Buildodge

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Buildodge is a single player and multiplayer tactical platformer game. It was developed by Raiun Games and was released on April 8, 2021. It received positive reviews from players.

A free to play 2D online shooter game! The game features " building". There are three different modes: Ranked Match, Bot Match, and Custom Match, for 1-4 players! Characters can be customized by changing their skin or painting.

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Audience ScoreBased on 37 reviews

humor1 positive mentions

graphics2 negative mentions

Buildodge offers a unique building and shooting mechanics with a fun physics-based platform, appealing to creative and engineering-minded players.
The game has an accessible and smooth building interface, with a decent ranking system and challenging gameplay against bots.
Some players find it highly enjoyable for casual or friend-based 1v1 matches, appreciating its chaotic fun and potential for growth.

The game suffers from a very small player base and dead servers, making online multiplayer difficult or impossible to enjoy as intended.
There are significant gameplay issues such as lag, poor hit registration, basic mechanics, and unfair respawn mechanics that impact the experience negatively.
The game includes a problematic third-party account requirement and aggressive microtransactions, which are seen as mobile cash grab tactics unsuitable for the platform.

gameplay
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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38%
The gameplay is generally seen as shallow, repetitive, and basic, resembling low-quality mobile app experiences with simple shooter and platformer elements. While the core concept has potential and competitive aspects, players find the mechanics messy and lacking depth, suggesting the need for more varied game modes, weapons, and power-ups to enhance engagement.
- “My hope is that we get some new mechanics to make the gameplay even deeper.”
- “My hope is that we get some new mechanics to make the gameplay even deeper.”
- “This game can range across any age group, but I hope you have some gameplay experience from other games like Fortnite or Apex.”
- “This is a garbage-tier, mobile-tier cash grab, a simple shooter with what looks like flipped or generated assets (I've seen the exact same character faces in other mobile apps) and godawful gameplay, a simple platformer/shooter with some "building" gimmick and a toxic, nasty cash shop.”
- “While I couldn't find this on the app stores, for all intents and purposes this is a mobile app; it has all the same qualities, from mobile app-tier graphics to the shallow gameplay you expect from mobile app cash harvesters.”
- “While the game is good in a competitive manner, it eventually gets boring due to repetitive gameplay. To make it more fun and varied, I recommend adding more game modes, guns, power-ups, or mutators like in "Move or Die." The gameplay concept is good though.”
graphics
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The graphics are described as basic and low-quality, resembling typical mobile app visuals with bright, cheap, and shallow design elements similar to casino poker machine aesthetics.
- “While I couldn't find this on the app stores, for all intents and purposes this is a mobile app... it has all the same qualities, from the mobile app tier graphics to the shallow gameplay you expect from mobile app cash harvesters.”
- “The game visuals and the game itself are incredibly shallow... think of them as the cheap, bright, colorful plastic cabinet dress theme on a poker machine at the casino.”
monetization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The monetization is widely criticized as a blatant, low-quality cash grab typical of mobile games, featuring repetitive assets and aggressive, toxic in-app purchases that detract from the gameplay experience.
grinding
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players find the grinding experience engaging enough to progress through ranks, with dedication to continue even after reaching high levels like master.
humor
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The humor in the game is described as a mix of frustration and amusement, suggesting it has moments that are both challenging and funny.