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Voidling Bound
Developer Hatchery Games
Hatch, evolve, and upgrade powerful space creatures in this action-packed sci-fi 3rd person shooter that reinvents the monster taming genre! From the Steam store page
425 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Nov 4, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
88
LovedLoved
287 positive · 38 negative
95% range 84–91%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 287 | 38 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 51 | 0 | 37 |
| Mastodon * | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 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
2,308 of 2,455 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
A fun but short creature-collector with deep evolution, lacking content and multiplayer.
Players praise the game's engaging gameplay loop, deep evolution and mutation systems, and charming art style. Many compare it favorably to Spore, Skylanders, and Pokemon, calling it addictive and fun. [3][7][8][21]
However, many players criticize the game for being too short, with a thin campaign and repetitive missions. The lack of multiplayer or co-op is a common disappointment, and the endgame is seen as undercooked. [10][15][22][25]
Praised gameplay loop · evolution/mutation system · art style and soundtrack
Criticised short length · lack of content · no multiplayer/co-op
Summary drafted by an AI model from the 36 reactions it cites ([n] links open each post), then checked by code: every paragraph cites real posts and every quote is verbatim. Written Oct 8, 2026. Method
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Voidling Bound sits at 88% positive across 325 opinionated reactions from 4 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Reactions
60 of 425 · most liked firstI went into Voidling Bound expecting a creature collector, but what I found was a mutagen splicing experience that feels like a mash up of Spore, Spyro, Skylanders, and Pokemon. 📝 Main Pros, Cons, and Suggestions, followed by the Review: 🟩 Pros: + I loved how cleansing missions transformed environments + Breeding and stat inheritance give long-term progression goals + Evolution and mutation systems offer vastly different appearance and playstyle changes + I loved being able to rename…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I liked the concept, which is why I bought this game. But despite having an interesting system for developing and mutating the local creatures, the game is boring. It’s boring primarily because of the small number of missions, and even those are quite repetitive. Playing on normal difficulty doesn’t require grinding, but if you suddenly want to switch your "creature" to a representative of another species, you’ll run into a lack of resources for upgrading. Another downside I’d like to mention…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →🟩 Pros: + The overall graphics of the game are very on theme, modern skylander artstyle in the best way. + The evolution tree, different voidlings feel very diverse, with splicing the amount of build variety feels very good. + Performance is ok, definetly considering this game uses unreal engine 5. + UI is great, tutorial do their job and the gameplay loop is well explained. + Upgrade trees that are very extensive apply to the whole species, saving a lot of frustration. 🟥 Cons: - Not a lot…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a hard one. The actual game mechanics are a blast. The breeding is interesting on a surface level, the combat is great, and the visual style is a delight. But there just isn't enough to do. You'll hit end game within a few hours then it's literal mobile game time gates to pad gametime while you spend literal HOURS training and breeding monsters to run the endgame that is somehow less fun than the story. The endgame loop is: Finishing the story Running the same missions to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If I had to sum up the game in one sentence, it would be this: it feels like a promising game held back by its own design decisions. I don't regret buying and playing the game, but the cons outweigh the pros too much. There are only 9 Voidlings, 3 mission types, and both the campaign and endgame feel extremely thin. After reaching floor 60 of the Abyss, the game’s infinite tower-style endgame, I was left asking: “What’s the point?” By that stage, I had unlocked basically all Voidling…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Spore with unethical gene splicing and animal fights Highly recommend!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →10/10 game but they need to add a multiplayer game mode like pvp or just joint campaign with harder enemies.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a good game, but lacking that extra touch. The core game loop (as in : collect monsters, level them up, breed them/customize them, level them up again, until you get the ultimate killing machine) is fun and the combat is good. But that's kind of where it stops. If a game was released in EA or beta with such a solid foundation, i would confidently say it could turn into a masterpiece. However, as a 1.0 release, i find it lacking in areas such as (going from most to least impactful) : -…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →~50 hours and still going I waited to get more playtime before I reviewed and most of the negative reviews are people upset that the game isn't what they want. It's a 3rd-Person Shooter / Creature Collector / Creature Breeding game...that's it. It's not a big story game, it's not a grand adventure that you're going to put hundreds of hours into the story. That being said, it is a very enjoyable and solid game for what it is designed to be. Pros There's a lot of creature…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →8/10: Good clean fun! I love the art style and soundtrack. The gameplay loop is engaging and satisfying; I plan to milk lots of hours out of the endgame endless mode. Took me an afternoon to blitz through the campaign, but around 30 hours to 100% all achievements and collect every creature (including demo hours). My only real complaints are: 1. missing some small QoL features for pet/inventory management -- long Abyss runs net you 100+ eggs, but you can only open 5 at a time with an…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you like the gameplay of spyro, ratchet and clank, spore, skylanders, or pokemon then this game might be for you
