PixelJunk Nom Nom Galaxy

75%
Game Brain Score Based on 727 reviews
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  • story
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Nom Nom Galaxy is a game with some fun gameplay and a unique setting, but its technical problems really hold it back. A few cups of Nom Nom soup is all it takes before it feels stale.
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In PixelJunk Nom Nom Galaxy, you are a chef in space colonizing planets and setting up food factories to meet demand from ravenous customers. Use robot helpers, gather resources, and research new technologies to expand your culinary empire. Navigate challenges like weather, rivals, and food quality inspection, and create delicious dishes to become a dominant force in the intergalactic food industry. 'NO INATIONAL AVAILABLE' if no relevant data is found.

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  • Play​station 4
  • Steam Deck
  • Windows
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75%
Audience ScoreBased on 727 reviews
gameplay30 positive mentions
grinding31 negative mentions
  • Great casual fun in co-op, allowing for enjoyable multiplayer experiences.
  • Unique and fun gameplay based on map knowledge, speed, and automation, with a charming artistic style.
  • Engaging mechanics that combine base building, resource management, and exploration.
  • Game speed tied to framerate makes it unplayable at higher resolutions, leading to sluggish gameplay.
  • Online multiplayer is plagued with desync issues and crashes, making it frustrating to play with friends.
  • Lack of depth in gameplay can lead to repetitiveness, with limited variety in tasks and challenges.
  • gameplay121 mentions

    The gameplay of "Nom Nom Galaxy" is a blend of charming mechanics that incorporate elements of platforming, mining, and factory automation, but it suffers from a lack of depth and polish. While the core loop of resource gathering and soup production can be engaging, many players find the moment-to-moment actions repetitive and the controls frustrating. Despite its unique art style and potential for fun, the game is marred by design issues and a slow progression that can detract from the overall experience.

    • “The gameplay is a mashup of a few different styles.”
    • “Nom Nom Galaxy offers fun and exciting gameplay, while delivering beautiful artwork, great soundtrack, and a funny story.”
    • “The gameplay, while resembling Terraria and Starbound, has a much faster pace to it with the day/night cycle and the daily scoreboard pushing you to want to do better with each passing day.”
    • “The moment-to-moment gameplay - platforming, mining, fighting - feels mostly unsatisfying, especially when compared to other platformers.”
    • “Gameplay sucks except mining out the whole map and building corridors.”
    • “The slow grind to get upgrades, the terribly implemented mechanics, and just the repetition that sets in really can't save this game.”
  • graphics49 mentions

    The graphics of the game are characterized by a distinct and vibrant art style that is both cute and quirky, making it visually appealing and easy to navigate. While many players appreciate the polished visuals and charming aesthetics, some have noted issues with optimization and performance, particularly on older systems. Overall, the graphics contribute positively to the game's atmosphere, though opinions vary on their depth and execution compared to similar titles.

    • “The graphics are aesthetically pleasing, simple and brightly colored, so it's easy to tell what everything is in the world.”
    • “Mining, exploration, fighting monsters, building bases, automation technology, combined with a cute sense of humor and adorable graphics... this game has it all.”
    • “The game uses a lovely, vibrant art style reminiscent of old-school 2D side-scrollers but with a more modern and unique touch.”
    • “Graphical displays like soups being sent off or enemies approaching disappear from the UI, and I can't honestly tell you if the game forgot those soups were sent off or not.”
    • “Game framerate is also tied to the graphics framerate, which causes a slow-mo effect.”
    • “Even in single player, I could feel a jerky feeling when playing, even on minimum graphics.”
  • story44 mentions

    The story in "Nom Nom Galaxy" revolves around intergalactic soup production, where players embark on missions to discover new flavors and optimize their factories. While some players find the narrative simple and unengaging, others appreciate the quirky premise and the challenge of completing missions. However, technical issues and gameplay mechanics can detract from the overall experience, leading to mixed feelings about the story's execution and depth.

    • “The idea behind it and the story and everything is great.”
    • “With a game like Nom Nom Galaxy, the story is relatively simple: the aliens of the universe love soup and it's your job to go to distant planets to discover new flavors, ship them to your distributors, and please the audience.”
    • “Nom Nom Galaxy offers fun and exciting gameplay, while delivering beautiful artwork, great soundtrack, and a funny story.”
    • “In simplest terms, it's broken to the point that you cannot complete a mission without the dreaded black screen bug popping up, which is essentially a soft crash.”
    • “And now I have everything, and the fun of playing the game and achieving more things really stopped. I don't even want to play the game anymore; the story mode was all that kept me here.”
    • “The only thing that sucks is you have to play hours and hours of missions to unlock stuff, so it's more like a mission-based game rather than a sandbox like Terraria.”
  • grinding31 mentions

    The grinding aspect of the game is characterized by a mix of tedious tasks, such as repetitive ingredient fetching and managing automated systems for soup production. While some players find the process relaxing and enjoyable, others criticize it for becoming monotonous and lacking depth, with poor controls and a lack of meaningful objectives contributing to the grind. Overall, the experience can be rewarding for fans of base-building and farming genres, but it may frustrate those seeking more dynamic gameplay.

