Bubsy 4D

"Despite its short length and the general unwieldiness of some of Bubsy’s new traversal abilities, Bubsy 4D excels in being the first truly solid entry in the franchise - and it has an incredible time poking fun of itself while …"

"Bubsy 4D isn’t the great mascot claw-back tale it could’ve been."

"Bubsy 4D is a loosey-goosey 3D platformer with plenty of silliness on display and it offers oodles of entertaining challenges that make its messy gameplay really shine. I&s;d even go so far to say that it&s;s the cat&s;s pajamas. 🧶"

"Bubsy 4D&s;s skill-testing movement makes for sharp platformer with a ton of energy, but it’s also a brief one that ends up feeling a bit safe."

"“Bubsy 4D” certainly seems like a project thrown together in a hurry, in which the ambition to create a game that actually works has been sacrificed in favor of a marketing strategy centered on a character who has long since …"

"Bubsy 4D has undeniably been built with one thing in mind, competitiveness."

"Bubsy 4D appears to get the joke. The never-a-mascot bobcat has been around for decades, scraping for relevance. While this game isn&s;t revolutionary, it&s;s a competent platformer that will likely garner Bubsy a few new fans."

"Bubsy 4D is a flawed but fun retro title that, at its best, makes a good case for 3D platforming’s modern applicability."

"Is Bubsy finally great? Not really, but he is finally enjoyable. Bubsy 4D can look a bit ostentatious, most of the jokes fall flat, and it has an absurdly short run time, but this is the best the Bubster has …"

"Even so, after the 3D platforming genre has had recent exponents like Sonic x Shadow Generations or Donkey Kong Bananza , this Bubsy 4D is left, once again, like a kitten with very few claws."

"I can confidently say that Bubsy 4D is Bubsy&s;s first competent game. It&s;s not spectacular, and you certainly shouldn&s;t expect much more than 15 short, fun levels with great movement, but the game isn&s;t as awful as Bubsy 3D or …"

"Bubsy 4D came out of nowhere, promised little, and delivered a lot. The mascot, always considered the underdog and the bane of gaming, finally showed that he can be more than a repetitive joke and be genuinely interesting, unlike the …"

"Bubsy 4D may be short, but it’s also one of the tightest controlling and most satisfying platformers out there."

"Bubsy 4D is a short and sweet platformer that miraculously breathes life into one of gaming&s;s most forgettable heroes."

"Bubsy 4D is a good platform game with interesting mechanics. However, the levels are too simple and it&s;s a rather short game, with a very low overall challenge. What will make you return to the levels are the collectibles and …"

"To see Bubsy finally overcome its infamous legacy and deliver a fun, albeit flawed, experience has me hopeful that Atari will build on what&s;s a solid foundation in place and give a possible Bubsy sequel the polish and investment that …"

"Bubsy 4D is exactly what a new Bubsy game should be: a full 3D level-based platformer featuring the wise-cracking (but no longer insufferable) bobcat."

"Although the bar is comically low, this game absolutely clears it. Bubsy 4D is easily the best game in the franchise."

"What should a Bubsy game be in 2026? I thought the answer to that question was obvious to everyone: It shouldn’t. But here I am reviewing Bubsy 4D, the new take on the sarcastic cat from Atari and developer Fabraz. …"

"Bubsy Pawsome Edition on the Nintendo Switch 2 completely turned things around for me, offering a wonderfully fun and vastly superior experience compared to the tedious PS5 version."

"Bubsy 4D has the makings of a modern classic, helmed by a team that has a clear ambition and design philosophy. It&s;s issues are more fundamental, and in the fabric of Bubsy himself. I can take self-deprecation, but there comes …"

"Is it the fate of platforming mascots that their signature moves tell the arc of their decline? Sonic: too fast, burnt out. Spyro: early sparks, longi..."

"Bubsy 4D had my attention and when it hits, it is fun to play. Sadly, most of the time it just isn’t."

"Bubsy 4D is, straight up, a bad time. It’s fun to jump around a little bit and play with the tools you get, but in a fleeting, shallow way that isn’t enough to sustain a multi-hour platforming video game."

"Bubsy 4D has proven to be a massive missed opportunity; despite featuring some good ideas in terms of gameplay and writing, it fails to give the old chatty lynx a comeback worthy of note. What the player experiences during gameplay …"

"Still, depth alone doesn’t completely save the experience, which clocks out after a good five or six hours of story-driven gameplay. Why? Because ultimately, Bubsy 4D remains trapped between reinvention and nostalgia. It wants to modernize Bubsy while simultaneously preserving …"

"At $20, Bubsy 4D is a solid budget platformer with levels that are consistently fun, if somewhat underbaked. Admittedly a low bar, it is comfortably the best Bubsy game ever made, with genuinely great controls and speedrunning depth that will …"

"It’s hard not to compare Bubsy 4D to Demon Tides because the foundations are so similar, and I think I would’ve walked away more positive if Bubsy had launched first. That’s not to say Bubsy 4D falls short—it’s a solid …"

""A Fun but Limited Action Experience" Bubsy 4D succeeds in delivering a solid mechanical foundation based on fast and fluid movement, making the experience enjoyable in terms of control and direct interaction. However, the game fails to balance this excellence …"

"Bubsy 4D isn&s;t the best 3D platformer out this year, and probably doesn&s;t even rank in the top ten, but it is a solid return for the character, if you can stomach the various issues."

"Bubsy 4D is definitely an improvement over the last 3D outing for the wise-cracking bobcat, but there&s;s still lots of room for improvement. Both the camera and controls will feel like your biggest enemy here at times, and unless you&s;re …"

"Hampered by a surprisingly short play-time and some frustrating game decisions, Bubsy 4D comes up just shy of being something that everyone could pick up and enjoy. As a game in the Bubsy series, however, 4D shines as easily the …"

"Bubsy 4D manages to do something I honestly didn&s;t expect: transform a franchise that has always been surrounded by criticism into a fun experience full of personality. Fabraz and Atari really understood what the character represents and delivered a simple …"

"In some ways, Bubsy 4D is the best the series has ever been; the bobcat&s;s wide range of abilities affords him a huge amount of freedom to move through levels with style. However, a fairly narrow focus on movement means …"

"The biggest question has been, “Is this the return of Bubsy that we hoped for?” While it is still a decent revival of the iconic series and an above-average platformer, some repetitiveness becomes evident throughout its levels"

"Bubsy may be a cursed franchise, as despite the developer’s previous work this is a frustrating and frequently cringe-worthy 3D platformer, with some truly clunky gameplay."

"Bubsy 4D finally solves the broken base of the series. Whether that foundation is strong enough to support future games remains to be seen, but for the first time in decades, Bubsy feels like a character with real potential rather …"

"If Bubsy 4D is an attempt to bring new players to this 33-year-old franchise, though, its poor level design, characterization, and platforming will ensure it won’t."