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My Friend Pedro
Developer DeadToast Entertainment
My Friend Pedro is a 2019 run and gun video game developed by Swedish developer DeadToast Entertainment and published by Devolver Digital. The game was released for Nintendo Switch and Windows on 20 June 2019 and for Xbox One on 5 December 2019. A PlayStation 4 port of the game was released on 2 April 2020. My Friend Pedro is based on an Adobe Flash game named MFP: My Friend Pedro that was released by Adult Swim… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
281 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 4, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
88
LovedLoved
178 positive · 25 negative
95% range 82–92%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 178 | 25 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 17 | 2 | 43 |
| Lemmy * | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 6 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
12,372 of 13,071 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
89% recommend · 176 yes, 22 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 198 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Overwhelmingly Positive (27,253 of 28,545 positive).
Players praise the stylish, acrobatic gunplay and satisfying slow-motion combat. [1][2][3] Some reviewers note the game becomes frustrating in its second half with bullet-sponge enemies. [4][5][6] Many recommend the game for its fun mechanics and soundtrack, despite a short length. [7][8][9]
Liked
Representative posts
- [4]
first half of the game is wonderful. Then it becomes mario with guns and overcomplicates itself. It makes me appreciate how simple hotline miami stayed while still being fun.
- [1]
This game is like if you took Hotline Miami and Max Payne and they had a child and they named it My Friend Pedro and the result is just plenty of fun. Gameplay does not get repetitive, graphics have a vibrant fun feel to it and well designed worlds. Then you also got the soundtrack which is just banging its something you'd get out of combining the vibes of like John Wick and Cyberpunk which just match the game …
- [3]
My Friend Pedro is a stylish shooter with great flow and a soundtrack that fits the action perfectly. The slow-motion tricks and acrobatic gunplay are a lot of fun, with light platforming sections breaking up the pace. I eventually gave up on chasing S ranks, the leaderboards are filled with cheated scores, which makes competing feel pointless. If you’re going for 100% achievements, be prepared: getting an S rank on …
- [17]
One of the most frustrating games i have ever played in a good way. I almost broke my wrist during the final boss fight by slamming my hand into my desk after dying for the 5th time. i love this game so much and i recommend playing it with breaks in between episodes. don't be like me pls. pro tip: don't play on hard mode on your first playthrough 8.5/10
- [2]
This is a Hotline Miami-like 2D side scroller where a talking banana guides you through the art of murder. This game is split into different linear levels which are full of dangerous enemies which you will have to clear in order to get to the end, really straight forward. You have different tools available to help you clear the levels, like different weapons, moves and abilities, e.g. rolling, spinning, wall …
Summarised from 34 of the 275 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 10, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
Players who liked My Friend Pedro talk about stylish and satisfying gunplay with slow-motion acrobatics; those who didn't talk about second half feels half-baked with bullet-sponge enemies. Which matters more to you?
Critics, per Wikipedia
My Friend Pedro received "generally favorable reviews" according to review aggregator Metacritic. IGN's Mitchell Saltzman reviewed it with an 8.5/10 score, saying it "simply feels great to play", while noting that the campaign has little replay value. The game was nominated for "Fresh Indie Game" with DeadToast Entertainment at The Game Awards 2019.
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 281 · most liked firstGonna announce the next game from My Friend Pedro developer @deadtoast.com on Friday and it's a bang bang banger. Speculate on Discord: discord.gg/DeadToastEnt...
neutral · AI labelView post →We just launched SHOTGUN COP MAN, a new game from the creator of My Friend Pedro, on PC and Switch. Go to Hell, arrest Satan. → store.steampowered.com/app/2966850/...
neutral · AI labelView post →Cheap all-time-low price tag games (according to SteamDB) that I‘ve played myself and can recommend: Slime Rancher Broforce My Friend Pedro Dust: An Elysian Tail Poly Bridge 2 (also the first one) Clustertruck Risk of Rain (the old one) The Swapper Rogue Legacy McPixel 3 (also the first one) Overcooked (also the second one) Party Hard Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince (and other series entries) Train Valley Minit All of these are of varying genres so probably most of them aren‘t…
positive · AI labelView post →Devolver Digital will announce the next game from My Friend Pedro developer Deadtoast Entertainment on February 21: twitter.com/devolverdigi...
