Review pixelcrypt 1/5 · Jul 12, 2026
About what I thought
Not often am I completely correct in my assumptions about a game… but this time I was. Deer & Boy is an Inside-like, but basically stripped all of the unique settings, environments, puzzles, etc and replace it with a generic Pixar type story. That’s exactly what it is.
Maybe in isolation the game would’ve been fine. It seems competent enough. …
Not often am I completely correct in my assumptions about a game… but this time I was. Deer & Boy is an Inside-like, but basically stripped all of the unique settings, environments, puzzles, etc and replace it with a generic Pixar type story. That’s exactly what it is.
Maybe in isolation the game would’ve been fine. It seems competent enough. But the entire time I was playing it I was just thinking “I wish I was playing Inside instead”. I got about halfway before throwing in the towel, so take my review with a pinch of salt… but I’d be surprised if anything changes in the second half.
2.1/10