Carebotz

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Carebotz is a single player arcade action adventure game. It was developed by Glasscannon Studio and was released on May 6, 2021. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

"Carebotz is an arena shooter with metroidvania elements, where you play as BIBZ, a small maintenance droid. Explore the factory, avoid obstacles, and defeat enemies using a variety of weapons and tools. Customize your toolset and manage your energy to survive and discover the factory's secrets."

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Audience ScoreBased on 30 reviews

graphics6 positive mentions

story3 negative mentions

The game features a unique low-gravity movement system that adds a fun and tactical element to combat.
The graphics and atmosphere are well-designed, creating an immersive experience that many players enjoy.
The game offers a satisfying upgrade system for weapons and abilities, allowing for customization and progression.

Controls can be clunky and difficult to master, leading to frustration during gameplay.
The lack of a proper tutorial or guidance makes it challenging for new players to understand the mechanics.
The game can feel overly punishing at times, with difficult enemies and environmental hazards that can lead to frequent deaths.

graphics
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics of the game are widely praised for their stylish and unique art style, contributing to an immersive atmosphere alongside the sound design. Players appreciate the vibrant visuals that enhance the overall experience, making exploration and combat enjoyable. Overall, the graphics are considered a significant strength of the game, adding to its engaging vibe.
- “The story-bits do not make too much sense, but the thrill of top-down asteroid/souls-like fights and traps, along with the great music and stylish, functional graphics, make this game a worthy one.”
- “One of the biggest strengths of the game is its great atmosphere that comes from all the sound effects, background music, graphics, and game design.”
- “Graphics are stylish and unique!”
story
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
22%
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33%
The game's story is minimal and initially lacks guidance, but players gradually uncover narrative elements through exploration and interactions with repaired bots. While the story may not be deeply coherent, it adds a layer of intrigue that complements the engaging gameplay and atmosphere. Overall, it serves as a backdrop to the action rather than a central focus, enhancing the experience without overshadowing it.
- “After I could complete the first achievements and I got the first pieces of the story from the repaired bots, I started to enjoy the game.”
- “You will explore the factory (with automapping), find blueprints for upgrades, find the resources required to build them, kill enemies blocking your way, guarding valuable resources or attacking certain pieces of factory equipment that you have to protect, and discover more and more about the story while you repair the damaged bots or machinery in the factory.”
- “At the beginning, it was a bit hard for me that the game did not give me any guidance or story.”
- “The story bits do not make too much sense; the thrill of top-down asteroid/souls-like fights and traps, the great music, and the stylish/functional graphics make this game a worthy one.”
- “It's nothing major, but enough to make me think the story is building up to something and more than these kinds of games usually have.”
gameplay
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
56%
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The gameplay is praised for its unique physics and smooth mechanics, offering a blend of thrust-based core mechanics that are easy to learn yet challenging to master. While not strictly a metroidvania, it caters to fans of open-ended exploration, evoking nostalgia for classic gaming experiences. Overall, players appreciate the intuitive controls and engaging gameplay that keeps them invested.
- “Really enjoyed the physics; it adds a lot to the gameplay!”
- “The game mechanics are smooth, easy to learn but hard to master.”
- “This game brings back the good old C64 and NES feeling when enjoyable gameplay was the main focus.”
- “At the beginning, the navigation was a bit weird, but after 20 minutes I got used to it. Frankly, one of the key parts of a game is how smooth the controls are, and after a few hours of gameplay, I have to tell you, I love it.”
music
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
71%
29%
The music in the game is highly praised, with many users highlighting its quality and ability to enhance the overall atmosphere. Described as "really good" and immersive, it contributes significantly to the game's appeal, earning a perfect score from some reviewers. However, some note that it can be quite loud at times.
- “Oh and the music is really really good, it's really loud though.”
- “The story bits do not make too much sense, but the thrill of top-down asteroid/souls-like fights and traps, the great music, and the stylish/functional graphics make this game a worthy one.”
- “One of the biggest strengths of the game is its great atmosphere that comes from all the sound effects, background music, graphics, and game design.”
atmosphere
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
83%
50%
The game's atmosphere is highly praised for its immersive qualities, reminiscent of titles like Dead Space, with original sound effects and engaging background music that enhance the overall experience. Players appreciate the combination of graphics, sound design, and game mechanics, which together create a unique and enjoyable environment, making exploration both delightful and perilous.
- “I like the atmosphere, and I'm especially a fan of the sounds: they are original and help enjoy that unique Carebotz feel instantly when you start playing.”
- “One of the biggest strengths of the game is its great atmosphere that comes from all the sound effects, background music, graphics, and game design.”
- “I love the tracks I've heard so far, and when paired with the sound effects, they create a unique atmosphere that I really like.”
- “The atmosphere of this game reminds me of Dead Space.”
- “The game lacks any real sense of immersion, making it hard to feel connected to the world.”
- “The environments feel empty and uninspired, failing to create a compelling atmosphere.”
stability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game is plagued by significant stability issues, with frequent bugs that hinder gameplay and force players to deal with frustrating mechanics, such as enemies being returned to spawn points when knocked off the map. Many users report that these problems can make certain stages nearly impossible to complete due to unpredictable elements.
- “A buggy mess at the best of times. I purposely tried to keep my knockback low so I could fight enemies and not chase them around stupidly, only to realize that the programmer knew it was so broken they actively coded a 'return enemies to spawn point if they get knocked off the map.'”
- “Quite buggy and at times nearly impossible to get past certain stages because of too many random elements.”
grinding
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious and repetitive, with some noting that it detracts from the overall enjoyment and progression. The randomness involved in grinding can lead to frustration, making the experience feel increasingly boring over time.
- “Great idea, could've been a nice game, but randomness and grinding make it increasingly boring as you progress.”
- “You'll need a second life for grinding.”