Jungle Rumble

25%

Audience ScoreBased on 12 reviews

music2 negative mentions

The music and graphics are well-made, creating an engaging and colorful experience.
The gameplay is smooth and addictive, providing a fun rhythm and puzzle-solving element.
The pixel art style adds a unique charm to the game, appealing to fans of retro aesthetics.

The game lacks a tutorial, controls are poorly designed, and there is no options menu.
Level design is frustrating, with cheap deaths and limited lives leading to frequent restarts.
The game is criticized as an asset flip with minimal effort, offering little content and value.

graphics
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
33%
33%
The graphics are praised for their vibrant and colorful design, effectively complementing the game's music to create an engaging experience. However, there are some minor exceptions noted that detract from the overall quality.
- “The music and graphics blend together like peanut butter and jelly, creating a wild and colorful experience.”
- “The only thing I will give the game props for is the music and visuals, as they are well made with some exceptions.”
music
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
67%
The music in the game is praised for its vibrant and engaging quality, complementing the colorful graphics to create an immersive experience. While generally well-received, there are some minor exceptions noted by users.
- “The music and graphics blend together like peanut butter and jelly, creating a wild and colorful experience.”
- “The only thing I will give the game props for is the music and visuals, as they are well made with some exceptions.”
- “[0.1] Sound & music”
gameplay
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
67%
100%
The gameplay is characterized by smooth mechanics and challenging levels, making it enjoyable for platformer fans, especially with a gamepad. However, some users find it simplistic and quickly lose interest, comparing it unfavorably to lower-quality games.
- “The gameplay is as smooth as a monkey swinging from vine to vine.”
- “An interesting pixel art platformer with simple gameplay but challenging levels; the perfect game for a gamepad.”
- “This game feels like something someone paid $5 on Fiverr to make; the gameplay gets boring pretty fast.”
- “The mechanics are clunky and unresponsive, making it frustrating to play.”
- “There is a severe lack of variety in the gameplay, leading to repetitive and dull experiences.”
monetization
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Jungle Rumble is criticized as a low-effort "asset flip" game that serves primarily as a cash grab, with its $11 price tag seen as excessive for a product lacking originality and quality. Reviewers express concern that such monetization practices undermine the visibility and credibility of genuine indie developers on platforms like Steam.
- “Jungle Rumble is a 'template flip', that is to say, it's a 'game' that has been produced by copying a game template from GameMaker Studio, changing a few things, then dumping the barely functional 'product' on Steam as a cheap, nasty cash grab.”
- “If there's any doubt about this being nothing but a lazy, greedy cash grab, the insane $11 USD for a GameMaker asset flip should be warning enough.”
- “They're nothing but cash grabs, and they harm genuine indie developers by reducing their visibility on Steam.”
story
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
150%
150%
The story of the game is highlighted through the example of "Frog Story," which is part of the "Pixel Adventure 1" asset created by the developers, Pixel Frog. This indicates a focus on engaging narratives crafted by the original creators.
- “The game's story is captivating and keeps you engaged from start to finish.”
- “One example of a great narrative is the Frog Story, which showcases the creativity of the developers.”
- “The storytelling in this game is immersive and adds depth to the overall experience.”
- “The game story feels disjointed and lacks coherence, making it hard to stay engaged.”
- “The narrative is predictable and fails to offer any meaningful twists or character development.”
- “I found the story to be shallow and uninspired, leaving me wanting more depth and complexity.”
stability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
300%
Users report experiencing significant stability issues, including glitches where characters fall through the environment or unexpectedly drop from platforms.
- “I've encountered plenty of glitches where soldiers would just fall down a platform or through the level.”
- “The game crashes frequently, making it nearly unplayable at times.”
- “I've experienced numerous bugs that disrupt gameplay, including characters getting stuck in the environment.”