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Bounty Star
Developer DINOGOD
Bounty Star (also known as Bounty Star: The Morose Tale of Graveyard Clem) is a rogue mech/farming adventure game developed by Dinogod and published by Annapurna Interactive, with music composed by songwriter Brother Dege as his posthumous release before his death in 2024. It was released on October 23, 2025 for Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X and S, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
224 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon) · newest Nov 3, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
65
Fresh
97 positive · 53 negative
95% range 57–72%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 97 | 53 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 25 | 3 | 42 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 4 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mixed
98 of 152 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
Summary pending — the reactions are listed below.
At a glance
Bounty Star is a 2025 action adventure video game, from DINOGOD.
- 198 people have posted about this game on Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon
- posts span Apr 1, 2025 to Nov 3, 2026
- 65% of 150 Steam reviewers recommend it (their own thumbs)
- Steam reviewers had played a median of 5 h when they wrote
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Bounty Star sits at 65% positive across 150 opinionated reactions from 3 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Bounty Star received mixed to positive reviews from critics, according to review aggregator website Metacritic. GamingBolt gives the game a 6 out of 10 as it praises the setting and character approach but the gameplay lacks the base building and farming style on the narrartive.
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Reactions
60 of 224 · most liked firstThis is baffling, and I don't really know how to explain it. The best I can say is this: this game seems made to demonstrate what COULD have been a good game, and THEN to make the opposite choice. Let's start with the most obvious one. Combat. I'm up to chapter 3, I've seen three fights. One is the tutorial, the other two are 'real' combats. What's wrong with the combat? Well, first off you start with a pretty developed mech for the Tutorial. That's to stop you from taking so long you decide…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's got: + Decent combat + Interesting core concept + Nice looks + Nice music + Pretty cool voice acting It needs: - A swap shoulder button (camera's stuck to the right rn) fixed! - Actual graphics settings (there are none currently) - More responsive controls - More responsive and less clunky UX/UI - Proper audio mixing (cutscenes in particular) I'd happily play it but in this state it feels unfinished as a software product.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For a game that's about bounty hunting where you're going to be doing a lot of combat it is very disappointing to experience. The devs should have made combat their main focus to make it be the highlight of the game. As it is right now it feels clunky, lacks impact, and the shooting feels awful as well. It feels like they couldn't decide if they wanted the combat to feel fast paced or weighty and ended up with this compromise that lends no favors to either. The dodge isn't very responsive,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Bounty Star is flawed but compelling, an interesting blend of mech action game and farming sim, and as someone who doesn't play farming sims, it's not an unwelcome component. While my background in 90s-era mech sims such as Mechwarrior 2, Heavy Gear and Starsiege naturally led me to look into this title, the combat actually has more in common with so called "character action games" or "spectacle fighters" like Devil May Cry or God of War, with which I am also familiar. In that way it is quite…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →a very happy Bounty Star to all whomst celebrate!! store.steampowered.com/app/1497430/... Overland's entire programming and animation team powering this, with game design (and COMBAT) by AZTEZ madman Ben Ruiz !!
neutral · AI labelView post →I'm Mira, lead programmer at Dinogod! We recently released Bounty Star, a mech combat game with a story is about surviving the worst day of your life and picking up the pieces. I'm proud of it & it resonates with me as a trans woman who had a worst three years. store.steampowered.com/app/1497430/...
positive · AI labelView post →Right now too under-cooked and raw in this state, it feels off in a lot of places to me. The stilted animations, that weird fixed camera angle and clunky combat. I really want to like it, as we do need more mecha games, but right now, this ain't it sadly.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Bounty Star Trailer (releasing Oct 23 for PS5/Xbox Series/PC/Game Pass) www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcUp...