neutral · AI labelView post →50th game beat of 2025: My Friend Pedro
neutral · AI labelView post →A tasty 9/10 for Shotgun Cop Man (the next game from the creator of My Friend Pedro), which we will be raising from the depths of Hell TOMORROW on PC and Switch. 😈
neutral · AI labelView post →This game is like if you took Hotline Miami and Max Payne and they had a child and they named it My Friend Pedro and the result is just plenty of fun. Gameplay does not get repetitive, graphics have a vibrant fun feel to it and well designed worlds. Then you also got the soundtrack which is just banging its something you'd get out of combining the vibes of like John Wick and Cyberpunk which just match the game perfectly, smooth, clean, electronic, and just makes you feel like you are in the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a Hotline Miami-like 2D side scroller where a talking banana guides you through the art of murder. This game is split into different linear levels which are full of dangerous enemies which you will have to clear in order to get to the end, really straight forward. You have different tools available to help you clear the levels, like different weapons, moves and abilities, e.g. rolling, spinning, wall jumping, split aiming and slowmo and so on. The cooler and smoother you make a run…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A banana teaches you how to shoot humans. The fruits are here to eliminate mankind. I knew it. This is war. 🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌 In short, you run around and shoot mobs. It has very stylish gunplay—slow-motion (Matrix style), dual-wield, flipping, etc.—with some 2D-style Devil May Cry vibes. Graphics-wise, it's not that impressive, but apart from that, it's truly an enjoyable game. The game consists of 40 levels. It's not hard to clear the game (~10 mins per level), but it's extremely…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Action, Guns, Sick trickshots, combos, Pedro. 9/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →first half of the game is wonderful. Then it becomes mario with guns and overcomplicates itself. It makes me appreciate how simple hotline miami stayed while still being fun.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ah, it's by the **My Friend Pedro** guy? That makes a lot of sense. I'm probably never going to touch a game that proudly extols itself as a precision platformer, but the gameplay looks great and tight if you're into that sort of thing!
neutral · AI labelView post →I'm over the massive, over-produced games. I looked at the price of the new Indiana Jones game (AUD119), and even though I loved Machine Games' previous work, I noped out. These days, I'm mostly reverting to simple arcade games more akin to the early era of gaming I grew up on. Shotgun Cop Man, from the people that made My Friend Pedro, just came out. It was $13. Finished it in one sitting, but I'll probably play it multiple times. Much better investment.
neutral · AI labelView post →Our 2D shooter is all about parrying enemy bullets to reload your gun. If Ultrakill, My Friend Pedro, and Hollow Knight raised a kid and that kid loved Jet Set Radio, that'd be our game. We are almost at 1000 wishlist, help us get there! #unity #gamedev #indiegame #platformer
neutral · AI labelView post →The second half of the game feels half-baked, and the enemies are bullet sponges.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Maybe Shotgun Cop Man was secretly a My Friend Pedro game all along...
neutral · AI labelView post →****LIVE**** Shotgun Cop Man begins NOW. A new @devolverdigital published game from the dev of My Friend Pedro! (Yes, I played the demo and loved it.) zeke3.tv
neutral · AI labelView post →I like OST that goes hard (bass heavy) and I didn't see any here. My personal favorites are: - Hotline Miami (1 & 2) - Furi - Katana Zero - My Friend Pedro - Haven I have probably forgotten some games and I will be happy to discover others as it is quite niche.
positive · AI labelView post →If Deadpool was reincarnated as a nameless hitman and talked to his imaginary best friend, who I might add is a Banana named Pedro, to go out on an endless Parkour killing spree, you would see this gem of a game in your library. If you love physics based puzzle shooting games, then go talk to My Friend Pedro. XD 8.3/10 Puzzle Shooting Game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Has a decent start but doesn't finish strong. The controls are clunky and character feels too floaty for the amount of platforming. These problems cause a lot of frustration in the back half of the game, where the platforming becomes more precise. The enemies also become tankier and it ends up feeling contradictory to the speedy gunfighting you experience in the first half of the game. This is also where the gameplay starts feeling shallow because you end up repeatedly abusing the slow mo and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a good run&gun game but sub-par platformer. The imprecise control is OK when you playing loose running around shooting enemies but around 1/3 of the game, especially in later area, is a platformer only with no combat and also instant death trap that completely halt the flow of the game. I feel cheated a bit honestly considering all the promo materials only show the shooting parts of the game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun if you liked playing the OG flash game. Its longer than the original but still kinda short so I'd wait for a sale before buying
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very fun and addicting game, I wish more thoughts was put into the storytelling tho
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It’s that time! New Steam Dumpster Dive episode is out now. Is My Friend Pedro a hidden gem or does it belong in the dumpster? Find out 👇 #indiegames #gamingcommunity #gaming youtu.be/9EbGk4Mr8cI?...
neutral · AI labelView post →New Steam Dumpster Dive episode comes out at 6PM EST. The game? My Friend Pedro. Hope you’ll tune in. #myfriendpedro #indiegame #gamingcommunity
neutral · AI labelView post →I'd shove the banana up my ass ngl And the gameplay is pretty good too ig...
