Kick Bastards

About

Kick Bastards is a single player action game. It was developed by Something Something Games and was released on January 5, 2024. It received positive reviews from players.

In "Kick Bastards," you find yourself in Hell and must use parkour skills to escape the Devil, who is chasing you. With a deep movement system and high-speed gameplay, players can chain together parkour moves and kicks to build up speed and overcome challenges. The ultimate goal is to reach the top spot on the leaderboard by mastering the game's movement mechanics and kicking your way through obstacles as quickly as possible.

Genres & Tags

Action

Play Modes

Single-Player

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84%

Audience ScoreBased on 63 reviews

gameplay4 positive mentions

story3 negative mentions

The game features fun parkour-style action with a satisfying kick mechanic that enhances gameplay.
Level design allows for multiple paths and encourages replayability, making it enjoyable for speedrunning and mastering routes.
The aesthetic and humor of the game are well-executed, contributing to an overall charming experience.

Movement mechanics can feel inconsistent and janky, particularly with wallrunning and sliding, leading to frustrating gameplay moments.
The game suffers from a lack of polish, with issues like graphical glitches and repetitive music that detract from the experience.
Some levels can be confusing to navigate due to unclear critical paths and frustrating platform designs.

gameplay
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay is centered around a short story campaign that emphasizes finding hidden shoeboxes and competing for best times on each map, appealing particularly to speedrunners. While the aesthetic and gameplay elements are well-integrated, some players feel that excessive aesthetic details can detract from the overall experience. The game rewards mastery of its core mechanics, making it engaging for those who enjoy honing their skills.
- “The aesthetic, gameplay, and tone work really well together.”
- “It rewards mastery of the mechanics and will be a lot of fun for people who like to speed run.”
- “It seems like a number of little aesthetic details are in the way of gameplay to no overall benefit.”
- “I played it from start to finish on stream, so it's got a pretty short story campaign, but the retaining gameplay elements are finding the hidden shoeboxes in each level, as well as competing for the best times per map.”
humor
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The humor in the game is a mixed bag; while some players find the dropkick mechanic and hidden dialogue amusing, others criticize the vulgar between-level conversations as unfunny. Overall, the gameplay offers moments of humor, particularly through interactive elements, but the narrative humor falls flat for some.
- “Dropkicking enemies to end levels is always amusing, and there's some funny dialogue hidden around too if you go off the beaten path.”
- “If you want a good fast-paced parkour game, then play this; there is some fighting and funny dialogue.”
- “The kick as your main way to interact with everything is cool, fun, intuitive, and funny.”
- “The between-level story conversations are vulgar and intensely unfunny.”
story
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's story campaign is notably brief, lasting only about two hours, and is criticized for its vulgar and unfunny dialogue between levels. While the main narrative is short, players can engage with gameplay elements like finding hidden items and competing for best times on maps.
- “The campaign is pretty short on its own, so if you simply play the story and put it down, you'll only get 2 hours out of it.”
- “The between-level story conversations are vulgar and intensely unfunny.”
- “I played it from start to finish on stream, so it's got a pretty short story campaign, but the retaining gameplay elements are finding the hidden shoeboxes in each level, as well as competing for the best times per map.”
music
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's music is often criticized for being repetitive and unmemorable, with soundtracks looping for each stage. Additionally, the music resets every time players die and restart a level, which can become frustrating due to the frequency of restarts.
- “The music is repetitive.”
- “The game music resets every time you die and restart a level, which gets annoying because it happens a lot.”
- “The music is repetitive.”
graphics
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics of the game are noted for their strong aesthetic that complements the gameplay and tone; however, some players feel that excessive aesthetic details hinder gameplay without adding value. Additionally, there are significant graphical issues that detract from the overall experience.
- “The aesthetic, gameplay, and tone work really well together.”
- “Game has terrible graphical issues.”
- “It seems like a number of little aesthetic details are in the way of gameplay to no overall benefit.”