Blast Brigade vs. the Evil Legion of Dr. Cread
Worth it · Action · 2022
Steam Deck VerifiedThe verdict
BUY IT.
Worth it at $9.99.
- Length
- 18.9h 20.8h to 100%
- Value
- $0.53/hr
- Reviews
- 89% of 350 positive
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.
Buy now or wait
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 11 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
How to read this
Grades run S to D, read from the buyer's side. ▲ marks a lift, ▼ a drag or a dock, ? an input we do not have, • a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
About the game
Blast off in a 2D metroidvania adventure bursting with platforming thrills, deep exploration, and explosive action. Assemble a crack team of heroes to save the world in Blast Brigade!
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 4 GB of memory, GPU with 2GB VRAM available, 3 GB of storage. Windows only.
The value story
Across all 25 discounts in the 5 years tracked, the median cut is 66 percent, about 7 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 11 days ago.
On value it sits in the top 2 percent of its genre. It is pricier than 70 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 93 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Guacamelee! 2 ($4.99, scores 83) beats it on value, while it beats Pronty ($4.49, scores 70).
More about Blast Brigade vs. the Evil Legion of Dr. Cread
1 of the 296 Steam-purchase reviews sampled here comes from a buyer who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written October 2021 to August 2026.
Deck Verified, so no launch options and no controller remapping before it runs.
The drop-off
82% start to 10% rarestNo achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements
Players
- Players online
- 2 when we last checked, on Oct 8, 18:54 UTC
Player counts from the Steam Web API.
What players say
I enjoyed this game overall. It looks good and the developers know what makes a metoridvania tick. This checks all the boxes: new abilities, expansive world, hidden areas, backtracking, and platforming and bosses. I was impressed with the voice acting, although the story got really corny and predictable, so I skipped most of the dialogue. The presentation was top notch and it's very much worth the money. I did have...
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
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Had to edit my review because after finishing the game it has some highlights and some hard lowlights. Honestly if they would have had some difficulty slider or way to adjust difficulty. It's like a few bosses are just tuned very badly and make it to where it could be a very hard stop for a lot of people. It is very pretty and the gameplay is very fun, but it's just overtuned in quite a few places. Pick it up if...
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Cite this score
Blast Brigade vs. the Evil Legion of Dr. Cread scores 73/100 on the BANG Score (worth it) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/1550760/blast-brigade-vs-the-evil-legion-of-dr-creadReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Oct 2, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.