Gimbal

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Gimbal is a multiplayer shooter game with a science fiction theme. It was developed by 8888888 LABS and was released on November 19, 2013. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

"Gimbal is a multiplayer shooter game featuring real-time combat with customizable vehicles. Choose from 142 parts to build your ship for power, speed, durability, handling, and awareness. With support for 16+ players, multiple game modes, and no DLC or fees, Gimbal offers a complete and exciting gaming experience."

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Audience ScoreBased on 181 reviews

gameplay9 positive mentions

atmosphere3 negative mentions

The ship building mechanics are highly customizable and allow for a wide range of creative designs, making it fun to experiment with different configurations.
The game features engaging physics and combat mechanics, providing a satisfying experience when piloting your custom-built ships.
Playing with friends can be a blast, and the game offers a unique multiplayer experience despite its dwindling player base.

The game has been abandoned by its developers for years, leading to a lack of updates and a dead online community.
Multiplayer is largely unplayable due to the extremely low player count, making it difficult to find matches or engage in meaningful gameplay.
The game lacks single-player content, leaving players with only bot matches when no one else is online, which can become repetitive and dull.

gameplay
25 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
36%
52%
12%
The gameplay is characterized by simple mechanics that are accessible to younger players, yet offer depth for advanced users through ship design and customization. While the combat mechanics and ship controls are praised for their realism and responsiveness, the multiplayer aspect suffers from a lack of active players, leading to repetitive experiences when playing with bots. Overall, the game has potential with its engaging ship-building features, but the dwindling community limits its multiplayer enjoyment.
- “The gameplay itself is somewhat simple: you control your own ship and, along with your teammates, battle opposing ships in various game modes.”
- “The physics and ambient gameplay make for an awesome, engrossing multiplayer experience.”
- “Gameplay itself is quite good, the ships feel really nice to control.”
- “Clunky controls, not as many viable builds as one would wish, rather poor balance and repetitive gameplay.”
- “Unfortunately, all you can do with the designs you have built and tested is participate in old-fashioned multiplayer arenas, a grossly obsolete form of gameplay.”
- “Since the game is mostly inclined on multiplayer gameplay, the game gets a bit boring just playing with bots, but there are a couple of servers with players on them.”
graphics
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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33%
11%
The game's graphics are characterized by a neat and appealing art style that evokes a retro, 8-bit aesthetic reminiscent of classic space shooters. While the visuals are generally praised for their charm and customization options, some users feel they lack depth compared to modern standards. Overall, the graphics contribute positively to the game's atmosphere, complemented by satisfying sound design.
- “The aesthetic, graphics, and audio are good; the gameplay is challenging and satisfying. The customization is present and very important, like any good multiplayer game, there are a lot of options to make your own personalized game server.”
- “The music is great, the sound is great, the art style is pleasing to the eye, and the effects used mesh with it all greatly.”
- “It has an appealing art style and sense of scale to it.”
- “Seems a little lacking on graphics and feels a bit 8-bit Nintendo-ish.”
atmosphere
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
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The atmosphere of the game is characterized by a high-atmospheric setting where players build and customize warships for intense aerial combat. The combination of a top-down perspective, a robust physics engine that incorporates both aerodynamics and maneuverability, and the thrill of ship-to-ship battles creates an engaging and dynamic environment for players. Overall, the game successfully blends strategic ship design with fast-paced action in a unique atmospheric context.
- “Great build-and-brawl high atmosphere (literally) flight game, where it pays to fine-tune and customize your ships, but you can throw something together that will work with a little experience under your belt.”
- “It's a 2D top-down space shooter set in the upper atmosphere; as such, you need to deal with maneuverability via thrusters, but aerodynamics are still a factor.”
- “It has a very nice rigid body physics engine that also handles aerodynamics (because we're in the upper atmosphere, not space) and ultimate ship customization.”
- “Well, essentially, you build warships that fly in the upper atmosphere.”
music
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's music receives mixed feedback; while some players find it unremarkable and forgettable, others praise it as great and well-integrated with the overall aesthetic. Customization options for audio are limited, with no sliders available, but the sound quality is generally appreciated.
- “The music is great, the sound is great, the art style is pleasing to the eye and the effects used mesh with it all greatly.”
- “The game options are fine and you can, of course, customize things like resolution, graphics, audio (note: no audio sliders, only a separate on/off for both sound and music).”
optimization
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's optimization is severely lacking, with reports of extreme lag and performance issues, particularly in large-scale battles and with certain ship types. Additionally, the lack of updates for several years suggests that the game is abandoned, further exacerbating its optimization problems.
- “The game is dead and abandoned, with no updates in over 7 years. It's extremely laggy and poorly optimized; having over 20 vs 20 bots significantly affects performance.”
- “I experience occasional performance problems, especially with small ships, despite the recent introduction of monster unlimited-budget ships.”
story
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Users express a desire for a more developed storyline in the game, particularly one that incorporates RPG elements to enhance the narrative experience.
- “I would love to see a storyline behind this game, with RPG elements.”