Botworld Odyssey
- October 23, 2024
- Featherweight Games
- 12h median play time
Get on Steam"Botworld Odyssey" is an open-world exploration game where players scavenge for rare scrap and build/collect bots in various environments. Engage in real-time tactical battles using unique abilities and ultimate moves, with each victory earning experience points for bot upgrades. Overcoming obstacles and enemies requires strategy and well-timed deployments of player abilities to support the bot team.
Nintendo Switch
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game features charming visuals, a great soundtrack, and unique bot designs, making it a comforting experience for players.
- Botworld Odyssey successfully removes microtransactions and ads from the mobile version, providing a full single-player experience that is enjoyable and accessible.
- The gameplay loop is engaging, with meaningful decisions in combat and exploration, allowing for strategic team building and a rewarding collection experience.
- The game is excessively grindy, especially when leveling up bots, which can lead to monotonous gameplay and frustration as players progress.
- PvP matchmaking can be unbalanced, leading to frustrating experiences where players face opponents with significantly higher stats.
- Some players find the quests and environments dull, with repetitive tasks that detract from the overall enjoyment of the game.
- grinding20 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game is widely regarded as grindy, with players noting a significant increase in grinding requirements as they progress, particularly in upgrading robots and leveling abilities. While some enjoy the repetitive nature and find it tolerable, others find it tedious and overwhelming, especially with the need to collect materials for multiple robots. Overall, the grind is a defining aspect of the gameplay, appealing to fans of the genre but potentially off-putting for those seeking a more streamlined experience.
“The game is fun until this point, but you'll need to sink multiple days into just grinding rare spawns before you make any more progress.”
“All well and good at the start, but the more you play and the more robots you get and want to use... the more you realize how grindy everything starts to get.”
“My only hope and request is that the grinding of upgrading the robots becomes quicker and not so demanding, because there's really so many of them and trying to get the materials for all of them gets very tiring and quite boring.”
- monetization10 mentions
- 10 % positive mentions
- 10 % neutral mentions
- 80 % negative mentions
The monetization model of the game is highly praised, as it features no microtransactions or ads, allowing players to earn everything in-game through gameplay. This approach is a significant improvement over its mobile predecessor, which included optional ads and microtransactions, making the Steam version a more enjoyable experience for players seeking a straightforward, ad-free environment. Overall, the one-time purchase model is well-received, emphasizing player satisfaction without additional costs.
“There are no microtransactions; everything is earnable in-game.”
“The mobile game monetization removal surgery left scars, but this game is still beautiful.”
“Played this game for a while over and over again on mobile and kept getting annoyed by ads or microtransactions.”
“Botworld Odyssey is essentially the same storyline as Botworld Adventure minus the energy, time limits, cooldowns, ads, and microtransactions generally inherent in the mobile platform.”
- gameplay8 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 13 % neutral mentions
- 38 % negative mentions
The gameplay features a circular arena and revolves around a well-designed loop of combat and resource collection for bot upgrades, making it engaging despite its grindy nature. While the game offers a unique twist on monster collection with auto-play options and diverse mechanics like fishing, players may find the repetitive elements and lengthy upgrade process less appealing if they dislike grinding. Overall, the balance and content richness contribute to a fun and immersive experience.
“Gameplay outside of the combat is a pretty good loop of going out in the world and collecting parts to upgrade your bots.”
“Overall, I find the gameplay loop engaging and well designed.”
“The game and gameplay are well balanced, and the game offers a good deal of content.”
“Level 4 and 5 are the last levels to fully upgrade the tree of the robot, but with how important that mechanic is, it should take less time to complete.”
“Granted, it is a grindy sort of game, so if you don't like grinding to make the perfect team or if you don't enjoy a somewhat repetitive mechanic (which most monster collection and battle games are at their core), then you should probably look elsewhere.”
“There's also fishing and other mechanics which are all required at some level for a complete experience and progress.”
- music7 mentions
- 43 % positive mentions
- 29 % neutral mentions
- 29 % negative mentions
The music in the game is widely praised for its amazing soundtrack that enhances the overall experience, contributing to a comforting atmosphere. While the visuals and bot designs are also appreciated, some users noted occasional issues with the battle music not playing. Overall, the combination of beautiful landscapes and engaging music creates an enjoyable and accessible gameplay experience.
“The soundtrack, the visuals, the bot design - it all culminates into a real comfort game for those it reaches in a similar way.”
“Amazing soundtrack!”
“The game has beautiful landscapes, a good soundtrack, the bot designs are a refreshing mix of cute and badass, and is easy to get into.”
“More than a few times, the battle music doesn't even play when that happens.”
“The music/art style is basic.”
- story6 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 17 % neutral mentions
- 33 % negative mentions
The story in Botworld Odyssey is a straightforward single-player experience that mirrors Botworld Adventure, offering a complete narrative without the constraints of energy limits or microtransactions. While the main storyline and quests are considered simple and somewhat dull, the world-building and unique combat mechanics add an enjoyable twist to the monster collection theme. Overall, players can fully engage with the story and unlock all content without additional purchases, though it may require a significant time investment.
“Full single player story and everything is unlocked and earned like a normal game you can just enjoy.”
“The game is at its core a monster collection game but with an interesting twist for its combat mechanic, allows for auto-play for the easier battles and most importantly the world building and story premise are very fun and unique - as are the bots themselves.”
“Honestly, even Botworld Adventure is lenient in these, as both of its ads and microtransactions are optional, and all players can eventually finish the entire story, unlock all areas, and collect all bots without any purchases whatsoever; it just takes significantly more time.”
“Botworld Odyssey is essentially the same storyline as Botworld Adventure, minus the energy, time limits, cooldowns, ads, and microtransactions generally inherent in the mobile platform.”
“Environments are dull... quests are dull...”
- graphics3 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game are praised for their appealing art style and enhanced visuals compared to the mobile version, contributing to an overall comforting gaming experience. Additionally, the design of the bots adds to the game's visual appeal.
“The soundtrack, the visuals, and the bot design all culminate into a truly comforting game experience for those it resonates with.”
“The game also plays differently from the mobile version and features enhanced graphics.”
“I like the art style.”
- stability1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Overall, users report that the game runs smoothly, particularly on the Steam Deck, indicating a high level of stability during gameplay.
“Aside from that, I'm thoroughly enjoying it and the game runs great on Steam Deck.”
