Ultimate Sackboy

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Ultimate Sackboy is a single player arcade platformer game. It was developed by Exient Entertainment and was released on February 21, 2023. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

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63%

Audience ScoreBased on 608 reviews

graphics11 positive mentions

monetization14 negative mentions

Visually appealing graphics and charming Sackboy customization bring nostalgia and charm to the game.
The competitive multiplayer race format keeps players engaged and motivated.
Gameplay is enjoyable and accessible, with light-hearted fun suitable for quick play sessions.

Game heavily favors pay-to-win mechanics, with expensive season passes and costly upgrades required to progress.
Lag, performance issues, and input delays severely impact the gameplay experience.
Limited game modes, very short timed runs, absence of endless mode, and repetitive content reduce long-term enjoyment.

graphics
26 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
42%
46%
12%
The graphics receive mixed feedback, with some users praising their fun, charming, and "Little Big Planet"-style visuals, while others criticize them as simple, pixelated, or reminiscent of older console quality. Performance issues like lag and slowdowns are common complaints, especially on average phones, impacting the overall experience despite generally positive remarks on design and style.
- “Great graphics, lots of accessories, it's fun and there is a reason to upgrade your equipment and continue to level up to get higher scores.”
- “I'm a fan of Little Big Planet. I love this game so much and I played it every time because the graphics are so cool and amazing. I really, really love this game.”
- “Very beautiful graphics game.”
- “My only question, why do the graphics look like a PS1 game?”
- “The graphics are simple, with no complicated shading, shadows, or particle effects; I don't see why it shouldn't be possible to improve them.”
- “The graphics are so poor.”
gameplay
23 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
39%
39%
22%
The gameplay is widely criticized for being uninspired, sluggish, and lacking sensitivity in controls, with repetitive mechanics and a heavy pay-to-win focus that diminishes fun. Performance issues, grind-heavy progression, and intrusive monetization further detract from the experience. However, a few users praise the game’s structure, cosmetics, and competitive elements, finding it suitable for quick mobile sessions.
- “Pros: good gameplay structure, a lot of cosmetics from the main titles, great leaderboard structure, unique leveling up system.”
- “The designs are cool, the gameplay is fun, and competing with each other is amazing!”
- “A bite sized, mobile friendly version that hits all the right notes dense enough to be satisfied with only a couple minutes of gameplay.”
- “The gameplay itself feels uninspired, straight up just ripping off Subway Surfers. It feels sluggish, controls aren't sensitive enough, and the levels as well as the leveling system are very plain and boring.”
- “Stops being fun fast when you see there's basically no way to win unless, of course, you pay real money, but there's not even enough gameplay in the game to justify it.”
- “Input lag with generally unsatisfactory game-feel ruins the core gameplay loop.”
monetization
20 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
15%
15%
70%
The game's monetization is widely criticized as a blatant cash grab, heavily relying on intrusive microtransactions, battle passes, and pay-to-win elements that detract from the experience. While some note the lack of ads, many feel the in-app purchases are poorly implemented and exploitative, leading to frustration despite decent graphics and gameplay.
- “And Subway Surfer has microtransactions, so stop complaining about it. They need money just like we all do.”
- “Fun game with no ads.”
- “This game is very cool with nice graphics and there's no ads.”
- “This game feels like a cash grab using Little Big Planet, a well-respected game, in order to pry on people's money. The battle pass as well as wording choices just say otherwise.”
- “Doesn't help that battle passes are the most disgusting monetization method ever created.”
- “I actually would have wanted to spend money on in-app purchases if this was an actual Little Big Planet game that played like LBP1 or 2, but this is just another cash grab game that will most likely be shut down due to not making enough money from pay-to-win costume upgrades and lootboxes with timers.”
music
11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
45%
28%
27%
The music in the game receives mixed feedback, with some praising it as the best in the series, while others criticize the heavy reuse of tracks from previous Sackboy titles and note technical issues with sound settings. Overall, the soundtrack is enjoyable but considered somewhat repetitive and lazy by certain players.
- “Besides the music, which is some of the best original music in the series, this game is just another cash grab by Sony.”
- “Very fun so far and love the music in the game.”
- “Music is just the best along with the gameplay.”
- “Most of the themes already existed, with music and costumes from other Sackboy games.”
- “It's lazy to use the same OST as Sackboy: A Big Adventure.”
- “There is a glitch where I turn off the music and sound, but when I close the app and open it again, it turns back on even though the buttons say off.”
story
11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
9%
64%
27%
The story aspect is hindered by a mission-based system that feels repetitive, with forced waiting periods and overly difficult or blocking tasks that disrupt progress. Players find the season pass and mission structure confusing and limiting, preferring an endless mode over short, challenging races. Overall, the narrative framework is seen as a weak starting point needing significant improvements to pacing and mission design.