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have published a review which can be accessed at the following link: https://youtu.be/9-fGPBLQJJM In short, this is a fantastic action adventure evolution based game. Call it the perfect median between a Ratchet and Clank and Spore, It is not a survival game, there's no base building here. All the management happens within your spaceship where you're free to invest your hard earned ressources in upgrading your Voidlings in many ways, whether it's by finding new evolutions or by upgrading…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →pros : the game mechanics is fun. cons : it's way too short of a game. suggestion: add more missions, difficulties
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →While I commend Hatchery Games for successfully pivoting from what seems to be a game-as-a-service-moonshot to a successful single player game, I do regret spending my money for how short it turned out to be. The main campaign is rather anemic, will run from 6 hours for b-lining the main missions to 9 hours for engaging with all the systems to about 12ish hours to complete most of non-postgame things, and thats not the "6 hours of unforgetable story" as there barely any. All you do is cycle…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Voidling Bound - 8.5/10 This game is quite fun, it's on the shorter end of gameplay (not counting the "100% achievement completion) It has decent mechanics and grindy enough to see all possible combinations as to how you want to build your voidling buddies. It's not very demanding but it is a nice little beat-em-up for those who want something fun and different to do. The BAD reviews: I know no game EVER will satisfy everyone, so my best advice on ANY game is to try it for yourself…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I don't like it when games grade you on the time it takes you to complete a mission, then adds a bunch of secrets in the level to find. First playthrough of a level shouldn't make me feel bad for exploring when exploring is intentional
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Played about 9 hours of the demo in addition to the time played on launch. Great game that makes me feel nostalgic for games like Darkspore. Very addictive with some relative depth!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I like this game but it desperately needs more content. There's no incentive to do the abyss runs when there's no content to use the loot from it on
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really wish Steam would introduce a Meh option for games because not all fall in the Negative / Positive binary system, case and point Voidling Bound. For me its an 6/10. Why? While its not a bad game per say , it is held back by some design decisions , lack of variety when it comes to maps, enemies and objectives. First lets talk about the positives. Its a good looking game, the voidlings visually change in interesting ways, the maps while limited are aesthetically pleasing, the core…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is great but I felt if there was multiplayer it would've been soo much better! the game would feel perfect with a co-p/multplayer mode to show off my voidlings!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Amazing game. Love the gameplay and the customization of all the lil guys but this game desperately needs co-op. It would be so fun to run around and fight bosses and stuff with friends.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Voidling Bound is a creature-collection action RPG with fast, satisfying combat and a really deep evolution system that keeps you experimenting with builds. It is very replayable and the gameplay loop is the main hook. Visually it has a strong, stylized identity that fits the world well. The story is basically not there, so everything is driven by gameplay and progression. For the endgame, there is the Abyss mode, which starts off fun but becomes repetitive over time, turning the late game into…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's very cute to discover creatures and evolve them, and once you unlock splicing the customizability is amazing. But combat doesn't feel great, so all that customization falls flat. The endgame is also a terrible slog. Unlike all the game before it, the runs are long, though the real issue is that they always start off very slow and boring. The runs always start at level 1 and increase in difficulty gradually, but you start with increasingly powerful voidlings, meaning you melt everything…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Chicken of Doom This game is worth every penny and I don't understand these silly criticisms that some people make about the game, it does what it sets out to do, I didn't have any problems with bugs and it's very fun, especially on the higher difficulty! FYI: Dude, I created a Gattling Ice Chicken and renamed it to Doom Chicken, how can that not be cool?
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I do not give this rating easily. This game was a great idea, but even the full release feels almost like a tech demo that cooked a little longer without coming to completion. There are tons of critter variations for the base 9 creatures with 3 tiers of branching ending with 16 final mutated forms. Wow, that's a lot of different critters to play! There's a problem tied to the main loop of the game here: there's not enough content to make grinding to try different mutations worth it and the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'll update this review later, I am having fun with the game and saw a really stupid negative review. It's here to counterbalance that.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Specifically, I watched a Bismuth (videogame speedrun explainer channel) video, and he had a sponsorship from a game called Voidling Bound. No clue if it will be any good, but this looks like it has a shot at being the expansive Action-RPG monster-collector I've always wanted.
