Akimbot

About Akimbot

Akimbot is a single player platformer game with a science fiction theme. It was developed by Evil Raptor and was released on August 29, 2024. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Gear up for Robot Mayhem, Action and Adventure! In this 3D, action-adventure platformer, play as Exe, an outlaw robot with his unexpected sidekick, Shipset, as you blast your way through armies of robots, control spaceships and forge your own path on a mission to save the universe from impending doom! Set in a sci-fi world where only robots exist, travel the galaxy and experience non-stop robot m…

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77%Audience ScoreBased on 577 reviews

gameplay85 positive mentions

optimization13 negative mentions

Strong nostalgic appeal reminiscent of classic PS2 platformers like Ratchet & Clank and Jak & Daxter, with fluid movement and fun combat mechanics.
Varied gameplay including platforming, shooting, vehicle sections, minigames, and boss fights that keep the experience fresh.
High production value visuals and sound design with fitting soundtrack and generally good voice acting, creating a charming atmosphere.

Annoying and grating dialogue and characters, especially the sidekick Shipset whose constant chatter detracts from enjoyment.
Limited weapon variety and upgrade system, especially the special weapons system that restricts usage and upgrades, reducing combat satisfaction.
Gameplay sections like driving and certain vehicle missions are often clunky, frustrating, or overly long, and some levels feel repetitive or padded out, affecting pacing negatively.

