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The Legend of Bum-Bo

The Legend of Bum-Bo overview

Edmund McMillen, James Interactive, Ridiculon | Nov 12, 2019 | game

Released

28players observed · 6 October 2026 - 15:14:43 UTC

AdventureIndieStrategyRogue-litePuzzleSteam Store

  • Latest observed players28 · 6 October 2026 - 15:14:43 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak43
  • Units sold (VGI)178,260
  • Revenue (VGI)$1,980,400
  • Review score81% positive

The Legend of Bum-Bo dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed players28 · 6 October 2026 - 15:14:43 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak43
  • Units sold (VGI)178,260
  • Revenue (VGI)$1,980,400
  • Review score81% positive
  • Total reviews5,910
  • Release dateNov 12, 2019
  • DeveloperEdmund McMillen, James Interactive, Ridiculon
  • PublisherEdmund McMillen

Genres: Adventure, Indie, Strategy

Company pages: Developer: Edmund McMillen, James Interactive, RidiculonPublisher: Edmund McMillen

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Game overview

Overview

The Legend of Bum-Bo comes from Edmund McMillen, James Interactive, Ridiculon and is published by Edmund McMillen. It arrived on Steam on Nov 12, 2019, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

The Legend of Bum-Bo's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 28 players at 6 October 2026 - 15:14:43 UTC, with a tracked peak near 43. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 81% positive across 5,910 reviews.

Language and system requirements

The Legend of Bum-Bo is available in 1 languages including:

English languages with full audio support

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumNot listedCore 2 Duo4 GB RAMDiscreet video card, Shader Model 3+4 GB available space
WindowsRecommendedWindows 10 (64 bit required)Core i3 or above4 GB RAMDesktop Card from 2010 or later4 GB available space
macOSMinimumTBATBATBA MB RAMTBATBA MB available space
macOSRecommendedTBATBATBA MB RAMTBATBA MB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

The Legend of Bum-Bo has sold up to 178,260 units and has 5,658 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $1,980,400. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

The Legend of Bum-Bo overview details

The Legend of Bum-Bo combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

"This Bum-bo game! it about time Bum-bo got coin stoled by ugly thing... can you help Bum-bo bash?" - Bum-bo the Brave. When Bum-bo's only coin is stolen by a mysterious entity and pulled down into the sewer, Bum-bo finds himself facing droves of deranged enemies, lost children, his fears, and eventually the beast that stole his beloved coin. Gameplay The Legend of Bum-bo is a puzzle based "deckbuilding roguelike" by Edmund McMillen (The Binding of isaac, Super Meat Boy) and James Interactive, where players collect hordes of items that can be modified, upgraded and comboed with others in many interesting ways. Play as one of many Bum-bo, each with its own unique abilities, as they smash, bash and splash their way through a variety of cardboard monstrosities, giant bosses and dark personal urges... oh also its the prequel to The Binding of Isaac! Features: - 100+ unique items that can be modified and upgraded. - 80+ unique trinkets that give neato passive abilities. - 4+ playable characters each with their own unique abilities. - 10 ugly, yet cute bosses. - 30 enemies - Amazing music by Ridiculon! - loads of unlockables! - Animated cut scenes that will make you feel bad! - Poop!

SteamPulse editorial summary

The Legend of Bum-Bo is listed as a game with $4.49 (70% off from $14.99). It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Adventure, Indie, and Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 28 players at 6 October 2026 - 15:14:43 UTC, a tracked peak of 43, and 81% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameThe Legend of Bum-Bo
Steam App ID1148650
Typegame
Release dateNov 12, 2019
DeveloperEdmund McMillen, James Interactive, Ridiculon
PublisherEdmund McMillen
Price$4.49 (70% off from $14.99)
PlatformsWindows
GenresAdventure, Indie, Strategy
CategoriesSingle-player, Steam Achievements, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish * * languages with full audio support
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players28 · 6 October 2026 - 15:14:43 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak43
Positive reviews4,774
Negative reviews1,136
Total reviews5,910
Positive percent81%
Review typeVery Positive
Recommendations5,658
Average playtime1,898 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateNov 12, 2019
Official Steam feed update (UTC)16 June 2022 - 09:15:38 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)6 October 2026 - 15:14:43 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)6 October 2026 - 15:14:43 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)6 October 2026 - 15:14:43 UTC

Content descriptors

Use of Needles to modify your spells. Peepee poopoo humor. cardboard gore.

Highlighted achievements

AchievementDescription
Bumbo The NimbleNo description
Bumbo The StoutNo description
Bumbo The WeirdNo description
Bumbo The DeadNo description
Bumbo The EmptyNo description
The BasementNo description
Everything's Terrible!No description
Bumbo Smash!No description
Snow GlobeNo description
Needle!No description

Support and legal notes

FieldValue
Support email[email protected]
Support URLNot available
Legal notice© 2019 McMillen Games Inc.

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/1148650
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1148650/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/1148650
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for The Legend of Bum-Bo

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for The Legend of Bum-Bo?

The Legend of Bum-Bo's latest SteamPulse observation records 28 players at 6 October 2026 - 15:14:43 UTC, with a tracked peak of 43 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 32 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is The Legend of Bum-Bo growing or declining recently?

October 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 29 players; the highest observed daily value is 42 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is September 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for The Legend of Bum-Bo?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (52.3%), United Kingdom (4.5%), Canada (4.5%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (43.8%), China (4.9%), Canada (4.5%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (55.2%), China (4.9%), Russia (4%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (36.7%), China (7.7%), Russia (5.2%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for The Legend of Bum-Bo?

The Legend of Bum-Bo currently sits at 81% positive across 5,910 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 4,774 positive reviews and 1,136 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Very Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does The Legend of Bum-Bo have?

The Legend of Bum-Bo currently has about 14.8K tracked Steam followers as of 21 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for The Legend of Bum-Bo?

The Legend of Bum-Bo is currently listed at $4.49 on Steam. That is 70% below the usual price of $14.99. Steam recommendations currently stand near 5,658, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Very Positive

81% positive, 4,774 positive, 1,136 negative

Price and discount

$4.49 (70% off from $14.99)

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Family Sharing

Achievements

48

Platform releases
  • Steam 12 November 2019
  • Xbox 29 June 2022
  • PlayStation 29 June 2022

DLC and packages

Steam bundles

The Blue King CollectionBundle #18716 - 23% off$80.65
The Legend of Bum-BoBuy The Legend of Bum-Bo #391356$4.49

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 or later (64 bit required) Processor: Core 2 Duo Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Discreet video card, Shader Model 3+ DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 4 GB available space Sound Card: one that works

Recommended requirements

Recommended: OS: Windows 10 (64 bit required) Processor: Core i3 or above Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Desktop Card from 2010 or later DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 4 GB available space Sound Card: a better one than "one that works"

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