Chimera

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Chimera is a single player action game. It was developed by Croc Pot Games and was released on August 8, 2024. It received positive reviews from players.

MAKE YOUR ESCAPEPlay as an ancient Chimera locked within a subterranean tower in this rogue-lite dungeon crawler. Battle through floors of powerful creatures on your ascent from the ancient prison. GRAFT YOUR WAY TO POWERTake the powers from your enemies by grafting their limbs to use unique abilities. Use trinkets to create a variety of builds and become an unstoppable force. Unlock relics from …

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82%

Audience ScoreBased on 22 reviews

gameplay3 positive mentions

story2 negative mentions

Unique and fun grafting system allows swapping abilities on the fly, creating diverse builds and encouraging experimentation.
Engaging roguelike gameplay with challenging bosses and strategic combat that makes each run feel different and rewarding.
Appealing art style and character design with catchy music and good sound design enhancing the overall atmosphere.

Combat suffers from poor feedback, inconsistent hitboxes, and lack of clear enemy attack telegraphs, reducing the feeling of responsiveness.
Several bugs including getting stuck in walls, doors, and collision issues occasionally disrupt gameplay and progression.
UI and resolution support issues such as poor ultrawide monitor compatibility, awkward door and loot interactions, and some clunky animations.

graphics
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Users find the graphics clean and aligned with the art style, but some feel the overall visuals could be improved to better match the game's artistic direction.
- “Clean graphics and art style, and some catchy music.”
- “Clean graphics and art style, and some catchy music.”
- “If the game's graphics matched the art style I think I would like it more as well.”
- “If the game's graphics matched the art style, I think I would like it more as well.”
- “If the game's graphics matched the art style, I think I would like it more as well.”
- “The graphics are... not so much.”
gameplay
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay is engaging and enjoyable, featuring a fun loop and a unique grafting system for swapping abilities on the fly. It offers good build diversity and smooth roguelike mechanics, allowing easy restarts. While the UI could be improved, it does not significantly hinder the gameplay experience.
- “Gameplay loop is pretty fun and the grafting system is really neat to swap out abilities on the fly.”
- “But overall pretty smooth, and being a roguelike, it's easy to start over and get back into the gameplay loop.”
- “Fun mechanics, good build diversity.”
music
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music is generally praised for being catchy and energetic, especially during boss fights. However, some users feel the boss battle music loops too quickly and suggest extending it with additional instrumental segments to enhance the experience.
- “Firstly, the music is great, but the boss music in particular feels like it's way too short of a loop. It actually caught me off guard that I noticed the song ending and starting so soon into a fight. I feel like an easy way to fix this would be to add in the little instrumental flourishes heard in the out of combat music to fill the empty space.”
- “Bosses are fun, music is bumpin.”
- “Clean graphics and art style, and some catchy music.”
replayability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players appreciate the character design and see potential for greater replayability, particularly emphasizing that improved level layouts—such as exits being closer together—would enhance quick decision-making and overall game flow, which are key for roguelike/lite replay value.
story
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story includes intriguing lore scattered throughout the game, hinting at a deeper narrative, though it may require active exploration to fully engage with it. Some players may not follow the story closely beyond select moments.
- “Some intriguing lore drops can be found randomly around different rooms which hint towards a deeper story.”
- “I haven't really kept up with the story aside from my bone room.”
stability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game exhibits several stability issues, including softlocks in the menu, getting stuck outside room boundaries, and a recurring bug during the first boss fight where the character becomes unresponsive despite still being able to move. These bugs can disrupt gameplay and require attention.
- “It's a little bit buggy - I once somehow softlocked myself into the menu with none of the buttons working properly, and I got trapped outside the collision boundary of a room once.”
- “I caught the same bug 3 times on Scolopendra, the first boss - the character loses the ability to interact with the outside world in any way, freezes in his idle pose, although he is able to move.”
humor
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The humor in the game is characterized by quirky randomness and playful elements, such as a funny raven companion and bizarre limb variations. While the humor adds charm, some players wish for options to skip or engage more with the comedic dialogue. Overall, the randomness and whimsical design contribute to an enjoyable, lighthearted experience.
- “The rooms are random so it's fun to get lucky after constantly being unlucky, the bosses are fun to fight, the raven is funny and your best pal, the different limbs you can get with the different variations are so random and wonky looking that it makes it more fun to play around.”
- “Don't do that, give the player a choice - to skip dialogues or try to share your humor with you.”
character development
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Users appreciate the cute and appealing character design, though they feel that limited character development holds the game back from greater success.