A Tiny Sticker Tale
A Tiny Sticker Tale
Game
Game2023
Re:Fresh
Developer Merge Conflict Studio, Negative Karma
Restore your town as you run, jump and dash through cozy locales while helping lovable townsfolk! Become immersed in a tight-knit community of animals and robots while becoming the town hero in this heart-warming solarpunk adventure. From the Steam store page
220 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy) · newest Oct 12, 2026 · last updated Oct 13, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
80
LovedLoved
155 positive · 38 negative
95% range 74–85%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 155 | 38 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 6 | 0 | 20 |
| Lemmy * | 1 | 0 | 0 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
301 of 341 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
81% recommend · 156 yes, 37 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 193 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (354 of 401 positive).
Players describe Re:Fresh as a short, cute, and relaxing 3D platformer collectathon with a solarpunk theme. [1][2][3] Many reviewers note the game is very short, often completed in under three hours. [4][5][6] Some players report bugs and slippery controls that detract from the experience. [7][8][9]
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Representative posts
- [8]
I'm genuinely impressed that such a short game can be so buggy and annoying with its janky controls. The story can easily be beaten in less than an hour if you know what you're doing. Even if you take your time exploring and completing all the challenges that's barely 2 hours. I know it's very cheap and made by a small developer team but I can't recommend it.
- [1]
Short, simple, but still enjoyable just like me, says my wife’s boyfriend. It’s a cute, short and wholesome 3D platformer with some Animal Crossing inspired vibes. The premise is centered around helping a small town of well mannered folks repair what was left off of a storm. It's a collect-a-ton where you don't even need to collect everything and the quests are a laid out as the dialogue is full of positivity and …
- [6]
Super cute and easy but very VERY short. Took me less than 2 hours and thats with me collecting everything and getting all the achievements. I would say get it on sale. It's worth more like 1-2 dollars in my opinion. Other than that I had fun with it. Calming and relaxing. No fall damage, you dont die. Collect everything you can and help people in your little village after a huge storm. A fun mini experience.
- [17]
A very short & easy collectathon. The movement is nice. The sprint toggling is a nice idea but either I would toggle it by accident or the game would? idk. However this one EASILY has the worst camera controls I have ever experienced. It's constantly auto correcting itself in the worst directions opposite of where you need to go. I managed to do everything except that last optional cell-limited time trial good lord …
- [2]
Short and sweet. Platforming is a bit slippery but it never gets in the way of enjoyment. A delight.
Summarised from 34 of the 220 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
81% of the 193 Steam reviewers we collected recommend Re:Fresh. The complaint that keeps coming up: very short playtime, often under three hours. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Reactions
60 of 220 · most liked firstShort, simple, but still enjoyable just like me, says my wife’s boyfriend. It’s a cute, short and wholesome 3D platformer with some Animal Crossing inspired vibes. The premise is centered around helping a small town of well mannered folks repair what was left off of a storm. It's a collect-a-ton where you don't even need to collect everything and the quests are a laid out as the dialogue is full of positivity and charisma. I also really liked the theme of community coming together and helping…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Re:Fresh is part of the @womenledgames.com Showcase #SummerGameFest Edition!!! 🌱Help your Solarpunk Community 🌱Meet Cozy Characters 🌱Customize with Cosmetics Tune in June 7th at www.youtube.com/@Women-LedGa... for a FRESH ANNOUNCEMENT!!! #SGF #IndieGames #CozyGames #WholesomeGames
neutral · AI labelView post →I'm genuinely impressed that such a short game can be so buggy and annoying with its janky controls. The story can easily be beaten in less than an hour if you know what you're doing. Even if you take your time exploring and completing all the challenges that's barely 2 hours. I know it's very cheap and made by a small developer team but I can't recommend it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →🪁 RE:FRESH 2-YEAR ANNIVERSARY 🌱 Thank you all for the support we’ve gotten from the start with our silly little games 💚 To stay connected, we’ll be starting a newsletter soon! We’ll share dev updates, sneak peeks, and other fun stuff 😎 Click the link in thread to register! #indiegame #gamedev
neutral · AI labelView post →It's Steam Next Fest this week!! But the cozy game releases don't stop: ⛸️Skating Rink Story - 9 June on PC 📰Cantaloupe Chronicle - 10 June on PC 🚂Train Valley Origins- 12 June on PC @trainvalley.bsky.social 🤖Re:Fresh - 12 June on Switch @mergeconflictstudio.com
neutral · AI labelView post →🚨INDIE GAME GIVEAWAY🚨 We're giving away 2 keys for our award-winning game Re:Fresh! All you need to do is: 1) Follow this account! 🏃♀️ 2) Like and Repost this post! 📣 Spread the word, and winners will be selected on Friday, November 15! #gamedev #indiegame store.steampowered.com/app/2297650/...
