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Mycopunk
Developer Pigeons at Play
Cut through fungal aliens in this hyper-customizable, mission based looter shooter. Hundreds of hand-crafted upgrades, 4-player co-op, and a little roach man. What’s not to love? From the Steam store page
588 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
84
LovedLoved
371 positive · 73 negative
95% range 80–87%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 371 | 73 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 47 | 3 | 74 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Lemmy * | 1 | 0 | 7 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
3,696 of 4,046 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
85% recommend · 224 yes, 40 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 264 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (4,215 of 4,765 positive).
Players praise Mycopunk for blending elements from games like Borderlands, Deep Rock Galactic, and Risk of Rain. [1][2][3] Many highlight the unique upgrade system and satisfying movement as standout features. [1][4][5] Some reviewers note issues with enemy health and grind in later stages. [4][6][7]
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- [13]
This game is superb on every level, however the focus on Online Co-Op as the main factor hurts the game so much. People said it can be played Singleplayer perfectly fine, so i bought it. That was a mistake. You can play Singleplayer, but it's not meant to be played as a SP game. You can do all the stuff in a tedious way and clear everything, but it's NOT FUN, rather it's annoying. The lower difficulty levels are …
- [1]
Borderlands vibe Risk Of Rain style Helldivers missions CSGO skins Soundtrack: Banger. Gameplay: Fight fungus crawlies. If you don't kill confirm them, they start combining to form bigger baddies. You start getting really overwhelmed on the higher modifiers. These dudes will always just be standing in your way no matter what type of mission you pick. The weapons and movement feel really good. There's a ton of build …
- [4]
It's like Titanfall 2 but better. I do have some complaints, though. First, the good stuff. PROS: 1. Movement is smooth and feels great. 2. The voices are fun. 3. Weapons are unique and don't take long to unlock. 4. The gunplay is good, though it depends on the weapon. CONS: (2 and 3 apply most to singleplayer) 1. There is a LOT of enemy spam. This wouldn't really be a problem if it weren't for complaints 2 and 3, …
- [5]
helldivers, borderlands, deep rock galactic and risk of rain 2 mashed into one game Art style, humor, weapons are so much fun, discovering weapons and trying to fit the DAM ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ PATTERNS is so much fun (the most unique mechanic I've ever witnessed for a videogame, i LOVE IT), spending time synergizing, mixing things makes the game so much fun, gameplay loop isn't boring, the more you discover the more things you …
- [2]
Genuinely, for me this game is up there with deep rock galactic and risk of rain. One of my favorite roguelites for sure :D
Summarised from 34 of the 364 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 12, 2026. How summaries are made
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Mycopunk sits at 84% positive across 444 opinionated reactions from 4 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Reactions
60 of 588 · most liked firstHey, between you and me - if you do refund Borderlands 4 and "play a different game" please know that Mycopunk is just $15.
neutral · AI labelView post →This game is superb on every level, however the focus on Online Co-Op as the main factor hurts the game so much. People said it can be played Singleplayer perfectly fine, so i bought it. That was a mistake. You can play Singleplayer, but it's not meant to be played as a SP game. You can do all the stuff in a tedious way and clear everything, but it's NOT FUN, rather it's annoying. The lower difficulty levels are alright, but as soon as you get to higher ones, you can see it was clearly made…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I wanna be abundantly here clear that I do not actively dislike this game, I think it's pretty alright all things considered! I come back to it every few months to try out the new stuff they add to the game, and I typically enjoy myself quite a bit. This game has a lot to love. From the little character interactions in the hub, to the ingenious revive system rewarding both skill and sticking together as a team, the banging soundtrack, and the really unique procedural enemies! There's again, a…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's...okay. This has been a challenging review to write because it is so apparent that the developers behind this game legitimately care and enjoy what they're doing, and I don't want to be needlessly harsh. The first 5, 10 hours were a lot of fun, the progression was solid, the enemies were interesting, playing build tetris was great, this game has so much style and character it oozes from the menus! I love it! It basically felt like I was on a nostalgia trip through a long lost childhood…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Cancel your weekend plans because you have some Steam demos to play from the best developers with a mid publisher. 👶🏽 Baby Steps 💣 BALL x PIT 🍄🟫 Mycopunk 😈 Possessor(s) 🥏 TRON: Catalyst 🍄 Shroom and Gloom 🤖 BOTSU 👨🏼💼 Stick It to the Stickman 💥 Forestrike
neutral · AI labelView post →We announced MYCOPUNK yesterday, a weird and funny sci-fi co-op shooter about a ragtag squad of robot rejects cleaning up a fungally compromised alien planet. Wild art style, cool modular upgrade system, and very crunchy guns. Demo available now! → store.steampowered.com/app/3247750/...
