Fit check
Is Smells Like a Mushroom worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Players who want a silly science-fiction shooter with vegetable characters
- Fans of platforming games who prefer third-person combat
- Two-player local co-op groups with controllers
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a serious story or realistic setting may find the absurd writing and vegetable characters distracting
- Those looking for deep tactical combat may find the platforming shooter structure too straightforward
- Players who prefer online multiplayer may not fit the split-screen cooperative format
Our take on Smells Like a Mushroom
Its defining setup turns a solar-system invasion into a vegetable-led third-person platforming shooter, with the heroes traveling between planets to recover human technology before confronting the mushroom leader on the Sun.
What is Smells Like a Mushroom?
Play as vegetable heroes traveling aboard the Soil-Trek space cruiser to planets across the solar system.
The story follows their search for lost human technology, needed to confront the mushroom leader Satanus Boletus on the Sun. Gameplay combines third-person shooting with platforming, colorful planetary settings, varied weapons that can be upgraded, and story-driven cutscenes. The game includes single-player play and a split-screen cooperative mode for two players using controllers. Its setting features vegetable characters, food-based jokes, and a deliberately silly plot. The central journey follows the Aveggers as they fight the invading mushrooms and gather the technology required for the final confrontation.
How Smells Like a Mushroom plays
- 01Planetary platforming
- The Aveggers travel across different planets throughout the solar system.
- 02Upgradeable weapons
- The action includes a range of weapons with upgrade options.
- 03Two-player split-screen
- Local cooperative play supports two players and requires controllers.
- 04Story-driven cutscenes
- Cutscenes present parts of the game's narrative during the adventure.
Smells Like a Mushroom compared to similar games
Hentai Vs Furries also uses third-person shooting and an arsenal of guns, while Smells Like a Mushroom combines shooting with platforming and travel across the solar system. Abyssus focuses on multiplayer shooting through hand-crafted levels in a roguelite adventure, whereas Smells Like a Mushroom offers single-player play and two-player split-screen cooperation.
Smells Like a Mushroom: platforms & release
Is Smells Like a Mushroom worth it?
It is worth it if: players who want a silly science-fiction shooter with vegetable characters. Skip it if: players seeking a serious story or realistic setting may find the absurd writing and vegetable characters distracting.
Where can I download Smells Like a Mushroom?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Smells Like a Mushroom's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Smells Like a Mushroom on?
Windows only.
