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Don't Stop, Girlypop!
Developer Funny Fintan Softworks
Don't Stop, Girlypop! (previously titled Incolatus and then Incolatus: Don't Stop, Girlypop!) is a first-person shooter developed by Australian studio Funny Fintan Softworks. It was announced on 24 February 2024 and was released on 29 January 2026. The game is described as "a Y2K girly pop boomershooter game featuring trans characters in a hyperpop gaming experience". From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
313 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
73
Fresh
175 positive · 66 negative
95% range 67–78%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 175 | 66 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 22 | 1 | 44 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Lemmy * | 1 | 0 | 1 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
444 of 533 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
Mixed: praised for style and music, but criticized for janky gameplay.
Many players love the game's aesthetic and soundtrack, calling it "peak" and legendary. Some find the gameplay fluid and fun, with one player saying it pulled me out of a depressive episode. [3][7][10][11]
However, many criticize the game for janky mechanics, poor movement, and frequent interruptions. One player says the gameplay has rough edges, while another calls it "one of the most miserable experiences ive ever played." Critics (per Wikipedia) also noted some janky mechanics and wooden voice-acting. [16][27][29][33][36]
Praised aesthetic · soundtrack · customization
Criticised janky mechanics · movement issues · interruptions
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Don't Stop, Girlypop! sits at 73% positive across 241 opinionated reactions from 4 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Don't Stop, Girlypop! received "mixed or average" reviews from critics, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. Fellow review aggregator OpenCritic assessed that the game received fair approval, being recommended by 38% of critics. Reviewing the game for Shacknews, Lucas White praised the aesthetic, gameplay, and customization while criticizing "some janky mechanics" and "wooden voice-acting".
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 313 · most liked firstFINALLY! A game for us STRAIGHT, ALPHA MALES. This game is great because it doesn't have any of that WOKE PROPAGANDA nor is there any FLAGRANT HOMOEROTICISM, unlike the similar games in this genre! Because of this, I cannot recommend this game more! Actual Review Cons: -The voice acting is alright, but could use a couple more takes for clarity. There were moments I didn't understand what was being said. -The movement is great when it comes to horizontal movement. Vertical movement could use…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →at last - ultrakill for straight men jokes aside, this game is a banger. the combat flows really REALLY nicely, and you find yourself cycling through all of your weapons - which each have their own utility and best use cases - all while performing some really fun and satisfying movement tech, which you're incentivized to do because the faster you go, the more damage you deal. all the while, your ears are being blessed with the most banger OST of 2026. the aesthetic is just the cherry on top,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game singlehandedly pulled me out of a depressive episode and straight into a manic one, 10/10 would girlypop again
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Edited now upon finishing the game (I forgot to update this earlier): Since playing the demo last year, Don't Stop Girlypop has been on my radar. Unfortunately, as you can probably tell from the rating, I didn't walk away feeling good about it. Let's start with what is great: the music, it's incredible. Every track is a banger, and I love that the lyrics kick in whenever combat starts. The combat is also great, to an extent. Every weapon feels unique, and fills a different role. I never…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game could have been so so good, if only it didn't stop you CONSTANTLY! Kill the last enemy? Stop to watch this animation. Assasinat a stunned enemy? Stop dead in place. Enemy dialogue that could play while you do things in game? Nope! sit there and watch subtitles cover the whole screen Here's a tutorial dialouge that tells you to never stop moving, THAT LITERALLY STOPS YOU FROM MOVING! I would have been less disapointed if this game just sucked completely. Instead there's a great game…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →this game is tuff as hell. i am so overstimulated that the world around me slows to a crawl. i know where i am slaying 💅 only because i know where i am not. i feel ethereally effeminate as i slay my enemies and my own framerate with shotgun-orbital-railgun nuking combos. when you're happy, you enjoy the music—but when you're girlypop, you understand the lyrics.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I saw this on the bundles for Ultrakill and thought I'd give it a chance. I've P-ranked Ultrakill (except P-2 on Brutal), and saw this game also advertising itself as a fast-paced boomer shooter, so I believed I'd enjoy it. However, I've come across a few problems that I feel kill the experience. To start, the movement doesn't feel good to use, which is really bad for a movement-based shooter. Grappling hooks felt awkward to hook to sometimes, and they felt like they weren't worth using unless…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's Girl Boss Ultrakill, but straight up no queen. The game is bad. Crouch jump dash your way to Mach 9 when the enemy ai is your blind 86 year old grandma trying to take a piss. Press F to Grapple (only 50% of the time). Imber, why are you clipped out of bounds? <sigh> Play the music. Someone at the business meeting forgot