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NUTS
Developer Joon, Pol, Muutsch, Char & Torfi
NUTS is a single-player walking simulator surveillance mystery. Record the squirrels, report your findings, and piece together what’s really going on in Melmoth Forest. From the Steam store page
273 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 6, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
88
LovedLoved
160 positive · 22 negative
95% range 82–92%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 160 | 22 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 9 | 2 | 75 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 1 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
651 of 742 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
88% recommend · 161 yes, 21 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 182 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (970 of 1,098 positive).
Players praise the unique gameplay of tracking squirrels with cameras. [1][2][3] Some criticize the story for ending abruptly without resolution. [4][5][6]
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Representative posts
- [5]
Visually very interesting. I enjoyed the art style and that the color palette changes with each level. I don't mind a short game. My issue is that the story just seems to cut off. It builds up and then nothing happens, no conclusion, no ends wrapped up. Simon and Nina just vanish off the face of the earth. What happens to your research? What happens with ANYTHING? There's no satisfaction or reward. I was just left …
- [1]
So, I enjoyed NUTS! It landed right at the intersection of things I like: light puzzle mechanics, environmental storytelling, and a first-person perspective that doesn’t require horror to stay engaging. The rhythm of placing cameras, reviewing the footage, and slowly narrowing in on the goal was super satisfying. I felt like a little private eye spying on those squirrels! The limited color palette for each chapter …
- [4]
Cute concept and fun (if occasionally grating) art style, but the story is ultimately quite weak, ending abruptly with no answers given for the already limited intrigue that was set up. I got this on sale for $4 and am happy with my time with it, but the full price is kind of wild for a 3-hour game — that's about twice as much as a normal movie ticket these days. I hope another dev team picks up this concept and …
- [3]
NUTS is a quietly distinctive first-person adventure that transforms the simple act of observation into a thoughtful and surprisingly absorbing experience. Rather than placing the player in a heroic or high-stakes role, the game casts you as a junior field researcher sent into the remote Melmoth Forest to study the behavior of an elusive squirrel population. This understated setup immediately establishes the game’s …
- [2]
Really not what I expected at all - for some reason I thought this was going to be a zany psych-horror-comedy about a researcher being driven mad by squirrels, and instead it's actually a rather serious environmentalist thriller. Basically a much better Firewatch in some ways. The puzzle elements are rather unique, as you have to place video cameras during the day and study the footage at night, essentially making …
Summarised from 34 of the 207 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 NUTS talk about unique and satisfying gameplay loop of observation; those who didn't talk about no save during levels, causing progress loss. Which matters more to you?
Reactions
60 of 273 · most liked firstHaha just kidding, friends! I am definitely doing that shit. I cannot wait to play hit game Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts!
neutral · AI labelView post →also: the mario 64 randomizer im playing as part of an archipelago game sometimes corrupts a letter or two when displaying cross-world item names. and. this one absolutely destroyed me (it's supposed to be "Max Nuts" from mario & luigi superstar saga)
neutral · AI labelView post →Gained a bunch of followers since the Bubsy 4D announcement, time to lose some: Mario Sunshine is my favorite Mario game, Banjo Kazooie Nuts and Bolts is a great game, Dark Souls 2 is fun and I enjoyed Bubsy 3D the most from all classic Bubsy games.
positive · AI labelView post →Me: “I wish a new Banjo and Kazooie game got announced at the Game Awards tomorrow.” *the monkey’s paw finger curls* Geoff Keighley: “IM HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE NUTS AND BOLTS 2!”
neutral · AI labelView post →GAME DAY & NUTS
neutral · AI labelView post →Nuts how big publishers are obsessed with franchises but haven't caught on that releasing one game every 7 years is not tenable for a franchise
neutral · AI labelView post →maybe I'll just scrape mobygames and make a thing where you enter a classic game you loved from your childhood and it'll tell you when it would have been deleted from your now-useless console. sure is a shame I can't play classic famicom game Nuts & Milk since it got deleted in 1990
neutral · AI labelView post →Joe Rogan: "So I heard about this guy Mega Man X." Guest: "Little blue guy?" JR: "Little blue guy. But here's the funny part. His name is Mega, but he's on Super Nintendo. Nuts, right?" Guest: "Wild. You ever hear of Super Fantasy Zone? Mega Drive game." JR: "No way. Jamie, look that up."
