Vibrant art style and Mexican folklore theme
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Love how devoted this is to the theme (Mexican culture/Día de los Muertos). Art and sound direction is spot on.”
Steam review · 12.5 h played ↗
Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 93%Very Positive · 93%Drinkbox Studios2014Platformer · Metroidvania · Beat 'em up
The verdict
A colorful, funny Mexican-themed metroidvania brawler with satisfying combos and charm. Skip it if you hate precision platforming, color-coded enemy shields, or keyboard play.
Great for
Metroidvania newcomers and co-op fans who want a stylish, funny, combo-driven brawler
Main risk
Late-game difficulty spike with precision platforming, enemy-spam arenas and a hard final boss
What players love
Satisfying combo-based combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Every punch, slam and uppercut has that [i]chef’s kiss[/i] impact”
Steam review · 14.5 h played ↗
Great humor and charm
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“it's very humorous. The game is full of silly jokes and references that made me chuckle.”
Steam review · 7.3 h played ↗
Fun couch co-op for up to 4 players
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“I play this with my kids when they were 8 and 12 year using the local co-op. It is a ton of fun.”
Steam review · 9.1 h played ↗
Abilities serve both combat and platforming
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“every ability does double duty: the uppercut and headbutt you use to crack colored shields in a fight are the same moves you need to reach a ledge later.”
Steam review · 38.4 h played ↗
Great entry point to the genre, not too long
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 positive reviews
“An amazing metroidvania that I could say could be an great introduction into the genre.”
Steam review · 15.8 h played ↗
What players complain about
Frustrating precision platforming
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“game-design is among the worst imaginable when it comes to the platforming sessions, and there's no way to avoid them.”
Steam review · 8 h played ↗
Clunky, unresponsive or non-remappable controls
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“all the specials are assigned to one button and a directional which is way too easy to mis-input, their not quite responsive enough, and to top it all off I can't even remap the controls.”
Steam review · 6 h played ↗
Repetitive combat and enemy-spam arenas
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“Fun for the first couple of hours, but excruciatingly repetative by the end of the game.”
Steam review · 6.3 h played ↗
Brutal difficulty spike and unfair final boss
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“Bllshit end boss you can beat him but itll take an hour of your time so i give up im not wasting my time”
Steam review · 8.6 h played ↗
Not a real metroidvania; linear exploration
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“Could only be called a 'metroidvania' by someone that has never played a metroidvania as exploration is practically zero and the game is linear as can be.”
Steam review · 4.4 h played ↗
STCE is just Gold Edition re-sold
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews
“This is basically the same game as Guacamelee Gold, except with a bit of added fluff.”
Steam review · 0.8 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support800 MB
Minimum
OSWindows 7, 8, XP, 2000 and Vista
Processor2 Ghz+
Memory512 MB RAM
GraphicsShader Model 3.0, 512 MB VRAM
Storage800 MB available space
OSWindows 7, 8, XP, 2000 and Vista
Processor2 Ghz+
Memory512 MB RAM
GraphicsShader Model 3.0, 512 MB VRAM
Storage800 MB available space
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