Bing in Wonderland

Developed by: Wanba Studio
Published by: Wanba Studio, 2P Games

Jan 12, 2023$8.99

A Roguelite monster killing satisfaction galore without any exploration elements. The game is filled to the brim with exotic enemies and stages with a collection of deep and robust boons, weapons, and items plus an abundance of pointless features and useless details. (CONTROLLER SUPPORTED)

Consensus

A77.2/100

Steam players97% positiveOverwhelmingly Positive2,160 reviews

VG Insights estimate ↗≈64.8K copies · ≈$427K gross

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Bing in Wonderland is a traditional 2D action roguelike with a watercolor look and a goofy, flash-game vibe. He enjoys the fast, fun combat and the hat-throw dash, but finds the roguelike layer (boons, build variety) minimal and replayability low. Runs are short, about 15-20 minutes, ending in a boss, across 15+ levels.

Liked

Watercolor-style visuals and good-looking, varied biomes
Weapons (bow, axe, harp) play very differently from each other
Unique hat-throw dash that gives invincibility frames for the whole travel, longer if the hat is farther
Shield-break mechanic: stunned enemies can be jumped on for a big area-of-effect with a dramatic animation
Fast-paced, satisfying combat that feels powerful from the start of a run
Goofy charm (for example the food/pooping mechanic) and nostalgic flash-game feel
Bosses have enjoyable mechanics

Disliked

Roguelike elements are minimal; boons only add to what you were already doing and do not change how you play
You do not feel very different from start to end of a run
Enemies can feel dull, similar to each other, and sometimes confusing; some bosses are just bigger enemies
Low replayability; the draw is finishing the levels rather than replaying runs
Some character unlocks are gated behind beating a specific boss with a specific weapon/item, which is easy to miss

What players say

A fast-paced 2D ink-wash action-platformer roguelite by Wanba Studio where you fight wave-based stages with bows, spears, cannons, axes or harps, throw your hat, and use a signature butt slam.

Bing in Wonderland has been received very warmly by players: Steam shows about 97% positive across roughly 2,160 reviews (Overwhelmingly Positive), and a long-running Steam Deck Verified status. Critics are fewer and more lukewarm: OpenCritic lists three reviews (GameGrin 8/10, Gaming Professors 8.5/10, Nindie Spotlight 6/10), and GameGrin's later Switch Power-Up Edition review gave 6.5/10, citing repetition. Metacritic has no Metascore or user score yet (only one critic review counted). The game is a small, content-limited indie that launched in Jan 2023 with a promise of updates, later received DLC skin packs and a Nintendo Switch Power-Up Edition (Feb 20, 2025). Recent Steam reviews (2025-26) still praise it but some players doubt more content is coming.

Players love

Simple, satisfying, addictive combat loop that is easy to pick up and hard to put down
The butt slam ('Big Sit') and hat-throw mechanics add a distinctive, fun, strategic layer
Wide variety of boons, weapons (bow, spear, cannon, axe, harp) and items enabling different builds
Charming ink-wash / hand-drawn art style and quirky, absurd enemy designs
Strong sense of humour, including funny achievements and deliberately wacky translation
Has a clear end goal rather than endless runs, with a rewarding progression loop
Fast stages (around 10 minutes each) and good controller and Steam Deck support
Very cheap price for the amount of playtime (low single-digit to ~$9)

Common complaints

Content runs thin and gameplay becomes repetitive after several hours; levels and visuals (e.g. the desert stage) blur together
Sudden, sharp difficulty spikes in the mid-to-late game
The Big Sit mechanic becomes overpowered and can trivialize other weapons and options
Meta-progression feels long and grindy, with resources consumed quickly or poorly explained
Humour (toilet and fart jokes) and broken-English style text read as childish or hard to understand for some
Some indie jankiness in assets and overall polish
Short, looping menu/shop music noted as grating in the Switch review
Basic button-mashing combat feels shallow or plain to some; the most-upvoted negative reviews call it 'kinda boring' or just a thin action-platformer

Can feel tedious

Grinding talent points and achievements between runs interrupts short-session roguelike play
Repetitive, monotonous battles after a few hours as variety plateaus
Looping shop/menu music during vendor stops
Permanent stat upgrades make it feel like grind-until-strong rather than a pure roguelite (one negative reviewer's complaint)
Difficulty spikes forcing reliance on grinding or a specific strategy like Big Sit
Plain button-mashing combat that feels boring or shallow to some players, especially fans of the developer's earlier, more inventive Wanba Warriors

What's unique

The butt slam (Big Sit) stomp as a central combat and damage mechanic
Hat-throwing attack alongside charge shots and dashes
Spending 'wisdom points' as an alternative currency, which one reviewer had never seen before
Deliberately absurd Chinese-ink-painting world with surreal enemies (e.g. headbanging fish) and intentionally odd translation humour
Wave-based platform brawler structure with no exploration, unlike most roguelites
Self-aware 'pointless features and useless details' marketing tone