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Clunky Hero

Chaosmonger Studio · 2023-01-25

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureCasualIndieRPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Nov 09, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 09, 2021 (Linux), Jan 25, 2023 (Nintendo Switch), TBD (PlayStation 4), Jan 25, 2023 (Xbox One), Nov 09, 2021 (Mac)

A crazy platformer with a touch of RPG and tons of quirky but challenging things! Lovely hand-drawn-looking graphics, for a world crowded with funny creatures and bizarre weapons. Join Rufus, the antihero with broom and bucket, on his absurd journey.

70%
positive of 166 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
62/100
IGDB user rating (6 ratings)
3.54★
PlayStation Store rating (201 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$1.49
steam price (US)

In a village far, far away, a dull peasant named Rufus was living an ordinary life. The boss of the house was his wife, Brunilde, a boisterously smart and funny woman that you wouldn’t exactly call “pretty”. Life was nice and happy in the village, until one day, awakened by some magical mistake, the Evil One started to spread his minions around town, performing hideous acts against the people. The worst of which was the kidnapping of Brunilde. She was torn from Rufus’ hands and put in a prison at the Evil One’s castle. Transformed into a blondie duck-faced doll girl, she now spends all her ti(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 16 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity up 33% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 32% of 26,478 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 3.3k–7.5k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 166 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$14.99
lowest across shops (ITAD)$14.99
Microsoft Store$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.49 at Steam (2024-08-26) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 47 of 74 observed days · $13.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
202020212026Week of 2021-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$14.99$1.492021-11-092026-10-112021-11-09 — best price $7.642022-01-27 — best price $7.192022-02-27 — best price $8.992022-05-17 — best price $11.992022-07-07 — best price $11.992022-09-19 — best price $11.992022-12-07 — best price $11.992023-03-20 — best price $11.242023-06-29 — best price $8.242023-10-09 — best price $6.742023-11-29 — best price $5.992024-02-11 — best price $4.492024-03-25 — best price $14.992024-05-06 — best price $14.992024-07-11 — best price $14.992024-09-02 — best price $14.992024-10-08 — best price $14.992024-11-27 — best price $1.492025-01-13 — best price $1.492025-02-24 — best price $1.492025-03-19 — best price $1.492025-04-25 — best price $14.992025-06-26 — best price $1.492025-08-06 — best price $1.492025-09-29 — best price $1.492025-11-05 — best price $14.992025-12-18 — best price $1.492026-02-02 — best price $1.492026-03-17 — best price $1.502026-04-13 — best price $1.492026-05-21 — best price $1.492026-06-25 — best price $1.492026-08-10 — best price $14.992026-09-17 — best price $1.492026-09-23 — best price $14.992026-09-29 — best price $1.492026-10-05 — best price $1.492026-10-11 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
75.8%
earned "Kill the Big Spitting Head."
21.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportGamepad RecommendedDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing2 DLC

12 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Russian, Traditional Chinese, Norwegian, Portuguese - Brazil, Korean, Simplified Chinese

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2021-11-09 (Steam store data)

Player tags

FunnyArcadeComedyCartoonFantasyParody ColorfulControllerPlatformerSouls-like

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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