Froguelike

About

"Froguelike" is an action-packed game where you play as a frog, consuming flies and battling bug invaders in your pond. With each run, players can upgrade their tongues, items, and frogs using earned "froins" at the shop. The game offers branching storylines, dynamic music, and new discoveries with each chapter, encouraging replayability.

Genres & Tags

Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

97%

Audience ScoreBased on 131 reviews

gameplay4 positive mentions

grinding1 negative mentions

Charming and unique gameplay with a fun frog theme, offering a refreshing twist on the roguelike genre.
Engaging progression system with branching storylines and meaningful achievements that enhance replayability.
Regular updates from the developers keep the game fresh and improve overall experience, making it addictive and enjoyable.

The game can feel repetitive and lacks variety in weapons and enemies, which may limit long-term engagement.
Map size can be overwhelming, leading to tedious navigation and difficulty in finding upgrades.
Some gameplay mechanics, such as targeting and passive upgrades, may feel underwhelming or ineffective.

story
19 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's story is characterized by a quest system that emphasizes narrative-driven achievements, allowing players to feel like true adventurers rather than mere grinders. It features selectable branching storylines and a chapter system that enhances replayability with additional quests and upgrades, though players note that the current amount of content is limited. Overall, the charming art and music, along with unique mechanics, create a distinctive experience within the genre.
- “I really like the addition of selectable branching storylines to the base genre.”
- “I especially like the chapter system that lets you branch the story with extra quests for items that help you in all future runs.”
- “It's got frogs, it's got good sounds, and it has a unique story-based map system that sets it apart from other bullet-heaven/horde-survivor games.”
- “This game needs a lot more time in the oven as there isn't a whole lot of quests yet; there just isn't enough to do.”
- “Also, I'd love some kind of story journal or something that shows the different story paths you can take.”
- “Quite early in development, but it has an interesting mechanic of separating runs into 5-minute pieces in a branching story.”
gameplay
12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay is characterized by engaging mechanics that incorporate storytelling elements to unlock content, creating a cozy and satisfying experience. Players appreciate the unique frog-based mechanics, diverse abilities, and the smooth controls, which contribute to an enjoyable bullet hell experience. Despite being in early development, the game offers a novel approach with its segmented runs and active updates, keeping players invested and eager for more.
- “I love the little 'stories' and how that's an actual mechanic to unlock more content - very clever, very cute, quite engaging and again, fitting with everything else.”
- “The different abilities you can unlock and questlines you can explore keep me coming back to play more and it's a really satisfying gameplay loop.”
- “I enjoy the simplicity, the controls feel smooth, difficulty scales reasonably, gameplay is very intuitive, there is a good variety of enemies.”
- “The characters aren't super different mechanically (mostly stat changes and starting tongue), but they do each feel different, especially with their quest-lines. I don't think they're all there yet, but they are being actively worked on.”
- “Ribbiting gameplay.”
- “What other games can you think of where upgrading your tongue is the central mechanic?”
music
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
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The music in the game has received mixed reviews, with some players appreciating its charming and quirky style, while others find the repetitive soundtrack annoying, particularly the short looping track that can become grating after extended play. Many users express a desire for more variety in both the music and stages to enhance the overall experience.
- “Charming art and goofy music, with plenty of quirky power-ups and store items to keep it fresh.”
- “Good soundtrack, who wouldn't want to be a frog?”
- “The art and music style are reminiscent of story-based and educational games I played as a little kid.”
- “Crossing my fingers to see even more (especially music because it gets repetitive).”
- “- Simple and slightly annoying soundtrack.”
- “I advise you to mute the music and find your own cottagecore playlist to listen to while enjoying this game.”
humor
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players appreciate the humor in the game, highlighting its funny stories and amusing elements like quirky frogs. The comedic aspects enhance the gameplay experience, making it enjoyable and entertaining. Overall, the humor contributes significantly to the game's charm and replayability.
- “Can't wait to get some secret overpowered items/frogs to destroy my runs in funny ways :)”
- “I like the funny frogs.”
- “Thought, 'Ha, this would be funny,' but man, this was a blast to play.”
replayability
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game is highly regarded for its replayability, featuring engaging gameplay and a variety of progression elements that enhance each run. Players appreciate the diverse enemies and environmental challenges, making each playthrough feel fresh and enjoyable.
- “This game is a whole lot of fun and super replayable.”
- “A very nice rendition of what a roguelike should be, in my opinion; fun, engaging, and replayable!”
- “There's a substantial amount of progression elements between runs, and numerous varied enemies and environmental hazards that add to the game's replayability, which is great.”
graphics
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The graphics are characterized by cute aesthetics that complement the game's unique scenario system, creating a visually appealing experience. While inspired by Vampire Survivors, it distinguishes itself with a distinct artistic style that enhances its overall charm.
- “The graphics are cute and everything fits together nicely.”
- “Bullet heaven/survivors-like goodness with cute aesthetics and a unique scenario system to boot.”
- “At its core, it's vampire survivors inspired, but it does play differently and has its own unique flavor aesthetically.”
grinding
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players appreciate that the grinding in the game feels more like an engaging adventure and questing experience rather than tedious level farming, enhancing their overall enjoyment.
- “It feels like I'm an adventurer on a quest rather than grinding and farming levels.”