Ben and Ed: Blood Party

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Ben and Ed: Blood Party is a single player and multiplayer platformer game with horror, comedy and violence themes. It was developed by Sluggerfly and was released on February 13, 2018. It received positive reviews from players.

Welcome to the Blood Party! Play together with up to 3 people and compete in deadly game shows. Customize your zombie, build your own levels, share them via Steam Workshop and die a lot.

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83%

Audience ScoreBased on 521 reviews

humor39 positive mentions

stability12 negative mentions

Multiplayer mode is highly enjoyable and fun, especially when playing with friends, providing a lot of laughs and chaotic entertainment.
The unique dismemberment mechanic where characters can lose limbs or heads but continue playing adds a humorous and innovative twist to the platforming gameplay.
The robust level editor and Steam Workshop support offer huge replayability and a constant influx of new user-generated content, keeping the game fresh.

The multiplayer community is largely inactive or dead, making it difficult to find public matches or online players to join.
The game suffers from bugs, glitches, performance issues, and occasional frustrating physics which impact gameplay experience negatively.
The level editor is considered clunky and unintuitive, and the base levels can become repetitive or overly difficult, leading to player frustration.

humor
39 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's humor is driven by its chaotic physics, gruesome yet cartoonish art style, and unpredictable multiplayer mayhem, making it especially hilarious when played with friends. Players frequently praise the game's slapstick comedy, mutual sabotage, and absurd challenges that lead to laughter and frantic fun. While its comedic appeal shines most in cooperative or competitive group play, solo experiences may lack the same level of humor and enjoyment.
- “The sense of momentum and physical comedy keeps the experience engaging, and while the controls can feel loose at times, that very looseness contributes to the unpredictable humor of each run.”
- “Up to four players can compete or cooperate in real time, transforming the gruesome obstacle courses into hilarious spectacles of mutual sabotage and survival.”
- “Hilarious how your zombie can be hacked up in various bits and keep on crawling and sliding along.”
gameplay
24 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay features inventive, wacky mechanics centered around running through obstacle courses with humorous dismemberment effects, offering a quirky and skill-testing experience. However, some critics highlight artificial difficulty elements, delayed controls, and repetitive or tedious moments that detract from overall enjoyment. While improvements and fun moments exist, many feel the gameplay lacks innovation and polish compared to the original.
- “With its wacky humor and inventive gameplay, it’s a fun way to test your skills and your sense of the absurd.”
- “All levels of dismemberment, lose a foot, a leg, both legs and more all with the ability to still hop around, eventually you just control the head or maybe you ripped it off of your own torso and threw it; a normal game mechanic. The head can even be damaged to reveal just the brain and eyes hopping around at a snail's pace, basically a silly game over but you are more than welcome to hop along as far as possible. Maybe this happens to you at the very end and you can crawl through the finish, which is a good opportunity for an achievement.”
- “The gameplay itself is obvious enough from screenshots and trailers: you run from point A to B through deadly obstacle courses, mistakes leading to dismemberment or death.”
- “There is artificial difficulty systems like timer and lives, which add absolutely no value to the gameplay.”
- “The execution, not so much... horrible glitches, graphics too costly for what you get, bad mechanics.”
- “This time with worse game mechanics, delayed controls, terrible level design, boring cosmetics, terrible soundtrack that gets annoying, and last but not least... the game's community sucks.”
story
19 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game lacks a traditional story mode, offering little to no narrative compared to its predecessor, which may disappoint players seeking deep storytelling. Instead, it focuses on multiplayer fun, level creation, and cooperative gameplay, appealing more to those who enjoy shared experiences rather than solo, story-driven play.
- “Although it takes a while to start the game (up to 5 minutes) and it doesn't have a story mode like the previous game 'Ben and Ed', the maps are awesome and if you happen to have friends playing with you it doubles the fun.”
- “Outstanding indirect storytelling.”
- “This game is grade A: it has a workshop, character customization, funny dance moves, multiplayer, blood and gore, a long story, cool models, and level editor. This game has a lot of possibilities and is really fun. I would recommend it to anyone.”
- “There is no story, making the game feel like a Roblox 'experience', and the solo mode features from the original game are non-existent in this one, replaced by a very basic level selector.”
- “For players looking for tight controls or deep storytelling, this won’t be the right fit.”
- “No real story in single player and you can complete all the levels relatively quick.”
graphics
15 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics of Ben and Ed – Blood Party feature a distinctive cartoonish, exaggerated art style that effectively highlights its grotesque humor and zombie game show theme. While praised for its unique and striking artwork and level design, some users note performance issues like lag and consider the visuals slightly inferior to the original. Overall, the art style is well-loved for its creativity and atmosphere.
