Bubsy 4D review - the world’s worst platform mascot

Bubsy 4D review - the world’s worst platform mascot

Bubsy 4D is the follow-up to one of the worst video games ever made, as the makers of Demon Tides offer their take on the platform series.

The People vs. Bubsy 4D

One of the last sequel announcements anyone would have ever expected is a good-faith sequel to Bubsy 3D, a punching bag of a video game best known for being a 3D platformer that arrived in the same year as the genre-defining Super Mario 64. Ahead of last year’s news, the developers behind Bubsy 4D were aware. They knew the reaction would be ridiculous.“We were giggling about it a little bit,” said Fabraz co-lead designer and programmer Ben Mille…

Bubsy 4D review for Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch

System: Switch 2 / Switch (reviewed) Release date: May 22, 2026 Developer: Fabraz Publisher: Atari I don’t need to talk about Bubsy’s standing in the wider gaming community; everyone knows about the bobcats much-maligned original releases during the big platformer mascot boom of the 90s. Still, perhaps in some capacity due to him being the target of many an online game reviewer’s ridicule,... The post Bubsy 4D review for Nintendo Switch 2 and Sw…

Bubsy 4D review — 90s mascot revival comes claws, but not claws enough

Bubsy 4D launches for Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One on Friday, May 22, 2026

Bubsy 4D Review — The Comeback Nobody Asked For (But Everyone Needed)

What is Bubsy 4D? I’m still baffled that Bubsy 4D exists, even after playing through it. Fabraz has brought the infamous Bubsy the Bobcat back to life in a way that celebrates his questionable past while pushing him past his mediocre legacy with a 3D platforming gem that’s a night-and-day difference from his last catastrophe. It’s not as robust or fluid as Fabraz’s previous adventure, Demon Tides, but this expressive 3D platformer elevates Bubsy…