Alien Spidy

About

Alien Spidy is a 2D/3D platformer game featuring an alien named Spidy, who crash-lands on Earth in search of his missing explorer friend, Virgi. Traverse through forests, ponds, and dark caves to find Virgi and repair your spacecraft. Quick reflexes and nimble fingers are essential to overcome enemies and challenges in this visually striking game.

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Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

36%

Audience ScoreBased on 123 reviews

graphics11 positive mentions

gameplay4 negative mentions

The game features a cute alien spider protagonist and has charming visuals with a fun cartoon art style.
It offers a challenging gameplay experience that can be enjoyable for players who appreciate difficult platformers.
The game has a unique web-slinging mechanic that adds an interesting twist to the platforming genre.

Controls are often unresponsive and floaty, making precise movements and web shooting frustratingly difficult.
The game has a steep difficulty curve, with many players feeling overwhelmed by the challenges presented early on.
There are numerous bugs and technical issues, including problems with save files and inconsistent web mechanics, which detract from the overall experience.

gameplay
34 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
9%
79%
12%
The gameplay is centered around navigating levels using jumping, bouncing, and a web-slinging mechanic, but many players report significant issues with the web mechanic, describing it as janky and often unresponsive. While the game features cute graphics and a high difficulty level, the awkward controls and broken mechanics lead to frustration, making it difficult for players to enjoy the experience. Overall, the gameplay is seen as flawed, with a boring loop and inconsistent mechanics that detract from the potential fun of the platforming challenges.
- “Players must utilize jumping, bouncing, and web-slinging mechanics to navigate through intricately designed levels.”
- “The gameplay involves moving the spider through the levels via jumping, floating, and web-shooting.”
- “The main mechanic of this game is shooting your webs in mid-air to attach to tiny platforms, using your momentum to throw you across gaps and obstacles.”
- “Unfortunately, I could not get past the 3rd tutorial level, as the web mechanic will not work.”
- “The problem is that on top of the difficulty, the controls are fairly awkward to use, the mouse cursor is unintuitive, and the mechanics seem to be partially broken since the web shooting mechanic doesn't always work, and sometimes it works but not properly (stops shooting while you're still clicking down).”
- “Despite its gorgeous visuals and adorable art style, stubborn controls and an atrocious web shooting mechanic make this game the most frustrating experience, and not in a good way.”
graphics
26 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
42%
46%
12%
The graphics of the game are generally described as aesthetically pleasing, featuring a fun cartoon art style reminiscent of early 2000s flash and XBLA games. While many appreciate the vibrant visuals and charming character design, some users report issues with blurriness, distortion, and poor optimization that detract from the overall experience. Overall, the graphics are seen as a highlight, but they are marred by technical problems and unresponsive controls.
- “This is a beautiful game with nice graphics, a great art style, and very catchy music.”
- “Great graphics and gameplay.”
- “It has wonderful artwork and runs flawlessly on even my laptop which struggles with most things.”
- “The graphics and art style remind me of flash games or some XBLA games from the 2000s.”
- “This, however, is something I definitely don't want, since the graphics are blurry, distorted, and my monitor is flickering as though it's about to die.”
- “These graphics don't deserve 10 bucks, and I think that the mechanics are totally flawed.”
music
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
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The music in the game receives mixed reviews; while some players appreciate its catchy and funky feel that complements the game's aesthetic, others find it repetitive and grating after a short period. Overall, the soundtrack is seen as a fun addition that enhances the experience, despite some criticisms regarding its fit with the gameplay and sound effects.
- “The movement, music, and level mechanics are 1000 times better, and the high difficulty doesn't detract from the experience at all.”
- “Lovely little game with awesome music!”
- “This is a beautiful game with nice graphics, a great art style, and very catchy music.”
- “First off, the sound and the music don't fit at all.”
- “The music gets repetitive fast.”
- “At 3 hours of play, I found myself wanting to shut the music off (let's face it, I wanted to do it earlier).”
stability
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game suffers from significant stability issues, including frequent bugs that can lead to softlocks and gameplay interruptions, particularly when alt-tabbing. Additionally, the web physics are inconsistent, causing erratic movements and loss of momentum for the character. Overall, these problems hinder the overall playability and enjoyment of the game.
- “I really wanted it to work, but it's buggy and impossibly difficult to play as a result.”
- “It's buggy and you can softlock yourself in some levels.”
- “Alt-tabbing in this game freezes or pauses the whole game.”
story
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
100%
The story is described as minimal yet visually appealing, serving primarily as a backdrop to the gameplay. While some players appreciate the simplicity, others feel that the lack of depth in the narrative can lead to frustration, especially when the controls are a significant focus of the experience.
- “Great looking, simple story, and a welcome challenge of a game!”
- “When there is little to no story, the controls are basically half the game, and it will frustrate you too!”
- “The narrative feels disjointed and lacks depth, making it hard to stay engaged.”
- “Character development is minimal, leaving players feeling disconnected from the story.”
grinding
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be a mix of fun and creativity, but it can become tedious and lead to burnout after extended play. While the infinite continues from save points is appreciated, the repetitive nature of having to restart from the same point and recollect items after each death is seen as frustrating.
- “Fun, tough, and creative, but it does get a little tedious. I couldn't finish because after so many hours of swinging and dying, I got burnt out.”
- “The infinite continues from save points feature is nice and works, but having to start back from where I just was every time I die and having to collect all the same items again and again is not fun; it's tedious and frustrating.”
optimization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
300%
The optimization of the game has been criticized for causing lag, particularly with web mechanics, leading to frustrating gameplay experiences. Users have found that lowering graphics settings can mitigate these issues, suggesting that the game may not be well-optimized for all systems.
- “I repeatedly had an issue where the webs would lag for a second or two before attaching, and I could still fall and die during that time. It was fixed by lowering my graphics settings, but my PC never has those kinds of issues with other games, so it just comes down to poor optimization.”
- “The game runs poorly even on high-end hardware, which is frustrating. It feels like the developers didn't optimize it properly for different systems.”
- “I experienced frequent frame drops and stuttering, making it hard to enjoy the gameplay. Clearly, optimization is lacking.”
emotional
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players find the emotional impact of the game to be significant, as the sudden and unexpected death from a seemingly innocuous action, like touching a mushroom, evokes feelings of frustration and loss. This mechanic adds a layer of tension and vulnerability, enhancing the overall emotional experience.