neutral · AI labelView post →Out now on PlayStation Plus: 💰 Mafia: The Old Country (Game Catalog) 🏹 Horizon Forbidden West (Game Catalog) 🍄🟫 Mycopunk (Game Catalog) 🦖 Dino Crisis 2 (Classics Catalog) 🎢 RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 Complete Edition (Classics Catalog) …and more. Full details: play.st/4i8xeud
neutral · AI labelView post →We just launched super fun sci-fi co-op shooter MYCOPUNK. The universe it's set in is very cool and weird, so I put this thing together, inspired by old school game manuals, and loaded it with ~lore~ and other interesting nuggets. 🔗 www.mycopunkgame.com/employee-han...
neutral · AI labelView post →Thrilled with the reception for Mycopunk so far and that people are seeing what makes the game so special as a co-op shooter. 🍄 @pigeonsatplay.bsky.social have lots of plans for new missions, weapons, and weirdness over the next few months. 🪳
neutral · AI labelView post →HERE WE ARE ANNOUNCING OUR FIRST GAME. Mycopunk is a co-op FPS with cool enemies and weapons. GO PLAY THE DEMO www.youtube.com/watch?v=nT4j...
neutral · AI labelView post →[Game: Mycopunk] Perhaps you should think before signing your life away to Saxon inc. Or not, it does come with a free drone suit, plenty of drugs, and a life of servitude and survival!
positive · AI labelView post →It's fun with friends for like, 10 hours before it very quickly becomes grindy and uninteresting. The experience in solo and public lobbies is also very bland and unremarkable. There is almost zero enemy variety, the enemies are incredibly damage spongey, and the maps are empty & lifeless. The upgrades & crafting materials you earn from missions are absolute peanuts, assuming you get anything you don't already own already. The different classes are interesting at first, but have very few…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's time MYCOPUNK time (yes you can pull up Grummz gifs in game) twitch.tv/linktothepabst
neutral · AI labelView post →Mycopunk is beloved by those that played the demo and we have the video receipts. Please enjoy the 'Mycopunk Demo Review Hype Trailer' lovingly crafted to convince you to buy the game when it launches.
