Carebotz

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"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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Play Modes

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

83%

Audience ScoreBased on 29 reviews

graphics6 positive mentions

stability2 negative mentions

The game features a fun and unique gravity-based movement system that adds a tactical element to combat.
Graphics and atmosphere are well-designed, creating an immersive experience that many players enjoy.
The game offers a satisfying upgrade system and a variety of weapons, making progression enjoyable.

Controls are clunky and poorly explained, leading to frustration for players trying to navigate and aim effectively.
The game is plagued by bugs and design issues that can make certain stages nearly impossible to complete.
Difficulty spikes can feel unfair, with some players finding the challenge overwhelming and tedious.

graphics
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
60%
40%
The graphics of the game are widely praised for their stylish and unique art style, contributing to an immersive atmosphere enhanced by sound effects and music. Players appreciate the vibrant visuals that complement the engaging combat and exploration, making the overall experience enjoyable despite some challenges in gameplay.
- “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 and 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.”
- “The music and visuals are immersive!”
story
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
33%
33%
The game's story unfolds gradually as players explore the factory, complete missions, and repair damaged bots, providing a sense of progression despite an initial lack of guidance. While the narrative may not be deeply engaging or coherent, it adds a layer of intrigue that complements the gameplay, which is driven by exploration and combat. Overall, the story enhances the experience without being the main focus, making it a worthwhile addition to the game.
- “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.”
- “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.”
- “At the beginning, it was a bit hard for me that the game did not provide any guidance or story.”
- “The story bits do not make too much sense; 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.”
- “It's nothing major, but enough to make me think the story is building up to something more than what these kinds of games usually have.”
gameplay
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
33%
33%
The gameplay is praised for its unique physics mechanics and smooth controls, which enhance the overall experience. While not a traditional metroidvania, it offers open-ended exploration that appeals to fans of nonlinear gameplay. Players find the mechanics easy to learn yet challenging to master, evoking nostalgia for classic gaming.
- “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 my key parts of a game is how smooth the control is, and after a few hours of gameplay, I have to tell you, I love it.”
- “You don't see many games today with similar mechanics.”
- “It’s just gameplay.”
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. It is described as loud, immersive, and a significant strength of the game, contributing to the thrilling experience of gameplay. Overall, the music receives a strong 10/10 rating from players.
- “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 sound design, original music, and appealing graphics, reminiscent of titles like Dead Space. Players appreciate the unique ambiance created by the combination of sound effects and visuals, enhancing the overall experience and encouraging exploration. The charming design of the carebotz adds to the game's engaging atmosphere.
- “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 feel flat and uninspired.”
- “I found the environment to be dull and lifeless, which detracted from the overall experience.”
stability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game suffers from significant stability issues, with frequent bugs that disrupt gameplay and mechanics designed to mitigate these problems, such as enemies being returned to spawn points when knocked off the map. Players report that these flaws can make certain stages nearly impossible to complete due to excessive randomness.
- “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
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100%
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious and repetitive, with randomness contributing to a sense of boredom as they progress. Many feel that the game could have been enjoyable if not for the excessive grinding required.
- “Grinding in this game is incredibly rewarding and keeps you engaged.”
- “The grind is challenging but satisfying, making every achievement feel earned.”
- “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.”