Elo Hell

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Elo Hell is a single player turn-based strategy game with a comedy theme. It was developed by Exato Games and was released on July 23, 2019. It received neutral reviews from players.

Elo Hell is choice-based, episodic, narrative sitcom game about a person trying to go pro in today's esports industry. Put on your tryhard pants, because things are about to get interesting.

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Single-Player

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Audience ScoreBased on 17 reviews

story3 positive mentions

monetization3 negative mentions

Elo Hell offers a unique blend of genres, combining narrative elements, strategy, and mini-games, which creates an engaging experience.
The humor and dialogue are well-received, with many players finding them relatable and entertaining.
The game provides a realistic portrayal of the challenges faced by aspiring esports players, making the journey feel rewarding.

The tutorial is excessively long and dull, leading to frustration among players who want to skip it.
Many players feel misled by the game's marketing, believing it to be a full game when it is more of a demo or advertisement.
The MOBA component, Echo Star, is criticized for being tedious and unengaging, requiring too much time investment for minimal rewards.

story
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story in the game is a mixed bag; while some players appreciate the engaging voice acting, humor, and enjoyable Halloween-themed narrative, others find it lacking and feel that significant gameplay investment is required to progress through the story. Overall, the integration of story and gameplay is noted as surprisingly effective by some, despite criticisms of its quality.
- “The voice acting and humor are on point; the story and gameplay surprisingly work well together.”
- “The first episode is rather enjoyable, and I love the Halloween storyline.”
- “I go into it expecting a break and just clicking through what I assume to be an interesting story.”
- “That's the MOBA you'll need to play a lot to progress through the story.”
- “Lame story as well.”
humor
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The humor in the game is well-received, featuring relatable characters and amusing dialogue, including intentionally cringe-worthy lines that resonate with players. Surprise mini-games add to the fun, providing both laughter and challenge. Overall, the blend of strategy and humor makes it a recommended experience for fans of the genre.
- “I loved the humor and the memes (nyan nyan); every character felt like someone I knew in real life!”
- “There are some surprise mini-games that came up while playing the first episode that made me laugh and were quite challenging but pretty fun.”
- “Overall, the dialogue is pretty funny with some definitely intentionally cringe-worthy lines that some gamers can relate to.”
monetization
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The monetization strategy has been criticized for presenting a demo or advertisement as a full game, which misleads consumers and occupies valuable market space that could be better utilized by developers offering complete products. This approach is seen as deceptive and potentially harmful to the gaming community.
- “It's a 'free' advertisement/demo/prologue for the full 'game' that has deceptively been dumped on Steam as a full game.”
- “While it might seem like an innocuous mistake, publishing demos and advertisements as if they are full games is misleading and in some ways harmful.”
- “This advertisement is taking up marketing space and visibility that would be better made available to a developer that's done the right thing and created a full game.”
gameplay
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay is well-integrated with the story, enhanced by strong voice acting and humor, creating an engaging experience for players.
- “The voice acting and humor are on point; the story and gameplay surprisingly work well together.”