- “Visually, Ben and Ed – Blood Party embraces its grotesque humor with a cartoonish, exaggerated art style that complements the mayhem perfectly.”
- “Not a lot of games try to replicate this type nightmare-at-the-circus style aesthetic.”
- “+ Astonishing level design and artwork.”
- “Good stuff but has a lot of lag when it comes down to the graphics.”
- “Overall worse than the original, story wise, gameplay wise, controls wise, even graphics wise.”
- “Bloody graphics”
stability
14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game is frequently reported to be buggy and glitch-prone, with issues ranging from crashes to connection problems in multiplayer. However, despite its stability flaws, many players find it enjoyable and appreciate ongoing developer updates that aim to improve the experience.
- “Too much jank; too many times killed by bugs or glitches.”
- “Besides that the game is also a buggy mess; you will find bugs, big and small, everywhere.”
- “Laggy and buggy; couldn't connect with anyone over the internet, which is a shame for a party game.”
music
11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game receives mixed feedback: many praise its energetic, upbeat, and well-composed soundtrack that complements the game's tone and atmosphere, while others criticize the limited variety and repetitive nature of the tracks, which can become annoying over repeated playthroughs. Overall, the soundtrack is seen as fitting and engaging, though some players expected more diversity and freshness.
- “The soundtrack is equally fitting—energetic, upbeat, and ironic, giving the game show atmosphere a tongue-in-cheek quality that matches the tone.”
- “+ A masterfully composed soundtrack which adds perfectly to the atmosphere of the game.”
- “Great artstyle, music and sound as well make this one you will keep coming back to.”
- “The music is okay but repeats over and over in the level, and if you die multiple times, you keep hearing the same music again and again.”
- “This time with worse game mechanics, delayed controls, terrible level design, boring cosmetics, a terrible soundtrack that gets annoying, and last but not least, the game's community sucks.”
- “I was hoping that at least three months after release there would be some decent music and levels compared to the first game, but no.”
grinding
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Grinding in the game is often seen as tedious and challenging, requiring persistence and sometimes a second chance to succeed. While the mechanics have slightly improved, players note frustration with unnecessary complexity, time limits, and a steep learning curve. However, some find grinding fun, especially when playing with friends, despite the exaggerated and humorous sound effects enhancing the experience.
- “You'll need a second life for grinding.”
- “Grinding is very tedious to get used to, especially with new keys, unnecessary attacks and weapons, and the stupid death and time limit which gives no chance to experiment.”
- “Mechanics have improved a little, but it can still be very tedious at times, like learning how to kiss for the first time; you will get the hang of it.”
replayability
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game offers high replayability through its chaotic physics-based gameplay, extensive community-generated content, and robust level editor with Steam Workshop integration, providing near-limitless opportunities for new challenges and varied playstyles. Players enjoy revisiting maps with different rules or simply experiencing unpredictable outcomes, enhancing its lasting appeal.
- “Beyond that, the inclusion of a robust level editor and Steam Workshop integration gives the game near-limitless replayability.”
- “Ultimately, Ben and Ed – Blood Party is a game that knows exactly what it wants to be: a chaotic, irreverent, and endlessly replayable physics-based platformer that delights in its own ridiculousness.”
- “The community has produced an extensive amount of content for this game, providing a great deal of replay value.”
optimization
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Optimization is generally poor, with frequent frame drops, blurry textures after long sessions, and various bugs affecting performance. Despite some improvements in gameplay fluidity, the game suffers from outdated updates and unresolved issues that impact overall smoothness.
- “+ The jump 'n run system has been optimized for an even more fluent gameplay.”
- “Frankly, it's a fun game I admit, but the optimization is really poor and quite annoyed me.”
- “Frankly, it's a fun game I admit, but the optimization is really poor and quite annoying.”
- “Online is dead. The game has not received any update in a year: no special maps, no special outfits related to holidays, broken achievement (you have to download an older version to get one achievement), many little bugs, poor optimization. In my case, it's textures—they become blurry after a long session on HDD—and also an alt-tab issue.”
- “Sometimes there are heavy frame drops due to terrible performance, but overall it's a fun little party game.”
atmosphere
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's atmosphere is defined by a lively, shared chaos that makes failures entertaining, enhanced by a masterfully composed, energetic, and ironic soundtrack that perfectly complements its tongue-in-cheek game show vibe.
- “Watching friends stumble, explode, or misjudge jumps creates an atmosphere of shared chaos that makes even failure fun.”
- “The soundtrack is equally fitting—energetic, upbeat, and ironic, giving the game show atmosphere a tongue-in-cheek quality that matches the tone.”
- “A masterfully composed soundtrack which adds perfectly to the atmosphere of the game.”