neutral · AI labelView post →Announced during the Women-Led Games Summer Game Fest Edition showcase... Re:Fresh is OUT NOW for Nintendo Switch and Switch 2!!!
neutral · AI labelView post →Okay so Re:Fresh was such a cute fun quick little game. But I wanna game a bit more today so let's have fun with a bonus stream for Retro Rewind. 🥰💕 www.twitch.tv/amberwolf_17
positive · AI labelView post →Unfortunately, I can't recommend this. The platforming is floaty and imprecise, the collection isn't satisfying enough, and the writing, music and setting don't make up for anything. I feel like if the controls were tighter and the environment a little more interesting I'd feel more positively about this and have completed the collection.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →🌱Stream tonight!🌱 Meowdy ya'll! Got another game dev and chill stream tonight! We'll be working on our solarpunk bug game with: - Adding food for bugs to eat - better pet menu! - pillbug research Then we'll be playing another solarpunk game (Re:Fresh) from @mergeconflictstudio.com !
neutral · AI labelView post →My Playtime: 3.3h (100% achievement, finished the game) Grindy Achievement(s): No. Optional Achievement(s): Yes (10 achievements). Difficult Achievement(s): No. Intro Re:Fresh is a 3D platformer where you need to collect some objects to repair the town. It offers four areas with different themes. Pros: - A lot of collectibles to find - Freedom to finish the quests in any order you want Cons: - Jumping feels like floating - Difficulty spike in optional, time trial contents Specs AMD Ryzen 7…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →#LinkLikeLoveLive A new collab with Ongeki has been decided for its (new?) Ongeki Re:Fresh game! Edel Note will head the lead for the collab gacha this time!
neutral · AI labelView post →Re:Fresh is a bite sized 3D platformer collectathon with a cute pastel aesthetic that sadly fails to stick the landing. Slippery controls, bad collision, threadbare narrative and vast but empty spaces hold it back from any form of replayability. It takes structural inspiration from A Short Hike, bringing you into a space divided in sections that will be difficult to reach until you find that one resource that provides more mobility. The problem was that Re:Fresh didn't also apply interesting…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not footage but we did this with screenshots for our game Re:Fresh! it was very fun to include
neutral · AI labelView post →Hello Bluesky and #IndieDev 👋! We're Merge Conflict Studio💚 We made the award-winning game 🌿Re:Fresh🌱, and now we're working on some cool new projects (including Re:Fresh for Switch🎮). ⚠️Stay tuned for some exciting news very soon‼️⚠️
neutral · AI labelView post →Re:Fresh is a simple 3d platformer where there are no enemies to fight and where you mostly collect objects in fetch quests. The pastel graphics were simple polygons with a little shadowing and minimal texturing. I didn't really like how the animal characters looked, probably because they looked like humans with a few animal features on the head and no fur. The small world felt a bit empty in terms of activities and people. The music was enjoyable and appropriate. With the gamepad, the controls…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I won this game through SteamGifts. Re:Fresh was a cute little surprise. It's a short platformer with fun movement, simple mechanics, and a cast of really adorable characters. The writing has a lot of charm, and it's one of those games you can jump into without having to go through a long tutorial. I also liked that there are optional speed challenges if you want a little extra difficulty during your playthrough. They're a nice addition for anyone who enjoys getting some extra outfit goodies.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →2/10. This game was a nightmare for me. The story is incredibly boring, everything seems dreary and clunky. The controls are poorly designed, the sound is often faulty, and the music is sometimes much too loud. The graphics aren't particularly good either, and the whole game feels unfinished.