Bad Cheese

Item: Bad Cheese
Rating: 75
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-09-02

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Summary

Distinctive art style and atmosphere
Unique and engaging experience
Effective psychological horror
Short, tedious, and unfulfilling gameplay
Disappointing and confusing ending
Janky controls and movement issues

Emotions

Satisfaction23%Disappointment16%Enjoyment12%Frustration9%Interest8%

Reviews (sample size): 95
Helpful reviews: 85%
Unhelpful reviews: 15%
Protest reviews: 0%

75%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
25%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 195
Negative points: 105
Gameplay points: 101
Perf. points: 2
Rec. points: 46
Misc points: 17

Point	Description	Importance
Distinctive Art Style & Atmosphere Description The game's art style is a major highlight, frequently described as unique, creative, and visually striking. Its black-and-white, 1920s/30s cartoon aesthetic, often compared to old Disney or 'Mickey Mouse on acid,' effectively creates a creepy, unsettling, and nostalgic atmosphere that stands out in the horror genre. Importance 97%	The game's art style is a major highlight, frequently described as unique, creative, and visually striking. Its black-and-white, 1920s/30s cartoon aesthetic, often compared to old Disney or 'Mickey Mouse on acid,' effectively creates a creepy, unsettling, and nostalgic atmosphere that stands out in the horror genre.	97%
Unique & Engaging Experience Description Players consistently praise the game as a good, high-quality, and memorable experience. It's described as engaging, fun, and offering a fresh take on horror, often highlighting its unique blend of bizarre, creepy, and sometimes amusing elements. Importance 81%	Players consistently praise the game as a good, high-quality, and memorable experience. It's described as engaging, fun, and offering a fresh take on horror, often highlighting its unique blend of bizarre, creepy, and sometimes amusing elements.	81%
Effective Psychological Horror Description The game excels in psychological horror, exploring themes of childhood trauma and dysfunctional family environments. It's noted for its grotesque imagery, unsettling atmosphere, and ability to capture childhood fears without relying on cheap jump scares, offering a profound narrative experience. Importance 73%	The game excels in psychological horror, exploring themes of childhood trauma and dysfunctional family environments. It's noted for its grotesque imagery, unsettling atmosphere, and ability to capture childhood fears without relying on cheap jump scares, offering a profound narrative experience.	73%
Creative & Amusing Elements Description The game incorporates various creative and amusing elements, such as twisted mini-games, unique weapon concepts (like a shoe-cleaning weapon), and funny details like the TV or the act of eating snacks. These elements add to its bizarre charm and provide moments of relief or humor. Importance 57%	The game incorporates various creative and amusing elements, such as twisted mini-games, unique weapon concepts (like a shoe-cleaning weapon), and funny details like the TV or the act of eating snacks. These elements add to its bizarre charm and provide moments of relief or humor.	57%
Accessible Gameplay & Puzzles Description Players appreciate the game's clear guidance and relatively low difficulty for finding items and completing tasks. It's noted for being thoughtful for puzzle-averse players and having combat that is not overly challenging once understood. Importance 54%	Players appreciate the game's clear guidance and relatively low difficulty for finding items and completing tasks. It's noted for being thoughtful for puzzle-averse players and having combat that is not overly challenging once understood.	54%
Fair Pricing Description Reviewers found the game to be well-priced and affordable, offering good value for the experience provided. This contributes to its overall positive reception. Importance 47%	Reviewers found the game to be well-priced and affordable, offering good value for the experience provided. This contributes to its overall positive reception.	47%
Strong Sound Design Description The sound effects and music are consistently praised for being top-notch, contributing significantly to the game's unsettling and nostalgic atmosphere. They are described as cool, good, and hauntingly effective. Importance 13%	The sound effects and music are consistently praised for being top-notch, contributing significantly to the game's unsettling and nostalgic atmosphere. They are described as cool, good, and hauntingly effective.	13%
Good Translation Quality Description Despite potentially lacking a dedicated localization team, the game's translation is considered good, ensuring accessibility and understanding for a wider audience. Importance 2%	Despite potentially lacking a dedicated localization team, the game's translation is considered good, ensuring accessibility and understanding for a wider audience.	2%
Visually Cool Jumpscares Description While not overly reliant on them, the game's jumpscares are noted for being visually interesting and impactful, contributing to the horror experience. Importance 2%	While not overly reliant on them, the game's jumpscares are noted for being visually interesting and impactful, contributing to the horror experience.	2%
Engaging Character Psychology Description The psychological inclinations of the main character are appealing to players, suggesting a well-developed and interesting protagonist. Importance 2%	The psychological inclinations of the main character are appealing to players, suggesting a well-developed and interesting protagonist.	2%
Satisfying Cannon Physics Description The physics involved in shooting with the cannon are highlighted as being 'super,' indicating a well-implemented and enjoyable gameplay mechanic. Importance 1%	The physics involved in shooting with the cannon are highlighted as being 'super,' indicating a well-implemented and enjoyable gameplay mechanic.	1%

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