Fried Panic

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Fried Panic is a single player hack and slash game. It was developed by Simply Artizan and was released on September 27, 2022. It received positive reviews from players.

Survive as long as possible in Fried Panic! Buy weapons, abilities, and even donut producing machines. Fight through waves of eggs, lemons, chicken drumsticks, and much more, all in a top down pixel art style.

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86%

Audience ScoreBased on 37 reviews

gameplay2 negative mentions

The game is free to play and provides a fun, addictive experience especially for short sessions.
Unique mechanics involving position and angle, with rewarding weapon and upgrade systems.
Simple pixel art style with a small but creative variety of content and progression elements.

The gameplay can feel repetitive and lacks meaningful content variety, with waves sometimes feeling slow to arrive.
Graphics are considered low quality and unappealing compared to other games with similar pixel art styles.
Missing features like autoswing and multiplayer, and may be too easy for players seeking a challenge.

gameplay
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The gameplay in "Fried Panic" features a top-down 2D wave survival brawler with progression mechanics similar to Vampire Survivor, but is criticized for weak brawling mechanics and lack of meaningful level design or narrative progression. However, the mechanic involving positioning and angle to optimally hit enemies is seen as a positive aspect.
- “Making use of your position and angle to optimally hit enemies is a cool mechanic.”
- “"Fried Panic" is a garbage tier 2D retro pixel top-down wave survival brawler that borrows progression mechanics from Poncle's Vampire Survivor and combines it with very weak brawling mechanics.”
- “The developer chose not to do the job of a real game developer and create meaningful bespoke levels, narrative-based gameplay progression and so on.”
graphics
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The graphics feature a simple pixel art style that some users find unattractive or low quality, suggesting a lack of polish or resources in creating more advanced visuals. However, similar games have succeeded despite such basic graphics, indicating that the style does not necessarily detract from the overall experience.
- “It is simple with a pixel art style.”
- “This features really godawful pixelcrap "art" instead of real graphics.”
- “It's hard to say if this was because the developer didn't have the skill to do the job of creating 3D visuals, or couldn't afford to hire someone who does, but it also doesn't matter.”
- “Games like Terraria and Stardew Valley succeeded despite the bad graphics, not because of them.”
replayability
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The game offers little to no replay value, with users finding limited incentive to play it again after the initial experience.
- “No real replay value.”