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Pandemonium
Developer Crystal Dynamics
Pandemonium! is a 1996 platform video game developed by Toys for Bob and published by Crystal Dynamics for the PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Microsoft Windows, N-Gage, mobile and iOS. Pandemonium! features Fargus, a jester, and Nikki, an acrobat, who unwittingly cast a spell that destroys the town. The goal of the game is to reach the Wishing Engine, where they can wish the town back to normal. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
327 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 6, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
54
Mixed
99 positive · 84 negative
95% range 47–61%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 99 | 84 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 20 | 3 | 70 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| Lemmy * | 4 | 0 | 14 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mixed
118 of 208 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
55% recommend · 101 yes, 84 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 185 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mixed (242 of 381 positive).
Many players praise the game itself as a nostalgic classic with fun gameplay and memorable music. [1][2][3] Several reviewers criticize the Steam port for technical issues like crashes, poor controls, and low resolution. [4][5][6] Some players note the port is a lazy emulation of the PS1 version, recommending emulation instead. [7][8][9]
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Representative posts
- [4]
Yes, this was an awesome game back in the day, but this release is a joke. - Only 640x480 resolution. Not even bad upscaling - nothing. - Frequent issues with the game's speed and unrecognized button pushes. - No button remapping whatsoever. - No options or pause menu. ESC only switches to some kind of GUI in your native resolution. And I only played for around two minutes. Maybe there's more to get annoyed by.
- [5]
I spent 80p on this and I still regret it. The game itself is obviously awesome as a nostalgia trip, if you're thinking of buying it you probably know all about it having played it when you were younger! I sort of wish this review could be about the game itself, but instead I've got to urge people to STAY AWAY from this one purely because the port is so bad. I ignored the warnings in everyone else's reviews and I …
- [1]
A classic platformer from the PS1. My only main gripe about this game is that there are some serious leaps of faith that annoy me greatly. Other than that, the level design and the music is very lovable, or maybe it's just my nostalgia talking.
- [3]
I just finished the game and ... **** yes!. It was great. Since I played it when I were a little kid it was very nostalgic for me though I never finished it because it was to hard. It was still hard, unforgiving, but still somehow fair and a very fun, i cant believe it was made so long ago. For those of you who are expecting a graphical bump or something extra, no. Btw for those who finish the game, wasn't the …
- [2]
I can't even remember how much time i spent playing this beautiful game back then. Probably the funniest and most entertaining game i'll ever play.. The nostalgia is real :D Huge shoutout to the devs 10/10 would nerd on it 24/7 again
Summarised from 34 of the 315 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 13, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
The crowd is split on Pandemonium: 101 recommend it, 84 don't. Which camp are you in?
Critics, per Wikipedia
The PlayStation version of Pandemonium received mixed to positive reviews. Critics generally said that while the gameplay is essentially 2D, the open, airy graphic designs and the exceptional camerawork make it easy for players to be caught in an illusion of 3D. Most found that the gameplay was lacking in innovation, though the diverse and surprising level designs made it enjoyable and relatively fresh. Some critics complained that the "boing" sound which accompanies each jump is annoying. GamePro concluded the game to be a mixed bag, and advised gamers to rent it to determine if it fits their interests. Dan Hsu of Electronic Gaming Monthly felt it had little to offer besides the graphics,…
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Reactions
60 of 327 · most liked firstPandemonium Kindred [ #furryhyper ]
neutral · AI labelView post →I've read all sort of bulls**t in the reviews about this game. This is NOT a PS1 port. It is the very same PC version of 1996, but with a 3DFX/Glide Wrapper to emulate the 3D cards of that time. I have the original version of this game in CD, and if you don't use a glide wrapper, you have to run in software mode, where you can't change the resolution, neither use filters like anti-aliasing. People with a little bit of effort, can find the game folder and change the graphics configs using the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I meant to share this earlier, but yeah, what they did to Nikki between Pandemonium 1 and 2 in retooling her character was something that even at the time (this is from EGM's 1998 Buyers Guide) got called out as gross. It's why I still play and share bits from the first Pandemonium game a lot more
negative · AI labelView post →When games go from West to East! Take Crystal Dynamics' Pandemonium, and switch out the CGI intro and sprites and viola - Magical Hoppers! One of the more interesting bits of game localization that resulted in what is almost a palette swap of one of my favourite PS1 games and 2.5 platformers. 1/2
positive · AI labelView post →What a completely bizarre development cycle for this game. It was made by Toys for Bob! Toys for Bob! The fucking Star Control company! The fucking Pandemonium! company! They had to find a way to get Cutey Honey into this thing! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majokko...
