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THE NEWZEALAND STORY: Untold Adventure

bitobit · 2026-02-27

Steam

ActionAdventure

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Feb 27, 2026 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

THE NEWZEALAND STORY comes back to life with Bitobit: experience the adventure of TIKI, the little Kiwi created by TAITO in 1988, in a colorful 2D platformer full of challenges and nostalgia!

THE NEWZEALAND STORY: Untold Adventure is an Action and Adventure game released in 2026, priced at $19.99, with a Mostly Positive sentiment (79% of 28 reviews).

79%
positive of 28 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
76/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 4 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 67% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 66% of 27,559 Action games in the census by review count.

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
6620262026Week of 2026-02-27: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-02-27: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-13: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-13: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-20: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-03: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-10: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-17: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-28: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerFull controller supportFamily Sharing

3 supported languages: English, Italian, Japanese

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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