neutral · AI labelView post →This is an amazing game. The gameplay is super fun, the missions are cool, the movement is very fluid, yet i cannot bring myself to recommend it. Why? The grind, after the first 10 hours of gameplay it becomes mind numbing and the game fully loses its spark when i need to do 5 missions to level up once or god knows how long until i get the next saxonite drop. Another side note is how bad the balancing is, some "Upgrades" barely and i do mean BARELY change your weapon while others are so…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You can play this and make decent progress while the shaders compile on Borderlands 4 and then request your refund for borderlands 4 and get 3 more copies of this for a less frustrating and cost-reasonable experience
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →At its core, a crisp, smooth movement shooter with modularity in everything. Behind it are developers who seem to want to make it the best they can. Mycopunk's got a lot of heart. But I'm still waiting to see if it's got a brain. The game bills itself as a cooperative horde shooter with four distinct character classes. In practice, any multiplayer game in Mycopunk breaks off into a scattered set of solo skirmishes, where the team only sometimes comes together - and usually only when…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Borderlands vibe Risk Of Rain style Helldivers missions CSGO skins Soundtrack: Banger. Gameplay: Fight fungus crawlies. If you don't kill confirm them, they start combining to form bigger baddies. You start getting really overwhelmed on the higher modifiers. These dudes will always just be standing in your way no matter what type of mission you pick. The weapons and movement feel really good. There's a ton of build diversity with the game's grid system. You basically farm for upgrades for…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's got a neat vibe and fun characters, interesting core gameplay concept. Upgrades are awful RNG and instead of directly fixing the existing ways the devs keep putting bandaid after bandaid onto the system. Once you do have the upgrades you want, the game feels like a late stage roguelike - think 2 hours into a risk of rain 2 run where the powertrip is running out of dopamine and you're just blasting everything in sight without putting much thought into it until something oneshots you back.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Mycopunk can be a fun co-op shooter, but after several hours it didn’t manage to hold my interest. Not because it’s bad, but because its core design didn’t quite click with me long-term. The fungal enemy concept is genuinely clever. Enemies assimilating weapons and parts, forcing you to prioritize limbs, shields, or cores, is a strong idea and works well at first. The weapon mod system is also very flexible, allowing for creative builds that meaningfully change how guns behave, would be even…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I am playing as a robot cowboy rolling at mach 10 & lassoing rockets as a mobility skill while spamming random element homing missiles and firing my 1 round cylinder explosive revolver 17 times in a row without reloading. This game ♥♥♥♥♥.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Genuinely, for me this game is up there with deep rock galactic and risk of rain. One of my favorite roguelites for sure :D
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Full honesty, I've never lost myself as hard as I did while playing a game as I have with this one. I spent the first three hours wondering what the absolute hell I was supposed to be doing. Then, once I figured out how to approach building the blocks of the character I chose, I really began enjoying it. And then, I was sucked into it so deeply I just lost 11hrs of my life in one sitting right alongside a couple friends as we blasted dozens upon dozens of Myco into tiny bits.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Silksong surprise dropped this September after 7 years with like a 2 month heads up Clair Obscur Expedition 33 came out of absolutely nowhere and is a work of art in every way Deltarune chapters 3 and 4 finally launched, 3 is fun but 4 is incredible. I think Balatro came out in that timeframe, and CloverPit in a similar vein this year (though the latter's most recent update is frankly terrible and hopefully most of the charges will be reverted in the next update) Ball X Pit becomes more of…
neutral · AI labelView post →one hour of theory crafting just to test out your build and realize it's absolute dogwater 10/10 would do it again great game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →been playing a lot of Mycopunk this weekend COOL game!!!!
positive · AI labelView post →This game is decently fun in a group but is perhaps the most miserable solo experience of all time. The fact that the enemies are all faster than your walking speed and just barely slower than your sprinting speed, and with almost no exceptions you cannot sprint while shooting, trying to shoot your gun at any point solo is just a death sentence. Solo gameplay is literally just kiting mobs while you wait for your grenade cooldown forever, since mobs spawn relentlessly. Map objectives are almost…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm posting this as a negative review because I hope I could get a response from the devs. Edit 27/12/2025: I tried playing some again but damn, this game seriously just lacks something, my clues as to what are displayed are down there but I dont even know, in DRG its just fun to move around gather some stuff kill something, the loop is perfect. Here I can't really tell what but something is missing... I need to say that DRG has classes that are super well designed, each one of them needs the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Yup. The overabundance of games is killing great games. Can't tell you how many fantastic multiplayer games I've bought only to find out they're ghost towns or become ghost towns soon after purchasing. And it's because players are so spread out over so many games. 20 years ago these games would have been major successes with a huge player base for years, but they're dead on arrival or within a few months. It's a real bummer. That being said, I'm going to plug Mycopunk. Just got it and it's…
