Mayhem in Single Valley: Confessions

Mayhem in Single Valley is an action-adventure full of radioactive squirrels. You are a boy who's just started the Apocalypse in his hometown. Mix monster feeding with your housework and zombie assault with your family dinner. CONFESSIONS is a free chapter featuring some bits of Jack's journey.

Genres & Tags

Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

Reviews

71%

Audience ScoreBased on 36 reviews

graphics4 positive mentions

grinding3 negative mentions

The art style is fantastic and visually appealing, combining 3D and 2D elements effectively.
The game features a playful, casual vibe with interesting mechanics and a unique puzzle-solving approach.
There is a variety of content to explore, including collectibles and engaging music that enhances the overall experience.

The controls are clunky and unresponsive, leading to frustrating gameplay experiences.
The core mechanics are overly simplistic and repetitive, making the gameplay feel tedious and lacking excitement.
Many players found the lack of guidance and confusing inventory system to be a significant drawback, detracting from the overall enjoyment.

graphics
10 mentions
40 % positive mentions
30 % neutral mentions
30 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game are widely praised for their unique and beautiful art style, featuring impressive pixel art and dynamic lighting that enhance the overall visual experience. However, some players noted technical issues that affected gameplay, such as input delays, which detracted from the enjoyment of the graphics. Overall, while the art style is celebrated, the execution in terms of performance has received mixed feedback.
- “The attention to detail, the variety, the graphics.”
- “The art style is incredible, it looks so beautiful and super creative.”
- “I love the pixel art style and dynamic lighting for this game make this a beautiful game to play.”
- “Pretty boring honestly, I wanted to like the game for its very charming art style, but story-wise and gameplay-wise, the game is very bland.”
- “Graphics”
- “Very well made platforming, unique and creative art style.”
gameplay
10 mentions
30 % positive mentions
40 % neutral mentions
30 % negative mentions
The gameplay is criticized for being simplistic and poorly executed, featuring tedious mechanics and mini-games that feel overused and basic. Despite a charming art style, players find the experience bland and unengaging, with a lack of depth and variety in mechanics, leading to an overall disappointing impression.
- “I think the dodge mechanic is overpowered.”
- “It feels like there should be more mechanics here.”
- “I fully utilized the game mechanics.”
- “A flashy bag of simple and badly executed mechanics and mini-games.”
- “Extremely tedious gameplay full of overused and way too basic mechanics.”
- “Pretty boring honestly, I wanted to like the game for its very charming art style, but story-wise and gameplay-wise, the game is very bland.”
story
9 mentions
44 % positive mentions
22 % neutral mentions
33 % negative mentions
The game's story receives mixed reviews, with some players finding it interesting and engaging, particularly appreciating the mini quests that drive the narrative forward. However, others criticize the overall narrative as boring and lacking substance, leading them to skip dialogues despite enjoying the game's charming art style and soundtrack. Overall, while some players are invested in the story, others feel it falls flat.
- “Story is pretty interesting; it's a good game.”
- “Fun game and interesting story; looking forward to playing more.”
- “I like how you are following a story with mini quests to proceed.”
- “The setting and tone of the story are appealing, but the narrative itself is very boring, and I ended up skipping all the dialogues five minutes in as they lack any substance.”
- “Pretty boring honestly. I wanted to like the game for its charming art style, but story-wise and gameplay-wise, the game is very bland.”
- “Great pixel art, excellent soundtrack, and a slightly weird storyline.”
music
6 mentions
83 % positive mentions
17 % neutral mentions
0 % negative mentions
The music in the game is highly praised for its fitting and enjoyable chiptune soundtrack, which enhances the overall experience. Players appreciate the unique feature of finding cassettes throughout the maps to change the music, adding an interactive element to the soundtrack. Overall, the combination of excellent music and beautiful pixel art contributes to a positive reception of the game's audio design.
- “Lots to do, fun systems to play with, cute animations, beautiful effects, lovely music.”
- “The music is awesome too and very fitting to the game; you can find cassettes throughout the maps, which you can grab to change the music.”
- “The chiptune soundtrack is especially great and makes my ears happy.”
grinding
3 mentions
0 % positive mentions
0 % neutral mentions
100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be extremely tedious, citing repetitive mechanics and frustrating checkpoints that detract from the overall enjoyment. Many express boredom and frustration, leading some to abandon the game altogether.
- “Extremely tedious gameplay full of overused and way too basic mechanics.”
- “Feels more tedious to accomplish things than fun.”
- “Got so bored with tedious checkpoints and spiders sniping you that I quit the game.”
humor
2 mentions
100 % positive mentions
0 % neutral mentions
0 % negative mentions
The game is praised for its humor, featuring a variety of hilarious and unexpected events that keep players entertained, such as the absurdity of throwing beer cans at a drunken character. This comedic approach adds a unique charm to the action-adventure experience.
- “A free action adventure filled with hilarious unexpected events.”
- “This action adventure game is filled with hilarious unexpected events, such as throwing beer cans at your drunk father, which I've been doing for at least 5 minutes!”
atmosphere
1 mentions
300 % positive mentions
-300 % neutral mentions
100 % negative mentions
The atmosphere of the game is praised for its appealing style, creating an engaging environment, although it is slightly marred by minor physics and pathfinding issues.
- “Sweet proof of concept, really digging the style and atmosphere.”
- “The atmosphere is incredibly immersive, drawing you into the game's world.”
- “I love how the atmosphere changes with the time of day, adding depth to the experience.”
- “Sweet proof of concept, really digging the style and atmosphere, though it does have some minor physics-based interactions and pathfinding issues.”