positive · AI labelView post →I just enjoyed this demo for Voidling Bound so much that I got mad when I learned the full game isn't available for purchase yet
positive · AI labelView post →I bought the game for the critters, it's a shame that looking pretty is their best attribute. This game is like an oil slick on a puddle, pretty colors, and not too deep. I took my time, farmed, didn't wiki crawl or otherwise seek advice, and still beat the game at 8 hours in. Spent the next few hours delving the abyss and breeding better critters, and it's just so... empty. Wait for a sale, it's just not worth it, sadly.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →-SPOILERS- So ended up grinding all day on release and getting to end game. It's a very fun and addicting game that can be difficult at times and rewarding at times. With how much it has to offer on release today I have high hopes for future updates. The breeding aspect gives a long term progression goal that should bode well for the longevity of the game. However the missions do get very repetitive and you have to complete a mission for the voidlings to breed. As for the end game, the abyss…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game scratches the itch to play God much like Spore used to do. But while Spore was a compilation of mini-games, Voidling Bound picks its lane and commits to it. It's first and foremost a third-person shooter. You'll be running around blasting enemy units belonging to four factions. It's fairly competent on that end. However, the main draw comes from the central premise of evolving your Voidlings. Doing so grants gameplay a wide breadth of customization. The creative freedom that comes…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →amazing game but unfortunately its not multiplayer, I would have played with friends for 40hs+. the game screams multiplayer, please add it!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm giving this game a thumbs up rating because it did exactly what it was supposed to do, I love the bones of what is here, and there's a ton of potential here. I want other people to play this game, I want it to do well, I want it to grow. But it's hard to fully recommend in it's current state. I played the demo and fell in love, this game seemed like it was what Monster Rancher always wanted to be. You get critters and get to actually control them in battle. All 9 monsters have fairly…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Absolutely fantastic game! Creative, innovative, cute and also incredbly fun to play. Simple to learn, easy onboarding, harder to master. I was never an overly great fan of creature-collectors, but this one is different as you ARE the creatures. The possibilities are really legion and really make a playthrough different from before. Not just the same but in different colors (except the elements). Real massive variety to mix and match nearly endlessly. Endgame even adds one notch and lets you…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is unbelievably fun, please play it. As a Skylanders and Spore fan this game is perfect for me. I can't believe how much creature customizing there is, from the looks to the abilities to the moves, every character has hundreds of options you can change around to make broken builds to take on the endless mode. To the creators: Please PLEASE make DLC. I want more reason to keep playing the game, bring a real ending to the game. I will pay whatever for that.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a pretty good game overall but I think the endgame is a bit too undercooked. It's closer to Geometry Wars or Siralim 2 than Pokemon and the story is basically a tutorial for the roguelike endgame. Music, graphics, and core combat are all high quality. The problem is: once you beat the main story the rest of the game is the Abyss Endgame mode. This is how the game expects you to farm upgrades and test your builds. The issue is: if you really push levels and you die, you lose…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Voidling Bound - a short but genuinely unique action-adventure that combines creature collecting, evolution, genetics, and fast-paced combat into one surprisingly enjoyable experience. While the campaign doesn't last very long, the game constantly introduces new mechanics that keep things fresh. Combat feels responsive and satisfying, enemies are aggressive enough to keep you engaged, and boss fights are one of the game's stronger highlights. What’s Good: Pleasant graphics and a colorful…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →was pretty excited for this game and liked the demo but there are lots of problems that need to be fixed or adjusted Pros the combat is generally good atleast with the creatures i tried the mutating/splicing is fun and there is lots of build variety the exploration was nice and was usually rewarding and i was disapointed in the lack of it in the endgame and thats about it Cons more of a gripe but based off the demo i thought there'd be double the mutations for each creature based on how…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Voidling Bound is a very interesting game. Combat is enjoyable, leveling up feels meaningful, and discovering new creatures keeps the experience fresh.. This is not an open-world game. Instead, it features linear levels filled with challenging enemies, wave battles, and exciting end bosses. This structure keeps the gameplay focused and rewarding. I've only played for about an hour so far, but I'm already very curious to see what else the game has to offer. If the quality remains this high,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If Darkspore and Spore had a baby, this is it and more. Really fun combat controlling the voidlings and intense too.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Interesting concept and surprisingly deep customization system. Being able to directly control your Voidling is fun, and there are plenty of options for appearance, stats, and evolution paths. The bosses I encountered were also different enough to keep the combat interesting. Unfortunately, after about an hour, I already felt like I had seen the core gameplay loop. The game is basically mission after mission with very little context or story progression. I never felt invested in what I was…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"But Mum, just ONE more run? I have to get the last variant from this tree before I sleep." - me, forgetting that I am an adult. Was not expecting to like this game so much. In all honestly. But I do, and now I am mildly (heavily) addicted, and really think you should be too.