# Cloudpunk: what players say

As of 28 October 2026, 87% of 13,930 player reviews of Cloudpunk recommend it.

> Players love Cloudpunk’s neon city and its calm, story-led drives, and find the deliveries repetitive and the voice acting uneven.

Developer: ION LANDS. Publisher: ION LANDS. Released 23 April.

## In short

Players praise a rain-soaked, neon-lit city that feels huge even on foot, side conversations that keep them listening, and a calm pace with no combat that suits winding down. The complaints are uneven voice acting, deliveries that repeat, choices that change little and upgrades that do little. Players who want a relaxed, atmospheric story get the most from it, often on sale.

## What players say

Players praise the city, the story and characters, the calm pace and the first-person view. The voice acting, repetitive deliveries, choices that change little and thin upgrades draw the complaints.

We read these reviews in full on 20 October.

- 80 most helpful reviews: 44 positive, 14 mixed, 21 negative, 1 off-topic.
- 40 latest reviews: 25 positive, 3 mixed, 10 negative, 2 off-topic.

- **Neon city and atmosphere carry the game.** Players keep returning to the rain, the neon signs and the voxel skyline, and many say the city feels huge even when they are on foot.
- **The story and characters draw players in.** Side conversations keep players listening, and a fish-out-of-water heroine and a cast of distinct characters keep them invested.
- **Calm pace and no combat suit winding down.** Players like that the drive has no fights and a relaxed pace, so the game works as a way to unwind at the end of a long evening.
- **First person makes the drive immersive.** Many players say first person in the car and on foot makes the city feel closer.
- **Voice acting and writing vary a lot.** The protagonist's delivery draws the most criticism, and several side characters sound flat or overdone, though a few performances earn praise.
- **Fetch-style deliveries feel repetitive.** Most of the game is flying from point A to point B and collecting items, and many players say the loop stops being fun after a few hours.
- **Choices rarely change the story.** Dialogue choices shift a line or two, and the bigger decisions seem to carry little visible consequence, which leaves several players feeling the choice is an illusion.
- **Upgrades and apartment items do little.** Players say the car and apartment upgrades mostly change looks, and there is little to spend money on once the vehicle is upgraded.

## Questions

### Is Cloudpunk worth it?

Most players say yes. As of 28 October 2026, 87% of 13,930 reviews recommend it, and players who mention the price mostly suggest buying it on sale.

### How long is Cloudpunk?

Players who finished the story mostly report 8 to 16 hours, and nearly 20 with side missions.

### Does Cloudpunk have combat?

No. You make deliveries across the city by car and on foot, at a calm pace.

### Do choices matter in Cloudpunk?

Players disagree. Some say choices echo hours later and shape the two endings, and others say they change only the dialogue.

### What PC do you need for Cloudpunk?

The minimum is an FX-4300 or Core i3-4130, 8 GB of RAM and a graphics card with 2 GB of memory, such as a GeForce GTX 760 or Radeon R9 285. The recommended setup is a Ryzen 3 1300X or Core i7-930, 16 GB of RAM and a GeForce GTX 1060 or Radeon RX 580. It needs 7 GB of storage.

## Sources

35. Steam: Cloudpunk, store page (developer ION LANDS, 2020): https://store.steampowered.com/app/746850/

Page: https://creativecult.digital/games/cloudpunk