Loot Hunter

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Loot Hunter is a single player casual role playing game. It was developed by Rake in Grass and was released on January 23, 2015. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

"Loot Hunter" is a sea-based adventure game that allows players to choose their path, whether it be as an honest merchant, a navy soldier for one of three nations, or a pirate. Explore islands, complete random quests, and upgrade your ship through RPG-like features. Trade with cities, amass treasure, and even expand your own land. The game promises a vast world to discover with plenty of opportunities for combat and wealth accumulation.

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Single-Player

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Audience ScoreBased on 73 reviews

music3 positive mentions

grinding16 negative mentions

A cute and relaxing match-3 game with a pirate theme that can provide a fun distraction for a couple of hours.
The match-3 combat system adds a unique twist to the gameplay, making battles engaging and enjoyable.
The game features a simple economic system with trading and quests, appealing to casual gamers looking for light-hearted fun.

The game is quite short, with most players finishing it in about 2 hours, leading to a lack of content and replayability.
The match-3 mechanics are poorly executed, lacking features like cascades and making battles feel repetitive and dull.
Many quests and gameplay elements become tedious quickly, resulting in a grindy experience with little sense of progression or challenge.

story
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The game's story aspect is largely criticized for its lack of depth and variety, with players noting that there is no overarching narrative and only a handful of repetitive quest types, such as fetch and battle missions. While the match-3 combat system is seen as a fun mechanic, the quests quickly become monotonous, leading to a sense of boredom as players engage in similar tasks without meaningful progression or character development. Overall, the absence of a compelling story and engaging quests detracts from the game's potential, making it feel bland and unexciting.
- “There is trading, rather extensive, side quests and certainly hidden pirate treasure hunting; no pirate game is complete without it.”
- “It's not ground-breaking by any means, but it's a fun little match-3 puzzle game where ship battles are concerned, which is a bulk of the game aside from sailing around to different ports to take on missions that range from 'sell this item at this port' missions to 'sink x amount of ships and bring back their flags'.”
- “Loot Hunter is a hybrid RPG/match-3 game, dividing its time between sailing around picking up quests and getting into ship battles where you need to match tiles in order to defeat your enemy.”
- “There's no story.”
- “You repeat the same few types of quests over and over again.”
- “Quests are designed as if they've been ripped out of an RPG design for dummies handbook, either fetch quests sending you across the rather small map, or asking you to defeat a certain number of a faction's ship.”
grinding
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Players generally find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious and repetitive, often leading to boredom after a few hours of play. While some enjoy the initial gameplay and trading mechanics, many feel that the game lacks sufficient content and quests, resulting in excessive grinding for achievements and resources. Overall, the grinding is seen as a significant drawback, detracting from the game's potential enjoyment.
- “The only thing left to do is to grind the very grindy achievements, and I got bored.”
- “My issues with this game come into play when you consider how boring and tedious it becomes.”
- “Its only purpose is to occasionally dock you some funds and add one more checkmark to your list of pointless goals; a wasted opportunity and another tedious aspect of an already enormously repetitive game.”
gameplay
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The gameplay combines match-3 mechanics with sailing and ship battles, offering a casual experience that some find relaxing, while others criticize it for being repetitive and lacking depth. Although the game is easy to learn and features trading elements, many reviewers feel it falls short compared to other titles in the genre, citing tedious mechanics and a lack of engaging content. Overall, while it has potential, the execution of the match-3 system and overall gameplay experience leaves much to be desired.
- “A match-3 game, but with the mechanics of sailing around islands and fighting with other ships.”
- “Casual match-3 game with trading, ship battles, and relaxing gameplay.”
- “The gameplay itself is simple; the ship battles take place on a connect 3/4/5/6 board, so it gets a bit tedious after a while, but I just got caught up in trading, buying low and selling high...”
- “The gameplay is repetitive and boring from the beginning due to lack of content or direction.”
- “It has simple graphics, a small map, and boring gameplay.”
- “Finally, the match-3 mechanics themselves are absolutely dreadful.”
music
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The music in the game is highly praised, with users highlighting its quality and effectiveness, particularly during ship battles. The sound effects complement the music well, creating an engaging audio experience that enhances gameplay. Overall, players appreciate the game's soundtrack as a standout feature.
- “The music and sound effects are really great when you are fighting ships.”
- “This game has some nice music to go with.”
- “Great music.”
humor
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Reviews highlight a mixed reception regarding humor; while some find the game to be casually funny, others criticize it for lacking originality and failing to deliver effective comedic elements. Overall, the humor seems to resonate with some players but falls flat for others.
- “Casual but very funny!”
graphics
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The graphics are described as cute and simple, but some users find them lacking in depth, with a small map contributing to a sense of boredom in gameplay.
- “The graphics are incredibly cute and charming, adding a delightful touch to the overall experience.”
- “It has simple graphics, a small map, and boring gameplay.”
stability
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Users report that the game runs smoothly without any significant issues, indicating a high level of stability.
- “The game runs great without any crashes or glitches.”
- “I haven't experienced any stability issues; it runs smoothly.”
- “The performance is solid, providing a stable gaming experience.”
replayability
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Users find the replayability of the game lacking, with some describing it as only moderately enjoyable and not compelling enough to warrant repeated playthroughs.
- “I like match-3 games and it's kind of fun, but the replay value is lacking; it's just not that good.”
- “The game is enjoyable at first, but once you've completed it, there's little incentive to play again.”
- “After finishing the main story, I found there was nothing left to keep me engaged for a second playthrough.”