neutral · AI labelView post →Where is Pandemonium 2??
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Important July Dates. 3 Disobedience Day 6 Fried Chicken Day 6 Kissing Day 7 Chocolate Day 8 Video Game Day 13 Geeks Day 14 Nude Day 14 Shark Awareness Day 14 Pandemonium Day 15 Hot Dog Day 17 Ice cream Day 17 Emoji Day 24 Tequila Day 31 Avocado Day
neutral · AI labelView post →Surprise Me! Commission for Kumquat on Vgen!✨ Drawing of Christine Raiju in her summer outfit from the game Runes of Pandemonium. Thank you so much for asking me for this commission!💜 #art | #illustration | #oc | #VGenComm | #VGenOpen
neutral · AI labelView post →A classic platformer from the PS1. My only main gripe about this game is that there are some serious leaps of faith that annoy me greatly. Other than that, the level design and the music is very lovable, or maybe it's just my nostalgia talking.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →had electric nodes shoved in me last week cos of pinched nerve which meant i was able to play games for the first time in a month so had a lovely time 100% Gex 2 (or as much % as you can, game kicks you out to main menu when you beat it lol) also i forgot Gex ended up with Nikki from Pandemonium
positive · AI labelView post →I decided to design Finn's Ancient self, whose name is Ananke. They were a warder of Pandemonium and had a fiery temper, but with good humor and a penchant for creativity. Their powers, like Finn's revolved around illusions, enchantments and shape-shifting.
neutral · AI labelView post →I can't even remember how much time i spent playing this beautiful game back then. Probably the funniest and most entertaining game i'll ever play.. The nostalgia is real :D Huge shoutout to the devs 10/10 would nerd on it 24/7 again
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Tor will be working with The Pandemonium Institute to create a series of books based on their game, Blood on the Clocktower. @bloodontheclocktower.com @rileysilverman.bsky.social @oliverklangmead.bsky.social @jongracey.bsky.social @torbooks.bsky.social @tordotcompub.bsky.social bit.ly/43iXTgT (1/2)
neutral · AI labelView post →NEW DEMO: Merge your way to the ultimate campfire feast in PANdemonium: Merge! Tune in to #WholesomeSnack2025 now for a look at this silly, easy-to-learn game with chaotic pan-flipping physics, cute forest friends, and more. s.team/a/3624430
neutral · AI labelView post →BLACKWELL IN OVERTIME!!!! Colin Blackwell scores the game-winner on his own rebound, roofing his shot over Blackwood. Pandemonium at the AAC. Stars win Game 2 in OT 4-3!
neutral · AI labelView post →Game Devs, post your first shipped game and your latest. Pandemonium 2 as a Junior Environment Artist, and Redfall as a Principal Level Architect #gamedev #gameartist
neutral · AI labelView post →Let's play Pandemonium on PS1, a game that was just good enough to get an N-Gage port. twitch.tv/auroralvisage youtube.com/auroralvisage
neutral · AI labelView post →Trash Panda Pandemonium, our Wind in the Willows style horror game: "Seriously epic" "10/10" "Immaculate ending" Subscribe to Push the Roll with @rossbryant.bsky.social for improv #callofcthulhu. Starring @bransonreese.bsky.social @katestam.bsky.social @sdorward.bsky.social @cuppycup.bsky.social
neutral · AI labelView post →FERAL RPG: THE ACTION-ADVENTURE GAME OF MUTANT MAYHEM & PURE PANDEMONIUM. 5E GROOVY! FREE PLAYTEST PDFs & CHARACTERS @ http://feralrpg.com COMING TO YOU SOMETIME SOON... ish
neutral · AI labelView post →Pandemonium was an action adventure game due for release by Gremlin in 1992 for #Amiga and #PC, but disappeared before much was known about it. Partial remains were initially recovered of the PC version by @mrtalida.bsky.social, which led us to more: www.gamesthatwerent.com/2025/02/pand...
