METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN
METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN
Game
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Party Animals
Developer Recreate Games
Party Animals is a multiplayer physics-based brawler/party video game developed by Recreate Games and published by Source Technology. The game was released for Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S on September 20, 2023. A PlayStation 5 port was released on January 23, 2025. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
318 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon) · newest Oct 7, 2026 · last updated Oct 7, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
66
Fresh
147 positive · 75 negative
95% range 60–72%
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| Steam reviews | 147 | 75 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Steam's own rating
Mostly Positive
63,592 of 79,677 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
Summary pending — the reactions are listed below.
Reactions
60 of 318 · most liked firstHow fucking tone deaf have you gotta be to know mostly furries play your game and you decide to pull a fucking “AI VIDEO CONTEST” our your dumb stinking ass … and you think they’re gonna be cool with that? I can the review bombs now. Fuck Ai, Party Animals you just dug your own grave.
unlabelledView post →Here's my Party Animals review 👎 #AIslop #fuckAI
unlabelledView post →Actually fucking done with Party Animals. I was about to hand animate a small series SOLO, FOR FREE based on the game, wrote pages upon pages of story and backstory nodding towards the game and dragged others into this fucking game with me. Then they put $75,000 up for an... AI... video contest...
unlabelledView post →Although the game is excellent they listed the game as being capable of single player and offline. After making a commitment to full live service they discarded the feature. I for one hate this and as soon as the servers are down you can no longer play, that's why I never bought it years ago. It already takes sometimes 1 to 5 minutes to find a game. And the game was free from a friend. Not to mention the extremely predatory monetization that they use against kids and people in general. Easy…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I am competing in a Super Bowl Party Animals game and the only sports related shirt I own doesn't fit me anymore... WELP! twitch.tv/blizz
unlabelledView post →Company decided to use AI generation for a bunch of stuff then deleted all evidence of it from the store page. Separate issue is the endless bot lobbies to fluff player numbers, but that's not enough for a negative review if the game is fun (which it can be if you have 4+ friends), however using AI in this way and then deleting all evidence of it is irredeemable to me. Hard pass on playing this, play Pummel Party or Gang Beasts instead.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Amusing and light-hearted, great for a silly time with friends, but absolutely swamped in paid add-ons. I felt like this game was shouting at me to spend more real money on little aestheitcs for the various animals. I bought the game! I'm here to keep things light and enjoy my friends' company! Quit overloading the whole experience with calls to spend more!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just a heads up to anyone a fan of the steam game Party Animals back from a few years (Which was fun) they decided to speed run how fast it id to kill a brand
unlabelledView post →Good morning to everyone except the game Party Animals
unlabelledView post →Devs promoted a genAI contest downplaying how many great artists and people play this game. Uninstalling and wishing I could refund.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I used to really like this game. It used to be a lot of fun, but the use of AI just ruined it. You had very capable artists there was no reason that AI should have been used. Very sad to see them fall this far. This game had loads of potential sad they ruined it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →New Players Beware! Please give this a read, I know it's long, but I think it'll help with not only your purchase, but your time. Sweats/TryHards Ruin the Game I did enjoy the game a lot in the beginning. The novelty of being little rag doll animals was very fun and entertaining. Soon though the magic wore off as I started to notice how in 85% or more of the matches you would find at least 1 sweatlord (a person who takes the game too seriously and is too competitive) that ruined the fun in…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →While the game itself is fun to play with friends, I have to go out of my way to warn potential buyers: If you like artists, and human made art in general, this game is not for you. They openly supported artificially generated "content" through a "Gen-AI art competition" only to walk it back with an LLM created apology.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Developers of Party Animals announce an AI video contest - game gets a review bomb #PartyAnimals #AI #GenAI
unlabelledView post →*******if you're buying this to play with friends (attempting to host through the Friends pass)****** You will have an issue of host more than a friend or two as there is a baked in ratio (1 paid player 2 free players) meaning you can host a full party off a 1 full paid player thought I would post to save you and your friends the time it takes for all of them to finish the tutorial and attempt to host a game for you only find out after downloading 10gb game that you cant play unless more off…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This ♥♥♥♥ fell off so hard bro. This game used to be so fun and they removed everything silly about it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Honestly unplayable for me in my region. Bought this for local couch party gameplay like Gang Beasts, really disappointing it forces you to play within a server even if it's JUST you and your friends, which has horrific input delay and lag. Steam won't let me refund this, so negative review it is.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I appreciate the idea and generosity of the friend pass but I would have liked to know that only one friends pass player can be 'referred' into a lobby at once. Instead you get a vague connection error that doesn't explain anything when you try to join. Finding out after wasting me and my friends time trying to diagnose our own PCs that its actually part of the monetization scheme feels kinda disrespectful. I'm sure its unintentional, since it would just be better if I was told upfront that its…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☑ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☑ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☑ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☐ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☐ Potato ☑ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Unfortunately over half of the content doesn't support local multiplayer. Modes such as racing and many other are not available for whatever reason. Racing actually is available - only for 2 people max at once...???????
