Cleo's Lost Idols

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Cleo's Lost Idols is a single player casual strategy game. It was developed by Tomb Team and was released on November 16, 2017. It received neutral reviews from players.

Cleo's Lost Idols is a comedy sandbox physics game where you command workers to create mayhem! Emit fire and lightning, squirt water jets, push boulders and dodge fire traps whilst trying to find the missing statue pieces. There's an in-built video creator and tools to upload straight to YouTube.

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Single-Player

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Audience ScoreBased on 26 reviews

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Engaging puzzle-adventure gameplay with a focus on archaeology and ancient idols.
Stylish and colorful graphics with atmospheric locations.
Offers intellectual challenges suitable for short, focused play sessions.

Contains bugs, lag, and clunky controls that hinder gameplay experience.
Requires purchasing DLC to unlock achievements and some game content, which is frustrating for players.
Confusing mechanics and poor audio quality, including an annoying voice language, make it difficult to enjoy.

graphics
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics are characterized by a low-poly, mobile app style with flashy colors that aim to attract players but often fall short. While some users find the graphics cute, overall the visual design lacks polish and fails to impress.
- “Cute graphics”
- “This mobile app has low poly mobile app looking graphics, terrible sound design, and a really poor mobile app like UI.”
- “Trying to keep the player's attention with flashy colors and exaggerating graphics, but keep failing.”
monetization
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The monetization of "Cleo's Lost Idols" is seen as aggressive and intrusive, with frequent DLC advertisements and some content, including achievements, locked behind paid purchases, giving the impression of a cash grab rather than a genuinely free experience.
- “"Cleo's Lost Idols" feels like a mobile app cash grab and is certainly not free.”
- “Keeps on advertising DLC, has bugged achievements, and you have to buy some of the DLC just to reach 100% completion.”
story
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game has little to no emphasis on story, with users indicating that it either lacks a narrative or the story is not a significant element.
stability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game suffers from significant stability issues, with frequent bugs that negatively impact the overall enjoyment.
- “Game is extremely buggy and not fun at all.”
gameplay
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay is praised for being engaging and intuitive, offering a good balance of challenge and fun. Players appreciate the smooth controls and variety of mechanics that keep the experience fresh throughout.
grinding
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Grinding in the game requires careful resource management, often necessitating additional lives to progress effectively. This can make the process more challenging and potentially repetitive for some players.
music
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Users find the music to be awful and consider the voice acting even worse, describing both as cringe-worthy.
- “The music is awful and the 'voice acting' is worse and ultimately cringe-worthy.”