neutral · AI labelView post →Not only did Lia let us use Multi for the Growth Drive, she also used an old Dragon OC of mine in the animation she did called Mochi In: Potion Pandemonium. The intro video may be lost due her Twitter being gone, but game is still there~ Please check it out! hookaloof.itch.io/potion-pande...
neutral · AI labelView post →I remember my brother taking me along to rent klonoa 1 one cold night. That's the first game I ever rentef. The first time my father showed up with a game he found on a bargain bin, it was Pandemonium 1. When I was old enough to be curious about the old SNES, I played Lion King until I beat it
neutral · AI labelView post →Something Is Wrong Here will be at PAX Unplugged this weekend! Sadly I won’t and I miss Philly and this super fun con Anyway you can find my game at Pandemonium Books and Games if you are there! Have a spectacular time for me!!!
neutral · AI labelView post →I see a lot of reviews are stating incorrect information. Contrary to what some people indicate, the game does run perfectly fun on Windows 11. I tried it on both a desktop and a laptop. Both worked fine. Contrary to what some people indicate, this is not a port or an emulation of the PS1 version: this is instead the native PC version, that uses a Glide wrapper so that we can use the 3DFX version. Contrary to what some people indicate, you can choose your resolution (I am playing at 2560x1440)…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Playing Pandemonium PS1 (I remember this game feeling like a huge deal when it came out but never see it pop up anywhere as a game that exists) and marveling at how Amiga-like it can be despite being in 3D world.
neutral · AI labelView post →when's the unreal engine 5 remake of Pandemonium all I actually remember about that game is that the final boss does an urkel impression
neutral · AI labelView post →🔆Swimsuit Surprise! Commission for kumquat !🔆 (Character is Nadia from Runes of Pandemonium) 🏷: #VGenComm | #art | #artcommissions
neutral · AI labelView post →Pandemonium 2 was released in Japan as Miracle Jumpers (the original was known there as Magical Hoppers), and it's the only version of either game that used the memory card #PlayStation #PS1 #PSone #CrystalDynamics
neutral · AI labelView post →Escape Wizard is out now for free on @itch.io! freezebeam.itch.io/escape-wizard Escape Wizard is a retro-hard, cursed arcade game where you try to escape Pandemonium alone or with a friend. You're invincible, except to flames, but your enemies will gladly push you into the fire. #indiegames
neutral · AI labelView post →I just finished the game and ... **** yes!. It was great. Since I played it when I were a little kid it was very nostalgic for me though I never finished it because it was to hard. It was still hard, unforgiving, but still somehow fair and a very fun, i cant believe it was made so long ago. For those of you who are expecting a graphical bump or something extra, no. Btw for those who finish the game, wasn't the credits the most awesome credits there is? I had some problems when I tried to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →June 1st 1987 𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐭 released the album “Into The Pandemonium” #Mesmerized #IWontDance #InnerSanctum #ExtremeMetal 𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰... “Inner Sanctum" was featured in the 2009 video game Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned.
neutral · AI labelView post →I like to bring up random games from the past. Todays focus is Pandemonium 2 on Playstation which released in 1997! What a game. First one was a fun side scrolling, 3d platformer, and this second one increased the crazy and edginess.
