Tadpole Treble

Tadpole Treble

Worth it · Action · 2016

The verdict

BUY IT.

Worth it at $4.99, a BANGER if it drops to $4.43.

Length
2.1h 17.4h to 100%
Value
$2.38/hr
Reviews
97% of 286 positive
It needs 11% off ($4.43) to be a BANGER.
Watch this gameOne alert at $4.43 or less.

Buy now or wait

Discounted in 2 of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 378 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

Raising the score
Reviews97% positive
Gates the score. Weak reviews cap it, and nothing reaches BANGER without strong ones Scored as 93% after the small-sample adjustment
Engagement4% finish
How far players actually get (achievements), a top-end bonus
Holding it back
Value$2.38/hr
Price per hour of game. It moves the score inside the ceiling reviews set
For context
MonetizationNot known
No monetization record for this game, so nothing is assumed either way
Refunds0 of 41 reviews
Steam-purchase reviews sampled whose writer refunded the game. Nothing is docked
AI contentNone disclosed
From the developer's own Steam disclosure. No disclosure is not proof of none, so it does not move the score

About the game

Embark on a thrilling adventure through sheet music in Tadpole Treble! Escape predatory piranhas, flirtatious tadpoles and more as you make your way back home. Shoot for the top of the leaderboards, or create your own stages and music in Composition Mode!
Description from the Steam store page.
Minimum specs

Minimum on the Steam store: 2 GB of memory, 1 GB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.

The value story

Across all 46 discounts in the 10 years tracked, the median cut is 50 percent, about 7 weeks apart. It becomes a BANGER at $4.43, a level the record has reached 34 times.

Value puts it in the top 1 percent of the games it competes with. It is better reviewed than 98 percent of its genre. Among the games that feel like it, Everhood ($9.99, scores 86) beats it on value, while it beats BARRIER X ($0.89, scores 69).

More about Tadpole Treble

Steam's global achievement data puts about 4 percent of players at this game's ending achievement. On a 2.1-hour game, the hours short of it still count in its price per hour.

The main story runs 2.1 hours. Doing everything runs 17, 8.3 times as long.

The drop-off

33% start to 4% finish
050100rarestfirst achievement

Steam counts fewer than one in ten of its players at the ending achievement. Steam global achievements

What players say

This melodic adventure is rhythmically delightful and creatively fun! Hop through tunes with catchy beats , adorable characters, and joyful challenges. A harmonious joy for music lovers! 🐸
🍀 WinteraidRecommendedafter 5.0hNov 2025Read on Steam
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Camwoodstock, of the Seven StarsRecommendedafter 2.2hJul 2025Read on Steam
Short, but very fun. Everyone should give this game a shot if you like rhythm games.
PlantL1F3Recommendedafter 1.2hFeb 2025Read on Steam

Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.

Cite this score

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Tadpole Treble scores 83/100 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/354400/tadpole-treble
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Reviews 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 Sep 29, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.

Critics vs players+7
Critics90
Players97
Metacritic critics · 286 Steam player reviews

Tags

Steam user tags as SteamSpy recorded them

Details

DeveloperBitFinity
PublisherBitFinity, Sunken Treasure Games
GenreAction
Released2016
Players35Kowners, SteamSpy estimate
Achievements12