Elemental Surge

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Elemental Surge is a single player action game. It was developed by Studio Nimbus and was released on January 10, 2025. It received neutral reviews from players.

Elemental Surge ignites in this action-packed, elemental-powered platformer adventure! Battle your way up a sprawling, enemy-infested castle, reclaiming lost elemental magic as you ascend to face the Fallen King himself in a final, epic showdown. Elemental Surge offers a dynamic gameplay experience, where players harness the elemental powers of fire lighting and earth. Use your newly found powers…

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Audience ScoreBased on 10 reviews

graphics3 positive mentions

gameplay3 negative mentions

Core mechanics are promising and allow for satisfying movement and challenging gameplay.
The game features beautiful graphics and great animations.
Switching between elemental modes provides unique movement options and can lead to rewarding gameplay experiences.

Controls are unresponsive and require excessive finger coordination, making gameplay frustrating.
The game lacks polish, with bugs and issues such as save functionality not working properly.
Animations and overall optimization are poor, detracting from the overall experience.

gameplay
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay features promising core mechanics that are engaging and interesting, suggesting a solid foundation for player interaction and enjoyment.
- “The core mechanics are promising.”
- “The gameplay features interesting mechanics.”
- “The gameplay feels repetitive and lacks variety.”
- “Controls are unresponsive, making it frustrating to play.”
- “The pacing is off, leading to long stretches of boredom.”
graphics
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics are highly praised, with users consistently highlighting their quality and visual appeal.
- “The graphics are stunning and truly immersive.”
- “The visual design is breathtaking, with incredible attention to detail.”
- “The art style is unique and beautifully executed, making every scene a visual treat.”
stability
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game features a solid core experience; however, players report significant bugs and a lack of polish, impacting overall stability.
- “Great core game but buggy and not polished.”
- “The game crashes frequently, making it hard to enjoy.”
- “I experienced constant lag and glitches that ruined the gameplay.”
optimization
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's optimization has been heavily criticized due to significant input latency and overly complex control schemes, which detract from the overall experience. Many players feel that these issues prevent the game from reaching its full potential, indicating a lack of thorough optimization by the developers.
- “The game would have been really cool if they optimized the input latency and the fact that developers expected us all to have 19 fingers available at the same time smashing the controller in a fraction of a second.”
- “This could have been a great game but was ruined by poor controls due to developers who refuse to complete the optimization.”
- “The game would have been really cool if they optimized the horrible input latency and the fact that developers expected us all to have 19 fingers available at the same time smashing the controller in a fraction of a second.”
- “This could have been a hell of a great game but was destroyed by utter trash controls thanks to developers who refuse to finish the optimization.”