Breaking Wheel

About

Breaking Wheel is a sidescrolling 3D platformer. You control a wheel and have to collect as much coffee and coins as you can in more than 50 unique levels with a plethora of interesting gameplay mechanics.

Genres & Tags

Play Modes

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

75%

Audience ScoreBased on 12 reviews

graphics3 positive mentions

grinding3 negative mentions

The game features beautiful graphics and artistic backgrounds, creating an engaging visual experience.
The level design is well-executed, offering a unique blend of 2D side-scrolling and 3D platforming that sets it apart from other games.
The music is catchy and adds to the overall charm of the game, along with a quirky story that provides unexpected humor.

The introduction of a timed race mechanic and punishing level design can lead to frustration and a loss of enjoyment.
Clunky controls and poor optimization detract from the overall gameplay experience.
Some boss fights and excessive traps in certain levels can feel tedious and monotonous, diminishing the fun factor.

graphics
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
75%
25%
The graphics of the game are praised for their beautiful and artistic backgrounds, contributing to a charming overall aesthetic. Players appreciate the appealing art style and level design, which enhance the visual experience, although some feel that the mechanics may detract from the enjoyment over time.
- “Beautiful graphics, wonderfully artistic backgrounds, and a neat soundtrack.”
- “The art style is very charming, but the best part of this game is the level design.”
- “The graphics are pretty good!”
music
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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25%
The music in the game is consistently praised for being catchy and fantastic, complementing the charming art style and beautiful graphics. While some players found the gameplay mechanics to become tiresome, the soundtrack remains a highlight, enhancing the overall experience.
- “The music is fantastic, the art style is very charming, but the best part of this game is the level design.”
- “The amount of levels and differences in them is quite nice, customizable wheels, catchy music; even if I had not backed it, I would have bought it.”
- “The music is catchy, there's a cute story, and the graphics are pretty good!”
- “Beautiful graphics, wonderfully artistic backgrounds, and a neat soundtrack, but the mechanics of the game grew tiresome very quickly.”
story
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's story is described as quirky and unexpectedly engaging, featuring a cute narrative infused with humor. Players appreciate the smooth gameplay and challenging puzzles, which complement the well-optimized 3D environments and catchy music. Overall, the story adds a delightful layer to the experience, surpassing initial expectations.
- “The 3D environments are engaging, the puzzles are challenging, and I had no idea there'd be something of a story there (a small one) and a decent amount of humor as well.”
- “The music is catchy, there's a cute story, and the graphics are pretty good!”
- “I was actually expecting something simpler, so the humor and story came as a pleasant surprise.”
gameplay
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
The gameplay features beautiful graphics and artistic backgrounds, complemented by a neat soundtrack, but the mechanics can become tiresome quickly. Overall, it is well-optimized with smooth performance and a quirky story.
- “It's well optimized with smooth gameplay, and a quirky story.”
- “Beautiful graphics, wonderfully artistic backgrounds, and a neat soundtrack, but the mechanics of the game grew tiresome very quickly.”
optimization
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The optimization of the game is polarizing; while some users praise its smooth gameplay and effective performance, others criticize it for clunky controls and poor optimization, likening it to an asset flip.
- “It's well optimized with smooth gameplay and a quirky story.”
- “The game runs flawlessly on my system, showcasing excellent optimization.”
- “I appreciate how the developers focused on optimization, making the experience seamless.”
- “Clunky controls, terrible optimization, and it just looks like an asset flip.”
humor
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players appreciate the unexpected humor woven into the game's narrative, which adds depth to the engaging 3D environments and challenging puzzles. This element of surprise enhances the overall experience, making the game more enjoyable than initially anticipated.
- “The 3D environments are engaging, the puzzles are challenging, and I had no idea there'd be something of a story there (a small one) and a decent amount of humor as well.”
- “I was actually expecting something simpler, so the humor and story came as a pleasant surprise.”
grinding
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
300%
Players find the grinding aspect of the game tedious and monotonous, particularly due to an excessive number of traps in certain levels that detract from the overall experience.
- “The number of traps in certain levels was superfluous to the point of becoming tedious and monotonous.”
- “Grinding feels like an endless chore rather than an engaging part of the game.”
- “The repetitive nature of grinding makes it hard to stay invested in the story.”