neutral · AI labelView post →Always fascinating to me after playing so much FF14 when the performance differential of any given role is in the single digit percentiles. Nuts to me that a game that takes so much longer to hit level cap wouldn't work harder to make sure class balance is really tight
neutral · AI labelView post →We Love Some Weiners and Nuts at the Ball Game 🌭🥜 Go Reds
neutral · AI labelView post →Serebii Update: Pokémon Sleep has detailed some coming changes to the game including a brand new ingredient: Snackable Nuts Details @ www.serebii.net
neutral · AI labelView post →This Texas-Xavier game is NUTS
neutral · AI labelView post →WHY IS EVERY PISTONS GAME NUTS?!?!?!?
neutral · AI labelView post →This game is NUTS
neutral · AI labelView post →Banjo-Kazooie Nuts & Bolts is an excellent game despite Jaunt Tron's extreme disappointment
positive · AI labelView post →Steve Dangle GOES NUTS During Game 5 Of Panthers vs. Leafs | Best Of Game 5 youtu.be/a-3su4jrOLo?...
neutral · AI labelView post →the lemon booty in this game is NUTS
neutral · AI labelView post →TEXAS STATE!!! THIS GAME IS NUTS
neutral · AI labelView post →This game is NUTS
neutral · AI labelView post →I really wanted to enjoy this game, and it's clear that it is a labour of love. However, the trailer completely mis-sells what the game is actually about, making it seem like an ominous detective game where you'll solve a mystery, possibly even with supernatural elements. This is so far from the truth that it feels deliberately misleading, and the tags don't particularly seem to fit the game either - it certainly isn't story rich or in the detective genre. This game is about setting up…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Visually very interesting. I enjoyed the art style and that the color palette changes with each level. I don't mind a short game. My issue is that the story just seems to cut off. It builds up and then nothing happens, no conclusion, no ends wrapped up. Simon and Nina just vanish off the face of the earth. What happens to your research? What happens with ANYTHING? There's no satisfaction or reward. I was just left feeling very annoyed and cheated. This game really had potential. I have never…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of the funny things about Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts is that the game is pretty clearly Rare employees flaming out and going "god dammit our style is now out of fashion and we've been sold off" but Banjo fans somehow interpreted this as a personal insult towards them in a game that loves them
positive · AI labelView post →I love this game but it has one major flaw that's making it hard for me to play - there is no way of saving progress during a level, and the levels can be up to an hour long, especially if you get a bit lost and have to restart from an earlier point in the puzzle. It means that if I can't finish a level all at once, I either have to lose all progress, or else keep playing even though I don't want to, which is a bit of a bore. I don't know whether this is done to stop save-scumming, but as far…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's nuts how good this game is. The early presentation is no nonsense, and violating the privacy and other basic rights of squirrels has never been so addictive. 10 out of 10 acorns, holy heck.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →From what I've seen, Banjo is actually super sweet in Nuts&Bolts. The wiki notes that he can be sarcastic in that game, but I haven't seen that yet. If anything, he's ruder in Tooie. I like Banjo being a sweetie because it's so refreshing compared to the mean-spirited tone of N&B.
