Mass Exodus Redux
- May 4, 2017
- Altaire
- 11h median play time
Get on SteamIn "Mass Exodus Redux," players command a fleet of spaceships, navigating through treacherous asteroid fields and battling alien forces in frenetic real-time combat. With a focus on strategic resource management, players must balance resource collection, ship construction, and fleet placement to ensure survival. This game offers an intense, action-packed experience in a vast, procedurally generated universe, perfect for fans of sci-fi strategy games.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- Great fun as a local multiplayer game, especially with friends.
- Unique concept that combines VR and PC gameplay effectively.
- Offers a competitive and strategic experience that can be very engaging.
- Game has numerous bugs and performance issues, making it unplayable for some users.
- Recent updates have removed local multiplayer functionality, disappointing many players.
- The game feels abandoned by developers, with no updates or fixes for existing problems.
- gameplay60 mentions
- 40 % positive mentions
- 55 % neutral mentions
- 5 % negative mentions
The gameplay is generally described as fun and engaging, with a unique asymmetrical design that offers a satisfying experience, especially in VR. However, players have noted issues such as bugs, AI problems, and repetitive elements that detract from the overall enjoyment. Despite these flaws, the game shows significant potential and is considered a solid party game with room for improvement in mechanics and balance.
“The gameplay is unique and it's just so much fun.”
“Fantastic concept, beautiful models and textures, brilliant gameplay.”
“The gameplay and game design are great for both roles in the game (seeker and rogue).”
“Gameplay started to become repetitive after a while.”
“The grab and place mechanics are a little screwy and after finding just one android playing as the seeker, the game is won, which I am not a fan of.”
“Gameplay wise, I feel like the 'powerup' system is just completely flawed.”
- optimization32 mentions
- 19 % positive mentions
- 69 % neutral mentions
- 13 % negative mentions
The game suffers from significant optimization issues, particularly in local multiplayer scenarios, where performance drops drastically with increased player counts, leading to frame rate caps and nausea-inducing VR experiences. Despite running on capable hardware, players report stuttering and poor performance even at minimum settings, indicating that the game's CPU rendering and drawcall management require substantial improvement. Overall, while the game is enjoyable, it is hindered by its performance demands, necessitating an optimization overhaul.
“The fact that performance is only an issue with high player count leads me to believe the CPU rendering (maybe drawcall count) is not as optimized as it could be.”
“Without these performance issues, this game would be great, but unfortunately you need an overkill CPU to run this game.”
“A fun party game, but badly needs optimization (or at least more graphical options).”
“I was running all minimum settings on a 1070 and still had stuttering.”
“Horrible frames, computer is more than good enough, just badly optimized.”
- story20 mentions
- 20 % positive mentions
- 65 % neutral mentions
- 15 % negative mentions
The reviews highlight significant issues with the game's story-related mechanics on the Oculus Quest 2, particularly concerning the usability of power-up abilities and control bugs that hinder gameplay. While some players report a smooth experience post-update, many express frustration over these persistent bugs, making the game feel unplayable for others. Overall, the narrative experience is marred by technical difficulties specific to the Quest 2 platform.
“Bought this game and have been playing the game with my Quest 2; it's great!”
“Not getting any of the quest issues others have been saying.”
“This game works fantastic on Quest 2 with link after the redux.”
“This game has a bug where you can't use power-ups when using a Quest 2.”
“Though the overseer's ability controls are broken on the Quest, which makes me sad.”
“The game has a bug for me (Oculus Quest with Oculus Link or Virtual Desktop and touch controllers).”
- stability18 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game's stability is frequently criticized, with users reporting numerous bugs and glitches, particularly due to its status as abandonware. While some players find the experience enjoyable despite these issues, many recommend limiting play to small groups and express concern over the lack of updates to address the problems. Overall, the game may be worth trying, but players should be prepared for a potentially unstable experience.
“But recently, it seems the game has seen no updates, can be very buggy at times, and unless you have a dedicated group of friends to play with, this game will probably just collect dust in the uninstalled section of your game library like mine.”
“Unless troubleshooting games while your friends wait for the game to start sounds like fun to you, I don't recommend.”
“This game isn't bad, but buggy due to being abandonware, so I only recommend playing with 1-2 players on Vive from what I've seen from the other reviewers.”
- graphics18 mentions
- 56 % positive mentions
- 28 % neutral mentions
- 17 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game are widely praised for their beauty and stunning quality, enhancing the overall experience with a captivating art style. However, some users report issues with optimization, particularly regarding graphical settings that can affect gameplay, such as the screen going dark upon player death. Overall, while the visuals are impressive, there is a call for better optimization and more graphical options to improve performance.
“The graphics are beautiful for what it is and the game can either make you feel larger than life, or as tiny as an ant depending on your playing perspective as either the seeker (VR) or a rogue android (no VR).”
“The graphics quality is fantastic - put your head down at the level of the little robots running around, and they still look stunning.”
“A fun party game, but badly needs optimization (or at least more graphical options).”
“The screen goes dark on player death unless graphics are set to low on the launcher and in-game options.”
“Unlike other reviewers, we played the game on a gaming laptop with a GeForce 1070 at 4K resolution on the TV and high graphical quality and never experienced any slowdown.”
- humor10 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is consistently described as hilarious and engaging, often leading to intense and uproarious moments that provoke laughter and excitement among players. Many reviewers highlight the fun and chaotic experiences shared with friends or family, resulting in memorable and entertaining gameplay sessions.
“It's a lot of fun and hilariously infuriating.”
“It's intense, strategic, mind-bending, funny, and most importantly, just freaking awesome.”
“This game is a lot of fun; I played with my sister, and we were both swapping roles, screaming and laughing our heads off. It was a shame it was 3 AM at the time; the next day, we had some peeved-off family members asking us what we were laughing and screaming about!”
- replayability10 mentions
- 20 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 30 % negative mentions
Overall, the game's replayability is mixed; while some players find the four levels engaging enough for repeated play, others note that the limited content and maps restrict long-term replay value. Despite the fun mechanics and potential for social play, many reviewers feel that the lack of variety ultimately diminishes replayability.
“There's not a ton of content in the game, but the four levels have a lot of replayability.”
“Infinite replayability and can't wait to have friends over.”
“Long term replayability may be limited because there are limited maps.”
“A clever concept that I'd like to recommend, but ultimately there's just no replayability.”
“Both sides are very fun, though the level of content currently limits replay value.”
- atmosphere9 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 44 % neutral mentions
- 22 % negative mentions
The game's atmosphere is consistently praised for its dark and oppressive tone, enhanced by immersive music and effective lighting that heightens tension and excitement. Reviewers highlight the intense and captivating environment, particularly within the android factories, contributing to an overall sense of immersion.
“It has a great atmosphere and is very immersive.”
“The dark, oppressive atmosphere and music create tension and excitement.”
“The android factories are dripping with atmosphere, and the subtle effects of lighting really sell the feel of the game.”
- music6 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 17 % negative mentions
The music in the game is praised for enhancing the dark and oppressive atmosphere, effectively creating tension and excitement. However, some users feel that the game would benefit from additional in-game music to further enrich the experience.
“The dark, oppressive atmosphere and music create tension and excitement.”
“Great music”
“Fun game, but it would really benefit from in-game music, better optimization, and better controller layouts.”
