CreatorCrate
- August 11, 2021
- CreatorCrate
- 2h median play time
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Get on itch.io StoreCreatorCrate is a viciously fast action platformer with roguelike elements. It's about an appliance that fights to escape a massive, circular space station. More than run and shoot: improvise and create! FAST, CHAOTIC, AND CHALLENGING Fight to stay alive while everything around you is on fire, exploding, or shooting lasers. Dangle by your arm over deadly drops. Climb just ahead of fizzing pools o…
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Reviews
- CreatorCrate features innovative and creative gameplay mechanics, allowing players to control a cute robot and utilize a unique 3D printing system to interact with the environment.
- The game offers a fun and chaotic experience with procedurally generated levels, ensuring that each playthrough feels fresh and engaging.
- It has a humorous tone and entertaining elements, such as the ability to clone defeated enemies and the amusing interactions between the character and scientists.
- The game suffers from awkward controls that can be difficult to master, which may frustrate players looking for precision in a platformer.
- Despite being labeled as a roguelike, the game primarily focuses on physics-based platforming, which may disappoint fans expecting more traditional roguelike elements.
- Some players may find the game's difficulty level to be quite high, potentially deterring those seeking a more accessible gaming experience.
- gameplay8 mentions
- 38 % positive mentions
- 25 % neutral mentions
- 38 % negative mentions
The gameplay features unique mechanics that allow players to "devour" and "print" objects for combat and traversal, set in a procedurally generated space station filled with traps. While the graphics and sound are considered average, the gameplay is praised for its creativity and emergent elements, supported by an effective checkpoint system that enhances the sense of progress. Overall, it offers a fun and engaging experience, particularly for those who appreciate innovative gameplay design.
“It’s a unique mechanic that makes for some interesting and creative gameplay.”
“Luckily there’s an excellent checkpoint system, meaning death will never set you back too far – and you always feel like you are making progress with each area bringing new items, enemies, and mechanics to learn.”
“The graphics and sound are passable and get the job done, but sadly, the gameplay is where the game loses most of its points.”
“The game boasts unique ideas and novelty mechanics used to 'devour' objects, people, and weapons from the environment that you can then 'print' as a 3D printer and use to attack and traverse the levels, constantly on the run from humans and security robots on a huge procedurally generated space station full of traps.”
“If you are like me and like games where the developer noticeably cares about the gameplay, you should give this game a go.”
- graphics2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game's graphics are simplistic and functional, set in a futuristic environment that complements its innovative gameplay mechanics involving a cute robot. While the visuals and sound are adequate, they do not significantly enhance the overall experience, which is primarily hindered by gameplay issues.
“The graphics and sound are passable and get the job done, but sadly, the gameplay is where the game loses most of its points.”
“It takes place in a futuristic setting, featuring simplistic graphics and some crazy innovative ideas based around controlling a cute robot using a keyboard, with an emphasis on his robot arm which you control using a mouse in circular 360 motion.”
- humor2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in Creatorcrate is characterized by its chaotic and absurd scenarios, such as players controlling a self-aware home appliance/robot and cloning the bodies of defeated scientists, who then comically rise as mindless zombies. The blend of physics-heavy gameplay and quirky sound effects adds to the game's unique comedic charm.
“It's a humorous, chaotic, and extremely physics-heavy roguelike platformer that puts players in the role of a home appliance/robot that becomes aware that scientists have artificially created it on a space station.”
“Creatorcrate has some humorous elements, such as being able to clone the bodies of the scientists you kill and having them get up and walk around like mindless zombies. The sound they make is pretty hilarious and creepy at the same time.”
- story2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game features a fun and engaging storyline set in a creative, open-world environment, complementing its enjoyable platforming gameplay. Overall, players appreciate the combination of narrative and mechanics.
“It's a creative platforming game with a fairly open world to explore and a fun storyline so far!”
“Fun story, great gameplay.”
