Making it Home
- September 3, 2021
- Pill Bug Interactive
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Get on itch.io Store"Making it Home" is a vehicle building game where you play as a ladybug on a journey home in story mode. Create and engineer your unique vehicle, using various components while defending it from obstacles. Participate in daily, weekly, and monthly design challenges, or explore your creativity in sandbox mode. The story mode offers a choice of routes across the USA, meeting quirky animal characters along the way.
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Reviews
- Innovative and unique gameplay that encourages creativity and experimentation with vehicle building.
- Addictive and rewarding gameplay loop with a mix of platforming and roguelite mechanics.
- Interesting and immersive story elements that keep players engaged despite some repetitiveness.
- Graphics and audio lack polish, which detracts from the overall experience.
- The story and pacing of music can feel rough and inconsistent, impacting immersion.
- Some gameplay mechanics, like controller support and tutorial placement, could be improved for better user experience.
- gameplay18 mentions
- 78 % positive mentions
- 22 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The gameplay is praised for its unique and chaotic nature, featuring innovative mechanics such as vehicle building and roguelite elements that enhance replay value. Players enjoy the variety of contraptions and the rewarding loop of experimentation, although some note that the game could benefit from additional polish, particularly in graphics. Overall, it offers a fun and engaging experience with a lot of potential for exploration.
“I really did enjoy the unique gameplay and chaotic nature that was presented from drones to competing with an airplane that bombs you, to going head to head with a train you have to board and sabotage while keeping your vehicle in the lead.”
“The core mechanics are very well made and feel great to play around with.”
“There's a rewarding gameplay loop as you'll definitely make some mistakes when building your panels, but it's quick to try another strategy and get back into it.”
- story10 mentions
- 60 % positive mentions
- 20 % neutral mentions
- 20 % negative mentions
The game's story is described as interesting and immersive, though somewhat repetitive and rough around the edges. Despite these flaws, players appreciate the creativity it inspires and find it engaging enough to keep them hooked, with an overall rating of around 7/10.
“I found the story interesting and weird, and I still think it's worth playing.”
“The story and dialogue are really immersive; I'm definitely hooked.”
“The story and surrounding aspects are quite rough around the edges.”
“The story is kind of repetitive, but the creativity this game gave me was endless; I always tried new things.”
- music8 mentions
- 38 % positive mentions
- 25 % neutral mentions
- 38 % negative mentions
The music in the game features some unexpectedly great tracks that stand out, but the overall pacing is inconsistent, often failing to match the game's mood. For instance, during a racing segment, the music shifts abruptly from slow to intense, only to fizzle out, leaving players feeling underwhelmed.
“Unexpectedly good music every now and then; it just goes off and is great.”
“For example, when racing a bunny, the music was slow and then all of a sudden it went into a chant that gave an impression of a tense moment and increase of pace.”
“The music built up to nothing, leaving a bit of a lackluster moment.”
“The pacing of the music is a bit too varied; it doesn’t set the mood properly.”
“For example, when racing a bunny, the music was slow and then all of a sudden it went into a chant that gave an impression of a tense moment and increase of pace, then it just died out and left a bit of a lackluster moment; the music built up to nothing.”
“The pacing of the music is a bit too varied; it doesn’t set the mood properly.”
- graphics6 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 33 % neutral mentions
- 33 % negative mentions
The graphics received mixed reviews, with some users noting a lack of polish that detracts from the overall experience, while others appreciated the cute aesthetic. Despite the graphical shortcomings, the unique gameplay and engaging strategy elements make the game enjoyable for casual play.
“This, along with the cute graphics and the interesting and new strategy aspect, makes this game highly recommended if you have a few hours to kill on a fun adventure.”
“The gameplay is unique and really fun, but the game just lacks a little polish overall, especially with the graphics.”
- replayability2 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Players appreciate the game's car building mechanics, noting that they offer significant variety and contribute to its overall replayability.
“Very nice little game, the car building mechanics have a lot of variety and replay value.”