neutral · AI labelView post →New Hyperfixation Game, Who Dis? || Mycopunk twitch.tv/zito
neutral · AI labelView post →Game looks good, but there's problems with accessibility. The game starts at full volume and goes into an unskippable movie that takes years to go through while subjecting you to the worst SFX for text I have ever heard in my life, along with a very loud hiss behind it. Then, without letting you go into settings, the game forces you into a run immediately. DO NOT EVER DO THIS TO PEOPLE IT IS DISGUSTING! Once I got into the options, it was apparent that I could not disable screen shake.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is what would happen if Warframe and Deadspace had a tumultuous marriage, and the child stayed over at Borderlands house to get away from the fighting. The weapon and upgrade variety is beautiful. The employees are intensely mechanically and visually distinct, as well as having many distinct possible playstyles. The systems behind enemy "parts" makes for interesting and dynamic fights. Very much recommended for that grindy power fantasy movement shooter itch.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is a underrated gem! It's influenced by so many great games Borderlands, Destiny, Helldivers etc... It doesn't care to look the flashiest. Pigeons at Play truly put the gameplay above all else, a philosophy i wish was more common in todays UE5 Slopfest most games seems to be now. It was worth the $15 when i bought it over a year ago. The game is so much more refined and needs more players! A must buy if you love Looting and shooting. This game deserves to be bigger than any of the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A lovechild of Roboquest, Helldivers 2 and the entire Borderlands-series. If you like ANY of those games, youll enjoy your time in Mycopunk.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game basically takes everything I like from DRG, Borderlands, and Warframe, removes the stuff I don't like, and somehow turns it into a game that's actually fun and charming. It almost feels like a finished game already, which is kinda crazy. That said, it isn't technically finished yet. As of writing this review, the upgrade and modding system alone has already gone through at least three different versions. It has the class-style setup like DRG where each character has their own kit,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's like Titanfall 2 but better. I do have some complaints, though. First, the good stuff. PROS: 1. Movement is smooth and feels great. 2. The voices are fun. 3. Weapons are unique and don't take long to unlock. 4. The gunplay is good, though it depends on the weapon. CONS: (2 and 3 apply most to singleplayer) 1. There is a LOT of enemy spam. This wouldn't really be a problem if it weren't for complaints 2 and 3, though. 2. Enemy health is kind of high, making the time to kill a bit too…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very fun game, it has the feeling of a Deep Rock Galactic, Risk of Rain, Borderlands, Titanfall, and a Hint Of Lethal Company Lovechild.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →MYCOPUNK is now 35% OFF until May 7th! 🍄❤️ get our game for 10 buckaroos before we release our next big update 😉👀
neutral · AI labelView post →Great game, but needs more Roachard. I wanna feed him a cheeseburger or something.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very fun, similar to Deep Rock Galactic and Destiny 2. Helped scratch my Destiny itch.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love this so much dude. The upgrade system is really really engaging and unique. I think the gameplay can be crafted to whichever style of play you prefer. I love the look and the sounds. If a dev ever reads this, thanks! Me and my boyfriend have had a lot of fun with this, in rather dark times in the world. So, thank you, sincerely.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →holy grail of movement, does borderlands better than bl4, has more replayability than ror and has helldivers 2/deep rock galactic cooperation
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Original and fun, prolly a lot more fun with friend which i don't got bc all my friends are all busy...not existing.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →helldivers, borderlands, deep rock galactic and risk of rain 2 mashed into one game Art style, humor, weapons are so much fun, discovering weapons and trying to fit the DAM ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ PATTERNS is so much fun (the most unique mechanic I've ever witnessed for a videogame, i LOVE IT), spending time synergizing, mixing things makes the game so much fun, gameplay loop isn't boring, the more you discover the more things you realize you can do and improve for your builds. Also the easter eggs are…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is amazing. You can tell its made with so much love and passion. It oozes charm and is jam-packed with secrets and little thing to find. To me that really shows how much the devs like making this game. Its so much deeper then it appears on the surface and the dev team is consistantly adding new content. Please try this game with an open mind, There is alot to learn with this one and