gameplay
284 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
30% positive mentions, 59% neutral mentions, 11% negative mentions
The gameplay offers a solid and enjoyable 3D platforming and shooting experience with a wide variety of mechanics, including puzzles, vehicle sections, and mini-games, ensuring moments of freshness and fun. While it draws clear inspiration from classics like Ratchet & Clank and Jak & Daxter, it suffers from some lack of depth, limited weapon variety, occasional repetitiveness, and inconsistent polish—particularly in vehicle controls and pacing—but overall provides a satisfying indie take with clear passion and potential.
- “This game has great variation between puzzles, platforming, and a slew of other styles of gameplay that you might think of.”
- “The gameplay is decently fun and challenging with each level offering something unique and different along with a steadily building arsenal and a number of different gameplay types to spice things up.”
- “The core action platforming mechanics felt super solid and satisfying to play, with the different sections like the space stuff, car driving, etc. were nice interludes to break things up.”
- “While these different sections are great and well implemented it takes hours of the same boring 3rd person gameplay to get to those new things and once you get there is a long slog to get to the next new thing etc. There will be levels that last an hour or more of doing the same copy and paste platforming you have done from previous levels fighting the same enemies over and over.”
- “My god, the vehicles are easily some of the worst feeling and designed game mechanics I've had to endure since I was a kid playing Superman 64.”
- “The upgrades didn't significantly change the experience, and I eventually got bored with the repetitive gameplay halfway through.”
story
261 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
22% positive mentions, 68% neutral mentions, 10% negative mentions
The game's story is generally viewed as serviceable but unremarkable, featuring clichéd and predictable plotlines with sporadic humor and occasional charm, especially in character interactions. While some players found the narrative engaging enough to progress through the game, others criticized its shallow character development, annoying sidekicks, and pacing issues, with the story often serving more as a backdrop to gameplay rather than a compelling experience on its own. Overall, the story supports the gameplay but lacks depth and emotional resonance, making it a modest highlight rather than a standout feature.
- “I've just completed the game's story and will take a break before going back to find all the "lost data" or lore bits that are scattered across the maps.”
- “The story is enjoyable from start to finish.”
- “It's a tight, action-packed soldier story with a fun twist thanks to the time-loop elements.”
- “The story and characters are cartoonish and shallow, not in a good way.”
- “The story, writing, and characters are definitely the weakest parts, and I can see that being a dealbreaker for some people.”
- “The main characters, especially the robot companion, are so annoying I basically stopped paying attention during cutscenes, so I had no idea what was going on in the story by the end.”
graphics
100 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
51% positive mentions, 41% neutral mentions, 8% negative mentions
The game features a unique and vibrant art style, blending cartoony and semi-realistic visuals with colorful, well-designed environments that evoke nostalgia for PS2-era platformers. While the graphics are widely praised for their creativity and visual appeal, some users note issues with optimization, occasional performance drops, and visibility challenges. Overall, the graphics are a standout aspect, contributing significantly to the game's charm despite some technical shortcomings.
- “They are truly stunning, there's so many times during this game where I just got distracted from the graphics and got blasted all the way back to Materia. That's not just post-processing—the art direction and all the fun quirks of the gritty low poly world are here, and they're done extremely well.”
- “The graphics, which aim to strike a midpoint between cartoon and realism, are truly stunning; whether it’s a colourful beach, a war-torn battlefield, a large-scale space battle, or an off-kilter dreamscape, evil raptor’s artistic vision for these spaces is fully realised and cohesive.”
- “The artstyle brings together a perfect balance between cartoony robots and semi-realism with an amazing sense of color theory, with many levels and setpieces just having areas that looked so good I had to stop just to gaze for a moment.”
- “I even experienced some graphical settings reset on their own.”
- “Actually you should label this game unplayable since the y axis inversion doesn’t work properly and the graphic fog is so dense you don’t know where to go.”
- “Sadly the game has a big problem with performance as it requires too much PC power for its graphics (to the point of overheating) and couldn't enjoy it.”
humor
84 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
96% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 4% negative mentions
The humor in this game is a mix of hit-or-miss corny, millennial, and quirky jokes, often relying on banter from an annoying sidekick reminiscent of Claptrap from Borderlands. While some players find the dialogue clever and enjoy occasional laughs and references, others criticize it as trying too hard, grating, or lacking genuine wit, resulting in a tone that may not appeal to all audiences. Overall, the humor adds charm for those who appreciate retro-inspired, lighthearted fun but can feel bland or exhausting for others.
- “Like Pumpkin Jack from the same developers, it has excellent animation, voice acting, humor, great soundtrack and presentation, with a lot of talent and work put into all aspects.”
- “The humor is great, the gameplay was outstanding, the design was charming while full of personality, and the music had me hyped the entire time.”
- “Ratchet and Clank style game with surprisingly funny dialogue and enough varied gameplay to keep you engaged the whole time.”
- “Even your companion that many people say is annoying, it's just random banter that doesn't mean anything or is just to tell an unfunny joke.”
- “Why do you keep me waiting for so damn long, just to tell some unfunny jokes?”
- “Not funny at all, only a few guns and most of them are regular guns, all characters are robots without a face or charm, platforming is meh.”
music
81 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
44% positive mentions, 51% neutral mentions, 5% negative mentions
The game's soundtrack is widely praised for its catchy, energetic, and fitting music that enhances atmosphere and gameplay, often compared favorably to titles like Pumpkin Jack and Ratchet & Clank. While most find it uplifting and memorable, a few note issues such as volume balancing, occasional repetitiveness, and lack of fade transitions during battle music. Overall, the music is considered a standout feature that players would like to see released separately.
- “The soundtrack is an absolute legend, with a killer soundtrack and pumping beats all game long, making it pure fun.”
- “The music fits the game so well, bringing action and energy to the battles; the soundtrack is full of catchy tunes that stay in your head after playing.”
- “Like Pumpkin Jack from the same developers, this game has excellent animation, voice acting, humor, a great soundtrack, and presentation, with a lot of talent and work put into all aspects.”
