pretty much. However, the story and characters make this one hard to recommend. Get it on sale only.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →BIOMUTANT is one of the most unique open-world RPGs a colorful, and wildly creative adventure that feels like a mix of kung-fu action, post-apocalyptic exploration, and Saturday morning cartoon energy. It has a personality that’s impossible to ignore. The world is absolutely gorgeous.The art style gives the game its own identity, blending mutant creatures with destroyed technology and strange sci-fi machinery.Pulling off combos while switching between swords, pistols, and powers feels…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →BIOMUTANT sounds like a horror title, but is actually an open world action game featuring furry animals that feels unique on the surface but becomes highly repetitive once it's many novelties wears off. The post-apocalyptic environments look wonderful and extravagantly lush and is a joy to traverse, with the juicy greenery almost exploding out off the monitor with a poisonous green. Every single character, ranging in body type from fantasy raccoon to realistic potato, is coated in a fluffy…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Get to know me (video game edition) 🎮 First game: Doom (I think) Last game: Beasts of Maravilla Island Favourite game: Pikmin Worst game: Skully Game I’ve played the most: Clubhouse Games 51 Worldwide Classics Most surprising: Biomutant Next game: Rainbow Billy: The Curse of the Leviathan
positive · AI labelView post →constant narration that spams babytalk, main story is comprised of tribal fights that are either resolved with genocide or "why can't we all get along", crafting system was cool until you figure out that every gun has the same damage range as every other gun in that specific category and the attachments you get just increase the damage and provide no situational benefit so you can easily go half the game or more with the same weapon. in between genociding/group hugging the different tribes you…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Biomutant is a fun, short open-world game that throws a lot into the mix and lands most of it. Without any one standout mechanic, the game relies on you finding fun in its "little bit of everything" approach, and I definitely did. My full review: www.talontrotgames.com/biomutant-re...
positive · AI labelView post →The game offers an interesting plot in post-apocalyptic of Biomutant. Amazing physics and gameplay, interesting quests and impressive level system wit skills. And of course, it's an action-looter. This game is a treasure!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Graphics are great. Music too. Narrator is annoying. Combat is shallow. Hitboxes are bad. The game is very infantile. Game can break after reloading last checkpoint and you can lose progress. I hate redoing boring parts so this was my quit moment. It's only worth for a kid and when it's heavily discounted.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →should have gotten more developent time. its desent but kinda buggy/unrefined, animations and hit boxes feels slightly off and with this type of combat its a pretty big deal.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hard game to review. It's a good game, but lacks polish. Some good quests, most boring,repetetive. Once you pass intro and get some gear every fight is same 3 attacks combo and then super combo. Enemies lvl with you so you are never ahead or behind no matter which region you visit. A big problem for me are those achievements that require 20 something (ducks) and you get only 5 in one place, so you have to visit that place multiple times and there is nothing there except quest rubber…
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