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Hello Pollution!

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21%Game Brain Score
story, gameplay
stability, music
21% User Score Based on 73 reviews

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Hello Pollution! is a single player casual simulation game with mystery and comedy themes. It was developed by Steady Mushroom Ltd. and was released on August 7, 2018. It received negative reviews from players.

Hello Pollution is a 2D physics puzzle game about a dysfunctional waste disposal company.

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21%
Audience ScoreBased on 73 reviews
story4 positive mentions
stability4 negative mentions
  • Simple and easy to pick up casual puzzle/simulation game with an environmental theme.
  • Short and potentially fun for brief play sessions or as a time-waster.
  • Has a somewhat interesting story with quirky, comical character visuals and voices.
  • Extremely buggy and glitchy with poor fullscreen support and flickering visuals.
  • Controls and physics are frustrating and overly sensitive, causing frequent unintended failures.
  • Repetitive, lacking meaningful challenge or progression, with long unskippable cutscenes breaking pacing.
  • story
    23 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story is generally viewed as fragmented, slow, and lacking depth, with some appreciation for its character-driven elements and eventual conclusions. However, unskippable and poorly paced mission dialogues frustrate players, and many feel the narrative fails to fully engage or develop meaningfully. Overall, it is considered a weak but somewhat interesting aspect that does little to enhance the gameplay experience.

    • “It does come with an interesting story of different characters trying to get rid of their waste.”
    • “After a few levels, it seems like you are just doing endless random things for random people, although the game does put together a story, levels are linked (slightly) and it does end up with an actual ending to what has been happening over the levels.”
    • “The story and the game over screen showing the consequences of your failure is neat, the art style is great and the music is decent.”
    • “The dialogue before each mission is not skip-able; some of the mission briefs have rather unreasonable pauses, as if the designer threw in a random, but very high number of seconds one might take to read two lines of text and didn't check.”
    • “The "story", if you can call it that, is just random characters cryptically telling you that they have committed crimes against humanity or nature and you have to put the barrels in a hole now.”
    • “The story, if you could really call it any narrative, is so fragmented and slow in telling that I don't care.”
  • gameplay
    19 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay is overly simple and repetitive, centered around dragging and placing items, with little variation or depth to sustain interest beyond a few levels. It is frequently described as unresponsive and occasionally buggy, leading to frustrating controls and a generally unsatisfying experience. Overall, the gameplay lacks memorability and polish, contributing to a short and underwhelming playtime.

    • “It's a bit buggy, but not gamebreakingly so... I'm willing to overlook it for the gameplay and storyline.”
    • “The gameplay consists of clicking and dragging the garbage into the hole in the ground and configuring them so that everything fits.”
    • “You just move items with your mouse from one place to another while being careful or avoiding certain obstacles.”
    • “The mechanics are straightforward and it can be mildly enjoyable in short bursts, but there’s nothing particularly memorable or standout about the gameplay loop or presentation.”
    • “Even the click and drag mechanic which is all this game is feels poorly done and unresponsive.”
    • “Once you play the first level, you know the entire gameplay loop.”
  • stability
    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's stability is generally hindered by various bugs, including graphical glitches and inconsistent achievements, which some players find disruptive. While these issues are not always game-breaking, the unstable physics and erratic difficulty scaling negatively impact the overall experience.

    • “Boring, very buggy, and just not fun in any way, shape, or form.”
    • “I like the concept and the art style, but the glitches (flashing background/underground) and incorrect achievements (e.g., burning 1 bag of trash unlocking the achievement for burning 50 bags) make it a no-go in my case.”
    • “Physics engine is a bit buggy; difficulty doesn't really scale properly, it wavers up and down drastically.”
  • graphics
    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics receive mixed feedback, with praise for the art style's charm but criticism for its simplicity and resemblance to basic phone asset packs. Technical glitches and unpolished visual elements, such as flashing backgrounds and flimsy objects, detract from the overall experience.

    • “I like the concept and the art style.”
    • “The story and the game over screen showing the consequences of your failure is neat, the art style is great.”
    • “The music is decent.”
    • “Graphically the game looks a lot like a cell phone asset pack sort of game.”
    • “The graphics are boring.”
  • music
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music is generally repetitive and unvaried, accompanied by animal noises and basic sound effects, with character voices being simple squeaks that add a comical touch. While some find the soundtrack decent, others describe it as grating and not particularly enjoyable. Overall, the music receives mixed reviews, with little impact on the gameplay experience.

    • “The story and the game over screen showing the consequences of your failure is neat, the art style is great and the music is decent.”
    • “It has the same sort of music throughout, some noise from the animals, some sound from the collision and burning, and the voices of the characters is actually just a filler squeaking voice, which can also be a bit comical in tandem with the visual aspect.”
    • “The soundtrack is grating, which makes it unpleasant to listen to throughout the game.”
    • “The music consists of the same sort of repetitive tunes, combined with animal noises, collision sounds, and filler squeaking voices that come off as comical rather than immersive.”
    • “The music does not contribute to the challenge or purpose of the levels and feels out of place considering the game's price.”
  • emotional
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The emotional experience is negatively impacted by inconsistent hit detection, leading to frustration and diminishing overall enjoyment. Users feel the game lacks value, suggesting it is only worth playing if free.

  • humor
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The humor in the game is widely criticized as forced and cringe-worthy, detracting from the overall experience. Users find the attempts at humor unsuccessful and unappealing.

  • grinding
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The grinding in the game is very simple but becomes extremely tedious over time, potentially impacting the overall enjoyment.

  • replayability
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Users find the game's replayability lacking, suggesting that affordable indie games offer significantly more enjoyment and reasons to replay.

  • monetization
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The monetization is widely seen as a blatant cash grab, lacking creativity or value, and detracting from the overall experience.

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Hello Pollution! is a casual simulation game with mystery and comedy themes.

Hello Pollution! is available on PC and Windows.

On average players spend around 2 hours playing Hello Pollution!.

Hello Pollution! was released on August 7, 2018.

Hello Pollution! was developed by Steady Mushroom Ltd..

Hello Pollution! has received negative reviews from players. Most players liked Hello Pollution! for its story but disliked it for its stability.

Hello Pollution! is a single player game.

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