Defragmented

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"Defragmented" is a single-player cyberpunk shooter RPG set in the neon city of Entropolis, where players must navigate a power struggle for the future of evolution. Featuring fast-paced combat, strategy, and character progression through multiple skill trees, players must plan attacks carefully and make use of unique class skills. The game is accompanied by a pulse-pounding synthwave soundtrack from a diverse group of electronic musicians, adding to the game's intense and immersive atmosphere.

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Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

61%

Audience ScoreBased on 36 reviews

music18 positive mentions

gameplay4 negative mentions

The soundtrack is exceptional, featuring amazing tracker-style techno music that enhances the overall experience.
The game offers good replayability with varied difficulty settings and multiple classes, each with unique play styles and skill trees.
The core gameplay rewards strategic thinking and tactical approaches, making encounters engaging and challenging.

The camera controls are frustrating and can lead to offscreen deaths, detracting from the fast-paced action.
The game suffers from a lack of enemy variety, with only a few types of enemies and no boss encounters, leading to repetitive gameplay.
Cutscenes are tedious and poorly written, with a retro art style that may not appeal to all players.

music
30 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in "Defragmented" has received high praise for its nostalgic, tracker-style techno and electronic soundtrack, which many players find compelling and atmospheric, enhancing the cyberpunk theme of the game. While some feel the music doesn't always fit the game's world, it is often considered a standout feature, with the soundtrack available for listening outside of the game. However, there are mixed feelings about the conversation music, which some players find frustrating.
- “The tracker-style techno music is amazing, maybe worth the purchase price alone.”
- “The music and the writing, however, made me feel like I was in a cyberpunk universe fighting for something, and that's worth $20 to me.”
- “Conversation music drives me bonkers and unlike the intro conversations, you can't auto-skip the post-mission ones.”
- “I'll probably adjust the SFX to be a bit louder compared to the music since I'm sure the sounds of the guns firing would help the guns have more 'weight.'”
- “If I had just bought this game for the music, then I would have thought it was a terrific deal.”
story
30 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's story is generally well-received, featuring an intriguing sci-fi plot with personal stakes that goes beyond a simple good vs. evil narrative. However, the execution suffers from tedious cutscenes, inconsistent writing, and repetitive art, leading some players to skip them entirely. While the visual novel style may appeal to some, many find it unnecessary, detracting from the overall experience.
- “The game's strongest element is its intriguing sci-fi storyline.”
- “While we've seen plots of government vs. freedom before, the addition of the personal element into it is well done here, and it's not a simple good vs. evil storyline.”
- “I'm only an hour into it at the time of this review and the game's story is freakin' awesome!”
- “Very long cutscenes where you have to read a comic book story that no one cares about, only to play about 10 seconds of actual gameplay at a time.”
- “Visual novel storytelling might be appealing for some players, but most of the time it's just unnecessary.”
- “It just took me 3 days to complete the story.”
gameplay
20 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay has been criticized for being clunky and slow-paced, often requiring players to engage in lengthy cutscenes and comic book-style storytelling that detracts from the actual playtime. While it incorporates RPG elements and encourages creative thinking, the combination of mechanics often leads to frustrating experiences and poor level design that fails to enhance the overall gameplay.
- “The gameplay is very much a cyber-hotline-miami with added RPG elements like items and skills.”
- “Gameplay is not that fast-paced and requires thinking sometimes about how you are going to use your abilities and proceed through the floor.”
- “The core gameplay rewards creative thinking, which is basically finding out how to exploit the AI.”
- “Very long cutscenes where you have to read a comic book story that no one cares about only to play about 10 seconds of actual gameplay at a time.”
- “It's the gameplay that falls flat on its face.”
- “There's a couple of mechanics that could work in this game, but when they get combined together, it's a disaster.”
graphics
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics received mixed reviews, with some users criticizing them as clunky and ugly, while others appreciated their simplicity and effectiveness. The quality of the artwork during cinematics was highlighted positively, alongside a strong soundtrack that enhanced the overall experience.
- “Fun but tough, the soundtrack is nice and the quality of the artwork during cinematics is quite high.”
- “Killer soundtrack and nice artwork.”
- “Graphics while simple are effective.”
- “Clunky gameplay, ugly graphics, bad writing.”
- “Clunky gameplay, ugly graphics, bad writing.”
replayability
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game offers strong replayability, allowing players to revisit levels at varying difficulty settings to earn new rewards, enhancing the overall experience.
- “Level replayability is pretty good; you can choose the difficulty per level and go back to try harder difficulties for new rewards.”
- “There is a high amount of replayability as well!”
grinding
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious, with repetitive cutscenes that feature inconsistent writing and unappealing art. While the overall plot has some engaging twists, the execution in terms of presentation detracts from the experience.
humor
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The humor in the game primarily stems from the amusing use of weapons, which adds a lighthearted touch to the gameplay. However, overall, the humor is considered only moderately effective.
atmosphere
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's atmosphere is enhanced by its outstanding music, creating an engaging experience; however, the quality of the cutscenes and user interface detracts from the overall polish, leaving a somewhat amateurish impression.
emotional
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players find the emotional impact of the game significantly enhanced by its music and writing, immersing them in a compelling cyber-punk universe that evokes a sense of purpose and worth.
- “The music and the writing made me feel like I was in a cyberpunk universe, fighting for something, and that's worth $20 to me.”