Gobbo's Gambit

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Gobbo's Gambit is a single player tactical action adventure game with fantasy, medieval and historical themes. It was developed by Team GameDevSG and was released on July 18, 2023. It received neutral reviews from players.

Gobbo's Gambit is a stealth action game about a sentient NPC that decides he no longer wants to perform his minion duties. He must think with his mind as he navigates the treacherous dungeon he once guarded. Jump, climb, crawl, push and knock enemies unconscious in this fantasy dungeon extravaganza! Players must meticulously outsmart their foes, or succumb to their brute force power. Can you …

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Audience ScoreBased on 10 reviews

gameplay1 positive mentions

graphics3 negative mentions

The game provides an educational experience for the community developers involved, serving as a valuable learning project.
It's a free-to-play game, so there is no monetary cost or risk to try it out.
The theme and character design, such as playing as a goblin, have some charm and potential for further development.

The game is very buggy, including game-breaking issues that prevent progress and cause frustration.
It lacks basic quality-of-life features such as control remapping, graphic settings, and resolution options.
Overall unpolished with poor gameplay, technical performance issues, and limited content, making it not enjoyable as a full game experience.

graphics
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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60%
The graphics are generally passable but suffer from outdated design choices and technical issues like frame rate drops, stuttering, and lack of customization options. Visuals on modern displays can appear suboptimal, detracting from the overall experience. While visuals are important, the game fails to deliver top-tier graphics alongside gameplay.
- “This design choice may cause the visuals to appear less than optimal on just about every modern LCD/OLED display.”
- “There are no graphic options at all, you cannot remap the controls, constant frame rate drops with lots of stuttering, caused my PC to overheat while playing, your character easily gets stuck, and you can see through the bottom of the map.”
- “The graphics in this game are passable, but could be better.”
gameplay
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The gameplay is considered subpar and does not live up to the high standards set by the game's visuals, resulting in a less satisfying experience for players.
stability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's stability is poor, with frequent bugs impacting the experience, and a lack of clear instructions further complicates gameplay.
- “This game is buggy as hell and doesn't give any instructions as to what controls are.”
optimization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game suffers from poor optimization, with no graphic settings or control customization available. Players report frequent frame rate drops, stuttering, overheating issues, and various bugs such as getting stuck and visual glitches.
- “There are no graphic options at all, you cannot remap the controls, constant frame rate drops with lots of stuttering, caused my PC to overheat while playing, your character easily gets stuck, and you can see through the bottom of the map.”