Gang Beasts

Scoring window: since the last significant patch (Oct 7, 2025) · 300 reviews sampled · 6213 total reviews in window · weighted 178.7 up / 16.2 down · computed 2h ago · full methodology →

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  Gaming Professors

  trust 76Oct 21, 2021

  “Fun, crazy and thrilling - these three words accompanied me throughout the whole game. Good level design, funny characters and silly physics are features iconic to Gang Beasts. The great thing about the game is that you can't tell if it's a bug, because nothing surprises you here anymore. Just release more frequent updates with a new map and some skins and the game can live and entertain for a while longer.”

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• 70
  Nintendo Life

  trust 76Oct 13, 2021

  “Gang Beasts' charm has always been its janky, unpredictable, chaotic physics brawling, and you'll either be pleased or disappointed to know that it hasn't changed too much since 2014. On Switch, it runs well in Local and Online mode, although the Switch's voice chat options make the latter a less appealing choice. If you're a fan of portable party games, though, this is a classic not to be missed.”

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  VGamingNews

  trust 71Feb 2, 2022

  “All-in-all, Gang Beasts is a fun multiplayer romp that’s best enjoyed with a few friends after a couple of beers, but doesn’t hold up nearly as well once you try to take the party online. The derpy characters, intentionally awkward controls, and daft physics will bring plenty of laughs in a room full of pals, but become more frustrating as a solo experience. Ultimately, once you’ve played a few rounds in each mode there isn’t an awful lot of meat on the bone; Gang Beasts is an admittedly tasty morsel, it just carries the price tag of a prime cut.”

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• 75
  Nindie Spotlight

  trust 70Oct 7, 2021

  “Both “wacky physics” and local multiplayer games have a tendency to suffer from people having extremely positive or negative views of them, either embracing and “getting” the style of play or likely despising it...”

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• 60
  Push Square

  trust 69Dec 16, 2017

  “What we’re left with is a multiplayer game that still has the ability to delight and surprise, but perhaps lacks some finishing touches to make it truly great. With online play a bit of a mess and a limited number of modes, Gang Beasts isn’t short of issues, but just about gets away with it due to a solid core idea that, with friends, can be uproariously entertaining. If you’re after a new title for gaming nights with buddies, or indeed, the Christmas party, you can do far worse than this.”

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• 73
  LevelUp

  trust 69Dec 20, 2017

  “Gang Beasts has a special touch on its core mechanic, a good mix between funny physics and functional scenarios that will make you laugh like no other game if you have friends to play on local multiplayer. Unfortunately after a long early access the game still feels unfinished with technical problems and terrible servers to play online.”

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• 70
  Worth Playing

  trust 67Jun 27, 2018

  “Gang Beasts never pretends to be a single-player experience; it's a party game through and through. Even though there's only so much depth that can be found in imprecisely manipulating ragdoll physics, the end result is still oddly compelling. While Gang Beasts is not the kind of game that will find its way into the eSports circuit, players will still find a lot to love as they fight and fall and laugh at all the ways they succeed or fail in its oddball arenas.”

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• 75
  Eurogamer

  trust 66Dec 15, 2017

  “A modern multiplayer classic finally comes home to console, although the package is as scrappy as the action itself.”

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• 70
  GameGrin

  trust 65Jan 23, 2020

  “Even if I’m less than impressed with some of the game’s technical shortcomings and overbalancing, Gang Beasts still delivered some of the funniest moments I’ve had in gaming, and that joy will stay with me for some time.”

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  TheSixthAxis

  trust 65Dec 22, 2017

  “For those who have been following the game since long before it’s PlayStation 4 announcement, Gang Beasts really does come as a poisoned chalice. Its meathead multiplayer melees will light up your living room for hours on end, yet when there’s only one person in the hot seat, it loses that charm almost completely.”

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• 80
  JumpCut PLAY

  trust 65Oct 29, 2021

  “It may be small, but Gang Beasts on Switch still deals out a mean headbutt.”

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• 70
  ThisGenGaming

  trust 64Feb 26, 2018

  “Despite some issues Gang Beasts will be staying in my lineup of games to play with my family for some time to come.”

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…and 23 more tracked reviews.

