Fallback
- October 11, 2019
- Endroad
- 2h median play time
Get on Steam"Fallback" is a single-player action game with stunning graphics and gameplay, where players control the remnants of humanity in a subterranean city. The "2.0 UPRISING" update brings new enemies, skills, levels, and challenges, with almost 90% positive reviews on Steam. The game price may increase to $14.99 by the end of the year. Join the community on Discord or check out the gamepedia for more information.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game features a unique 2.5D perspective that enhances exploration and movement, making it visually appealing and engaging.
- Combat is skill-based and fair, with a variety of classes and abilities that allow for different playstyles, keeping the gameplay fresh and challenging.
- The graphics, animations, and sound design are impressive for an indie title, contributing to an immersive post-apocalyptic atmosphere.
- The game can feel repetitive after a few hours due to limited enemy variety and room layouts, which may lead to a lack of long-term engagement.
- Some players find the lack of quality of life features, such as a map and detailed skill descriptions, frustrating and detrimental to the overall experience.
- The difficulty curve can be steep, especially for beginners, which may discourage some players from progressing or enjoying the game fully.
- gameplay39 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 59 % neutral mentions
- 8 % negative mentions
The gameplay is characterized by a blend of simplistic yet addictive mechanics typical of 2D sidescrollers, enhanced by 3D level design that offers a unique experience. While the core mechanics can feel repetitive, the variety of enemies and strategic elements keep the gameplay engaging. Players appreciate the satisfying combat and atmosphere, though some feel that the game lacks depth compared to other indie roguelikes, suggesting that additional mechanics could enhance the overall experience.
“The perspective allows for all the benefits of simplistic intuitive gameplay that 2D sidescrollers have and the 3-dimensional looping back in on itself level design that only 3D games can achieve.”
“Fantastic gameplay, super fun and has a good flow.”
“The gameplay has a good feedback each time you dodge and hit.”
“The core game mechanics are very repetitive, but the strategy for each enemy is different, and the enemies have many different variants as you progress through the various areas, so the core mechanics feel less repetitive than they are.”
“This system has a lot of potential, especially when you have a secondary and ultimate attack to consider, but unfortunately most other gameplay elements don't encourage this attention to detail.”
“Any class or build with a high attack speed can safely ignore these details, and most enemies you face don't provide a pressure to understand the mechanics, especially once your build can comfortably one-shot them.”
- graphics23 mentions
- 65 % positive mentions
- 22 % neutral mentions
- 13 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game have received widespread acclaim for their beauty, unique artistic direction, and immersive atmosphere, with many praising the quality of character design and animations. However, some users noted issues with optimization leading to frame rate drops, and a few mentioned that while the visuals are impressive, the gameplay can become repetitive over time. Overall, the game's aesthetic is highlighted as a strong point, contributing to an engaging experience.
“I love the visual aesthetic of this game and the quality of the visuals is great.”
“The camera work is superb and the graphics are off the hook.”
“The graphics and sound are beautiful, and the camera movement is impressive.”
“It has defaults but the core gameplay is ok, there is no bug (at least I didn't encounter any) and the graphics are ok, simple but really ok.”
“Graphics & audio: the graphics are fine.”
“Graphics & audio: the graphics are fine.”
- story10 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 20 % neutral mentions
- 30 % negative mentions
The story has received mixed reviews, with some players finding it the weakest aspect of the game, while others appreciate its intriguing premise and post-apocalyptic themes reminiscent of popular sci-fi narratives. Although the initial setup is engaging, many feel that the story lacks depth and development beyond the first few minutes. Overall, the aesthetic and world-building elements are praised, but the narrative itself is seen as underwhelming.
“This game is beautifully designed, great classes, amazing map design, and good story.”
“A great roguelike game with some excellent traversal challenges and a great story.”
“I honestly cannot believe this game is €9.99; the background story is so cool and relevant to what's going on in the world right now.”
“I would say the story is the weakest part of the whole experience.”