about "Arena Map Design". Every mission starts with an audio file of the villain monologuing about his share holder value. What you saw in the trailer is the same aesthetic…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i want to enjoy it, i really do. i like the aesthetics and i LOVE the music. but the gameplay is janky and strange in a way that i can't find fun. the dash jumping mechanic is strange and still feels slow despite being "the fastest way to move." jumping out of a wallrun slows you down considerably. the grapple can clip you into walls in more than a few cases. there were a few times where the bullant pushed me into a wall and i got stuck.... i REALLY REALLY want to enjoy this. but i can't with…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I can't say that I recommend this game, but I wouldn't say it was trash, it was quite mid 2.5/5. I can tell there's a lot of love going into this game, but it just isn't that great gameplay wise. I mean first major complaint is that the whole game is about not stopping, but there's so many things that stop you like unintentional collision, dialogue stops you, you have to stop to grab items for puzzles, there's a lot of random puzzles that slow down the gameplay like keycodes you have to enter.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →contrary to the title of the game, much of the janky platforming and obtuse level design obstructs the flow of movement and makes you frequently stop (girlypop). however, it does feature a dinosaur cowboy tamagotchi who has a thick southern accent, and he made me giggle a lot. so yeah this game is actually pretty awesome.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i want to make it clear that i respect the devs of this. its an incredible thing to be able to make your first game and only serves to build your experience for later projects, but honest to god this is one of the most miserable experiences ive ever played. Its playable sure but the overall feel of this game is just abysmal, the weapons dont feel good to use, in the later levels you are constantly being bombarded with just an overload of things, the arena waves are set up horribly and you dont…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This one was such a disappointment. I love the aesthetics of this one a lot, at least on paper, with its glossy Y2K UI and hyperactive pink girlypop (wow) visual effects, but the state of the actual gameplay is a complete wreck. Let it be known, I only completed the first two actual areas (hallway area, outdoor cliffy area) of the game, not counting the prologue. But in that time, the game's flaws came out quickly. To start, while the UI looks neat, it is not fun to play with. The multiplier…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Day 450 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games I've been playing. Today's game is [Don't Stop, Girlypop! (Steam Link)](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2610650/Dont_Stop_Girlypop/). I saw this game _somewhere_, i don't remember where though. It looked super fun though. So i decided to take a brief break from my Horror Month for this (unless the 2000s are scary to you, in which case prepare to be spooked).…
positive · AI labelView post →This is unquestionably one of the worst video games I have ever played. Every single part of this game feels bad. For a game that's supposedly a fast-paced movement shooter, at max speed it's still 100x slower than any other game. When you max out the speed it still feels like a walking simulator at 0.01x speed. It's like moving through molasses. Everything is slow and floaty. Maybe the worst feeling movement I've ever seen. The guns all feel like absolute ass. I've never seen a game with…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There are a few games I'm sure the dolls know that you are pretty well contractually obligated to play, Celeste, maybe stardew and Baldurs Gate 3. I feel that we should be including this gem in the convo as well. It is a bit jank at times however I'm farrrrr too busy being captivated by the style of the game. 8/10 helped me increase estrogen levels by 500 percent and my tits hurt.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i cannot believe how absolutely spectacularly fun it is to move and shoot in this video game. i was expecting to suffer some jank in order to enjoy the peak aesthetics, but there is none. it's purely good and correct gameplay, but with the most wonderful hyperstimulation dressing on and over the top. plus i get to replace my skin with magenta leopard print and murder fascists with bubblegum like in all my dreams
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →whats a good game to stream on valentine's day I was thinking maybe picking up Don't Stop Girlypop but im not sure
neutral · AI labelView post →This is the greatest game I have touched in the entirety of my life. It transitioned me on the spot. No saving throw, no parry timing, no nothing. It divafied me in between wavedashes. Levels of c*nt previously thought to be lethal to humans are woven into this game like a lost Greco-roman tapestry. Truely, modern art has not died - she has just transitoned.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →ultra kill but replace religion with preppy teen angst and a lot of drugs
