Bio Prototype

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Bio Prototype is a single player action game. It was developed by Emprom Game and was released on April 11, 2023. It received positive reviews from players.

A wave of irrational experimentation rushes towards you. Hurry up and mutate! evolution! Become scarier monsters than them! Use flesh and blood to bloom a way of survival!

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89%

Audience ScoreBased on 1,346 reviews

gameplay70 positive mentions

optimization10 negative mentions

The organ combination system allows for immense creativity and unique builds, making each run feel fresh and engaging.
The game offers a fun and addictive gameplay loop, with frequent updates and active developer support.
For its low price, the game provides great value and hours of entertainment, especially for fans of the genre.

The tutorial and explanations for mechanics are lacking, making it difficult for new players to understand the organ system.
The game suffers from performance issues and cluttered visuals, which can make it hard to see enemies and navigate during gameplay.
Some players feel that the game lacks meaningful meta progression and can become repetitive after a while.

gameplay
218 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay of this title is characterized by a unique organ combination mechanic that allows for deep experimentation and creativity, reminiscent of both "Noita" and "Vampire Survivors." While the core loop is engaging and offers a high skill ceiling, players note that the moment-to-moment action can feel repetitive, and the learning curve is steep due to a lack of clear tutorials and UI polish. Overall, the game is praised for its innovative mechanics and replayability, making it a standout in the rogue-like genre despite some areas needing refinement.
- “The skill ceiling is incredibly high as 'skill' is less-so a measurement of pure mechanical reaction speed and meta progression and is more-so reliant on understanding the organ system, experimentation, and creativity.”
- “You know a game is cooked with its core gameplay loop if I'm having the most fun in the game in-between waves in the practice room fiddling and messing with my current build, where every time I finish a run I am disappointed, even after hours of playing on the run, as I wanted to see just how far I could push my newest idea.”
- “The gameplay loop is easy; however, there are endless possibilities to evolve your blob and the replayability is insane.”
- “Trouble is, the moment-to-moment gameplay is putting me to sleep.”
- “The gameplay itself is mediocre and UI/text descriptions need a lot of work.”
- “The gameplay itself is mostly just standard vampire-survivors style gameplay but with each level of research being divided into a series of battles, unfortunately, this part of the game is not nearly as well developed or interesting as the organism crafting aspect.”
music
56 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game has received mixed reviews, with some players enjoying the tracks while others find them repetitive and dull, leading to a monotonous experience. Many users express a desire for more variety in the music selection, as the limited number of tracks can become grating over time. Overall, while some appreciate the music's quality, the consensus is that improvements are needed in the audio department to enhance the game's atmosphere.
- “Super cool little rogue-lite with some nice unique mechanics and banger music.”
- “I wish there were more music tracks because I find them fantastic.”
- “Complex upgrade system allows for some major tomfoolery and destruction, streamlined for that 'just one more run' feeling, game feels and looks fun, and music is also nice.”
- “The same music and level can also become particularly monotonous and, at times, grating.”
- “Music is terrible, sound effects are dull, the game feels lifeless.”
- “Only two songs in the entire game, one on the start screen and one everywhere else.”
graphics
48 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics of the game receive mixed reviews, with some praising the unique and fun bio art style that enhances the gameplay experience, while others criticize the clunky user interface and basic visuals that can lead to confusion during play. Although the flashy effects and combinations offer a sense of excitement, many players feel that the overall execution lacks polish, making it feel more like an early access title. Despite these shortcomings, the game is noted for its charm and potential within the genre.
- “At the start, it is really fun to figure out all the crazy combinations, and the game makes you feel like a god with how flashy and impactful the effect visuals feel.”
- “I have to recommend this game, as something a little different in a sea of clones of vampire survivor likes. The idea has evolved into controlling your own mutant prototype, and it just seems fresh, with nice graphics, good music, and interesting dynamics.”
- “Its dirt cheap, thought through, has nice gameplay, nice graphics, nice sound, many quality of life features, and is simply the best 'vampire survivors'-like out there.”
- “It's clunky and feels like you're wielding a Windows 98 with a graphics pen.”
- “The screen gets too muddy with graphic spam that it's hard to see where enemies are.”
- “To summarize, the idea of bio prototype seems nice but the execution has much to desire, feels like an early access title, clunky interface and boring graphics style.”
story
28 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's story is largely criticized for being non-existent, with multiple users noting that it lacks a compelling narrative. Players express frustration with the gameplay structure, particularly the difficulty spike in early missions, which detracts from the overall experience and enjoyment. While some appreciate the adrenaline rush similar to other games, the absence of a meaningful story or progression system leaves many feeling unfulfilled.
- “You get the hype and adrenaline like Path of Exile, but you don't have to grind the story!”
- “End of the story, this is a great game for a while.”