positive · AI labelView post →Yes, this was an awesome game back in the day, but this release is a joke. - Only 640x480 resolution. Not even bad upscaling - nothing. - Frequent issues with the game's speed and unrecognized button pushes. - No button remapping whatsoever. - No options or pause menu. ESC only switches to some kind of GUI in your native resolution. And I only played for around two minutes. Maybe there's more to get annoyed by.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Nostalgia, sometimes you should just keep this stuff as a nice memory. This was a great game on the PS1 that I loved. It was one of three games I got with the PS1, and one of my favourites, blowing my mind away with it's 3d goodness (coming from a Sega Megadrive). This game, by modern standards, is just plain frustrating. The first couple of levels are fun, but later levels (lv 14 expecially) are so fricken hard with only 2/3 hearts per level and very long checkpoints. Also the game speed…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm looking everywhere and the only real connection I can find between this game and unholy war is this game used assets from Unholy War and Pandemonium because Toys for Bob was running out of time to make it because Bandai kept sending them new design sheets everyday that needed translating.
neutral · AI labelView post →The bois, and Pandemonium! My version of the the PNG entities. Pipesqueak is just a happy lil guy. I might redo Angler and Pinkie, and I probably will draw Harbinger and A60, too! #RobloxPressure #PressureRoblox 🐟
neutral · AI labelView post →This tale of an unruly march of possessed items down Ichijō-dori gave birth to the idea of 'Hyakki Yagyō' (百鬼夜行 'Night Parade of One Hundred Demons'), a popular subject in art from Muromachi times. As an idiom it is used to mean something akin to pandemonium. #yokai #妖怪 #pandemonium #Ichijodori #一条道 #Kyoto #京都
neutral · AI labelView post →Decided to get an army shot for my first game of 11th tomorrow—if you look close you can see some new conversions 👀 bringing out an Inner Circle Task Force of my Knights Pandemonium (DA successors) #warhammercommunity #nerdlings #theunforgiven #warhammer40k
neutral · AI labelView post →[DCSS] At last, Pandemonium runes are mine. (DCSS = Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup) [Morgue file for those who can read it](https://hastebin.ianhon.com/3b28) While winning in DCSS is fun, what I find even more enjoyable is to win in a sub-optimal (but fun) way. This run is a great example of what I mean: - I have sacrificed my hand, my courage and my armor to get my deity's powers earlier. No shield, no armor, and I suffer a debuff every serious battle. - I am a shapeshifter, in a…
positive · AI labelView post →Announcing Pandemonium Gems - a new experimental Puzzle Game. It will be out for free next week as part of @tinymassgames.bsky.social. It's the second game in the Pandemonium-verse of games, following up Escape Wizard. Check out the brand new teaser trailer! #indiegames
neutral · AI labelView post →I just moved to Boston this past weekend. I have nothing to do so I ventured to Pandemonium Books and Games in Cambridge. Picked up a wishlist game Waffles for Esther by @pandiongames.com and came across EZ Botanist by @exeunt.press ! I’m also starting a board game collection with Final Girl!
neutral · AI labelView post →Creator of Blood on the Clocktower and CEO of The Pandemonium Institute, Steven Medway, has been featured in @SmartCompany - read here! www.smartcompany.com.au/partner-cont...
neutral · AI labelView post →i'm legitimately disappointed in the steam release of Pandemonium. A quick test run with a PS1 emulator from back in the day has shown that the emulator has better quality than the steam port. In every respect. While I don't endorse piracy, having purchased the game only to find a running the PlayStation disc version through a PS1 emulator is of a better quality is quite honestly shocking and disappointing. Would I recommend the game? Yes Would I recommend this product? Hell no.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i used to love this game back in my youth... but the thing/truth is this is just an emulated (and poorly) psx iso... not worth your money even for nostalgia's sake . better play is on an actual emulator or better yet on the original machine... totally not worth as a buy...