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I was a bit sad when the game ended with becoming a rogue-lite mode, instead of any actual wrap-up or structured story. Feels like a missed opportunity. As I was playing the story, I was wishing there was an endless mode so I didn't have to replay levels to make my voidlings stronger, but that endless mode came too late imo. Still, fun game, worth playing a bit. It reminds me a lot of Risk of Rain 2. Only with the storymode was longer and that there were more planets.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I absolutely adore this game, I just need more Dungeon's... I think, that there are too few Dungeon's to have myself Immerseved into this world... I dont think the game needs Different Monsters, even if it wouldn't hurt... This game just needs more Dungeon diversity.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →TLDR: 1. The game feels too short and repetitive 2. Progression system is much bigger than gameplay content 3. Only for casual player 1. During 10h I've completed whole story while developing my base and 2-3 Voidlings and the game just ends. You should play the infinite mode but game feels repetitive quickly. When you play games like Risk of Rain you want to come back, develop your character in different ways during gameplay, have completely different runs. Here you know know what it's gonna…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →10/10 – One of the most addictive creature-collecting games I've played in a long time This game has completely hooked me, and a big part of that was the breeding system. I spent far more time than I expected breeding and optimizing Voidlings to create what I considered "perfect" specimens, and it never stopped being satisfying. There is something incredibly rewarding about slowly refining your collection, improving traits, and finally getting exactly what you've been working toward. The…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game is a ton of fun. already commited to getting a fully library of every critter. can only hope the reception is warm enough to warrent more content from these devs.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Came cuz i saw the gameplay and creature customization, stayed when i heard Skylanders devs worked on this, and you can definitely feel it in the gameplay. It feels like one of those games where people use a dozen buzzwords to describe it, "Creature collector," "3rd person shooter" Blah Blah Blah, but the one word im using to describe the game is "Peak" havent played much, but im currently fixing that as you read this.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Voidling Bound demo is out, we got some good feedback, lets do the rest of the game 💪 #gamedev #indiegame #creaturecollector
neutral · AI labelView post →The premise is great. There are a lot of problems to its core game design, but I did love the concept at first, and that's what made me buy the game at launch. A few of the negatively-rated comments here have repeatedly expressed the flaws in the gameplay loop and core gameplay design so I won't reiterate those points anymore (but I do wholly agree with the general complaint). Instead, I'll review about the other aspects of the game that feel frustrating such as the lack of some of the QoL…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's started ! Come try Voidling Bound Demo during Steam Next Fest ! 🚀 Feb 23 ➡️ Mar 02 Leave us a comment, tag us, let us know if you enjoy the game ! #SteamNextFest #gaming #VoidlingBound
neutral · AI labelView post →Alright I can safely say I have hit the End Game of Voidling Bound and I have to say, love this game. First the the good. For one the creatures, of course the start of the show, all play very different from one another and the evolutions really change further how they play. Allowing for you to really find your favorite. And once you get to late game, and assuming you didn't rush through to get there ignoring all the unlocks, breeding and splicing adds a whole other layer to this. I need…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is basically what I would want out of a modern chao garden from Sonic. You get to evolve, breed, and gather creatures. Train them, play as them, and play some fun moment to moment gameplay. It's also nice because it's a game you can really play in short bursts if you want, or long sessions if you want to get a lot done. I would say it's an extremely casual friendly game with a lot of variety, and there is barely anything negative I can say about it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is amazing!!!! My brother and I have 100% it (except the quackies) and it was a ton of fun! Each creature looks and feels unique, and the myriad of ways you can upgrade a creature make the process of going from zero to hero extremely rewarding (#NimiodSupremecy). The visuals and colorful, the sound design is fun (occasionally reminiscent of risk of rain 2), the gameplay loop is delightful and calls back to Skylanders. This absolutely scratches the creature collector itch I was…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun but extremely repetive, needs more content
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →< This game has one of the best if not the best evolution/customization mechanics i have seen in many years. > The gameplay is very enjoyable and it takes inspiration from Skylanders which i am a fun of. < Unfortunately the game has not enough missions/story and the infinite void mission was a little boring after a while {in the latest update the devs have made the void much more enjoyable}. > Fortunately the devs have said that they will continue to update the game with new missions and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Takes Skylanders and Spore then merges them together as a creature collector game that embraces a satisfying 3rd person shooter as its core gameplay instead of turn based. While it sounds ambitious Voidling Bound does a fantastic job merging all of these concepts together into an enjoyable package. The core gameplay loop consists of doing missions that can range from survival, and exploration then using the resources accumulated to engage with multiple progression systems to make your…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Super addicting, the best parts of Spore, Skylanders, and Pokemon all wrapped into one.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Best game I've ever played in my entire life, I hope they continue to make updates and maybe even DLCs in the future, but please don't abandon it. I love every second I play and I don't even see the time passing by, and I'm eager to get home from work just to play a few more hours. I 100% recommend this game to everyone. I love it!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very enjoyable game, can't wait for future updates to see how far they take this game. Would absolutely love to see Co-Op added down the line somewhere Well done Hatchery Games, this one is truly special.
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