Cubico

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Cubico is a single player action game. It was developed by Michael Schürmann and was released on August 14, 2019. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

A unique and experimental game mechanic. An open world awaits the player and offers challanges and pushing rythms.

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Single-Player

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79%

Audience ScoreBased on 106 reviews

gameplay4 positive mentions

stability1 negative mentions

Cubico offers a unique and fun gameplay experience with its creative mechanics and minimalist design, making it enjoyable for puzzle lovers.
The game is free to play and provides a relaxing atmosphere with soothing music and vibrant visuals, making it a great pick-up-and-play option.
It has potential for speedrunning and offers a satisfying challenge, encouraging players to think critically and develop spatial reasoning skills.

The game can be confusing due to a lack of clear objectives and navigation aids, leading to frustration when players get lost.
Controls and mechanics can feel clunky and unresponsive at times, which detracts from the overall experience and can lead to unintended errors.
There are issues with bugs and technical glitches, including problems with camera angles and physics that can disrupt gameplay.

gameplay
13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
31%
46%
23%
The gameplay is characterized by its unique mechanics and vibrant visuals, offering a fresh take on ball-moving games, though it has received mixed feedback regarding control responsiveness and clarity. While some players appreciate the innovative aspects and find enjoyment in mastering the mechanics, others criticize the clunky controls and lack of direction, leading to confusion during gameplay. Overall, the experience is memorable but may require patience to fully appreciate its potential.
- “I had a lot of fun playing around with the mechanics and enjoyed the obstacle maps.”
- “Ball-moving games are few, and this one is a fresh addition to the genre, with its bright pastel visuals and snappy traversal mechanics.”
- “The game uses unique and fun mechanics to form a quite memorable experience.”
- “Clunky mechanics.”
- “Looks cute but the controls are really janky. The unique mechanic it speaks of only kind of works and is almost never actually needed to progress. It's very easy to get lost with no way to find your direction again (I spent half my first playthrough trying to figure out where to go after getting the first three tower pieces). It's free, I guess, but you really could spend your time better.”
- “While this may be pleasing to some, saying that it’s an added challenge to learn and understand the mechanics personally makes me feel disconnected from the game as it takes away any realism that it appears to have at first glance.”
music
11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
55%
18%
27%
The music in the game receives mixed reviews, with many players appreciating its fitting and relaxing nature that complements the colorful design. However, some users find it repetitive and annoying over time, detracting from the overall experience. Despite these criticisms, the music is often highlighted as a strong point, enhancing the game's atmosphere.
- “I love the music so much, especially when the people start talking.”
- “The music for this game perfectly fits the environment and it's also quite relaxing.”
- “Really good music”
- “The only real criticism that I can give the game is the fact that it is very short, and the music gets repetitive.”
- “Good if you want to kill some time or challenge yourself, but the music is repetitive, the environment doesn't have much interesting to offer, and the game has no real point.”
- “Repetitive music that gets annoying really quickly.”
graphics
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
43%
14%
43%
The game's graphics are described as bright and aesthetically pleasing, featuring a modern pastel style that evokes nostalgia for 8- and 16-bit era visuals. However, some users criticize the overall visual quality, noting a lack of detail and a plain appearance, which may reflect its origins as a university project. Despite these mixed reviews, the graphics are generally considered suitable for a free game, complementing its fast-paced gameplay.
- “Ball-moving games are few, and this one is a fresh addition to the genre, with its bright pastel visuals and snappy traversal mechanics.”
- “Very aesthetically pleasing, short but good platforming and controls, very good for a free game.”
- “Fast game with modern-day graphics and easy controls that moves from location A to B to C and so on.”
- “If you're here for the visuals, keep moving.”
- “It does feel as if the game is a concept, due to its lack of graphics or HUD, but it shouldn’t come as a surprise that it is a university project and it’s meant to be a speedrunning game, built-in with a casual mode to get to know the world and then a speedrunning mode.”
- “Plain and visually displeasing graphics.”
stability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game suffers from significant stability issues, with users reporting numerous bugs and unusual physics behavior that detract from the overall experience.
- “It's too buggy and the physics are weird.”