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Earthshakers

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47%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics
Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability
64% User Score Based on 25 reviews

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Earthshakers is a single player action game. It was developed by Kaleido, Inc. and was released on April 22, 2019. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Earthshakers is an action shooting game that fights against enemies as a post-human "puppeteer" born with the ability to manipulate machines in the future world where the war between humans and machines is deepening.

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64%Audience ScoreBased on 25 reviews
graphics2 positive mentions
monetization13 negative mentions
  • Unique gameplay mechanic involving seismic guns to alter the landscape adds depth to tactical strategy.
  • Supports VR platforms with generally smooth locomotion and controls that avoid motion sickness for some players.
  • Bright pixel graphics, engaging soundtrack, and satisfying combat elements, including a mix of melee and ranged weapons.
  • Demo is short, buggy, and prone to various glitches, including issues with weapon handling, enemy AI, and boss fights.
  • User interface and control schemes need significant refinement, such as options to customize movement modes and better weapon pickup mechanics.
  • Visuals and optimization feel dated, with frame rate drops and awkward level designs leading to a less immersive experience.

  • monetization

    13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The monetization aspect is heavily criticized for essentially being an undeveloped advertisement rather than a full game, offering no real value to players. It is viewed as misleading and harmful, occupying marketplace space that could be used by legitimate games, and exploiting the platform's marketing visibility without delivering a purchasable product. Overall, this approach is considered detrimental to gamers and not recommended.

    • “Usually the purpose of these advertisements is to get you to shell out money to the developer to buy the full product, but the developer hasn't bothered actually making a product you can buy, leaving this as an advertisement for nothing.”
    • “Often developers may choose to incorrectly publish demo/advertisements as separate games as a cheap way to bypass paying Valve for marketing presence on the Steam front page, which may seem clever to them, but it's harmful behaviour and it's not good for gamers.”
    • “It's impossible for me to recommend this incorrectly published advertising spam to gamers, you deserve better than adverts.”

  • stability

    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's stability is problematic, with multiple reviewers reporting frequent bugs and glitches that impact playability, despite some enjoying the demo.

    • “Super buggy, unplayable.”
    • “It was a fun demo but had its fair share of bugs and glitches.”
    • “I didn't encounter bugs during my brief playthrough, but other reviewers report the game is buggy.”

  • graphics

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics are generally decent but appear dated and suffer from optimization issues, including frequent frame rate drops and hitches, especially during combat and with multiple enemies on screen.

    • “The demo's graphics are pretty good.”
    • “The graphics were good, but I did notice several frame rate drops, especially when there were several enemies on screen (on my 1060 GTX).”
    • “Might be a demo, but it's a bad one; the combat barely works on WMR, the visuals are dated, and there are strange framerate hitches with the canned explosion effects upon defeating enemies that I've never experienced before in any VR game. So, it's poorly optimized too.”

  • optimization

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game suffers from poor optimization, with frequent framerate hitches and performance issues, especially on Windows Mixed Reality (WMR) headsets. Combat mechanics exacerbate these problems, leading to a subpar VR experience.

    • “Might be a demo, but it's a bad one; the combat barely works on WMR, the visuals are dated, and there are strange framerate hitches with the canned explosion effects upon defeating enemies that I've never experienced before in any VR game. So, it's poorly optimized too.”

  • story

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story is confusing and poorly developed, offering little clarity or engagement, which fails to motivate players to continue.

    • “The story didn't make any sort of sense, and what little was shown didn't leave me wanting more because I simply didn't know what was going on.”

  • gameplay

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay centers on shooter mechanics enhanced by a slow-time feature, adding a strategic layer to the action.

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Earthshakers is a action game.

Earthshakers is available on PC, Virtual Reality and Windows.

Earthshakers was released on April 22, 2019.

Earthshakers was developed by Kaleido, Inc..

Earthshakers has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Earthshakers for its graphics but disliked it for its monetization.

Earthshakers is a single player game.

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