Hack and Slime
- June 1, 2022
- SpoonBox Studio
Get on Steam"Hack and Slime" is a 2D side-scrolling hack and slash game featuring pixelart graphics and over-the-top skills. With more than 50 levels and the goal to defeat the infamous "Warpmazon", the game offers hours of action and humor. Expect screen shake, bloom, and coin attraction, as well as the option to call it a roguelike and leave your own review on Metacritic.
Reviews
- Hack & Slime offers a fun and challenging experience with significant rewards for strategic play and experimentation.
- The game features excellent pixel art and improved HUD and lighting in the UNITY version, enhancing the overall visual experience.
- Despite its flaws, the game has a solid progression system, engaging enemy designs, and a nostalgic hack-and-slash gameplay style that many players enjoy.
- The game has been abandoned/canceled, leaving players unable to complete the story or access promised content.
- Combat is overly simplistic, often reducing to button mashing without meaningful strategy or combo systems, leading to a lack of engagement.
- The dialogue and writing quality are poor, with numerous errors and inconsistencies that detract from the overall experience.
- gameplay10 mentions
- 30 % positive mentions
- 40 % neutral mentions
- 30 % negative mentions
The gameplay is described as a mix of basic yet enjoyable mechanics, featuring responsive controls and charming graphics. Despite some criticism regarding stiffness and simplicity, the game offers an impressive array of content for its low price, including an inventory system, procedural loot, and various skills, making it feel more substantial than expected. Overall, it combines platforming and RPG elements in a way that many players find engaging.
“Honestly a very chill game, gameplay feels responsive and graphics are cute.”
“There are a lot of mechanics and content here that I would not expect from a $5 game—inventory system, equipment system, procedural loot, experience, leveling, passive skills, active skills, a hub area, and multiple biomes.”
“Really interesting title, I enjoy a lot its graphics and I consider the way they mix platform and RPG classic mechanics so interesting.”
“The positive reviews don't even have over 3 hours in gameplay, so it makes it feel like the devs gifted it to friends or something to make their game look fun.”
“Gameplay is stiff.”
“My biggest gripe about this game is its core mechanics.”
- graphics9 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 33 % neutral mentions
- 33 % negative mentions
The graphics of "Hack and Slime" receive mixed reviews, with some praising the cute art style and overall presentation, while others criticize the inconsistency in resolution, color usage, and mood. While the visuals are generally appealing, they are seen as insufficient to elevate the game's dialogue and storyline. Overall, the game's graphics are noted for their charm but lack cohesion.
“Honestly, a very chill game; gameplay feels responsive and the graphics are cute.”
“The overall presentation, characters, scenario, artwork, animation, music, etc. is very nice.”
“If there's one thing that I really want to commend in Hack and Slime, it is its art style.”
“The art style is inconsistent in resolution, colors used, zoom levels, and even the overall mood.”
“The art style is inconsistent: in resolution, colors used, zoom levels, and even the mood.”
“I feel that the pixel graphics and attempts at humor don't do enough to detract from these issues.”
- story4 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- -25 % neutral mentions
- 75 % negative mentions
The story aspect of the game has received criticism for being incomplete, with players noting a missing item essential for progression and a lack of attention to dialogue and narrative development. Reviewers express a desire for the developers to invest more effort into crafting a cohesive and engaging storyline.
“The team behind Hack and Slime needs to take the time they put into the details with the graphics and spend some time on the dialogue as well as the storyline.”
“I wish the developers would take the time to fix the dialogue and put care into the story.”
“The game was cancelled, and I was missing an item needed to finish the story.”
“The developers never incorporated a crucial item needed to progress the story.”
“The team behind Hack and Slime needs to invest as much effort into the dialogue and storyline as they do into the graphics.”
- music4 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The music in the game is described as decent with memorable themes and appropriate instrumentation, contributing positively to the overall presentation. However, some players noted that the soundtrack is not particularly memorable, with one reviewer even forgetting its existence.
“Decent music with memorable themes, comprised of logical and appropriate instrumentation.”
“The overall presentation, characters, scenario, artwork, animation, music, etc. is very nice.”
“I honestly don't even recall if there's a soundtrack.”
“I honestly don't even recall if there's a soundtrack?”
- grinding2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players note that the game requires significant time investment in grinding to farm levels and enhance skill damage, but it features a solid progression system that makes the effort feel rewarding.
“The game expects players to spend a lot of time farming levels to be able to deal significant skill damage.”
“There seems to be a lot of farming involved, which can make the progression feel tedious.”
- humor2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is described as inconsistent, with some players finding it charming while others feel it fails to compensate for the game's shortcomings. The pixel graphics and comedic elements are seen as attempts to enhance likability, but opinions vary on their effectiveness.
“The humor is completely hit or miss, but I think this is an attempt to add charm and likability to a game that doesn't take itself seriously.”