neutral · AI labelView post →Really cool concept. I love mechs and farming. Unfortunately this game is really unfinished. I assumed it was early access at first, but no full release. There is a lack of basic animations for weapon reloads, and the recoil ones don't work. I ended up soft locking myself by buying too much corn.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Coming soon to Game Pass: Ultimate: -PowerWash Simulator 2 (10/23) -Bounty Star (10/23) -The Outer Worlds 2 (10/29) -Football Manager 26 (11/4) Premium: -Commandos: Origins -Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 -Halls of Torment (10/28) -1000xResist (11/4) PC: -Super Fantasy Kingdom (10/24)
neutral · AI labelView post →Really wanted to like this game and I think with some adjustments, if the devs are willing, it could be something I really like but as it currently is; The combat just feels really bad tbh. Like, there are enemies that'll do a 3 step attack, if you dodge step 1, steps 2 and 3 WILL hit you.. or they'll do a ranged attack, you dodge, and they'll track you so that it STILL hits you.. at times it just feels bordering on impossible to not take masses of damage. I get there is maybe meant to be a…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I was, in all honesty, really excited about the concept of Mecha bounty hunting, something that has a lot of potential and because of that, I was willing to have modest expectations for the game since this is a studio with 0 prior experience in game development. But then got to control my mech after the opening cutscene and... it all went downhill from there. Like, I didn't think it was possible to mess up something as cool as mechas and yet Dinogod has done just that, it's like they were early…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Read through the reviews after playing 5hrs to see why an indie mech game I saw advertise on tiktok was at mixed reviews already. Only two bad reviews had any real critiques I could agree with. Legit Cons 1. Landscape can get you stuck (wish Clem could jump around the garage/homestead) 2. Loading/Launch screen does flashbang you into missions. 3. The Rock, Paper, Scissors weapon/armor type seems inverted some enemies are immune to their weapon weakness. Kept double checking if I miss…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I WANT to like this game, i really do, but there are several unavoidable choices that make it unpleasant to play: first, the human character and the mech have horrendous turning radius if you want to do something just to your side. makes things like maintaining your farm stuff (like fuel generators) or simply walking up the stairs in the house tedious. second is the enemy mechs. a melee mech with a pinpoint turning-radius tracking charge attack that is resistant to gunfire is completely unfun…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Normally, I wouldn't go out of my way to review something, but with this game sitting at Mixed I really feel I need to go to bat for it. I got it for cheap on a Humble Bundle and frankly, if I had spent the price of that entire bundle on just this game, I'd have felt happy. It's a post-apocalyptic mech action game, with all the fixings of a western. You take on the role of a woman who failed to save her town, and has been in despair ever since. An old friend helps you move into an old garage…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So my friend @suedeinbrackets.bsky.social pointed out a game just came out called Bounty Star, figuring (rightly) that'd I'd be all over it. Mech piloted by a sorrowful cowgirl type. They were right. Current mission objectives: "Obtain griddle" "Make breakfast burrito" 10/10 perfect mech game
positive · AI labelView post →This game has effort put into it. but it has so much wrong that i cannot in good faith recommend this. the good -amazing mech design -really good character design -mech animations are pretty decent the meh -controls are janky, not unplayable, but janky. -combat is odd, guns feel really light and dont have kick to them. the bad -the character animations for talking are uncanny. -the animations for moving with the character in the hanger looks rigid -desired loadouts are nearly impossible to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love this game, and I can't recommend it. For every hurdle Bounty Star clears it stumbles hard on the follow up. A lovely graphical style breaks down when it tries to animate - great music and solid voice work is bent out by disastrous audio balancing. It's fantastic, heartfelt story and likeable characters are burdened under hurricane force tone shifts and baffling pacing, while it's awesome opening and cinematic climax are stretched away from each other by about nine hours worth of…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Coming to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate: [• Yesterday | Ninja Gaiden 4 (Day One] • Oct 23 | PowerWash Simulator 2 (Day One) • Oct 23 | Bounty Star (Day One) • Oct 24 | Super Fantasy Kingdom (PC) (Day One) • Oct 28 | Halls of Torment news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/1...
neutral · AI labelView post →Bounty Star: The Morose Tale of Graveyard Clem. Only 66% positive of like 150 reviews. It spoke to me as a fan of 90s mech sims, even if its more of a character action game. A bit janky but with excellent voice work and music. store.steampowered.com/app/1497430/...