1. Security Advisory (patch 1.28)

   Oct 7, 2025significant · resets scoring window
2. Improved Glass Destruction (Update 1.27)

   Aug 12, 2025significant · resets scoring window
3. Construction Site Clean Up (Update 1.26)

   Feb 12, 2025significant · resets scoring window
4. Is It a Bird? Is It a Crane? (Update 1.25 Crane Stage)

   Nov 20, 2024
5. Newly Articulated Gang Beasts (Update 1.24)

   Aug 22, 2024significant · resets scoring window
6. Addressables and Aggressables and Bugs, Oh My (Update 1.23)

   Jun 13, 2024significant · resets scoring window
7. Is It a Crane? (Patch 1.21.1)

   Feb 14, 2024significant · resets scoring window
8. Is it a Bird? (Patch 1.21)

   Oct 4, 2023significant · resets scoring window
9. Choice Cuts From the Boneloafery (July 2022)

   Jul 26, 2022significant · resets scoring window
10. A New Stage Approaches

    Dec 9, 2021
11. Changelog 1.17

    Jun 28, 2021significant · resets scoring window
12. It put up a good fight, but Update 1.16 is finally here!

    Feb 4, 2021significant · resets scoring window
13. Gang Beasts Aquarium Update (build 1.13)

    Dec 9, 2020significant · resets scoring window
14. Information on the Gang Beasts Beta 2

    Sep 14, 2020significant · resets scoring window
15. Information on the Gang Beasts Beta

    Aug 5, 2020significant · resets scoring window
16. Patch notes for the Gang Beasts 1.0.11/1.011 builds

    Oct 24, 2019significant · resets scoring window
17. Patch notes for the Gang Beasts 1.0.8 patch build

    Jan 24, 2019significant · resets scoring window
18. Patch notes for the Gang Beasts 1.0.7 patch build

    Nov 7, 2018
19. Patch notes for the Gang Beasts 1.0.6 build

    Sep 13, 2018
20. Gang Beasts Train Update Changelog (build 1.0.5)

    Aug 9, 2018significant · resets scoring window
21. Gang Beasts Valentine’s Update Changelog (build 1.0.4)

    Feb 14, 2018
22. Gang Beasts Valentine’s Update Changelog (build 1.0.4)

    Feb 14, 2018significant · resets scoring window
23. Information on the 0.7.0 Gang Beasts beta build and full launch content

    Nov 13, 2017significant · resets scoring window
24. Information on the 0.7.0 Gang Beasts beta build and full launch content

    Nov 13, 2017significant · resets scoring window
25. Patch notes for the Gang Beasts 0.6.1 beta build and Steam Free Weekend

    Sep 21, 2017significant · resets scoring window
26. Patch notes for the Gang Beasts 0.6.1 beta build and Steam Free Weekend

    Sep 21, 2017significant · resets scoring window
27. Patch notes for the Gang Beasts 0.6.0 unstable beta build

    Sep 19, 2017significant · resets scoring window
28. Patch notes for the Gang Beasts 0.6.0 unstable beta build

    Sep 19, 2017significant · resets scoring window
29. Patch notes for the Gang Beasts 0.5.7p1 beta and Information on public servers

    Jul 6, 2017
30. Patch notes for the Gang Beasts 0.5.7p1 beta and Information on public servers

    Jul 6, 2017significant · resets scoring window
31. Patch notes for the Gang Beasts 0.5.7 beta

    Jun 29, 2017significant · resets scoring window
32. Patch notes for the Gang Beasts 0.5.7 beta

    Jun 29, 2017significant · resets scoring window
33. Patch notes for the Gang Beasts 0.5.6 beta

    Apr 19, 2017significant · resets scoring window
34. Patch notes for the Gang Beasts 0.5.6 beta

    Apr 19, 2017significant · resets scoring window
35. Patch notes for the Gang Beasts 0.5.5 beta

    Mar 17, 2017
36. Patch notes for the Gang Beasts 0.5.5 beta

    Mar 17, 2017significant · resets scoring window
37. Patch notes for the Gang Beasts 0.5.4 betas

    Mar 2, 2017significant · resets scoring window
38. Patch notes for the Gang Beasts 0.5.4 betas

    Mar 2, 2017significant · resets scoring window
39. Patch notes for the Gang Beasts 0.5.3 beta

    Feb 15, 2017
40. Patch notes for the Gang Beasts 0.5.3 beta

    Feb 15, 2017significant · resets scoring window

…and 52 earlier patch announcements.