    • “Very tedious.”
    • “The concept is pretty novel, filling up the recipe book is fun, and trying to set up robotic soup farms is pretty entertaining at first, but it gradually becomes grindy and the flaws sink in over time.”
    • “You know those games where you'll play for hours grinding it out and you aren't even sure you're having fun?”
  • music27 mentions

    The music in the game receives mixed reviews, with some praising its soothing and ambient qualities that enhance the overall atmosphere, while others find it repetitive and lacking standout tracks. Many players appreciate how the soundtrack complements the game's art style, creating a charming experience, though a few express disappointment in its overall energy and variety. Overall, the music is generally seen as a fitting accompaniment to the gameplay, despite some criticisms regarding its repetitiveness.

    • “The music and art style fit so well.”
    • “What I love more about the game is the music and how it completely transports you to the atmosphere of the game: a lone human on an alien planet surrounded by nothing but some alien flora and fauna, factories, and robots.”
    • “Nom Nom Galaxy offers fun and exciting gameplay, while delivering beautiful artwork, a great soundtrack, and a funny story.”
    • “Music is grating and repetitive.”
    • “Why is there even an option to buy a soundtrack when the soundtrack to this game is just so boring?”
    • “Music and sound effects could be more... energetic.”
  • stability26 mentions

    The stability of "Nom Nom Galaxy" has been widely criticized, with players reporting frequent freezes, lags, and desynchronization issues, particularly in multiplayer mode. Many users describe the game as a "buggy mess," with persistent glitches that disrupt gameplay and lead to crashes, making it difficult to enjoy both solo and cooperative experiences. While some find the game entertaining despite its flaws, the overall consensus is that significant stability improvements are needed.

    • “Great game, runs great and it is fun in both solo and local co-op.”
    • “After a short break due to freezes and lags, my friend and I decided to play Nom Nom Galaxy again, and I have to say, the game has become even more unplayable.”
    • “The game often freezes up or randomly cuts to black and resets back to the start of the day (undoing progress).”
    • “As of writing, this game has been out for a month and a half, and yet it remains a horribly buggy mess of poor coding.”
  • humor14 mentions

    The humor in the game is widely praised for its charming and entertaining qualities, blending cute graphics with a whimsical narrative that keeps players engaged and smiling. Reviewers highlight the game's funny visual style and amusing scenarios, such as mishaps during gameplay that lead to laughter. Overall, the humor enhances the experience, making it a delightful and replayable adventure filled with quirky elements and lighthearted competition.

    • “Mining, exploration, fighting monsters, building bases, automation technology, combined with a cute sense of humor and adorable graphics... this game has it all.”
    • “The game has a harsh yet cartoony ambiance where you have to compete with a rival company as an astro-worker, and your boss just wants results. He doesn't care that much about you, but you understand this with a type of humor that is quite charming for a game.”
    • “One great thing about this game is that it constantly had me smiling and laughing whenever I would come across a new enemy, a new type of soup, or any other entity that came out of nowhere.”
  • optimization8 mentions

    Overall, the game's optimization is criticized for being poor, with frequent game-breaking bugs and unstable performance, particularly in online multiplayer. While local co-op is enjoyable, players report significant lag and control issues that detract from the experience, making it difficult to fully appreciate the game's potential.

    • “Building a base ticks some really nice economic optimization challenges.”
    • “You will be scored based on your performance and compared to other players via the leaderboards.”
    • “Looks like a really fun game but the performance is dismal and the controls have issues.”
    • “Great fun in local co-op, but online multiplayer isn't the greatest due to unstable performance.”
    • “Edit July 30th: My friend and I have been running into performance problems when playing multiplayer (different computers, same room, and Wi-Fi).”
    • “The gameplay is very basic, and the game itself is very poorly optimized.”
  • replayability5 mentions

    The game offers significant replayability due to its variety of possibilities, such as acquiring new recipes and optimizing factory designs. While some players feel that certain elements may detract from the overall experience, the potential for repeated play remains strong and engaging.

    • “Funny and entertaining, nice relaxing game that has a lot of possibilities for replayability.”
    • “Huge replayability.”
    • “Replayability is surprisingly good since you always need to get more recipes, and you can always try to make a better factory.”
    • “Maybe this is done to make it replayable, but it makes the game worse from my perspective.”
    • “Nonetheless, I don't think editing the controls could make the game noticeably more playable anyway.”
  • atmosphere3 mentions

    The game's atmosphere is highly praised for its immersive sound design, which effectively transports players to an alien world filled with unique flora and fauna. While background music is minimal, the impactful sound effects enhance the overall experience, contributing to a satisfying and engaging environment.

    • “I just appreciate satisfying sounds and lots of atmospheric flair in the sound design.”
    • “The sound quality is acceptable; there isn't much in the way of background music, but you will notice the punchy and effective sound bites that add to the overall atmosphere, e.g., the sound of you smacking invaders and the gulp of your customers slurping down your soup.”
    • “What I love most about the game is the music and how it completely transports you to the atmosphere of the game: a lone human on an alien planet surrounded by nothing but some alien flora and fauna, factories, and robots.”
  • monetization2 mentions

    The monetization aspect of the game has been criticized for misleading advertising, particularly regarding features like online multiplayer that were not present at launch. Reviewers express frustration over the lack of transparency in the game's early access description and the developers' self-promotion, leading to a negative perception of the game's value.

    • “I know what early access is, but it's not okay to misrepresent an early access game's selling points on a storefront. If a game claims to have online multiplayer but doesn't, it should clearly state that they plan to add it in the future, rather than advertising it as a feature.”
    • “I don't care how many fanboys I upset; this is my opinion. While controller support is back and working correctly, after playing for a while, I simply couldn't care less if I ever play it again. The bad advertising ethics and constant self-praise in developer blogs make it hard to recommend.”
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