Creature Creator
- December 23, 2022
- Daniel Lochner
- 5h median play time
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Get on itch.io Store"Creature Creator" is a sandbox game that allows players to design, build, and simulate their own unique creatures. Customize every aspect of your creature's appearance, abilities, and behavior, then release it into the wild to see how it survives. Experiment with different combinations and strategies to create the ultimate creature.
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Reviews
- The game allows for extensive creature customization and creativity, reminiscent of Spore's creature creator.
- Multiplayer functionality adds a fun social aspect, making it enjoyable to play with friends.
- The game is very affordable, providing a decent amount of entertainment for its low price.
- The controls are clunky and the gameplay can feel unpolished and buggy, leading to a frustrating experience.
- There is a lack of content and depth compared to Spore, making the game feel somewhat empty after initial play.
- The game has issues with stability and performance, particularly in multiplayer, which can detract from the overall enjoyment.
- gameplay39 mentions
- 15 % positive mentions
- 77 % neutral mentions
- 8 % negative mentions
Gameplay reviews highlight a mix of creativity and frustration, with the creature-making mechanic receiving praise for its depth and resemblance to Spore. However, many players criticize the overall gameplay as lacking substance, with broken combat mechanics, simplistic visuals, and a collectathon style that detracts from the experience. While some find enjoyment in short multiplayer sessions, the game is often described as feeling like an asset flip or a mobile game, leading to a recommendation for more substantial gameplay elements.
“Its a great game with amazing mechanics. The only flaw I found with it is that everything is low poly and the creatures look like claymation characters.”
“The depth of gameplay here is astounding, and the farm map reminded me of the amazing nature and earth we have been so graciously born in.”
“If you ever played Spore, the creature creator will definitely feel very familiar with its character creator and creature stage-like gameplay.”
“Flapping doesn't really fly; there are no game mechanics that utilize the social abilities such as growl or dance.”
“The only fighting mechanic (bite) is broken.”
“It feels like the gameplay and visuals were dumbed down to fit a mobile game aesthetic, with very simple textures and solid colors.”
- humor18 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is widely praised, with players finding it consistently funny and entertaining, especially when creating bizarre characters and goofing around in multiplayer. Many reviews highlight the game's ability to provoke laughter through its absurdity and scuffed charm, making it a recommended choice for those who enjoy lighthearted, chaotic fun.
“I have not stopped laughing at the things you can create in this game.”
“It is extremely funny to just goof around with friends or randoms in online lobbies or just creating your own freaky creatures.”
“Very scuffed, funny, and cheap; I would recommend it to anyone who likes to mess around and create new specimens.”
- story16 mentions
- 13 % positive mentions
- 69 % neutral mentions
- 19 % negative mentions
The game's story primarily revolves around an adventure mode where players collect body parts and patterns for their creatures through various fetch quests and side activities, such as a battle arena and football. While the quests provide a chill exploration experience, some players have reported issues with fetch quests breaking, leading to frustration. Ultimately, after completing the available quests, players may find the game lacking in long-term engagement, as there is little to do beyond creature creation and achievement hunting.
“The adventure mode is like a campaign where your main goal is to find body parts and patterns for your critter, as well as completing numerous fetch quests to gather additional money in order to afford to apply those parts to your character.”
“Another great thing is there are also little side quests such as the battle arena and football.”
“After doing all the quests and trying to collect all the body parts and patterns, there's nothing else to do (other than to create more creatures and maybe try getting all the achievements).”
“I think there's a quest about killing some mobs, but that's it.”
“Second, bigger maps, and a story mode to actually have something to do.”
- graphics12 mentions
- 25 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 25 % negative mentions
The graphics have been criticized for their simplistic and smooth aesthetic, reminiscent of Spore, with many users expressing a desire for more realistic textures like fur and scales. The visuals are perceived as being overly simplified to cater to a mobile game aesthetic, featuring basic textures and solid colors. While some acknowledge the limitations of a small development team, the overall impression is that the graphics lack depth and innovation.
“All of this wrapped up in nice graphics.”
“Although I do understand that the game is being developed by a small team, so visuals are most likely not high on the priority list right now.”
“It feels like the gameplay and visuals were dumbed down to fit a mobile game aesthetic, with the very simple textures and solid colors.”
“It copies Spore's simplistic smooth graphics; I want to see fur, scales, and more realistic textures.”
“It feels like the gameplay and visuals were dumbed down to fit a mobile game aesthetic, with very simple textures and solid colors.”
“Basically a crappy Spore ripoff with only somewhat better quality graphics but way worse part attachment.”
- stability10 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game is widely criticized for its instability, with numerous bugs and unfinished features impacting gameplay. Users report issues such as clunky controls, a problematic creature creator, and outdated HUD design, all contributing to a frustrating experience. Overall, the game's stability is a significant drawback, detracting from its potential enjoyment.
“Very buggy and extremely unfinished.”
“The designer does leave some things to be desired given how the weight system, buggy limb bending, and weird painting.”
“The controls are frustrating; the creature creator is so buggy that I can hardly make anything worthwhile with it. The HUD feels more like an old mobile game rather than a modern 2023 PC game.”
- monetization4 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Reviews indicate that the game's monetization strategy is perceived as a cash grab, with users expressing frustration over the lack of updates and communication from the developer, Daniel Lochner. Despite recent promotional efforts, the game's stagnation has led to disappointment among players.
“It's become nothing and it's just a cash grab.”
“The developer Daniel Lochner is silent; he posted on YouTube 6 months ago advertising the game, with 3 videos prior set each a year apart, and yet the last update was a year ago.”
- music4 mentions
- 75 % positive mentions
- -25 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The music in the game is described as relaxing, but it has received criticism for being limited to a single background track, which some players found repetitive.
“The music is incredibly relaxing.”
“The soundtrack creates a soothing atmosphere.”
“I love how the relaxing music enhances the overall experience.”
“My only complaints are that the aiming system is a bit clunky and there's only one background music.”
- emotional4 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Players report a strong emotional impact from the game, with some experiencing tears within minutes due to the intense themes of sudden loss and the fear of drowning. The portrayal of death in such a relatable setting resonates deeply, evoking powerful feelings of vulnerability and grief.
“After only 2 minutes, I cried.”
“Drowning is one thing, but sudden death upon touching a tiny bit of water at the beach?”
- grinding4 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect, particularly related to the "gray hair" achievement, to be tedious and unenjoyable, with initial fun quickly giving way to boredom.
“The 'gray hair' achievement is very tedious and not very fun to do.”
“Overall, it was fun at first, but gets boring and tedious rather quickly.”
- optimization2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The optimization aspect of the game has received criticism, as the workshop feature is limited to hosting creatures and does not include body parts, paints, or other elements that could enhance gameplay optimization.
“However, the workshop only hosts creatures, not body parts, paints, or anything else that would contribute to gameplay optimization.”