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pandemonium! is a platform game developed by Toys for Bob and published by Crystal Dynamics. Play as either the jester Fargus, or the sorceress Nikki, each with their own unique abilities in this 2.5D platformer. Have you played Pandemonium!?
neutral · AI labelView post →Matching lineless icons (with alts) commission for @kumquats.bsky.social ! Sanya and Izuna from Runes of Pandemonium 🦊🤎🤍🦊
neutral · AI labelView post →"Izuna the plucky kitsune journalist from the game Runes of Pandemonium"
neutral · AI labelView post →SONIC THE HEDGEHOG HAS BROKEN THE VIDEO GAME MOVIE CURSE. HELL HAS FROZEN OVER AND PIGS ARE CURRENTLY FLYING. TOTAL PANDEMONIUM FOLKS
neutral · AI labelView post →I spent 80p on this and I still regret it. The game itself is obviously awesome as a nostalgia trip, if you're thinking of buying it you probably know all about it having played it when you were younger! I sort of wish this review could be about the game itself, but instead I've got to urge people to STAY AWAY from this one purely because the port is so bad. I ignored the warnings in everyone else's reviews and I shouldn't have. This is a lazy port to steam of what was already a lazy port in…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Star Trek Mystery and Escape Room Games: DS9 & Lower Decks by Beadle & Grimm's Pandemonium Warehouse - Kickstarter.
neutral · AI labelView post →Another doodle art trade. Trade with @ 4byss_Gh0st on twitter It's their pressuresona and version of #Pandemonium from #Pressure #Art #DigitalArt #PressurePandemonium #PressureOC
neutral · AI labelView post →Unfortunately, a mixture of the nausea I feel being in the Dredge room coupled with the sudden sounds of Pandemonium made me panic so heavily I couldn't even enter the locker next to me due to how my hand was throwing around the mouse, but I made it to 460! (Opened Doors total wrong due to revive)
neutral · AI labelView post →Joining in the 20 day Game Challenge! Post 1 game that influenced you each day for 20 days Day 1: Pandemonium (I still remember the cheat codes for the PS1) #GameChallenge #GameDev #IndieGame #IndieDev #sierraonline
positive · AI labelView post →Do NOT buy this game. As others have pointed out, it is indeed dysfunctional. At least if you're playing the Steam version on Windows 11, as is the case with myself. In short, the game will cause your PC to crash if you press the ESC key. Oh, but it gets worse! You need to press the ESC key to access the game's settings if you want to, oh, I don't know, adjust the volume so the music isn't blaring over the rest of the game. Or if you want to remap the controls. But, wait, there's more! If you…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is a true nostalgia trip for those that played it in the 90s. Yes it is a port but this is the original port found in the 90s that has an emulator capable of running it on modern machines. As for the 'trouble' with key bindings, it's simply a change in the options menu. I'm no computer geek but if my idiocy can figure it out I'm sure other people can to and rebind their keys accordingly as SURPRISE! you can do that. The issues I had with sound were due to my actual sound being too…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love the little claws on his wings like he's for reals climbing around a cave ceiling and snuggling with other demons. Pandemonium sounds great.
positive · AI labelView post →My new game, Pandemonium Gems is out now for free! freezebeam.itch.io/pandemonium-... It's an experimental tile placing puzzle game made of just 16x9 pixels! It's a simulation of being a wizard who trapped themselves in a gem while studying a spell, as you do. Beat my high score of 870 #indiegames
positive · AI labelView post →Loved the PS1 version, and played the PC version as well back in the good old days. Goofy and interesting story and level design and great colorful artwork and music. Unfortunately, it is a straight port from good times past, and adds nothing new to the game - i.e. better graphics or improved UI and save capabilities, which include choice of keybindings that are not the best and cannot be reconfigured, and no way to change resolution natively, and passwords in lieu of stage progression.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pandemonium Savage clear! Hell, what a great tier. Probably some of the hardest savage in the game on average, but also some of the most active. I couldn't imagine running BLM on these fights, not that I even play the job. #ffxiv
positive · AI labelView post →It...doesn't really work properly. Okay it does "technically" work but there are far too many caveats for me to recommend buying it, which include: 1. Launching it through Steam seems to break most controller functionality. The only way I've been able to make a controller work properly is by launching "Pand3.exe" through the game folder directly (hence the low playtime). When it's launched normally through Steam the overlay bugs out and the loading screens sort of break along with the…
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