- “The music goes from forgettable to downright annoying at times.”
- “Gameplay is pretty fluid, but the drone's voice acting is insanely grating and the music is so awful it's painful.”
- “Music 1/10, probably from a music library but too loud at times and inappropriate but no choice for a small indie game.”
optimization
43 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
9% positive mentions, 61% neutral mentions, 30% negative mentions
The game's optimization is inconsistent, with frequent performance drops and stuttering in certain areas, especially during key sequences or in graphically intense scenes. While it generally maintains decent frame rates on powerful systems, many users experience dips below 30fps, requiring setting adjustments, and report the game as demanding and poorly fine-tuned. Overall, optimization issues detract from the experience despite solid visuals and decent performance on some hardware.
- “Visually, the game looks pretty good and the cinematics definitely feel professional level despite being an indie game. The bot designs are unique, with regular bots, drones, and even ancient robotic designs. The optimization is quite good for being on Unreal Engine, maintaining a mostly consistent 60fps across the board, except for some dips into the 30s during certain sections.”
- “Performance-wise, the game runs well with no major issues during my playthrough except for some frame dips in areas with a lot of explosions and effects.”
- “Core gameplay feels nice, hard difficulty is just right, graphics are good, and performance is good enough on my aging system. The variety makes for a fluent pacing.”
- “I have a 5800x3d / 3070ti, there were multiple points in the game (especially the later half) where I was seeing sustained sub-30 fps at 1440p high with DLSS performance.”
- “Sadly the game has a big problem with performance as it requires too much PC power for its graphics (to the point of overheating) and couldn't enjoy it.”
- “Performance on Steam Deck is acceptable, I had it locked to 40fps until the final mission where it tanked to below 15fps and had to drop settings right down.”
stability
21 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
10% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 90% negative mentions
The game's stability is generally solid, but vehicle sections—especially those involving the buggy—are frequently criticized for awkward controls, sluggish handling, and occasional glitches that hinder smooth gameplay. While these buggy and tank segments can be frustrating due to stiff or imprecise handling, they are relatively brief and don't severely impact the overall experience.
- “Tight controls, runs great, combat and platforming are satisfying.”
- “I'm about an hour in on the Steam Deck; runs great if you limit the frame rate to 30 in the in-game settings.”
- “The buggy in particular is a miserable experience since you need to constantly jump over obstacles, and every time you land, the car gets stuck on the ground for a bit.”
- “There are also vehicle sections, which are either slippery or imprecise to control; the last buggy section in the game is especially unpleasant to endure.”
- “This isn't without its problems though, some of the vehicles are a pain to use, namely the buggy (landing jumps really slows you down) & the tank (constantly veers off to the side), but the vehicle sections normally aren't too long to where any quirks that happen are going to bother you.”
grinding
14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
0% positive mentions, 7% neutral mentions, 93% negative mentions
Grinding in the game is widely described as tedious, repetitive, and overly time-consuming, detracting from the overall fun and pacing. While some moments offer enjoyable variety, the lengthy upgrade process and frequent frustrating encounters make the experience feel more like a chore than a reward.
- “Grinding for upgrades took far too long despite the great graphics and solid controls.”
- “In a platformer where a single mistake means death, grinding becomes extremely tedious.”
- “Grinding makes for some extremely tedious and repetitive gameplay, detracting from the overall experience.”
atmosphere
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
67% positive mentions, 16% neutral mentions, 17% negative mentions
The atmosphere is characterized by vibrant, flashy colors and diverse planetary biomes, complemented by a superb soundtrack and top-tier voice acting that enhance immersion. While generally praised for its lively and fitting environments, some users found it repetitive or disconnected from the story, with occasional technical issues affecting the experience. Overall, the atmosphere is engaging and well-crafted, contributing positively to the gameplay experience.
- “The main cast is colorful, the atmosphere is incredible, voice acting is top tier, and the soundtrack is an absolute legend!”
- “The gameplay has an impressive variety and the atmosphere is top notch.”
- “Otherwise, the controls feel quite free and intuitive, the environments are vibrant and atmospheric, and the soundtrack hit hard.”
- “For one, while I was managing 50+ fps in every level before, I constantly got below 20. I'm not sure if that's because of Unreal Engine or some dev mistake, but I digress. For another, its content had nothing to do with the rest of the game's story or setting, and while the platforming was pretty decent in the level, I quickly got tired of the atmosphere.”
character development
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
17% positive mentions, 33% neutral mentions, 50% negative mentions
Character development is generally minimal and predictable, with uninspired and occasionally boring character designs. While some interactions provide humor and charm, overall the characters lack depth and meaningful growth throughout the game.
- “Exe’s interactions with shipset provide humor and occasional charm, but character development is minimal, and plot beats are predictable.”
- “Exe profoundly refusing to help the ambassador... and then an hour later (without any character development) we need to help a civilian repair his bike, even though we did not want to save the whole universe!”
- “The character designs are very boring.”
emotional
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
The game evokes strong nostalgic emotions, reminding players of their childhood and previous gaming experiences, but its story falls short in delivering deeper emotional resonance or impactful depth.
- “It gave me flashbacks to my childhood and made me feel half my age again.”
- “All of it made me feel like I was playing the Going Commando again for the first time.”
replayability
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 67% negative mentions
The game offers a captivating and enjoyable initial experience but lacks replayability due to its linear design and limited alternate pathways, making it more suited for a single playthrough.
- “It may not be highly replayable, but this riveting robotic rollercoaster is undoubtedly worth experiencing for that first rapturous run-through.”
- “I enjoyed my time with it; I would love to get more, but the game is not replayable. It is a one-time play game.”
- “While this does swiftly chaperone the player along their way, it hampers Akimbot’s potential replayability, as there are few alternate pathways to explore on future playthroughs.”
monetization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions
The monetization is criticized as a quick cash grab with poor quality control, leading to hardware issues and disabled features, making it feel exploitative and poorly supported.