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Axe, Bow & Staff

Attempting to expand on the “runner” genre, Axe, Bow & Staff almost gets it right.
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47%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:music, humor
Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
64% User Score Based on 11 reviews
Critic Score 60%Based on 3 reviews

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About Axe, Bow & Staff

Axe, Bow & Staff is a single player and multiplayer role playing game. It was developed by Clewcat Games and was released on September 29, 2016. It received neutral reviews from critics and mostly positive reviews from players.

A fantasy battle scroller where in one moment you gracefully support your companions with magic and arrows, and the next you accidentally throw them into goblin mayhem.

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64%Audience ScoreBased on 11 reviews
music4 positive mentions
gameplay3 negative mentions
  • Unique and interesting core gameplay combining sidescrolling runner and light RPG mechanics with three distinct characters and lane-switching.
  • Fantastic retro pixel art style and an excellent 8-bit soundtrack that evoke classic games and add charm.
  • Strong co-op experience, especially local multiplayer, making it a fun and engaging game to play with friends.
  • Multiplayer modes, especially online co-op, are often unplayable or buggy, leading to poor user experiences.
  • AI-controlled companions can be frustratingly dumb, and solo play is generally not enjoyable.
  • Technical issues such as crashes, stutters, overmixed sound effects, bugs with certain levels, and long levels that can drag on.

  • music

    8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    50% positive mentions, 12% neutral mentions, 38% negative mentions

    The music is praised for its fantastic retro 8-bit style and overall quality, enhancing the nostalgic atmosphere. However, some users experienced technical issues such as sound clipping, overmixed effects that drown out the music, and occasional absence of music in early levels, which detracted from the experience. Volume controls and toggles are available to customize the audio.

    • “It has a fantastic pixel art style and a great 8-bit soundtrack.”
    • “Fantastic soundtrack.”
    • “The music is retro/old schoolish but nicely done.”
    • “I had some stutters and crashes and many of the sound effects are overmixed, drowning out the music and clipping unexpectedly, which is particularly bad if you're wearing headphones.”
    • “Not sure if this was a bug, but some of the early levels did not have any music which felt very dull.”
    • “There is a music volume slider available.”

  • gameplay

    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    40% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 60% negative mentions

    The gameplay offers a unique blend of level-based runner and light RPG mechanics, with engaging characters and a humorous story. However, some players find certain mechanics, like allowing only the front-most lane attacker, frustrating and feel the game lacks sufficient content. Overall, it combines interesting concepts with mixed execution.

    • “This is a retro blast of awesome writing and epic gameplay, funny story moments and engaging characters.”
    • “The gameplay is unique.”
    • “A central mechanic, that only the person in front in any lane can attack, seemed interesting at first but in practice was woefully annoying.”
    • “Kind of a cute and nice looking game, but completely lacking in gameplay and content.”
    • “The core mechanics are a combination of a level-based runner game and a light RPG.”

  • humor

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The humor in the game is consistently engaging and hilarious, often enhanced by quirky glitches that feel intentional. It features witty writing, funny story moments, and memorable characters, contributing to a retro and entertaining experience.

    • “Frequently glitchy, however they never fail to be interesting or hilarious, almost as if they were left in intentionally.”
    • “This is a retro blast of awesome writing and epic gameplay, funny story moments and engaging characters.”
    • “Has humor.”

  • graphics

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game features well-executed retro pixel art graphics with charming character designs, complemented by a great 8-bit soundtrack. However, some technical issues have been noted. Overall, the graphics are praised for their nostalgic and appealing style.

    • “It has a fantastic pixel art style and a great 8-bit soundtrack but there are technical issues.”
    • “Graphics are retro/old schoolish and it is nicely done.”
    • “The graphics are terrific, I really liked the characters.”

  • stability

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The game experiences notable bugs and technical glitches, particularly affecting the online mode, which detracts from the overall experience. However, these issues are considered fixable with future updates.

    • “Very buggy and the online mode is not very enjoyable.”
    • “It also has frustrating technical glitches but nothing that couldn't be fixed with small updates that I hope are coming.”

  • story

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The story is praised for its nostalgic, well-crafted writing, featuring humorous moments and engaging characters that enhance the overall gameplay experience.

    • “This is a retro blast of awesome writing and epic gameplay, funny story moments and engaging characters.”
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60%Critics’ scoreBased on 3 critic reviews
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Axe, Bow & Staff is a role playing game. Common tags for Axe, Bow & Staff include indie, trading and pixel graphics.

Axe, Bow & Staff is available on PC, Mac OS, Windows and Linux.

Axe, Bow & Staff was released on September 29, 2016.

Axe, Bow & Staff was developed by Clewcat Games.

Axe, Bow & Staff has received neutral reviews from players and neutral reviews from critics. Most players liked Axe, Bow & Staff for its music but disliked it for its gameplay.

Axe, Bow & Staff is a single player game with multiplayer and local co-op support.

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