you might be lost at first but its well worth it. Ill write a longer review on day to really glaze…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Love a lot about the game but oh boy does is it completely fail at trying to make fair and enjoyable enemy's. The game from what I see is supposed to be a co-op arena shooter akin to Deep Rock Galactic but the game has little to no playerbase so you're mostly playing by yourself. the game throws Mini bosses at you 24/7 that are designed by either a Fool or by the same people who thought Division 1's Bosses were the pinicle of Boss design. Bullet sponge is putting it lightly, constantly having…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →can we please balance the game so playing single player doesn't sometimes feel like a herculean task. I love this game but none of my friends own it and i don't like playing with randoms. I know I'm not the only one who feels this way.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Solid game, a little light on content, but that's expected from early access. It's Deep Rock Galactic with guns from Destiny, the movement of Ultrakill, and the visual style of Lethal Company. also I want to eat Glider's ass
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →looking for something to do with your buddies over winter break? come play MYCOPUNK 😈🍄 we make (free!)quent updates to our game and even got a winter-themed one approaching as we speak ❄️👀 #indiegames #Multiplayer #fungus
neutral · AI labelView post →Take Risk of Rain, Borderlands, and add pinch of Deep Rock Galactic, and you get this game. Fun, Fast and Funny. No great story or some ground breaking graphics, but can work on cheap hardware. And I love what they did with the weapon and how you modify them. Best enjoyed with friends.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is super impressive for how small the team is that made it. I absolutely love it and would recommend it to anyone who likes Borderlands, Deep Rock Galactic, or Risk of Rain as it borrows from a lot of those games and puts its own unique spin on a lot of the concepts that inspired it. I do have a few complaints, which I will list but if the devs are reading this I hope they take this as constructive criticism and nothing more than that. Once again, I LOVE this game. :) - The upgrade…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I honestly don't know how this has slipped past its demographic. It has the attitude of Borderlands at its best and the retro aesthetic of couches past. Each character feels unique and helpful in a team situation, and the amount of upgrades is insane. You have regular missions for rewards or a roguelike mode for even more rewards. It is an addicting loop. Highly recommend.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I don't like the direction the game has been going. I don't like the Ouroboros game mode, I hate i'm forced to engage with it to get upgrades that are the best. I think the Ice Floes area is poorly designed and It's gruelling to navigate. I've been doing Amalgamation and Cranius weekly for months and months to try to roll an oddity, and it's impossible, and I refuse to engage with the Rougelike mode, cause the game is not polished enough for that to be fun. They should have added Ouroboros…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Deep Rock Galactic, except published by Devolver. Expect humor straight out of Reddit and gameplay completely inferior to the former.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Goated upgrade system, lacks gamemodes and biomes as of now (There are like 4 biomes but they all look basically the same). Edit after a few more hours of playing: As much as i like the upgrade system, the method of obtaining said upgrades is somewhat annoying because its extremely rng based. I have the same issue with the overclock system in drg as well, but this can be a lot worse due to duplicates. They attempt to fix this with a crafting system where you can recycle upgrades but for some…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →feels like drg mixed with og borderlands, very fun and addicting. love the puzzling aspect of the upgrade system, feels rly satisfying to make all the pieces you want fit together juuuust right.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Mycopunk has promise as an early access title, but balancing and design issues are holding it back. The game is also playable on the #SteamDeck with compromises: A copy was provided by Devolver Digital for review. steamdeckhq.com/game-reviews...
neutral · AI labelView post →Surprising ive not put in a review for this game thus far. But, i fell in love with this game fairly early on into its early access. I was shown this game by a friend and never really looked back. The game shows itself off at first to be a quirky little game with fairly simple to understand concepts. Over time giving you more tools to dispatch your enemies with. So its a true sort of zero to hero fantasy. I think the greatest system in this game is the grid placement for the upgrades. It makes…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →my hope for the next mainline Splatoon game is that they rework the ability system, detaching it from clothes and instead tying it to the ink tank, where you equip abilities by slotting them into your tank using a grid system, similar to games like Mycopunk (pictured below)
neutral · AI labelView post →This is what Helldivers 2 was supposed to be. A game with a beautiful gameplay loop, developers that really care for their game. Gun upgrade system is unique and very very fun. This game deserves much more attention. I hope with all my heart that more people would try mycopunk, especially HD2 refugees seems to me would love it!
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