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I had hopes for this game, but its potential seems to be completely wasted. I am not new to movement shooters, Ultrakill is my favorite game and I have P-ranked all content on Brutal. The weapons, soundtrack, and the aesthetics are fine. But that's about it The movement is mediocre, which is bad since this is supposed to be a movement shooter. The game constantly slows you down, and even when it isn't, the speed cap is too low to enjoy the movement. The primary way of gaining speed is easy…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game is a blatant rip off of other indie games such as I Am Your Beast, Ultrakill, Mullet Mad Jack, and probably others that I didn't catch. You can tell that a government made this game. Because it doesn't feel like an actual video game. It feels like a fake game that you would see in the background of a cheap cop drama.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Where I'm coming from: I have P-ranks in every released level of ULTRAKILL. I bully Act 2 Gabe to relax after a stressful day. I saw this game and knew I had to try it. I don't regret trying it, and I won't be refunding, but I can't recommend it. I have praise, but there's always a "but" afterwards. The highs are good, but the game can't seem to get out of its own way. DSG invites comparisons to ULTRAKILL. That's a very, very high bar to set, and while I don't expect DSG to match one of my…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →good game, not great. worth a playthrough. bind crouch, jump, and dash to your mouse or a macro so you can spam wave hop without giving yourself carpal tunnel! good: -music is amazing. almost every track bangs. -aesthetic is peak -useful and clear hud -speed mechanic is unique and fun -weapons are interesting -unique gimmicks introduced throughout the later half of the game -pulling off crazy jumps and kills is super satisfying bad: -story contains WAY too much exposition and half of it isnt…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Bedazzled my gun with rhinestones and sharks, got a tamagotchi with an explosive appetite and personality, and a killer soundtrack playing 24/7 10/10 game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →FINALLY! ULTRAKILL FOR MEN!!!! In all seriousness, while it's a touch rough around the edges and I did glitch into the wall more than once, the positives of this game vastly outweigh the negatives. The weapons generally feel good to use and the movement mechanics feel unique (though some can feel a little hard to use with the default keybinds-- I swapped several with M4 and M5 and it vastly improved my experience). Overall, pretty damn good game!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Style and humor don't save it from failing at it's own genre approach. Momentum breaks faaaaaarr to often and easily, making it feel slow and boring. There's very little chances for vertical momentum, giving you limited ways to express movement. Also, I can't lie, it's just not fun to look at. Sparkles and lights can't hide the stiff, boring models. It's like looking at bedazzled cardboard.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really love the art direction for this game. However, that’s pretty much all that’s going for it. The movement is janky with no fluidity or smoothness. The gun didn’t feel great to use. I only played it to the first boss(?) and that was enough for me. I don't have the time or energy to put into a game that doesn't hook me right off the bat. Visually? This game is fun! I think it has potential and would love to see this game improve! I like the concept. However, gameplay itself needs a lot of…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I got very mixed opinions while playing this game. The concept of moving fast = dealing more damage and becoming deadlier looks nice on paper but this game has a lot of unpolished stuff. Let's start with good part: Game aesthetic is amazing! The ability to customize your weapon and your hands is cool The levels look amazing and weapons feel unique The music is good and i'm definitley adding it to my list Although the game is worth it's money i think it lacks in a some stuff: The platforming…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →To the devs; Many moons ago, a young autistic girl was bullied away from peers of both her own gender and the opposite because she was too mannish for the girls and to effeminate for the boys. Thank you for giving this grown woman fuel to heal her inner child. I actually was bouncing and crying in joy playing E0. no longer will i need to dig for Mattel's PC Shovel-Abandonware to feel something like the games I played in my youth!! In something more akin to a review; "Don't Stop, Girlypop!"…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game is fun in concept and music is a bop, but for a 'don't stop moving go fast' game...max speed doesn't feel that fast and movement is really clunky. Lots of places you will run into grapples to close to eachother its nearly impossible to grapple to the correct one to progress. I'd love to see some improvements made to this, but I wouldn't recommend the game or pick it up again in its current state <3
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →aesthetics carry the game, but the gameplay itself is very boring. if it wasnt for the overall theme and vibe- which personally i found irritating, this game would be nothing special
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Note: It's currently not possible to unlock achievements. Two things are undeniable: the OST is catchy, and the gameplay has rough edges. But seeing something like Don't Stop Girlypop in the bloody arena shooter market for sweaty dudes is inherently interesting. It’s a weirdass mashup of Ghostrunner, Ultrakill, Neon White, Metal: Hellsinger, and even an instagib. The first two hours are a generic Y2K-coated arena shooter with lots of bunny jumping. Then, mechanics pile on. The problem,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i love the aesthetic but calling this a movement shooter is the most disingenuous claim i have ever heard. even when you attain maximum speed it feels like youre moving through molasses. i really wanted to like it but its just too slow to feel fluid
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →FPS FANS: Every week we like to highlight a new game - like Don't Stop, Girlypop! - a boomer shooter for the girlies on this International Women's Day! FPS DEVS: What are you up to this week? Show us your stuff!
