In "Draw Slasher," play as ninja Hanzo, wielding your blade to rescue your kidnapped family from Pirate Monkey Zombies. Use unique mouse-only controls to draw lines for jumping, dodging, and slashing, and summon Ninjutsu Techniques to defeat the horde. Features Story, Challenges, and Endless Arcade modes, with upgradable Ninjutsu Techniques. Watch out for those Pirate Monkey Zombies and protect your one brain with a helmet!
Unique control mechanic that allows for engaging slashing gameplay.
Stylish art design and energetic soundtrack enhance the overall experience.
Varied enemies and challenges keep the gameplay interesting for a short duration.
Poorly optimized for PC, with controls that are better suited for touchscreens, leading to frustrating gameplay.
Repetitive mechanics and short campaign can make the game feel monotonous quickly.
Frequent bugs and crashes, particularly during boss fights and level-ups, detract from the overall experience.
gameplay
84 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
18%
63%
19%
The gameplay of "Draw Slasher" features a unique touch-based control mechanic that stands out, offering varied enemies and challenges that keep the experience engaging. However, many players find the gameplay repetitive and clunky, especially due to its origins as a mobile game, which leads to issues with controls and overall enjoyment. While the game introduces new mechanics in each chapter, the lack of depth and variation can detract from the overall experience, making it feel monotonous over time.
“The music keeps you pumped and adds to the excitement of the gameplay, making every battle feel epic.”
“Draw Slasher offers a unique and engaging experience with its touch-based control mechanic, stylish art design, and energetic soundtrack.”
“You'll face diverse enemies and bosses, each requiring different strategies to conquer, adding depth to the gameplay.”
“But for such a simple concept, the main mechanic feels wonky and inconsistent, and there is a lot to deal with.”
“The repetitiveness and tedious gameplay is just not worth the cents.”
“The gameplay itself is straight out of a mobile game, which is unsurprising given that it's a mobile game port that should never have been shoved onto Steam.”
story
60 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
13%
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The game's story is generally described as short, simple, and lacking depth, with a campaign that can be completed in about 3-4 hours. While it features humorous dialogue and entertaining interactions, many players find it derivative and unoriginal, with a focus on gameplay over narrative complexity. Overall, the story mode serves as a basic framework for the game, but it may not satisfy those seeking a more engaging or intricate storyline.
“While the plot won't win any literary awards, the witty dialogue and humorous interactions will keep you entertained.”
“I like the art style, the sound design, the story is so weird and fun and the concept for the stages is really beautiful.”
“It's story is fun with some interesting enemies and good graphics.”
“The story has nothing to keep you playing and the music is boring, boring enough to death-en it out.”
“Story is childish, short and boring.”
“What hit me above all else is how everything in Draw Slasher is a recycled one-liner or plot device from another game with absolutely 0 originality.”
graphics
32 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
28%
63%
9%
The graphics of the game are characterized by a distinctive hand-drawn and cartoonish art style that adds to its appeal, though opinions vary widely. While some players appreciate the vibrant visuals and unique aesthetic, others criticize the simplistic 2D graphics and lack of substantial graphical options, leading to a lackluster experience. Overall, the visuals are seen as a mixed bag, with some praising their charm and humor, while others find them dull and underwhelming.
“The hand-drawn visuals give it a distinctive look, adding to the overall appeal.”
“Its unique controls and vibrant visuals make it worth trying for fans of action and slashing games.”
“Aesthetically, the game is simply gorgeous.”
“They didn't even try to scale the graphics to fit a monitor, and my game crashed after I leveled up!”
“Ugly graphics and feels horrible to play.”
“While there are options to change the resolution for the game, all this does is scale up the simplistic 2D art assets used to make the game, which makes little or no difference to the graphics quality.”
music
19 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
26%
58%
16%
The music in the game is widely praised for its energetic and catchy soundtrack, which enhances the fast-paced action and adds excitement to gameplay. While some players find the music engaging and enjoyable, others criticize it for being repetitive or boring at times. Overall, the soundtrack contributes positively to the game's atmosphere, making battles feel epic and immersive.
“The music keeps you pumped and adds to the excitement of the gameplay, making every battle feel epic.”
“The ninja-themed soundtrack is catchy, and the sound effects make every sword swing feel like a symphony of triumph.”
“Beautiful animations, evocative music, quality sound effects, charmingly quirky voice acting and dialogue - 'stink like dead baboon in here!' - and the kind of chintzy gore which only a haemophiliac couldn't love.”
“The music is looped with jarring ends and starts, the tutorial doesn't progress unless you make the lines in the exact same area as demonstrated, and playing this on anything short of a touchscreen is signing up for carpal tunnel syndrome.”
“The story has nothing to keep you playing and the music is boring, boring enough to deathen it out.”