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Got the go to post some of the work I did on Party Animals!🥳⛄️ This was the first game I worked on as an Environment Artist back in 2021 and it's so surreal to see it. And huge shoutout to the amazing team!☀️ More screenshots and renders on Artstation: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/Pe6ayy
unlabelledView post →Just going to sound the alarm now. If you have the game Party Animals i highly suggest removing it from your wishlists or trying to get a refund as they are currently running a gen ai video context. Looking through comments they are super okay with gen ai and have been for years now.
unlabelledView post →No one likes games and companies that support destroying the ecosystem...
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Developers of Party Animals announce an AI video contest - game gets a review bomb https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/developers-of-party-animals-announce-an-ai-video-contest-game-gets-a-review-bomb/ #PartyAnimals #AI #GenAI
unlabelledView post →#promosky Also video game mutuals, here’s some all time favorites of mine: Left 4 Dead (1 & 2) Alien Isolation Detroit: Become Human Control Resident Evil games Tomb Raider games The Oulast Trials The Last of Us games Until Dawn Phasmophobia Party Animals Friday The 13th
unlabelledView post →Looking for people to play PEAK, Jackbox, Party Animals, Board Game Online, and more
unlabelledView post →Considering streaming Party Animals and doing the new Among Us game mode just because I wanna get the role where you get to EAT and DIGEST people. (or so I heard)
unlabelledView post →Hello Bluesky! 💓 We are a small team of indie devs developing a game about fighting over your love as cute witches!! If you enjoy tons of fun anime art direction/ references, and like games like Super Smash Bros and Party Animals then come check us out! #gamedev #indiegame #anime
unlabelledView post →tl;dr played 350+ hours, stream + play + encourage new users, love the gameplay, but: NO LONGER SUPPORTING PARTY ANIMALS UNTIL THEY STOP PROMOTING THE USE OF AI GARBAGE i've been playing party animals since it was released and it has been nothing but a good experience. they release generous amounts of content, they release new modes, it has all been very positive... until recently they decided to promote an "AI video contest." instead of supporting people playing your game and encouraging…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So... I won a photo contest from Party Animals game.😮
unlabelledView post →This is fucking disgusting The Game devs for Party Animals is doing a Ai video contest. I won't be playing Party animals ever again.
unlabelledView post →Bill “Spaceman” Lee at the age of 77 pitches a game for the Savannah Bananas against the Party Animals at Fenway Park on June 8, 2024.
unlabelledView post →อรันสวุส มาแบบไวๆ Schedule วันนี้ 12:00 พากย์ Party Animals 13:20 Valorant 16:15 LoL (ลงแทนคนไม่ว่าง) 18:20 Overwatch 21:40 Crab game ปล. LoL มี 2 แมทช์นะ ฝากเชียร์ด้วยนะครับ #AoiCrescent #ป้าแต๋วจะWIN
unlabelledView post →PROS - Hilarious physics-based gameplay. - Plenty of funny and memorable moments. - Cute art style with charming character animations. - Fun variety of maps and game modes. - Excellent party game for friends and family. CONS - Best enjoyed with friends; solo play is less engaging. - Gameplay can become repetitive during extended sessions. - Physics can occasionally feel inconsistent or frustrating. VERDICT Party Animals is exactly what a party game should be: easy to pick up, endlessly…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →‼️CALLING ALL TWITCH UNITY GUILD MEMBERS‼️ We have some spots open for our Game On! To End Lupus Party Animals Tournament! 💜 Saturday May 17th 2pm PT We have some serious prizes to raffle off to participants: keyboards, headsets, giftcards, and more!! Info below👇🏽👇🏽
unlabelledView post →After months of not gaming, I finally played with some old online friends yesterday 🥺 we played Party Animals and Phasmophobia And on my own time, I tried the demo of a really cute cozy game by @on-together.bsky.social Side note: the Discord call finally hit 900 hours 👀✨
unlabelledView post →Nothing about the controls feels deliberate even after a few hours of playing various matches. It doesnt feel goofy and playful like similar games in the genre, it just feels like theres a 1 second input delay. The movement, even when you become familiar with it, is designed in such a way that your character cant pivot. So characters just dance around each other. The player base is so low that only the basic game mode is available most of the time. It looks great aesthetically but lacks the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is honestly really fun to play alone, but it’s even better with friends. Fighting as really cute animals makes the game enjoyable even when you lose, which keeps it feeling more casual and less competitive, even though you still have to fight. The developers add a lot of skins, and only a few of them require real money. Most can be bought with in-game currency that you earn simply by playing. One downside is that the game isn’t very popular, so you’ll often run into a lot of bots…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good evening everybody! Thank you all for your amazing hard work today. And may you all's weekend be as awesome as you all are. 😄✨ Another cheeky clip/video! After today's Party Animals game session. My poor friend here! Kept on dying from laughing during this whole game session. 😆🔥🔥