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A storm destroys a town and you go around fixing up the place. That's it and there's not much else I can say about it. It has a fine price to game ratio but if I'm being honest, the game just feels lackluster. It's nice, pleasant, and charming, but there's just not enough that I can work with to make it stand out with any interest. Sure the game is cosy but aside from the town, the world is pretty much barren outside of open nature which I do respect. All you're really doing is going around to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As a student project this would probably be fine, as a $5 game, it's rather sad. Go around, collect stuff, fix stuff etc. There's physics are janky/slidy and the jumping just doesn't feel tight, yet the Dev(s) have made time trials which give you almost no room for error and 2 of them are required to beat the game. Buy it, put a 2 hour timer on, get your achievements and refund it. I got all achievements in 2 hours easily. Dev(s), please add more content if you want people to enjoy. A few…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →We're checking runs off the To-Do List quickly, and up next is Re:Fresh (Any%) by @theemaskedmango.bsky.social 🤖 twitch.tv/transspeedruncollective
neutral · AI labelView post →🗣"re:fresh would be great on switch" 🗣"this game is so switch-coded" 🗣"please let me play on a handheld/home console hybrid in 6 new languages" OKAY OKAY WE CAN FINALLY SAY RE:FRESH IS COMING TO NINTENDO SWITCH WITH TRANSLATIONS ‼‼ 👇CHECK BELOW FOR MORE INFO👇
neutral · AI labelView post →I got this for a dollar and I would definitely call it worth that, it only took me two and a half hours to complete so up to you whether you think that is worth $5 or not. There are a few bugs, I had to quit and reload on two separate occasions to get myself unstuck. There are also a couple areas that feel empty and like they could have been blocked off or at least filled with trees or something. Otherwise the platforming is fun and not too difficult, but there are speed challenges if you're…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A cute but short platformer, but I can’t bring myself to recommend it due to the game feeling very hollow, even for the low price. You go through the game collecting items to complete fetch quests, and that’s about all the game has to offer. No real story development to talk about and the controls in my experience were quite buggy. There may also be problems with some of the achievements unlocking. The final achievement (complete the main story) for example the game glitched/froze right after…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game should NOT have very positive reviews. It's a janky platformer and a boring collectathon. Luckily, platforming isn't actually needed to 100% it -- which is something I did in 1 hour. The game feels like a first project, rough draft, etc. It's got potential but it's short, janky, and over very quickly. It's an easy 100%. I do find it funny that the game has optional trials that you can do that require jumping through Superman 64 style hoops using this game's janky controls. I'm…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very brief, not much to it. Movement is very floaty and collision can be glitchy. World layouts feel a big haphazard, not many clear lines of sight or signposting. If you told me this was a gamejam entry that got a little more attention, I'd believe you.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →cute game with robots and animals, completing lots of fetch quests to restore the town after a storm damages it. short game that takes around 2.5 hours to complete but had a bit of a glitch where the credits didn't roll after completing the final quest which locked me out of the final achievement...
