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Is BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Players who want a side-scrolling platformer with physics-based obstacles
- Local groups seeking cooperative or competitive play for up to four people
- Players looking for a large quantity of solo and multiplayer levels
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a story-led adventure rather than repeated platforming challenges
- Players who prefer slower exploration over obstacle courses, puzzles, and physics-based movement
- Players looking specifically for online multiplayer instead of local multiplayer
Our take on BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition
The store page foregrounds awards, atmospheric artwork, and a large level count, while the core experience is a side-scrolling platformer built around traps, obstacles, and physics-based movement. The unusually large total includes the separate Level World collection, not just the main campaign.
What is BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition?
BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition is a horizontal-scrolling action platform game in a woodland filled with unusual life, vegetation, hazards, and puzzles.
A creature from the forest must navigate physics-driven situations while uncovering the cause of the disturbance. Its solo story includes 100 stages and runs for more than 15 hours. Local multiplayer accommodates four participants in cooperative and competitive formats, offering 100 co-op stages plus 27 battle stages. The Steam release provides updated controls, graphics above Full-HD resolution, gamepad compatibility, and mixed keyboard-and-controller setups. It also features Level World with more than 40 000 stages, while Eternal Day receives another stage on a weekly or biweekly cycle. Additional systems include 77 achievements, cloud saving, Steam cards, and leaderboards.
How BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition plays
- 01Local multiplayer modes
- Up to four players can use cooperative or battle modes, including four-player play on one keyboard.
- 02Physics-based challenges
- Progression combines side-scrolling movement with traps, puzzles, obstacles, and physics-driven gameplay.
- 03Large level collection
- The edition includes 100 solo stages, 100 cooperative stages, 27 battle stages, and a Level World containing over 40 000 levels.
- 04Steam features
- The game includes 77 achievements, cloud saves, Steam trading cards, and leaderboards.
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BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition: platforms & release
Is BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition worth it?
It is worth it if: players who want a side-scrolling platformer with physics-based obstacles. Skip it if: players seeking a story-led adventure rather than repeated platforming challenges.
Where can I download BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition?
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What platforms is BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition on?
Windows, macOS and Linux.