- “Most of your playtime is unrewarded as you have to wait for the next day for more missions.”
- “But still got a 'finish 1st twice in a row' mission that was blocking my whole daily progress, only to give a mere 400 points.”
- “Enjoyable game but the season pass system makes no sense; I paid money for it and it tells me to complete missions to progress but there are no missions.”
stability
11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game suffers from frequent glitches and freezes that severely impact gameplay, including issues with power-ups, reward screens, and random restarts causing loss of progress. Stability problems are widespread, leading to frustration and the need for frequent reinstallations, although a few users report a more stable experience. Overall, the game is currently plagued by significant bugs that need urgent fixes.
- “Completely lost tons of progress because the game randomly restarted and then continuously freezes so I can't even do anything.”
- “This game has no cloud saves or account system, so at the end of a season if it glitches and gets stuck on the rewards page, you'll have to reinstall and lose everything you've earned.”
- “Barely works in all honesty, hugely disappointed but may change my review if the devs get the game working. Currently 90% of the game is just a glitches blank screen with one small corner visual, fix the game and my review might change.”
optimization
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
38%
12%
50%
The optimization of the game is widely criticized, with users reporting poor performance, frequent lag, and stuttering even on high-end devices like the S21 Ultra. Frame rates are capped with no adjustable settings, resulting in unresponsive controls and a heavy UI, which significantly detracts from gameplay. Additionally, the game suffers from battery drain and occasional freezes that disrupt progress.
- “The biggest issue that I'm facing is the gameplay performance.”
- “The control followed by performance makes me feel unresponsive while playing, and there's no option for frame rate settings (I would always set it to high if available), which means the FPS in-game is capped, making it hard to control fast gestures for the character and even the UI feels heavy.”
- “Huge performance issues cause the game to freeze, making the player lose their run automatically.”
- “Performance is very poor, runs horribly on low on an S21 Ultra.”
- “Huge performance issues which freeze the game and have the player lose their run automatically.”
- “The control and performance make me feel unresponsive to play, and there's no option for frame rate settings (I always set it to high if it exists), which means the in-game FPS is capped, resulting in difficulty controlling the character quickly and the UI feeling heavy.”
grinding
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game features a notably grind-heavy design, requiring substantial effort to increase power levels essential for competitive play. While some enjoy the race-based challenge over typical endless runners, many find the grinding tedious and exacerbated by time gates, unengaging rewards, and gameplay issues, resulting in a less enjoyable experience.
- “Overall, the game is designed to be grindy as ever.”
- “Increasing your power level is grindy, but necessary if you want to compete, as it directly influences how much score you gain.”
- “Way too much grinding for not much fun.”
replayability
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users find that connecting to PSN enhances the game's personalization and replay value, especially with the addition of the endless run update. While support effectively resolves issues like ad rewards, some players experience repetitive costume rewards, which slightly detracts from the overall replayability.
- “Connecting to PSN makes the game way more personable and significantly increases replay value.”
- “Since the endless run update, the game has become much more playable and enjoyable.”
- “The support team resolved my ad/reward issue quickly, improving the overall experience.”
humor
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users find the game genuinely funny and enjoyable, praising its humor as a strong point. However, some mention technical issues like lag and slow performance that slightly detract from the experience.
- “It's really a funny game and I spent a lot of time on it; despite some lag and slow performance, the concept is perfect.”
- “It's fun and funny .”
- “It is a very funny game.”
emotional
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users feel a deep emotional attachment to the original Sackboy: A Big Adventure, expressing nostalgia and sadness over its absence while appreciating that the current game allows them to reconnect with their favorite character.
atmosphere
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users feel that the atmosphere successfully captures the charm of the original Little Big Planet games, which made Sackboy popular, but they express disappointment with the direction of recent Sackboy titles.

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Ultimate Sackboy is a arcade platformer game.

Ultimate Sackboy is available on Phone, iPad, iPhone, Tablet and others.

Ultimate Sackboy was released on February 21, 2023.

Ultimate Sackboy was developed by Exient Entertainment.

Ultimate Sackboy has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Ultimate Sackboy for its graphics but disliked it for its monetization.

Ultimate Sackboy is a single player game.

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