neutral · AI labelView post →An average game can be elevated to great by its secondary material. Plot, voice acting, just the graphics itself. This is a case in point. The game itself was fine. The plot and the voice actors elevated it quite a bit, taking an okay game and making it great for me. There's some things that are really jarring and that I had to look past to get the most out of the game. But as a whole, the sounds are really good, the characters voice well, and the game sets up exactly enough world…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Was scrolling through the discount tab for a new game to play, waiting for some friends to hop on. Find this, have seen literally nothing on it only to realize this just released today. Two annoyances first, the first is fairly high up there. The bright, solid yellow screen transitions are a little hard on the eyes, especially if you're in a dark room. Same thing with the little animation that plays while crafting. It makes one want to put a welding mask on, which I suppose is realistic lol…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game isn't bad, the ideas are cool but everything feels a bit undercooked. It's not a hidden gem unfortunately, if you're a fan of games like Armored Core, or Mechwarrior, this isn't going to provide you with a new or fresh experience.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This just dropped today on GamePass: Bounty Star. Post-apocalyptic mech combat + cozy farming & base building. I really like the characters, VA and writing. The background lore to read is actually *interesting* 😮 Not a fancy game but visuals are nice and combat is manageable for me.👍
positive · AI labelView post →I love mechs. I love western settings. But this game is severely under cooked. I keep getting stuck on the environment during missions and having to reset them, and the combat doesn't quite feel right. I would recommend passing on it until a deep sale, or they fix getting stuck on random objects.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Neat concept but the combat is janky and controls are bad. Needs a patch or two.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →'Bounty Star' launches October 23rd on Xbox Series, PS5 and PC. Also Game Pass Day One. youtu.be/BcUp_V30rnU?...
neutral · AI labelView post →A game made by a small, first time studio about mechs, western post-apocalyptic western vibes and in general trying to learn how to live with yourself after hitting rock bottom. Is it perfect? No, controls can be seen as a bit clunky and I don’t blame anyone if they don’t like them but I do. Overall, it feels fun and it feels like the devs put a lot of love into this game, and I want to try and give them the credit they deserve for that.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is pretty great. the bad reviews make it sound as if the game was an unfinished mess, but that's not true. It's not as action packed as armored core but the controls are close enough, and the missions are slower paced. thats not bad. This game has it's own story and identity and I love it. Played completely on the steamdeck and it plays well. Some UI elements need a bit of polish like adding the ability to buy/sell in bulk but for the most part the game is great. Definitely o of my…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is extremely unpolished. I don't know why the devs decided to spend their time adding a cooking system instead of improving the combat system. Just play Armored Core instead.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game Pass October Wave 2: 10.23 - PowerWash Simulator 2 - Bounty Star 10.24 - Super Fantasy Kingdom 10.28 - Halls of Torment 10.29 - The Outer Worlds 2 11.4 - 1000xResist - Football Manager 26 news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/1...
neutral · AI labelView post →BOUNTY STAR is now RELEASED on Xbox (including Game Pass), PS5, Steam, Windows Store, and Epic Games Store! I hope everyone enjoys playing it as much as I enjoyed making it, and please tell your friends if you do! 💙 #GameDev #Videogames store.steampowered.com/app/1497430/...
positive · AI labelView post →Game Pass Wave 1 August 2026 8.6: - Monsters are Coming! 8.11: - Date Everything! 8.13: - Cricket 26 - Sandustry Premium: - Bounty Star - PowerWash Simulator 2 - Ball x Pit - Grounded 2 - Mio: Memories in Orbit - Egging On news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/0...
