Diesel Punch

About

The state is on the verge of failure in the great diesel punk war. The last hope is a mission to collect enemy technology. A girl Eve will go on a dangerous expedition, who has implanted a diesel engine in her back!

Genres & Tags

Play Modes

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

50%

Audience ScoreBased on 18 reviews

graphics3 positive mentions

story2 negative mentions

The art style is visually appealing and has received praise from players.
Some players found the game to be a fun experience for a short duration, appreciating its simple gameplay.
The game has potential and could be improved with further development and polish.

The game is plagued by numerous technical issues, including broken movement, camera glitches, and unresponsive controls.
It features low-quality assets and poor optimization, making it feel like a rushed product with minimal effort put into its development.
The lack of customization options and frustrating gameplay mechanics, such as unfair platforming sections, detract significantly from the overall experience.

graphics
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
17%
33%
The graphics of the game are characterized by a unique art style that some players appreciate, but overall, the visuals suffer from poor optimization and low-quality assets, leading to significant performance issues. Despite its appealing aesthetics, the game demands excessive GPU usage, which detracts from the experience.
- “Loved the art style.”
- “A short but very fun game with pleasing aesthetics and a good story for those who like grim worlds where all you can do is play along.”
- “Game description key-points: 3D adventure with specific graphics design.”
- “The game is very badly optimized; despite having extremely low quality assets and visuals, poor production values, and no real reason for a high workload on anyone's system, the game runs the GPU up to 100% immediately.”
- “If you like the story and the art style and buy this game, you will have to put up with a lot of game-breaking issues, normally fixed in development.”
story
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
25%
25%
50%
The game's story is generally appreciated for its engaging and grim atmosphere, appealing to fans of darker narratives, but it is criticized for being underdeveloped and lacking depth. While the aesthetics are praised, players may encounter significant technical issues that detract from the overall experience.
- “A short but very fun game with pleasing aesthetics and a good story for those who like grim worlds where all you can do is play along.”
- “If you like the story and the art style and buy this game, you will have to put up with a lot of game-breaking issues that are normally fixed in development.”
- “In terms of the story, there's a lot to be desired.”
music
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
100%
The music in the game has been criticized for lacking a volume slider and resembling generic royalty-free tracks, which detracts from the overall experience. While the game features a fictional environment with action and adventure elements, the soundtrack does not stand out and feels uninspired.
- “The music in the game sounds like something straight out of NCS or royalty-free tracks, enhancing the overall experience.”
- “The soundtrack perfectly complements the game's environment, creating an immersive atmosphere that draws players into the action and adventure.”
- “The combination of sound and music elevates the gameplay, making it a memorable experience for players.”
- “And then the music, there is no slider and it sounds like something straight out of NCS or royalty-free.”
- “[0.2] Sound & music”
- “The environment in the game belongs to the style of fiction, and the following features can be distinguished: action, adventure, indie, third-person, complex, single-player, 3D platformer, robots, controller, soundtrack, Steam achievements.”
gameplay
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
67%
The gameplay is characterized by a mix of simplicity and enjoyment, but it is marred by bugs and low-quality content, leading to frustrations with time-wasting fight mechanics. While some players find it enjoyable, others advise against it, particularly for younger audiences.
- “Nice game, awesome gameplay.”
- “Overall bugged and low-quality content game; I would not advise it for kids, mainly because of the time-wasting fight mechanics.”
- “Gameplay is pretty simple in design.”
stability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users report significant stability issues, highlighting frequent bugs and glitches, such as camera malfunctions that cause it to clip through objects.
- “The bugs and glitches are obvious.”
- “Camera glitches through objects.”
monetization
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The monetization strategy of the game is criticized as a blatant cash grab, with evidence of coordinated fake reviews and low-quality content aimed at maximizing profits quickly after launch. Users note the presence of poorly written reviews in Russian and broken English, suggesting a lack of genuine engagement and a focus on exploiting the Steam platform for financial gain.
- “A minimum viable product dumped quickly onto Steam as a cash grab, to get as many rubles as they can.”
- “They're all written in either Russian or broken English, appear at almost exactly the same time, very shortly after the game launched on Steam, all have a direct Steam purchase of the game, and the accounts are used consistently to write fake reviews for asset flips and other cash grabs/scams.”
humor
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
300%
The game is widely praised for its humor, with users describing it as both cute and funny, often giving it a perfect score of 10/10 for its comedic elements.
- “A cute and funny game! 10/10”
- “The humor in this game had me laughing out loud!”
- “I love how the game combines clever jokes with adorable characters.”