“I enjoyed the premise (though don't expect any story building past the first 5 minutes) and the aesthetics.”
“We're talking 'the megacorps built an over AI to rule over us humans to keep us safe from our own decisions,' but as the story goes, the AI gets smart enough to pull the ever-classic trick of 'the safest option is to not allow the humans to leave.'”
- atmosphere7 mentions
- 86 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 14 % negative mentions
The atmosphere of the game is widely praised for its charming visuals, character design, and effective use of lighting and color, creating an immersive experience. Players appreciate the combination of a captivating environment with satisfying gameplay, although some feel that gameplay progression could be improved. Overall, the atmosphere contributes significantly to the game's appeal.
“I absolutely loved the visuals and the atmosphere, the character design, but it falls short on gameplay and progression.”
“It is a charming game with a great atmosphere and addictive gameplay.”
“You can feel the stuffy atmosphere of the underground universe!”
- replayability6 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
Overall, the game is considered fun and replayable, particularly due to its variety of classes and combat techniques, which encourage multiple playthroughs. However, some players feel that the reliance on repetitive locations and a lack of diverse environments can detract from long-term replayability, suggesting that additional content could enhance the experience. Despite these concerns, many agree that the game offers good value for its price.
“The game is definitely worth the money and, in my opinion, it could be worth more because despite the repetitive locations, which is normal for games of this genre, the game is quite replayable due to the sufficient number of different classes to play, each requiring different combat techniques.”
“It is a fun game with interesting upgrades to keep you engaged; it's not that short considering replayability and the cost.”
“That, however, doesn't stop the game from being fun and replayable.”
“The game is definitely worth the money, and in my opinion, it could be worth more. Despite the repetitive locations, which is normal for games of this genre, the game is quite replayable because of the sufficient number of different classes to play, each requiring different combat techniques.”
“It is a fun game with interesting upgrades to keep you engaged. It's not that short considering replayability and the cost.”
“I don't know about the long-term replayability aspect yet, since I haven't played too much yet, but since I got the game for 4 euros during a sale, it is way more than worth it.”
- grinding3 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Reviews on grinding highlight a mixed experience; some players appreciate the rewarding nature of the grind for upgrades, while others find it tedious and prefer a more engaging gameplay experience without extensive grinding. Overall, the grind can feel either satisfying or overly time-consuming, depending on individual preferences.
“I would rather play an entire game than spend hours grinding my way up to the point where you let me play the actual game.”
“There is no combo, no impressive skill, and farming money to upgrade the stats tree is easily done.”
- optimization3 mentions
- 67 % positive mentions
- -67 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game suffers from significant optimization issues, particularly due to its Unity engine, leading to poor performance on less powerful systems. Many users express hope for future improvements to enhance gameplay experience.
“It has some performance issues which are holding back an otherwise great game.”
“Hope the devs improve the performance soon and if possible add some extra content.”
“Oh and it's made in Unity, so you can be sure it's so unoptimized that it won't run well on any configuration that isn't a warhorse.”
“It has some performance issues that are holding back an otherwise great game.”
“Hope the devs improve the performance soon and, if possible, add some extra content.”
- music2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The music and sound effects in the game are highly praised for enhancing immersion, contributing significantly to the overall experience. Reviewers commend the quality of the audio, highlighting it as a strong aspect of the game.
“Great music and sounds.”
“Music and sound effects reinforce immersion; good work!”
- character development1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
While the visuals and character design are praised, the character development aspect is seen as lacking, particularly in terms of gameplay and progression.
“I absolutely loved the visuals and the atmosphere, the character design, but for me, it falls short on gameplay and progression.”
- humor1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Players find humor in the absurdity of the last boss fight, noting that the ease of defeating a challenging opponent after a long struggle is both amusing and frustrating, especially following the 2.0 uprising patch which seemingly worsened the encounter.
“The last boss was a piece of garbage before (being one-shotted after an hour of playing is very funny indeed), and after the 2.0 uprising patch, the fight is even worse.”