positive · AI labelView post →We got our paper published yesterday!🥳 We created an urban-rural typology for #Europe on a larger territorial level (NUTS 2). By doing so, we aim to match regional data and typology availability on the European level. Most pan-European regional statistics are provided on the #NUTS 2 regional level, but the official #typology was on NUTS 3 level considerably limiting the usefulness of the official typology. 📜 Article: https://doi.org/10.18335/region.v13i2.641 💾 Data:…
neutral · AI labelView post →I’m telling y’all, this UCF BYU game is NUTS
neutral · AI labelView post →Probably one of the most visually impressive, and unique gameplay I had alongside with satisfying interactions. Will make you doubt that it's a horror game, but rest assured, there are no horror elements other than my anticipation for a non-existent jumpscare. A great example for environmental story-telling.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun little game which is criminally overpriced
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →🔩 The You're Nuts! demo is OUT NOW on Steam! Self-aware robots, a factory maze, and puzzles as the only way out. Play solo or with up to 3 friends. Cozy run or high-stakes escape? Every penalty can be tuned 🧩 Free demo 👇 store.steampowered.com/app/3854950/... #indiegame #cozygames #YoureNuts
neutral · AI labelView post →GOOD: Fans of Firewatch will love it! Much like Firewatch, it is absolutely stunning (in a different way, but man do those colors pop), a heavy emphasis is placed on how it feels to exist in nature, far away from bustling human civilization, you have a single point of contact (Nina, over the phone), and a dark mystery that makes the isolation feel frightening at times (though I can report there are no jump scares). I enjoyed the camera monitoring gameplay; it did feel repetitive at a couple of…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is very pretty, in a sense, but the high contrast does sometimes make navigation and tracking difficult. The storyline itself could have been more intriguing, and the gameplay falls a little flat. On sale (as it is now) for $3 it's a wonderful purchase. Priced at the full $20 I would definitely skip.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Here’s a little video of the games we played this week at game night! My friend brought back a few games from Essen and we got to try them out! Music Nonsense, Nuts a GoGo!, Chopstick Tightrope, Vroom, and Ghost Lift. #boardgames
neutral · AI labelView post →Counting Squirrels Don't it always seem to go That you don't know what you got 'til it's gone? They paved paradise and put up a parking lot Ooh, bop-bop-bop. Ooh, bop-bop-bop (na-na-na-na-na) ~ Counting Crows 2002 That's about enough of a clue that' won't spoil this game for you as I can manage. This game has everything, or not. Beans You will be camping, there will be tinned beans, coffee, and tinned tuna, but no tin opener. There is a fax machine, you will learn to use it. Also a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It’s important to mention right at the beginning: 1. I bought this game for only 2.45€ 2. I hadn’t seen the trailer beforehand, so I was literally no expectation. I spent a lot of time after finishing the game reading reviews, mainly the negative ones. And I have to admit, I agreed with most of them completely. For me, this game stood out simply because I managed to get it for a very low price, and for some reason I happened to be in the kind of mood where a simple little game could completely…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So, I enjoyed NUTS! It landed right at the intersection of things I like: light puzzle mechanics, environmental storytelling, and a first-person perspective that doesn’t require horror to stay engaging. The rhythm of placing cameras, reviewing the footage, and slowly narrowing in on the goal was super satisfying. I felt like a little private eye spying on those squirrels! The limited color palette for each chapter worked well overall, though one chapter had a day-to-night transition that…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Quirky game concept but the full price is a joke. The story is somewhat insubstantial for a "Story Rich" game and also contains a plot hole big enough to drive a quad-bike though. If you can get it for 75% off or above, it's good for an afternoon.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →also this game is NUTS it’s been almost two hours and we’re 4 innings in
neutral · AI labelView post →Great half a game. It really needs an extra level or two to actually be worth more than $5. I picked it up for $2 and I've spent my money in worse ways. But it very much does feel like we get a tutorial, advanced tutorial, rising action, end. Highly recommend to any game devs out there who want to use the gameplay to tell their own story because the actual playing was a lot of fun. There's two fundamental problems with it and one technical problem. Problem #1. is the dropped story…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Love love love this game! Perfect mix of environmental exploration and intrigue. The art style is phenomenal too, it's a nice break from all the gritty realism around these days and it's got its own unique voice. It took me until halfway through the game to realize I could 1.) Zoom in on the TV footage and 2.) Take pictures with the handheld camera. Oops.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The idea is really solid. You set up cameras to track a squirrel, wait for nightfall and then you try and follow the squirrel back to it's destination through a period of a few days as you narrow down where it's going. But in execution it's rather tedious having to run all the way back every single day and pressing the record button for what is almost always only about 30 seconds of footage or less at a time and repeatedly doing that over and over again. The second issue that partially makes…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Really not what I expected at all - for some reason I thought this was going to be a zany psych-horror-comedy about a researcher being driven mad by squirrels, and instead it's actually a rather serious environmentalist thriller. Basically a much better Firewatch in some ways. The puzzle elements are rather unique, as you have to place video cameras during the day and study the footage at night, essentially making this a very unconventional detective game. I can understand why some might…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I believe the philosophy is that XIV’s songs are mixed low in the actual game so they don’t become distracting. They sound different on the OST/Orchestrion versions. Meanwhile, I can tell “Everything Burns” wasn’t mixed for the game cuz the constant noise drove me NUTS during m12s prog.