unlabelledView post →Used to enjoy this game when it came out, so it was really sad to see that the devs started using and promoting gen ai ♥♥♥♥, I'll pass The party is over for this animal
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Our indie game: - Bloodroots, where the entire stage is your weapon - Boomerang Fu, throwing any object at a distance - ROUNDS, with upgrade cards after each round - Party Animals, featuring gnomes instead of animals Play Gnaughty Gnomes demo on Steam! 🧙♂️ #indiegames #gamedev #wishlistwednesday
unlabelledView post →You will like our indie game if you enjoyed: - Bloodroots - Party Animals - Boomerang Fu - Rounds #indiegames #indiegame #gaming
unlabelledView post →fat little chudlings beat the ever loving daylights out of each other for the love of the game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The party is over unfortunately. Over the last year or so the game has completely been taken over by Bots. Especially during events for skins or other rewards. I've reported entire lobbies to find I was the only actual player in the lobby. Matchmaking takes forever and once it does finally find a match, it's entirely bots. The game is pretty much unplayable now unless you're running your own lobby with enough friends. This combined with a lack of new modes or maps that don't require a…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →started playing it because i thought it'd be fun but after learning this game utilizes AI slop, i hope they never make money off this. I'm glad i never spent a penny on this game save for just the purchase of this game. sadly i cant refund so a review bomb will have to suffice. do better and be better.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Watched a friend play Party Animals for the first time, he got his ass kicked by the bot in tutorial for 2 hours. 10/10 recommend
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →never felt more disappointed in a game studio before. when you make a game built on a style, with artists putting in effort and then you decide to hold an AI design contest. Disappointing. Great game but not worth giving the studio any more attention.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game has false advertising. It states on the steam page that it supports shared screen co-op, which was indeed a thing in an earlier demo version where it worked flawlessly. However, due to some unthinkably bad game design decisions the developers removed it and instead added an obnoxious split screen. Movement feel has also worsened, which now makes the characters feel sloppier to control and hits harder to land than in demo.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Playing Party Animals with @dragonarykai.bsky.social and friends. First ever podium and I headbutted this tiger and knocked him out. I am going to love this game.
unlabelledView post →You'll like our new game (Gnaughty Gnomes) if you liked... 🍌Boomerang Fu 🐻 Party Animals 💥 Rounds #indiegames #gamedev #screenshotsaturday
unlabelledView post →Coming to Xbox Game Pass: *Party Animals (September 20) *PAYDAY 3 (September 21) *Cocoon (September 29) *Gotham Knights (October 3) *The Lamplighter's League (October 3)
unlabelledView post →Get timed out wafter leaving a game where everyone else on your team left. Plus full of cheaters. - rep
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Its a good game but just gang beast with better grafic , maps, itams ,and skin of pig
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You will like our indie game if you played these games: - Boomerang Fu 🍌 - Rounds 💣 - Party Animals 😺 - Bloodroots 💥 #trailertuesday #indiegames #gamedev
unlabelledView post →Party Animals Is A Fun Game That Doesn't Make You Hate Your Friends.... #vtuber #envtuber #vtuberclips #streamer #streamerclips
unlabelledView post →Had an awesome game session! With this absolute legend @foxyroxyvt.bsky.social back to playing more Party Animals again. 😄 Had to edit this funny clip out! Just from the way how Foxy went flying in the air. 😂🔥
unlabelledView post →Max from the game Party Animals! hes one of my favorites to play as lol
unlabelledView post →I had so much fun with this game until I learned about all the AI stuff going on and that honestly just ruined it for me. Really disappointed, because this seemed like a genuinely good game to play with friends.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Would not recommend due to the difficulty of setting up couch co-op, particularly the inability to easily add a second controller; it's impossible to join someone else's game with two controllers connected. The experience is unnecessarily frustrating, and the developers have also backtracked on their previously promised LAN functionality.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Come for the cute animals beating the stuffings out of each other, stay for the fishing.
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