CASE 2: Animatronics Survival

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"CASE 2: Animatronics Survival" is a first-person survival horror game where players take on the role of a detective investigating a mysterious animatronic at a construction site. Use stealth and cunning to avoid detection, solve puzzles to progress, and uncover the dark secrets behind the animatronics. With a variety of enemies to face and a tense atmosphere, can you survive the animatronic's deadly pursuits?

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76%

Audience ScoreBased on 419 reviews

story15 positive mentions

stability13 negative mentions

The game offers a thrilling and scary experience, with many players finding it genuinely frightening.
Multiplayer mode can be very fun, especially when playing with friends, providing a unique twist on the horror genre.
The graphics and design of the animatronics are well-received, adding to the overall atmosphere of the game.

The game is plagued by numerous bugs and performance issues, making it frustrating to play, especially in multiplayer.
Many players find the AI of the animatronics to be poorly designed, often leading to unfair deaths and a lack of challenge.
The story mode is criticized for being repetitive and lacking depth compared to the first game, with some players feeling it doesn't justify the price.

story
47 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
32%
55%
13%
The story of the game receives mixed reviews, with some players appreciating the character development and atmosphere, while others criticize its pacing, coherence, and overall execution. Many find the story mode engaging, particularly in the first two chapters, but express disappointment with the third chapter and the multiplayer experience. Overall, while some players enjoy the narrative and its potential, others feel it lacks depth and clarity, suggesting a need for improvement.
- “The game has a great story and the multiplayer is fun.”
- “The story is good and I would love to know more about these animatronics.”
- “But all in all the story mode is great fun and the animatronics steal the show as excellent enemies that you just want to know more about.”
- “The story of the game doesn't make much sense.”
- “In my eyes, the story is slacking and boring; the multiplayer is buggy and forgotten, the promises of an update never came and it's been years.”
- “Okay, where to start? To be honest, the story mode... kinda sucks.”
gameplay
41 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
20%
73%
7%
The gameplay of the game has received mixed reviews, with some praising its mechanics and improvements over previous episodes, while others criticize its lack of clear instructions and numerous bugs that hinder the experience. Players appreciate the unique challenges posed by the animatronics and the engaging horror elements, but many express frustration with janky mechanics and performance issues, particularly on lower-end systems. Overall, while some find the gameplay enjoyable and recommend it, others feel it lacks polish and can be frustratingly difficult.
- “I love the game; it has the best and coolest gameplay at a high level. I recommend it to everyone.”
- “This game is great for its price and contains a lot of scary and difficult gameplay.”
- “The animatronics are well-designed, memorable, and iconic, and all of them have different mechanics that you need to work out, as the game doesn’t handhold.”
- “Though this game has a huge problem in explaining what to do, the only reason I managed to beat the episode is by thinking outside the box. A lot of the mechanics required to pass aren't explained, or the game has a hard time leading the player in the right direction, so you can imagine me just running around looking for a way forward when it's right in front of you.”
- “Many, many situations where death is entirely unavoidable, glitching into objects, glitching through walls, etc. No matter how nice the monsters look and the ambience is, the fundamental gameplay is just... bad.”
- “It didn't feel complete or polished, and sure they could fix this and make the gameplay better in the future, but to charge someone 20 bucks for this incomplete, difficult, buggy game is ludicrous!”
graphics
16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
31%
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19%
The graphics in the game receive mixed reviews, with some players praising the improvements and design quality, while others criticize the overall visual performance and technical issues like clipping. Despite the jankiness, many find the graphics enjoyable, though some players experience significant performance issues on lower-end hardware. Overall, while the graphics are not groundbreaking, they contribute positively to the gaming experience for many users.
- “The graphics and story, loving it.”
- “Honestly, I liked the graphics a lot and the designs.”
- “Great job to the people who made the graphics!”
- “The graphics quality is really bad and the multiplayer is more dead than my great grandma.”
- “I have played games which had better graphics than this game and I got much more FPS.”
