- July 31, 2024
- Odd Games
- 2h median play time
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Malware is a single player casual strategy game. It was developed by Odd Games and was released on July 31, 2024. It received mostly positive reviews from players.
"Malware" is a single-player strategy game set in 1999, offering around 2 hours of playtime. As a time-traveler, you must eliminate rogue software and malicious installations that have infiltrated the pastoral internet era. By exposing unscrupulous software vendors and making clean installation methods public, you gain fame and money, cracking malware installations for orders pouring in.
- The game offers a unique and nostalgic experience reminiscent of early internet software installations, providing fun and challenging puzzles.
- It serves as an educational tool, illustrating the tricks used in software installations and encouraging players to be more cautious in real-life scenarios.
- Despite its flaws, the game has a certain charm and humor that keeps players engaged, making it enjoyable for those who appreciate its quirky design.
- The gameplay can become repetitive and tedious, often reducing to a checkbox scavenger hunt with some puzzles being overly simplistic or frustratingly difficult.
- The English translation is shaky, and the overall execution feels unpolished, which can detract from the experience for many players.
- Many puzzles require external guides to solve, making it less accessible for casual players and leading to frustration rather than enjoyment.
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The story is criticized for its poor writing quality, often described as resembling a middle schooler's work, and is considered nonsensical and boring by many players. While some find it to be "dumb fun," the overall consensus is that the narrative lacks depth and coherence, with several users noting that it feels repetitive and unengaging. Additionally, the English translation is described as broken, further detracting from the experience.
“Full disclosure, I only beat the first few rounds of installations before it got generally repetitive, but as soon as you start the game up, the story is thrust upon you, so there you go.”
“Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to channel your inner Sherlock Holmes and scrutinize each installer screen.”
“The English translation is a little broken, the story feels like it was written by a middle schooler but is dumb fun, and there are some mini-games (low effort but cute) scattered within it.”
“I expected some fun nostalgia, but the game itself is actually very boring, and the story doesn't really make any sense.”
“The story sounds like something a high school teenager would have come up with as a computer science project.”
“The English translation is a little broken, the story feels like it was written by a middle schooler but dumb fun, and there's some mini-games (low effort but cute) scattered within it.”
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Malware is a casual strategy game.
Malware is available on PC and Windows.
On average players spend around 2 hours playing Malware.
Malware was released on July 31, 2024.
Malware was developed by Odd Games.
Malware has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked this game for its humor but disliked it for its story.
Malware is a single player game.
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