- “Well, for being the 2nd mission where players are mostly getting used to and/or still learning the game, it completely throws it onto a whole new difficulty level.”
- “Another no story wonder.”
- “As there's nothing to do than repeat the same 1st or 2nd mission over and over for no reason at all, and I say no reason as there is no upgrade system for your account like Vampire Survivors or Soulstone Survivors where you feel like you're making progress.”
- “The reason I do not recommend this game as of right now is once I got to the 2nd mission where the connectivity to the right organ is random on all organs you get.”
replayability
20 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Overall, the game offers significant replayability due to its diverse content, including various characters, organs, and stages, which encourage experimentation and different playstyles. However, some players note that the experience can become repetitive once certain powerful combinations are discovered, leading to a potential decline in replay value over time. While it initially provides a rewarding gameplay loop, the longevity of replayability may be limited as players eventually encounter a "wall" of non-replayability.
- “The gameplay loop is easy; however, there are endless possibilities to evolve your blob, and the replayability is insane.”
- “It has some pretty large replayability and could have some very real combos that make you feel rewarded for experimentation.”
- “The amount of content (organs, characters, stages) is already very high, so it has great replayability.”
- “Still pretty fun in a limited sense until you hit the wall of non-replayability, which is disappointing because there's so much potential here.”
- “Although it became rather easy and repetitive after some time once you discovered some of the more broken chain-reaction builds, replayability is still high since you have a lot of different characters.”
- “This game, however, could become much more replayable than Vampire Survivor or any survivor-like game due to the experimental and iterative nature of it.”
optimization
20 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game currently suffers from significant optimization issues, particularly on lower-end systems, leading to stuttering and crashes during intense gameplay with many enemies and projectiles. Players report that performance drops drastically with complex effects, and the balance of items exacerbates these problems. Overall, there is a strong consensus that the game requires substantial optimization and balancing improvements, especially given its early access status.
- “I feel like something could really be made to improve performance seeing the complexity of the textures used for projectiles.”
- “My only request to the dev is to improve performance a little bit as there is some stutter on my low-end machine.”
- “Needs optimization too, as the chains quickly got long enough to stutter my 12th gen Intel.”
- “Only negative is that the game is not optimized at all, so in waves of 15+ with tons of enemies, my 1050 GTX starts to suffer hard.”
- “But the worst offender is balance combined with performance: projectiles exploding into exponentially more projectiles exploding into even more projectiles... and goodbye FPS.”
- “It's a little poorly optimized at this time and will actually crash on lower-end systems if you have too many activations running at a time.”
humor
16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The humor in the game is consistently praised, with players finding it both hilarious and chaotic, particularly in the context of its complex mechanics and absurd scenarios. While some note a lack of witty writing compared to similar titles, the overall experience is described as funny and entertaining, especially as players create bizarre and amusing outcomes through gameplay.
- “I have no idea what the heck is going on but it's hilarious.”
- “Bio prototype shakes things up by shifting the focus away from the running around and onto an elaborate puzzle/programming skill building system that is hilarious and broken and just tons of fun.”
- “By end-game, your little abomination has multiple brains, each executing a mega-skill that you've lovingly crafted from the organs you've grown or gathered with hilarious and chaotic results.”
grinding
16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be excessively tedious and frustrating, often requiring significant time investment without the satisfaction of targeted farming for specific builds. The lack of a "compare" function exacerbates this issue, forcing players to engage in cumbersome item swapping to determine optimal setups. While some enjoy the customization options, many feel that the grinding detracts from the overall fun and engagement of the gameplay.
- “You'll need a second life for grinding.”
- “Instead, it's just massively tedious to play.”
- “It's downright annoying, and removes any concept of target farming for a specific build you have in mind.”
- “The lack of a 'compare' function was also sorely needed since equipped items show their stats with active modifiers while unequipped items show without the modifiers for that slot, so it forces a bit of tedious swapping in and out to determine what's best.”
stability
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game exhibits some stability issues, with users reporting bugs that affect gameplay and controller support, such as persistent tutorial prompts. Despite these glitches, many players find the game highly entertaining and engaging, particularly praising its crafting mechanics and overall genre appeal.
- “The possibilities are pretty much endless and crafting a cool arsenal is fun, but it seems to be a bit buggy.”
- “Oh, and the controller support is buggy; when I tried using one, it kept bringing up the tutorial constantly for some reason.”
- “Slightly buggy but very entertaining game.”
emotional
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Users express a strong attachment to the title, indicating it resonates emotionally; however, they also mention experiencing conflicts due to certain issues, which complicates their overall recommendation.