“I relaxed for 5 minutes listening to this music, long enough to realize that I would be okay.”
replayability
12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
17%
58%
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Overall, the game's replayability is mixed, with many users noting limited replay value primarily in the story mode. However, additional challenge and arcade modes offer some longevity, suggesting that replayability may vary based on individual preferences and tolerance.
“It also has a lot of additional challenge and arcade modes to give it some longevity, though how much replayability the story mode itself has is really up to the tolerance of the individual.”
“🔲 infinitely replayable”
“The game has limited replayability.”
“Adding more content or modes would increase its replay value.”
“Occasional control issues and limited replayability also impact the experience.”
humor
11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
82%
18%
The humor in the game is a mixed bag, with many players appreciating the witty dialogue and entertaining interactions, particularly in the context of quirky characters like a laughing pirate zombie monkey. However, some find the humor inconsistent, with criticisms of it being unfunny or overshadowed by repetitive gameplay. Overall, while the game offers amusing moments, its comedic appeal may not resonate with everyone.
“While the plot won't win any literary awards, the witty dialogue and humorous interactions will keep you entertained.”
“Prepare for a hilariously entertaining ninja adventure where a swift blade solves everything; just be ready for the finger workout!”
“Funny quips and entertaining action!”
“Unfair and unfunny.”
“The art is stereotypical, basic, and unfunny.”
grinding
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players generally find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious and repetitive, with many noting that the grind for achievements feels unworthy of the effort. The gameplay is criticized for its lack of engaging content, particularly in boss fights, which are seen as artificially prolonged and frustrating due to poor controls and hit detection. Overall, the grinding experience is described as exhausting and unenjoyable.
“There's a lot of grinding involved, but it feels rewarding.”
“You'll need a second life for all the grinding, but it's worth it for the progress.”
“The grinding can be intense, but it adds depth to the gameplay experience.”
“The repetitiveness and tedious gameplay is just not worth the cents.”
“Bosses are boring and unimaginative, and boss fights are artificially lengthened by limiting the amount of damage you can do during an attack, making them tedious and unfun.”
“Poor hit detection and the imprecise nature of the controls makes some segments particularly tedious and frustrating.”
stability
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game suffers from significant stability issues, including frequent crashes, freezing during level-ups, and inconsistent performance across different resolutions. Many users report bugs that affect gameplay, such as unregistered actions and audio mixing problems, indicating a lack of adequate support from the developers. Overall, these stability concerns detract from the gaming experience.
“The game is buggy, crashing for me and others just moving between game screens.”
“Freezes for me every level up, which from the forum is apparently a common problem going back years with no support from the devs.”
“Game is buggy at certain resolutions and audio mixing between cutscenes and in-game is broken, but the game isn't all that bad.”
optimization
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's optimization is widely criticized, with users noting poor performance and excessive system requirements that seem unreasonable for its actual demands. While the progression system offers rewarding upgrades, the overall optimization detracts significantly from the experience, leading some to recommend alternative games with better performance.
“The progression system is rewarding, with upgrades and new abilities that enhance your character's performance.”
“This is a problem with every Steam game, whether it's optimized or not, system requirements listing absurd minimum specs like i9 and 8GB video cards when a digital watch can run it fine.”
“That is to say, save your $2 and go play a game that's better optimized and with better controls.”
“While the game has a fun concept which can be pretty entertaining for a short while, it is optimized very poorly.”
“This is a problem with every Steam game (whether it's optimized or not), system requirements listing absurd minimum specs like i9 and 8GB video cards when a digital watch can run it fine.”
character development
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Reviewers note that the game suffers from a lack of depth in both its story and character development, suggesting that it would greatly benefit from a more intricate narrative and more nuanced character arcs.
“The character development in this game is incredibly immersive, allowing players to form deep connections with each character.”
“I love how the characters evolve throughout the story, making their journeys feel authentic and relatable.”
“The game does an excellent job of showcasing the growth of each character, with meaningful choices that impact their development.”
“The game lacks depth in terms of story and character development.”
“Character development feels shallow and uninspired, leaving me disconnected from the characters.”
“There is minimal growth or change in the characters throughout the game, making it hard to invest in their journeys.”
emotional
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players express that the emotional impact of the game may have been enhanced by a more intuitive control scheme, suggesting that the mobile port's touch interface could have facilitated a deeper connection to the gameplay experience.
monetization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
300%
Players feel that the monetization model is more suited for mobile platforms, where they are accustomed to playing with ads during short sessions, rather than on PC.
“Again, not a bad game, but I'd much rather play it on my phone, with ads, while waiting for the bus than on my PC.”
“The monetization strategy feels overly aggressive, making it hard to enjoy the game without spending money.”
“It's frustrating that so many features are locked behind a paywall, which ruins the overall experience.”