neutral · AI labelView post →It is a decent game for around 20 hours, but very rough around the edges. There is a long standing bug in "Save out Sprinker" mission that will mess up the camera when you load in, unless you lock vsync to 60fps. Some Dino path finding will stuck if they run into certain terrain. The combat system is quite unique and I can almost see the intention behind it. But the execution left a lot to be desired. Melee for the most part feels weak and coupled with how enemies can recover from poise break…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →(11/22/2025) At this time I cannot recommend this game at full price. This is currently a "wait for deep sale" game (or, if you have it, try it on GamePass first even though I absolutely HATE suggesting this). KBM controls are clunky and sluggish, combat gets repetitive quickly, and pacing in the story feels too slow. This game feels like they were trying to take positive aspects from games like Monster Hunter World and execution was just...sloppy? Maybe if the devs gave it more polish, picked…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Bounty Star has promise. It needs people playing it and offering good feedback to improve. I wrote this review after completing the campaign, which took probably about ten hours longer than it should have because I kept banging my head against the wall trying to 100% things before finally giving up and just charging forward. TL;DR - Good concept, good ideas, not quite there yet. The Good: Theme and overall design concept Bounty Star is a western themed Mecha action game with a light farming…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You can watch my whole review here: https://youtu.be/MlYtfwx3lhE Bounty Star combines mech combat, farming sim mechanics, and a touch of cowboy grit, all supported by surprisingly strong writing. At first, it seems like it could develop into something special, blending slow-paced life-sim moments with intense metal destruction. Clem, the protagonist, drives the story with believable emotion, and her dialogue stands out as the highlight of the experience. She’s rough, funny, and broken in a…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The premise is great, the story being told also starts off really strong but this is a game I think that’s 75% the way there in every aspect but it just isn’t. Which seems to be a common theme with mecha games outside of armored core. Because at the end of the day the biggest draw of a mech game is both customization and combat and now while I think combat could be improved as could the customization it just isn’t there yet. Often times these games tow the line between precision dark souls…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →🔥💙 Partner Push Weekly Schedule! 💙🔥 💎 Sun: Starting Legends ZA! Mons named after chat, boxed if they die, but redeems revive them 💎 Tue: Ninja Gaiden 4! 💎Fri: New mech game Bounty Star! 💎 Sat: Vtuber design appreciation! No ratings, we just say nice things about you!
neutral · AI labelView post →Its fun! The combat is simple but chunky. Movement is weighty and clunky. Other reviewers are considering this a negative thing, but youre piloting a mech running on scrap parts. It feels more old school ps1 armored core than the zippyness of modern ac. I think its an intentional choice by the devs and better for it. Its got that "stiff" feeling from old console games like PSO or DarkCloud, but faster and chunky. Not a crazy amount of mech customization. Just weapons, skills, and passives.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Bounty Star is 40% off for the Steam Summer Sale. Bounty Star is an over-the-shoulder 3D action game that marries mech combat and customization with farming and base building. The player takes on the role of a broken but powerful ex-soldier named Clem, a war veteran and expert mech pilot.
neutral · AI labelView post →Quick Review on this: The story, characters and voice acting is good. Interesting here and there but overall solid enough to keep playing the game. The bad: as many others already wrote, there are so many small things that add up to make the game frustrating. There are so many cutscenes you need to manually skip all the time! Skip time of day? Custcene for sleep and one for change time of day. Cooking? Skip animation Craft something from a blueprint? custscene Start a mission? Loading screen…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a fun little arcade mech brawler, with some small base-building elements. Story thus far is fine, I like what they're going for but the characters can come across a little bland in some scenes. The mech design is cool, and there's a nice variety of weapons (some are categorically better than others) with some minor customisation. I really like what the devs are aiming for with this game, but I think it needs a tiny bit more polishing to really become a "hidden gem". If the devs are…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So Close and Yet So Far Bounty Star is a game I had very high hopes for, I know due to the teams size and experience that I should have tempered my expectations with the game and I feel that it did. I would like to give this game a positive review but as it currently is, the game just barely misses the mark, I can say its fun for what it is, giving me the feel of a Gamecube or PS2 era game in both the good and bad ways. Still I found what time I had with the game to be enjoyable but…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Amazing worldbuilding, great voice acting and characters. But sadly, every actual gameplay elements feels undercooked. Mech: Only one mech, only swappable parts are internal or handheld. Base building: linear, only one way to build your base. gameplay loop: look at mission enemy report, equip weapon weakness, swap hot/cold parts depending on afternoon/night, whittle down enemy forces until done, repeat at next mission. Combat: Clunky. Which feels like it should be immersive for the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Looking back on 2025, we released Bounty Star on October 23 with Dinogod. Bounty Star is an over-the-shoulder 3D action game that combines mech combat and customization with farming and base building.