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Short and sweet. Platforming is a bit slippery but it never gets in the way of enjoyment. A delight.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →dont get me wrong its a cute game with some cute characters but the parkour was atrocious and the game felt too short for me personally, i feel like there definitely could've been more here
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So I have extra resources for a reason or nah? What about all that empty space? Could do with a compass or something for when the super unhelpful mayor just says he won't talk to you 'til everyone else is taken care of, but with no guides or hints or anything. Feels quite a bit like I was just zooming around abit 'til I found something to interact with. Some might call this unfinished ... I don't think I'd argue with them. It is cute for what it is though, I guess.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Super cute and easy but very VERY short. Took me less than 2 hours and thats with me collecting everything and getting all the achievements. I would say get it on sale. It's worth more like 1-2 dollars in my opinion. Other than that I had fun with it. Calming and relaxing. No fall damage, you dont die. Collect everything you can and help people in your little village after a huge storm. A fun mini experience.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Short Hollow Meh
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Our second completed game of #Pride was "Re:Fresh" (@mergeconflictstudio.com), a short solar-punk exploration collectathon about a robot helping the town after a storm! The setting for this game provided so much hope for the future, one where we care for each other and is a great reminder (1/2)
positive · AI labelView post →this game feels... lifeless? which is odd because it's full of bright colours and cute characters. somehow tho everything feels incredibly shallow! nevermind the janky controls, i just can't connect with the story AT ALL D: if you want a cosy adventure, try something else!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Can't finish the game without fully replaying it because the cutscene glitched and wouldn't progress.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A short but cute and relaxing platformer that incentivizes you to collect items by rewarding you with additional movement opportunities that allow for wilder and wilder movement. Was a relaxed but fun 2 hours or so. 7/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Happy Re:Fresh Day!!! It’s BONKERS that this game released 2 whole years ago! It feels like yesterday when I found this game (and absolutely fell in love with it!) Happy Birthday Re:Fresh, I’m so hyped to see the future of @mergeconflictstudio.com and what kind of cool new stuff y’all will make <3
positive · AI labelView post →UPDATE: Funny enough, not long after I left this review, they put out one more major update that added time trials, improved performance, and redid the visuals of the "final" area I believe. So take the negative parts of this review with a grain of salt, they may not be relevant anymore. I'll properly update this review if I ever end up replaying the game :) ---------- Re:Fresh is a cute but very short 3D platformer with light collectathon elements. My only real problem with it is that it has…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very adorable game with little challenging gameplay when It comes to platforming. The graphics, characters and the story, everything was amazing over that It took like an hour to finish.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game only took 75 minutes to 100% complete. I only recommend to people who like cutesy stuff and Solar Punk (Robo-Plant stuff) or if you just want easy achievements, this game is for you. Has decent platforming that eventually gets trivialized by having 10 jumps with no combat. It's the purest a 3d plat-former can be with no real skill. Also one of the Dev's have a pretty sweet cloud sweater!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →recommend but like..maybe on sale? Theres really not much game play, just a series of fetch quests with very light platforming. You personally don't get to actually help build anything. Still cute though, and also extremely short
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →By the way, there's a really cute bite-sized game called Re:Fresh it thinks you should check out! It finished it about an hour but it was utterly charmed the whole way through. store.steampowered.com/app/2297650/...
positive · AI labelView post →this game is super glitchy. if you accidently hit E when you are about to have a cutscene it breaks the game and then you have to delete your progress and start all over.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Re:Fresh is an easy 3D platformer collectathon that shares a lot of similarities with Spyro Reignited (except this one has no violence). The story is simple. Following a storm, your character quickly decides to help rebuild the town. It's a short cosy, prosocial story revolving community, nature and technology. And for a short game its all it needs. The graphic design is bright and full of colors, the characters are emotive and cute and the world has this bright & colorful solarpunk theme.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A very short & easy collectathon. The movement is nice. The sprint toggling is a nice idea but either I would toggle it by accident or the game would? idk. However this one EASILY has the worst camera controls I have ever experienced. It's constantly auto correcting itself in the worst directions opposite of where you need to go. I managed to do everything except that last optional cell-limited time trial good lord did I almost pull my hair out because of the camera. Other than that for…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →RECOMMENDED WITH A WARNING: anyone who, like me, relies on options like "turn off head bob" to avoid motion sickness might want to skip this one. While this game is in 3rd person, the entire game is platforming (jumping, dashing, generally bouncing around) and the jerky, bouncy movement of the character makes the camera move in exactly the wrong way. It really makes you appreciate the work that goes into many platformers to smooth out camera movement, and is definitely something the devs…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Short and cute game I got from a cozy game bundle. I enjoyed playing through it, but it's hard for me to recommend this game because of how buggy it is. When I finished helping everyone in the first area, the picnic cutscene did not work properly. As soon as it started, it froze and I was forced to exit the game. The dash boots never spawned on the rocks where they should have, which made me unable to progress any further. I had to completely start over, which wasted 30 minutes of my time. It…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Really cute game, but i ran into a 'common' bug where about 40 min in the picnic event will not play properly and locks you out of the dashboots softlocking you. its been known for years but i dont feel like going through 40 minutes of the same thing i just did to hope it doesnt do it twice. Really cute vibes though, congrats on the switch port.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →TY @mergeconflictstudio.com for supporting our 48-hour Pa-Raid-a-Thon for #QueerQuest25 with RE:Fresh, which btw, just released on Switch 1 & 2! Also, if you haven't wishlisted their upcoming game Gemporium, you can't sit with our pet rocks 🪨 Support games made by queer developers!