negative · AI labelView post →I fuckin loved NUTS, great game
positive · AI labelView post →THIS GAME IS NUTS
neutral · AI labelView post →Watching the series “Below” on Netflix. It completely rips off Jaws , so the game is to spot the scenes from the film and it’s not hard. There is also a reference to “Nuts In May” - two characters called Keith and Candice-Marie which was er unexpected. #Below
neutral · AI labelView post →A visually stylish game with a neat and compelling mystery at the centre. First off, the graphics style is perfectly suited to the story - the deep hues and pencil-thin outlines make wandering each environment a dreamlike experience. Rocks and trees blend into one another as you navigate them, you get a little bit drunk on the landscape of each chapter, especially since the colour palette subtly shifts with the narrative and eventually pools into inky blacks. The game is richly…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Overall Rating: Recommended I picked up this game during a sale, and for the discount price, it is definitely worth it. If you’re looking for a short, unique, and vibey experience, this is it. The Good: Super Calming: The game has such a relaxing atmosphere. There’s no rush, and just wandering around the forest setting up cameras is surprisingly therapeutic. Squirrel Watching: Honestly, watching the squirrels and tracking their paths is the best part. It’s simple but very fun and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Nuts is is boring, unsatisfying, award-baiting indie sludge. The gameplay is tedious and repetitive, and the story is so dull that you become almost positive there is going to be some kind of outrageous twist to re-contextualize all the vague, mundane environmentalist grousing, but there is just nothing at the end. Every plot thread that sounds like it might lead to something interesting is abandoned with no explanation. It's maybe 3 hours long and not worth anywhere near the full 25 dollars- I…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Other takeaway from that game is that all this "phew we bought Bruno so that Rice can rest" seems naive in retrospect doesn't it. Arteta will play him until his hamstring pings off like a rubber band and another career is finished. 2-0 up in a nothing league phase game and he still gets 90. Nuts.
neutral · AI labelView post →The Game Is About Your Nuts
neutral · AI labelView post →This game is NUTS man. bills games are always tight LOL.
neutral · AI labelView post →OMG, im listening to the game from the other room and being driven NUTS
neutral · AI labelView post →Beautifull little short game experience. really good plot and very cool gameplay. went thinking it was just a game to relax and takes pics and found a super interesting and beautifull art style project.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very short, *somewhat* enjoyable game that sadly doesnt have enough content to justify its 30$+ pricetag and has next to no replay value Could benefit from an additional content patch/free DLC in the future, if not a proper sequel that actually has some meat in it
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →pretty cool, little short, story cuts short a lil at the end. Dont buy at full price
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Cute concept and fun (if occasionally grating) art style, but the story is ultimately quite weak, ending abruptly with no answers given for the already limited intrigue that was set up. I got this on sale for $4 and am happy with my time with it, but the full price is kind of wild for a 3-hour game — that's about twice as much as a normal movie ticket these days. I hope another dev team picks up this concept and fills it out more.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →it took only a few moments for me to feel like the game is mistagged. it definitely is NOT an immersive sim. by the time i hit the end of night 1, i was already checked out. if you're going to give your game a cool aesthetic like this, there better be a good reason for it, not just a badly written photography game. and TWENTY FIVE DOLLARS for a game that has a completion time around 3-4 hours is ridiculous.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →NUTS is a good causal game where you take videos of squirrels and have to find where they come from. The designs are originals and colorful and the ambient is very cozy. The only negaticve point is it's a little bit repetitive. It worth it with a discount price, I recommend it!!! 🐿️💗
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →That still makes it almost 50/50 for a World Series game. Nuts.
neutral · AI labelView post →
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