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Got repetivitive fast once you know the basic of the gameplay, reason why I dropped this and forgotten it was in the library. Also a Devolver game, dont know if the anti-gamer activist is in the credit.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →While it's far from perfect, you can't argue with the fact that you feel like a total badass even when you're not the best at the combat. I really did enjoy playing this, though I'd have appreciated a greater variety of settings and enemies. The game only lets it self go fully off the rails a couple of times and given some of the theming it really could have gone farther with... well anything that isn't a brown or grey industrial area. Still a good time while it lasts.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →this game is really overrated. it takes way too many bullets to kill enemies (especially later on in the game) which throws off the whole flow of the game and makes the already janky combat even worse. also the last section is horrible with all the stuff that instakills you. i honestly do not understand why so many people like this game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →My Friend Pedro is a stylish shooter with great flow and a soundtrack that fits the action perfectly. The slow-motion tricks and acrobatic gunplay are a lot of fun, with light platforming sections breaking up the pace. I eventually gave up on chasing S ranks, the leaderboards are filled with cheated scores, which makes competing feel pointless. If you’re going for 100% achievements, be prepared: getting an S rank on every level is easily the toughest part.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've played the original flash game, so I knew what to expect. Which is to say, have no expectations besides 'shoot people and do acrobatics.' and also expect the story to go weird (i mean your ally is a floating talking banana, it doesn't exactly START normal). Yep. Got what I wanted and expected. Also the soundtrack goes SOOOO hard, I LOVE YOU NOISESCREAM
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →70. My Friend Pedro (2019 Video Game) I picked this game up on a sale and while I'll openly admit the final chapter stages in "The Internet" are some of the most irritating levels I've played in a video game in quite some time, I overall enjoyed this game and would very much recommend it to most.
positive · AI labelView post →Nice list, I was bit worried at first it'd be all roguelikes because of the first 3 games. Total Party Kill looks really original and interesting, looking forward to try it. I'm also surprised My Friend Pedro is on mobile and free. I've heard of it and thought it's a normal indie PC game.
neutral · AI labelView post →The game is really the most fun for the first half then the rest is utter ass. The Idea is simple, you add a cool gameplay mechanic that is meant to be used to get big scores and ad depth to the gameplay. In reality most of these mechanics and or gimmicks that come later are genuinely painful and ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ suck/ make it impossible to really style. The skateboard should be ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ epic but it get ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ stuck on everything and acts way to inconsistently at times to be usable or fun, mainly im…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a fun game...for about 20 minutes. After that there's really not all that much else to it. Move through level, do acrobatics, shoot enemy - rinse and repeat. And yes, most action games do boil down to something like t hat, but there really isn't anything to it. It just gets repetitive and dull to me.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →My Friend Pedro is a fast paced side-scrolling shooter-platformer. It merges Max Payne-like slow mo' dual-wielding gun fu with parkour platforming, which results in amazing cinematic action. The controls seemed unresponsive at first - my character didn't do what I had in mind and I kept dying after every checkpoint. But once I figured out how the movement works, learned how to properly dodge and stopped spamming it for no reason - I suddenly began playing a lot better, and even managed to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've never been more sad after reaching the end of a game, cause now i want a sequel GOOD GAME 11/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not for ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game's story is very bland, you could sum it up in a single sentence. It may seem like each level offers something different, but in fact, these are just boring elements the developer added to each level to fulfill the “bring something new to the game” requirement. The developer's purpose is not to bring joy to players or make the game more fun—they were added solely to meet a goal. The developer is likely even fear that players might find the game boring, leading to negative reviews…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of the most frustrating games i have ever played in a good way. I almost broke my wrist during the final boss fight by slamming my hand into my desk after dying for the 5th time. i love this game so much and i recommend playing it with breaks in between episodes. don't be like me pls. pro tip: don't play on hard mode on your first playthrough 8.5/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Completed game 15 of 2026 is My Friend Pedro. A really fun twinstick, side scrolling shooter with crazy score attack potential and an incredible amount of weird nonsense you can do via game modifiers unlocked through play. The campaign is short but honestly longer than I thought. VERY fun
positive · AI labelView post →It's a style meter game that wants you to do multiple runs and master each level, but forgot to make the first playthrough actually fun. The movement and gunplay is kinda clunky and not satisfying enough to spend dozens of hours to master. My main gripe is is that it's hard to tell where you can aim and what's blocked off, so it's more trial and error rather than actual skill or reaction based. My opinion might change as this is a genre I haven't really touched before, but if you're like me…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☐ Good ☑ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☐ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☐ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☑ Potato ☐ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I just beat My Friend Pedro. It's a short game, and was really fun. I never really got the hang of the shooting, but I still pulled off some cool shots. It was also absolutely bananas, as advertised. I recommend. 😁🍌 #JustBeatIt
positive · AI labelView post →➕Playable at New Game Plus➕ Shotgun Cop Man - @deadtoast.com / @devolverdigital.com Propel yourself to justice and glory on a journey through hell in this punchy, crunchy, son-of-a-gun precision platformer from the creator of My Friend Pedro. 🎟️ tickets.games.london | #LGF25
neutral · AI labelView post →Does ACAB include Shotgun Cop Man? You decide. Went hands on with the latest game from the team behind My Friend Pedro, where you go to hell and arrest Satan. www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/shotg...