neutral · AI labelView post →> "movement shooter" > look inside > constantly have to stop moving to do combat segments
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →this feels like some form of propaganda. would make sense since it was funded (and partially developed) by the australian government
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I liked the concept and I understand the graphics are intended to be campy. I found it repetitive after about 40 mins of playing. I feel like seeing a real person kinda removes the immersion and I wasnt a huge fan of the flip phone narrative spamming my screen. I got the concept and I think with less dry acting when it comes to narration it really couldve brought me in but it just wasnt doing it for me.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Aesthetic is on point and the gameplay is fluid, fast and fun. I suck at it!!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →this game boosted my t levels and saved my marriage
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →ue5 fps template with a pink aesthetic
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ultimately, I will give a recommendation to this game. Because I see it, with maybe a year or two's worth of updates, this game would be amazing. Right now I am on E3M4, but I can get many of my feelings off here. Some of these issues I will be complaining about I have already given feedback on the discord server, but they should be restated here. 1. Before you touch this game, play the demo. Admittedly, this is a very "No ♥♥♥♥ Sherlock" thing to say, but trust me. If you can get behind the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Please Stop, Girlypop. The game feels as if it's made for high octane action. But the level design really drags it out: long arenas with no saving between checkpoints combined with very jagged environments that might aswell be instakills make it more of an Ultradull then an Ultrakill
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →From signing a publisher to meeting her game's new composer, we met with Game Director Jane Fiona from @girlypop.net and asked her about her experience at SXSW Sydney last year. Wishlist Don't Stop Girlypop on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2610650/... #gamedev #indiedev
neutral · AI labelView post →I'm sorry but this game is an assault on the senses. It barrages you with particle effects, bloom and colors. I had to squint at my screen the entire time just to see what I was doing. I get that they were going for an aesthetic, but there's a way to execute that aesthetic without compromising readability, which is kinda important for a fast paced shooter that holds you at gunpoint and screams at you to not stop moving.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game has the perfect soundtrack to listen to at 2 AM in the dark while being depressed as hell
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Movement doesnt feel good and the game constantly interrups you with cutscenes making it ironically feel very slow.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As a girl and also someone who doesn't like the majority of "normal" FPS games, this is not only fun but definitely will create a wonderful safe space for girls to feel welcome and get better at gaming without the toxic communities that typically surround games like this, like ultrakill and trepang2. Plus, the controls are a bit harder to use and get used to, which I like because it helps you become familiar with unfamiliar things. 12/10 game. edit: I haven't played the game in a minute, not…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is one of those games that you really want to like, but just can't—especially since you can tell how much love went into it. It has potential, but you're left wondering if anyone even bothered to play test it because the gameplay is abhorrent. The controls feel janky and very slow, and I got stuck multiple times on the collision of random objects. Now, I've seen people say that that the aesthetics save this game, but the aesthetics are only surface level and don't make-up for the core…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →in a lot of shooters you walk on the brown and gray ground and shoot your black and brown gun at soldiers wearing brown and gray camouflage in this game, instead, you touch the ground as little as possible to go fast and everything is so aggressively pink and bright you'll feel overstimulated and forget to breathe until you're on the verge of losing consciousness and you can bedazzle your guns in it the songs are still stuck in my head days after playing through the game 10/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is alright at best, but outside of it's aesthetic, it's not really a good game. Other than the OST which is amazing most everything else feels mediocre, the gunplay feels like I'm roleplaying with a wet noodle and the movement feels really cheaply made. Super strange alien choices for controls, the "C" key by default for executing/melee. H of all things for the weapon wheel. There's a fair few cutscenes, and other slow parts of it that could easily have been overlapped to happen…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I used to question my sexuality until I found this game and now ive realized I'm 100% straight 10/10 Gameplay and Music a once in a lifetime gem. The future of gaming is saved.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →my first game of this genre. I am ass at it. I'm an ass girly though, so this works in my favor. so so campy and fun. doesn't run the smoothest, but still very fun and makes up for it with all of its charm.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →who needs visual clarity when im serving this much ♥♥♥♥
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I am very much enjoying Don't Stop Girlypop. It is a very intense game, but I love it a lot so far. Also THERE IS SO MUCH PINK 😂
positive · AI labelView post →I really wanted to like this game more than I did. I think the concept of a girly movement shooter is hilarious and could be great, after playing something like metal hellsinger I had high hopes. Sadly, this game did not live up to well anything really. The music is pretty good and the main theme song is for sure great but that is where most of my praise ends. The gameplay is alright, the movement can be pretty stiff and the gunplay can vary in quality. The story is something, after the first…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Massive congratulations to the team at Funny Fintan Softworks on launching Don't Stop, Girlypop. They've been on a hell of a journey making this game, and I have nothing but admiration for @janefiona.bsky.social and the team. Not even their final form...
neutral · AI labelView post →Don't Stop, Girlypop! up there on the Coming Soon section at Taipei Game Show Steam event! Thank you @sxswsydney.bsky.social for bringing our game over! store.steampowered.com/sale/taipeig...
neutral · AI labelView post →This game is running on purely aesthetics, gameplay wise it was mid
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →waow... protect queer art
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →
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