neutral · AI labelView post →I got sent this incredible model kit by @annapurna.com Interactive for their new release Bounty Star which I reviewed as part of its launch into Game Pass
positive · AI labelView post →Gun cancels! Trick systems! And combos! Oh my! Dive deeper into the gameplay of Bounty Star with this Advanced Combat Guide from game director and combat designer Ben Ruiz store.steampowered.com/news/app/149...
neutral · AI labelView post →I wanted to like this game. It's influenced by Monster Hunter, Titanfall, and GTA. But its just full of jank in the worst ways. The writing is awful and they force you into endless cutscenes and tutorials. I just started skipping every dialogue and cutscene after the town exploded. The never ending tutorials treat you like you've never played a video game before, but the missions are really hard and expect you to try your ass off immediately. Absolutely not worth $25. I bought it in a Humble…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is a gem! Fantastic feeling Mech combat complete with controller rumble to go with those purring engines! The metal is chunky, the Mech feels heavy and that screen shake is just so damn right for it's very thrilling combat! I'm finding a lot of things that I have some or partial issues with are resolved during playing the game. Don't feel strong or quick enough? You'll get there, this game doesn't detail its progression mechanics well but they are certainly there. If you like a bit…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Let's be honest: this *is* a good game. However, it's rough around the edges. The gameplay can be pretty clunky, and it definitely takes getting used to. Don't think you're going to fly in like it's Armored Core 4A and style on people; you're driving a dumpster with stubby legs. It's not bad, but it is a bit unrefined. The feedback/combat soundscape is also not great, and it'll often feel like you're not doing anything if you don't watch the health bars. Also, combat is based on…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →(Game not complete and dropped at 1.1 hours of gameplay, part of my review all my games effort) (short version) There is the makings of a good game here, however the tediousness of this game is just irritating. I got soft locked after chapter one due to a purchase requirement for a chain binder. I had no idea I'd need nearly 1500 credits to buy the supplies for it... You know what's worse than a game that's rough around the edges? Making the player do busy work to not play your game. If you…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It is an okay game, but the mechanics get repetitive and boring. While I like the idea of specing out a load out specific to the mission enemies, I almost always just end up spamming the grenade launcher. The thermal gauge is just too gimicky and the repetitive animations that take up too much time. The ways you generate money just take too much animation time and don't really save much or generate much money. Some enemies like the Driller bot are just ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ with way too much health and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It had a tough launch and was missing some features that one could argue were core to a better experience, but the enjoyable story, wonderful characters and interesting combat gives Bounty Star a fighting chance to tell a heartfelt story.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I did enjoy myself with the game, but it does have some issues. Not fond of the UI. I find it difficult to notice what items I get in farming. Also the graphics could use a bit more polish. The sim aspect of the game is slow and would benefit from being quicker. However, I enjoyed the game and would be looking forward to a sequel or whatever game Dinogod makes next.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →SO much of the gameplay loop and player progression are just... Not thought out. If you can buy anything instantly and your merc contracts easily give enough for you to do so, then... Why bother farming, gathering, or building anything at all? To much of the game caters to laziness. Too much is available right off the bat. Add to that the fact that mech combat lacks nuance and gets blandly repetitive and you get a recipe for disaster. There are the bones of a good game here, but it needs…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →What an absolute indie masterpiece. PLEASE DONT MISS OUT ON THIS ONE! It's an amazing game, with a lot of love and care put into it. It might be rough around the edges, but it has everything you could possibly want from an action mech game and I would say even more than you would expect. So the way the game works is kinda like a monster hunter game: you take bounties and pick your loadout to counter the enemies. Then you come back to base and build stuff: plants, animals etc to make money or…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I wanna like this, but the combat janky and not fun imo. Ended softlocking myself by running out of money before buying the needed materials. Im all for Farming and Mechs theme OST is great but the gameplay is not that satisfying. Will try again if I see any improvement and changes.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Clunky combat, boring and there are far better mech games out there.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →We're continuing the Partner Push playing the new mech game Bounty Star tonight at 8 EST! It's going well so far, we're at 4/6 days we need for this 30 day period! Any support is appreciated and thank you all so much!
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