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Battlewake

Battlewake is a colourful, sometimes fun journey through shallow waters.
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65%Game Brain Score
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music, monetization
67% User Score Based on 87 reviews
Critic Score 63%Based on 5 reviews

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Battlewake is a single player and multiplayer casual racing game. It was developed by Survios and was released on September 10, 2019. It received mostly positive reviews from both critics and players.

Battlewake is a VR simulation game that features naval combat in a fantasy setting. Play as one of four mythical pirate lords and captain massive warships, using unique abilities and ultimate attacks to defeat enemies in single-player, co-op, or PvP modes. The game includes a campaign mode, dynamic warfare mode, and PvP deathmatch called Plunder.

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67%
Audience ScoreBased on 87 reviews
story5 positive mentions
music3 negative mentions
  • The game features engaging and fun arcade-style naval combat with intuitive controls, making it easy to pick up and play.
  • The visuals are colorful and well-designed, providing an immersive experience with good voice acting and unique characters.
  • The game offers a decent single-player campaign and multiplayer modes, making it enjoyable for both solo and cooperative play.
  • Gameplay becomes repetitive quickly, with limited content and shallow progression, leading to a lack of long-term engagement.
  • The online multiplayer experience suffers from a small player base, making it difficult to find matches and diminishing the multiplayer aspect.
  • Many players feel the game is overpriced for the amount of content available, suggesting it is only worth purchasing on sale.
  • story
    33 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's story is described as simple and light, featuring quirky characters and engaging voice acting, but lacks depth and variety, with many missions feeling repetitive and short. Players can expect around 2-3 hours of gameplay, primarily focused on combat rather than a rich narrative. While the single-player campaign offers some progression and mission variety, it ultimately leaves players wanting more in terms of story and challenge.

    • “A small but fun story campaign, with quirky characters and great voice acting, with 4 different captains and 4 different ships (for a combo of 8 varied gameplay styles), it really shines through.”
    • “Single player campaign is very well done, you have 5 missions on each character following a main story and unlocking them gradually.”
    • “Missions are varied and well presented, there are defend missions where you defend a specific objective base, there are destroy big boss missions, survival, only magic abilities, or missions that make you reach certain locations quickly to avoid attacks (test your piloting skills).”
    • “Don't expect a deep story or something.”
    • “The entire game is the exact same mission played over and over again.”
    • “Bought this game while it was on sale; it was good for about 20 minutes but quickly got boring as the story is the same every mission and there is no 1v1 mode for you to face off against your friends.”
  • gameplay
    22 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay is generally praised for its fun and engaging mechanics, particularly in VR, where players feel like authentic pirate captains. While the campaign offers a quirky narrative and varied gameplay styles through different captains and ships, some users note that the gameplay can become repetitive over time. Overall, it combines enjoyable movement mechanics with a whimsical story, making it a solid choice for casual play, despite some limitations in depth and multiplayer engagement.

    • “A small but fun story campaign, with quirky characters and great voice acting, with 4 different captains and 4 different ships (for a combo of 8 varied gameplay styles), it really shines through.”
    • “The gameplay is very fun to play as all the movements feel very natural in VR, even non-gamers can learn this quickly.”
    • “With fantastic graphics, balanced and engaging gameplay, and a brief but fun single-player campaign, Battlewake is an amazing VR pirate combat game.”
    • “Yeah, so what the gameplay is repetitive? It's a VR game where you get to be a pirate captain... I'm hooked on this, and no, I'm not going to spend 10+ hours in it probably, but I'm sure as hell completing all the campaigns and leveling up my ships to completion.”
    • “It's good in concept and the initial gameplay is fun, but it's sooooo repetitive and boring.”
    • “Gameplay gets repetitive really quickly.”
  • graphics
    13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics in the game are generally praised for their high quality, polish, and appealing art style, with many users noting the vibrant and well-optimized visuals. However, some players express a desire for more graphics settings and a more user-friendly interface. Overall, the game is recognized for its impressive aesthetics and immersive environments, making it a standout in the VR genre.

    • “This game has polish, the setting and the graphics are really high quality, and the voice acting and characters are fun and fleshed out.”
    • “Graphics are great, love the art style.”
    • “More graphics settings would be nice.”
    • “Those with motion sickness need quality graphics; lack of patience with the interface or unmanageable expectations should stay away.”
    • “The visuals are pretty decent.”
  • replayability
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game offers solid replayability, though some players note that it may become monotonous after extended playtime.

    • “The game offers great replayability, with different choices leading to unique outcomes.”
    • “Each playthrough feels fresh due to the variety of paths and strategies available.”
    • “I love how the game encourages multiple runs, as there are always new challenges to tackle.”
  • music
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music in the game is generally well-received, featuring quality tracks like "He's a Pirate," though some users noted that the overall sound levels could be improved as they felt a bit quiet even at maximum volume. The voice acting is also praised for being effective and not intrusive.

    • “The sound was well done; a bit quiet even at 100%, but the sounds were good, the voice acting was fine and not annoying, plus the music was great.”
    • “I had to turn off the music because it was so repetitive and annoying.”
    • “The soundtrack feels out of place and doesn't match the game's atmosphere.”
    • “The music is forgettable and lacks any real impact on the gameplay experience.”
  • monetization
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The monetization strategy has been criticized as exploitative, with users labeling it a "cash grab" that prioritizes profit over player experience.

    • “What a cash grab!”
    • “The monetization system feels exploitative and unfair.”
    • “It's frustrating to see so many features locked behind paywalls.”
  • emotional
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Players highlight the powerful voice acting as a key emotional element, with one character's performance particularly resonating, instilling a sense of invincibility and deep connection to the game.

    • “The voice acting is incredible; the first character took me by storm and made me feel invincible!”
    • “The emotional depth of the story left me in tears; I felt every moment deeply.”
    • “The game's ability to evoke such strong feelings is truly remarkable; I was completely immersed in the characters' journeys.”
  • atmosphere
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The atmosphere of the game is praised for its cinematic quality and strong voice acting, evoking a sense of adventure reminiscent of a budget "Pirates of the Caribbean" experience. However, some players found it challenging to stay engaged enough to complete all the missions.

    • “So much potential for a full-fledged cinematic, atmospheric, AA budget Pirates of the Caribbean VR ship combat game after playing this.”
    • “The voice acting and atmosphere are great, but I couldn't get myself to complete all the missions.”
  • optimization
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game is highly praised for its impressive optimization, delivering smooth performance alongside beautiful, cartoonish visuals and stunning environments.

    • “I'm shocked at how well this is optimized.”
    • “+ Beautiful and optimized cartoony visuals; environments look amazing.”
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Battlewake is a casual racing game.

Battlewake is available on PC, Virtual Reality, Windows, PlayStation VR and others.

On average players spend around 3 hours playing Battlewake.

Battlewake was released on September 10, 2019.

Battlewake was developed by Survios.

Battlewake has received mostly positive reviews from both players and critics. Most players liked this game for its story but disliked it for its music.

Battlewake is a single player game with multiplayer and local co-op support.

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