- “Graphics and sound do well enough but aren't anything to write home about, and there are some definite clipping issues.”
stability
13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's stability is heavily criticized, with numerous reports of bugs, glitches, and crashes that significantly hinder gameplay. Players have experienced issues such as freezing, lag, and poor performance even on capable hardware, leading to frustration and a sense of incompleteness. Despite its fun elements, the overall consensus is that the game feels unpolished and requires substantial updates to address its stability problems.
- “Because of the 'buggy' checkpoints, it took me around 3-4 hours to complete this game.”
- “The game will lag on a 950 GPU and while that is a generation behind, I can assure you that my friends have GTX 10 series GPUs and the game still performs poorly on high settings. It glitches, it crashes, and at one point I was receiving 15 FPS!”
- “It didn't feel complete or polished, and sure they could fix this and make the gameplay better in the future, but to charge someone 20 bucks for this incomplete, difficult, buggy game is ludicrous!”
humor
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The humor in the game is widely appreciated, with players finding it funny and entertaining, especially when playing with friends. While some reviews note that the game's flaws can be amusing, the overall comedic experience is a highlight, contributing to its enjoyment.
- “Funny spooky robots.”
- “If you play this game with friends, you can't stop laughing.”
- “This game is bad, almost hilariously so, which was about the only good thing I can note it on as of now.”
optimization
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
43%
14%
43%
The game's optimization is widely criticized, with players reporting severe performance issues that render it nearly unplayable, even on high-end PCs. Many users note minimal differences in performance between ultra and low settings, alongside frequent crashes and bugs, leading to an overall negative experience. While some find humor in playing with friends, the consensus is that significant optimization improvements are urgently needed.
- “There's some optimization issues, especially in the forest, that I'm sure will be worked out.”
- “But the most fun you will get, as of the game's current unoptimized state, is only a few good laughs if you are voice chatting with a friend as you all play together.”
- “Game performance.”
- “Developer needs to do some serious optimization; as it stands, it’s unplayable.”
- “This game has such poor optimization that there is only a 3 frame difference between ultra settings and low settings.”
- “The game is currently in an unoptimized and buggy state, leading to significant lag even on a good PC, and it loves to crash as well.”
music
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
75%
50%
The music in the game is described as excessively loud, particularly in the main menu, which detracts from the overall experience. Users expressed frustration over the inability to adjust the music volume due to a lack of clear settings options, suggesting that the music could have been more enjoyable if it were not so overpowering.
- “The main menu music was very loud, which made it difficult to fully enjoy the settings.”
- “I couldn't locate a music option in the settings, which is unusual for other games.”
- “The music could have been properly enjoyed if it wasn't so overwhelmingly loud.”
- “Generally for other games, I would simply go to the settings and turn down the music, but for whatever reason, (maybe my own incompetence) I could not locate a music option.”
- “Music that may have been able to be properly enjoyed if it wasn't so violently loud.”
atmosphere
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
75%
75%
The atmosphere of the game is consistently praised for its eerie and immersive qualities, enhancing the overall experience and keeping players on edge. Reviewers appreciate the opportunity to engage with the storyline while enjoying the fun and suspenseful environment, often rating it around 7/10.
- “It's easier than the first one, which means you can spend a bit more time soaking up the atmosphere and trying to work out the storyline.”
- “It has a nice eerie atmosphere that keeps you on edge; I would say 7/10.”
- “Amazing game, love the horror atmosphere in the episodes!”
- “The atmosphere feels bland and uninspired, lacking the depth that would draw players in.”
- “Despite the game's potential, the atmosphere is flat and fails to create any sense of immersion.”
- “The world feels empty and lifeless, making it hard to get invested in the experience.”
grinding
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
67%
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious and slow, with some expressing frustration over mechanics that hinder stealth, such as enemies seeing through walls. Many feel that the grinding is so demanding that it requires excessive time investment, likening it to needing a "second life" to manage effectively.
- “So far the game is pretty slow; I can't stand the fact that the cat can see through walls, which makes sneaking around him more tedious.”
- “You'll need a second life for grinding.”