neutral · AI labelView post →Honestly I don't play any specific games more than others. I usually play them, beat them, move on. Call of Juarez is a really fun and *simple* pick up and play game (I hate complicated games). Actually quite an ugly game, despite running at a locked 90/800p. I'm on my third playthrough now. Adrift was a really visually and audibly beautiful game, but also kinda boring and frustrating (I still don't understand how to navigate even though I beat it yesterday). The price makes up for it. I'll…
neutral · AI labelView post →Anyone else making games with Bevy? I'm working on a sidescroller platformer/My Friend Pedro-like game and I'm enjoying it so far
neutral · AI labelView post →Game #43: The Hong Kong Massacre, is done A solid blend of Hotline Miami, John Wick and My Friend Pedro, the game thrives on its noir aesthetic and gameplay, tho it suffers from lackluster boss fights and a weak narrative
neutral · AI labelView post →Today I've been playing My Friend Pedro and man it's been incredible.
positive · AI labelView post →Quite a bit to like here. Animations of the acrobatics are genuinely amusing, even though transitions between states can be a bit awkward when flipping next to obstacles. Boss battles are swift and reasonably varied despite the restrictive two-dimensional movement and simple combat. The game records checkpoints often; the only reason to restart a level from the beginning is a super rare occasion of getting stuck out of bounds because there is no way to manually restart from checkpoint. In any…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"My Friend Pedro" joins works such as "The Illiad" and "Catcher in the Rye" as a cultural cornerstone of humanity. The game, while simplistic to a passerby, contains an ocean of nuance and themes that the average consumer may never fully grasp. Our protagonist is nameless, he is a vehicle for the modern player - or perhaps representative humanity as a whole. He knows nothing except what is relayed to him by a flying, phallic, yellow fruit known as 'Pedro'. Not only is this banana's name…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The beginning of the game is great, the levels are diverse and fun but the remaining half of the game feels as if they just ran out ideas and based each remaining level on one mechanic. For example, if the game introduces you to a timed switch, you'll be spending pretty much the entire level completing puzzles that utilize them, or a smart mine, and so on and so forth. Combat is meh, corpses block your bullets, but the NPC's will have no trouble shooting through them which is annoying.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's pretty overrated on Steam, 95% for a game that barely even has a functioning score system is a little much. It's not a BAD game, but it's also not a GOOD game. I have to give it a negative because it's just too middle-of-the-road, and there's much better games in this genre that I would pick up way before this one. First, the drawbacks. The game's balancing sucks (assault rifle too strong, other weapons become obsolete), the scoring system is the worst I've seen in any of these games, the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →too much filler levels just to make sure this game can't be completed in under 2 hour. the soundtrack music are in the game rather than seperate mean that you need to run the game just to listen to the music. just an 8/10 game wouldn't say it's the best and there is not much worth in term of replaybility, a lot of level are just puzzle and filler. I can't recommend enough this game truth is to give it a thumb up so I'm giving thumb down instead.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →My Friend Pedro is a wacky, somewhat difficult, platforming and shooting game with a wacky story and premise. There are twists and turns, fun mechanics and silly things to try around every corner. This game is truly an incredible experience, despite not being too long. I would highly recommend it to anyone who likes this type of game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is turning 7 years old in 15 days and it still is an uniquely interesting shooter. You can pull off some aesthetically pleasing cinematic moments where you just destroy everything in sight with bullet time and proper aim placement. Three difficulties to choose from, and definitely replayable at least once. Overall, a fun experience.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Absolutely not easy to play, and very very difficult to master. But boy is it fun to play! Maybe the real friends are the bananas we met along the way. Buy it already!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Why is Derek Kolstad involved in so many video game adaptations? The recent Splinter Cell animation, SIFU, Streets of Rage, Hitman*, My Friend Pedro*, Just Cause*... It makes sense that they're all action-themed, but I have to wonder if it's a coincidence or not.
neutral · AI labelView post →Very fun and extremely replayable but story could be longer 9.5/10
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