Just Read The Instructions

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Just Read The Instructions is a single player and multiplayer survival shooter game with a horror theme. It was developed by Knackelibang Productions and was released on April 1, 2024. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

A surreal co-op first person shooter game where the only thing that matters is following the next set of instructions. Enemies will flood the scene, your weapons will break, more instructions will come, and then repeat. Aspire to not die.

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Audience ScoreBased on 28 reviews

humor1 positive mentions

gameplay3 negative mentions

The game features fun weapons and interesting enemies, providing an engaging combat experience.
It has a unique art design and creative gameplay mechanics that show potential for improvement.
The game is enjoyable in multiplayer, offering a fast-paced experience with a lot of action.

The game suffers from major performance issues, including crashes and frame rate drops, especially with many entities on screen.
It feels unfinished and lacks essential features like custom key mapping and a minimap, making navigation difficult.
The single-player experience can be boring and repetitive, with objectives feeling disconnected and gameplay lacking depth.

gameplay
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Gameplay is described as somewhat mundane and slow, with a first level that fails to engage players. While the humor and writing show potential, the execution is hindered by cumbersome controls and unintuitive keybindings, leading to a basic overall experience that doesn't fully capitalize on its interesting ideas.
- “The framing of the gameplay is really funny and has a lot of potential; the writing is pretty good and does make me chuckle, and I think it could be expanded upon.”
- “The gameplay itself has some interesting ideas but fails to properly capitalize on them, thus ending up rather basic.”
- “Gameplay can feel a little mundane, and the more you play, the more your PC suffers.”
- “Using a gamepad (for example, a Razer Orbweaver) or a number 1-12 gaming mouse becomes cumbersome quickly, and some of the preset keybindings are as important as they are unintuitive, which impacts the overall gameplay.”
- “The first level is very boring; the music is monotone, and the gameplay is very slow.”
optimization
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's optimization is severely lacking, with users reporting major performance issues, particularly related to frame rates and excessive entity spawns. Many players describe it as feeling unfinished and akin to a GPU benchmark test, highlighting significant problems when numerous particles are present on screen. Overall, the game's technical performance detracts heavily from the experience.
- “Broken, unfinished, and unoptimized.”
- “Worst game I've probably ever played. The problem is the FPS; this game is literally just a GPU benchmark test with the amount of entities that spawn. It's clear it's not optimized at all.”
- “It has major performance issues on some systems.”
graphics
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics have received mixed feedback, with some users finding the particle effects overwhelming and the art style messy, making it difficult to discern gameplay elements. However, others appreciate the unique visuals and creative ideas presented in the game.
- “A cool game with some cool ideas and visuals.”
- “It's really hard to tell what's going on; there are lots of particle effects all over the screen, making for a really messy art style.”
- “The graphics are so cluttered that it's difficult to focus on the gameplay.”
- “The art style feels chaotic and overwhelming, which detracts from the overall experience.”
story
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players express frustration with the story aspect of the game, particularly highlighting difficulties in solo missions that can lead to a frustrating experience, including game interruptions at critical moments.
- “Don't play solo missions alone; it's a pain in the a$$. I had a hard time beating the level, and when I finally finished, the game just stopped... and I had to access the game again!”
- “The story feels disjointed and lacks coherence, making it hard to stay engaged.”
- “Character development is shallow, and I found it difficult to care about their motivations or outcomes.”
music
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game is criticized for being monotonous and unengaging, contributing to a slow and boring experience, particularly in the first level.
- “The first level is very boring; the music is monotone and the gameplay is slow.”
- “The soundtrack lacks variety and fails to enhance the gaming experience.”
- “The music feels repetitive and doesn't match the energy of the gameplay.”
humor
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The humor in the game is well-received, with players noting that the gameplay framing and writing effectively elicit laughter and have strong potential for further development.
- “The framing of the gameplay is really funny and has a lot of potential. The writing is pretty good and does make me chuckle, and I think it could be expanded upon.”

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Just Read The Instructions is a survival shooter game with horror theme.

Just Read The Instructions is available on PC and Windows.

Just Read The Instructions was released on April 1, 2024.

Just Read The Instructions was developed by Knackelibang Productions.

Just Read The Instructions has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked this game for its humor but disliked it for its gameplay.

Just Read The Instructions is a single player game with multiplayer and local co-op support.

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