neutral · AI labelView post →honestly worth the money. cute lil game with very likeable characters and dialogue. honestly pretty good platforming areas with a neat (and extremely simple) ability progression that I haven't seen before. really makes you FEEL like litle robo bobot roboman play game NAOW
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →🌱📺Let's Restore A Little Nature Town As A Cute Robot!📺🌱 On this edition of Indie Saturday, we'll be playing @/MergeConflict's Re:Fresh. As a sucker for robot characters dealing with nature, I'm excited for this game! 🤖🌿 See you all @ 2pm EDT ⏰ www.twitch.tv/roshangalaxy
neutral · AI labelView post →VERY (VERY) short but VERY cute game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pros: + Cute and short + very nice platforming, with additional jumps and dashes it gives a lot of satisfaction + easy enough for kids Cons: - becomes too easy with additional jumps
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →mascot-style platformer which engages the visuals of solarpunk without any of its politics. You play a single character who can solve a majority of a region's problems after a storm. The rest of the folks in the area can apparently do this, but you're eager to lend a hand--nice! Well, a nice thought. In practice you become a central hero figure on a heroic quest to solve other people's problems for them, and while you're hard at work they are... waiting for you to do things for them. Mutual aid…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a short but solid game. It was challenging at first but gradually getting easier with more upgrades, keeping the game cozy and stress free. I wish it was longer, either add more islands, npc, or increase the materials needed as you progress further. My critique on this is that, it doesn't have a page of what upgrades that you've got, what buttons to press, or even key binding in settings. I had to look up on YouTube what's the button to dash, because I accidentally skipped the popup.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Unrefined, floaty and slidy. The base game is overall easy to get through but the general platforming feels god awful and that made every time trial feel abysmal. The design was also rather shallow character and building wise with characters that looked like they were ripped out of MySims. It's wholesome, sweet and thankfully short but I can hardly recommend this game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →RE:FRESH, is how a starter dream project should be done. This is a charming little platformer that doesn't try to do anything crazy. It features simple 3D platforming that has both easy challenges to tougher time trials if you feel like doing those. Furthermore, the dialogue is quite appropriate for such a silly game. There were a couple bugs I encountered like clipping into terrain and being stuck but those didn't really become so frustrating that it took away from the experience. The pricing…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Cute aesthetics, and that's about it. Clunky movement and platforming, boring soulless npcs, and for the love of god, can indie-platformer-adventure game devs realise the whole game doesn't have to just ONLY have fetch-quests, lol?? Will play regardless, this does have a lot of potential to be interesting.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →our goat @jay-x-peet.bsky.social who helped us out with Re:Fresh on Switch and the Gemporium localization has a new game out, you wanna check it out soooo bad
neutral · AI labelView post →Very easy 100% if you want to pad stats, but the game is extremely short, unpolished, and a bit glitchy. The art and dialogue is very cute! I would replay if it got updated and additional quests were added but overall this game is not worth full price even at $5.
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