Blasted Road Terror

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"Blasted Road Terror" is a post-apocalyptic top-down shooter game where players fight off hordes of mutants while driving across treacherous roads. Upgrade your vehicle and weapons, and complete challenges to unlock new content. With its destructible environments and intense combat, this game offers a thrilling experience for fans of the genre.

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Play Modes

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

87%

Audience ScoreBased on 45 reviews

gameplay8 positive mentions

grinding12 negative mentions

The game features a fun and engaging core gameplay loop, allowing players to control multiple vehicles in tactical battles reminiscent of FTL.
There is a good variety of mission types and difficulty levels, providing a sense of progression and challenge as players unlock new content.
The game has a strong post-apocalyptic theme with enjoyable vehicular combat mechanics, appealing to fans of the genre.

The game is overly grindy, with players feeling pressured to repeatedly complete missions to progress, leading to potential burnout.
There are significant bugs and UI issues that detract from the overall experience, including problems with vehicle management and menu navigation.
The lack of a compelling story or clear endgame can make the gameplay feel repetitive and aimless over time.

story
41 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
7%
85%
7%
The game's story is minimal, primarily revolving around life and jobs in a wasteland setting without a central plot to drive the player forward. While there are factions with some lore, the focus is on mission-based gameplay, which can feel repetitive and grindy, leading to potential burnout. Players appreciate the freedom to create their own narratives through gameplay, but many feel that the lack of a compelling story detracts from the overall experience.
- “I just love it how the devs will give players the trust to make their own story instead of using scripted games because games that require grinding can get tiring in the long run.”
- “Final point, the game gets really juicy once you start unlocking patrols (long missions with branching paths and supplies management) which from what I can tell only become available once you unlock medium difficulty missions, which is the second out of five difficulty scales.”
- “The pacing is very similar to Darkest Dungeon where there are several missions that you can choose to send your party on that get progressively harder; you have the option to do easier missions, but they are not quite as rewarding.”
- “There is an intro cutscene, but after that, there's basically no story. There are some factions with lore, but there's no plot propelling you forward.”
- “Decent alternative to convoy, but there is almost no story and so much grind that it can get dull pretty fast.”
- “Even defending, capturing, or fighting warlords, there's really little difference in missions, and due to the grindiness of the game, you'll be doing lots of missions leading to burnout.”
gameplay
17 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
47%
35%
18%
Gameplay reviews highlight a mix of experiences, with some players enjoying the freeform nature and core mechanics, while others find the structure lacking and repetitive, leading to grind fatigue. Titles like "Blasted Road Terror" are praised for their fun, simple, and replayable mechanics, blending elements of tower defense and tactical battles, though some desire a more focused approach. Overall, while the gameplay can be satisfying and engaging, it often suffers from a lack of refinement and depth in certain titles.
- “Blasted Road Terror is a game with a really fun base gameplay loop where you go into battle with your war rig and up to four smaller vehicles in real-time tactical battles, a bit like FTL, but instead of people inside one large vehicle, you now control multiple vehicles.”
- “Fun mix of tower defense, twin-stick shooter, and post-apocalyptic car mechanic simulator.”
- “Fantastic strategic roguelike, love the Mad Max setting and thought it fitted perfectly with the gameplay.”
- “I get sick to death of being forced to grind stuff if I'm not very into the environments or gameplay.”
- “So while I do like the raw gameplay pretty decently, it's just not refined enough like Convoy was, and it was trying too hard to get me to play for way too long for no understandable reason.”
- “And for the longer version, simple mechanics, grinding, and imagination.”
grinding
12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players generally find the grinding aspect of the game to be excessive and frustrating, often feeling that it serves no purpose other than to artificially extend playtime. Many reviewers express that the missions do not provide sufficient rewards, leading to resource scarcity and burnout from repetitive tasks. In comparison to other games, some players appreciate better implementations of grinding mechanics that allow for more engaging gameplay without the same level of tedium.
- “You put this cost on top of buying guns and attachments each time a vehicle dies, and you start to feel like the game is getting grindy.”
- “So the game is grindy in a bad way and for no real discernible reason except to time gate you.”
- “Even defending, capturing, or fighting warlords, there's really little difference in missions, and due to the grindiness of the game, you'll be doing lots of missions leading to burnout.”
graphics
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
The graphics are a mixed bag, with some users finding the pixel art visuals well-executed and visually appealing, while others describe them as mediocre. The game features a vibrant art style and effective visual upgrades, though it can become cluttered during intense action sequences. Overall, the graphics are decent, complemented by a strong soundtrack.
- “The pixel art visuals are well done and satisfying; it gets pretty bloated at times with explosions, corpses, debris, and incoming obstacles, but you get a bullet time toggle specifically for these situations.”
- “The art style is gorgeous, the soundtrack is killer, and I love this game.”
- “Graphics are meh, but you should have already noticed that.”
- “Graphics are rather decent from the screenshots provided; I love that when you upgrade something, it has a visual representation for it.”
replayability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
300%
300%
The gameplay is characterized as simple yet offers a high level of replayability, encouraging players to return for multiple sessions.
- “The gameplay is simple yet incredibly replayable.”
- “Each playthrough offers new challenges and experiences, making it hard to put down.”
- “The variety of choices and outcomes keeps me coming back for more.”
- “The gameplay is simple, but it lacks the depth needed for true replayability.”
- “Once you've completed the game, there's little incentive to play through it again.”
- “While the mechanics are enjoyable, the lack of variety makes replaying feel tedious.”
stability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
300%
The game has been criticized for its lack of stability, with users reporting numerous bugs that significantly impact gameplay.
- “The game is incredibly buggy and crashes frequently.”
- “I experienced constant instability, making it nearly unplayable.”
- “The frequent glitches and crashes ruin the overall experience.”
optimization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game is considered a solid purchase, offering great performance at an affordable price, particularly for individual users.
- “Solid buy, cheap, and a great performance for just a single person's work.”
music
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The music in the game is highly praised, with users highlighting the impressive soundtrack as a standout feature that enhances the overall experience.
- “The art style is gorgeous, the soundtrack is killer, and I love this game.”