Meme Mayhem

About

"Meme Mayhem" is a roguelite idle RPG that satirizes social media culture, allowing you to react to posts, fight celebrities, and interact with quirky characters through simulated feeds and DMs. Engage in strategic, fast-paced combat using customizable abilities, perks, and relics, with over 200 to discover. Experience humor, sarcasm, and random cruelty in this meme-filled game world.

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Play Modes

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

94%

Audience ScoreBased on 832 reviews

gameplay38 positive mentions

story3 negative mentions

The game is surprisingly fun and addictive, with a unique take on the autobattler genre that keeps players engaged.
Frequent updates and active developer support have improved the game significantly since its launch, addressing many initial balance issues.
Each character offers a distinct playstyle, allowing for a variety of strategies and builds, which enhances replayability.

The game heavily relies on RNG, which can lead to frustrating experiences where players feel they have little control over their success.
Some characters and bosses are unbalanced, making certain runs feel impossible without specific builds, which can detract from the overall enjoyment.
The humor and art style may not appeal to everyone, with some players finding it cringe-worthy or off-putting.

gameplay
108 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
35%
61%
4%
The gameplay is praised for its solid mechanics, engaging loop, and the ability to create unique builds through various character synergies and idle RPG elements. While many players find the gameplay fun and addictive, some express concerns about difficulty spikes, RNG dependence, and repetitive mechanics that can detract from the overall experience. The game is still evolving, with a growing modding community and anticipated updates that may address current balance issues and enhance gameplay variety.
- “The idle RPG mechanics work surprisingly well, letting you stack perks and relics to create powerful, unique builds.”
- “What seems like just a funny game at first glance turns out to be an incredibly well-made roguelike with an addicting gameplay loop and tons of creative mechanics.”
- “The game is well polished with a healthy amount of depth to the mechanics and interactions.”
- “The gameplay loop is the monsters get stronger but you don't get any passive power or anything.”
- “Way too linear and RNG dependent; your only choice while playing is which items to pick up between waves, but most characters only have one viable build-around mechanic despite a choice of several.”
- “Horrendous level design; players have very little control over builds whilst enemies/bosses are too diversified, resulting in a completely luck-based game mechanics.”
humor
39 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
90%
5%
5%
The humor in the game is a mix of darkly comedic internet references and meme culture, which some players find entertaining and addictive, while others consider it cringe-worthy. Despite varying opinions on its comedic value, many agree that the humor enhances the gameplay experience, making it a fun and engaging roguelite with plenty of replayability. Overall, the game's clever integration of humor into its mechanics and themes resonates well with those who appreciate its unique style.
- “The humor and random internet references kept things entertaining, making it feel like a fun, casual roguelite that's easy to pick up but has plenty of replayability.”
- “The game is very humorous and clever with how all of its mechanics and systems tie into its central theme - this sense of humor and the charm in the presentation in general goes a long way towards making repeated attempts fun and engaging.”
- “The game is a hilarious social commentary on internet culture, and the toxicity of being chronically tied to social media.”
- “It's not funny, not even cringe funny.”
- “- though the tweet-like responses are often funny, additional variety would be nice to have.”
replayability
28 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
57%
32%
11%
Overall, the game offers a mixed perspective on replayability. While some players find it enjoyable with a variety of characters, builds, and humor that enhances replay value, others feel that runs can become repetitive and lack significant differentiation. Despite these concerns, many agree that the game provides ample opportunities for replayability, especially with its diverse gameplay options and challenges.
- “With new characters and unlocks, it has lots of variety in each run so the potential for replayability is staggering.”
- “Overall, I like this game, but after playing the demo quite a bit, it does feel like the game doesn't have a lot of replayability in the sense that every run kind of feels the same.”
- “The humor and random internet references kept things entertaining, making it feel like a fun, casual roguelite that's easy to pick up but has plenty of replayability.”
- “Combined with the tremendous amount of variety in enemies, characters, and viable builds, this game really offers a lot of value and replayability!”
graphics
21 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
52%
38%
10%
The graphics of the game are characterized by a unique art style that blends elements of memes and comic books, which some players find enjoyable and fun, while others have mixed feelings about it. The visuals are described as colorful and engaging, with clear emoji attacks and an informative layout that enhances gameplay. Overall, the graphics contribute to a lighthearted and casual gaming experience, though preferences for different art styles vary among players.
- “I really enjoyed the battle-style aspect to it and I love the art style of this game.”
- “8/10 art style - emoji attacks are easily legible, and the layout of information and reports helps inform my choices.”
- “The art style falls between memes and comic books.”
- “I have wishes for other art styles, but it's not my game!”
optimization
16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
25%
56%
19%
Overall, the game's optimization has seen significant improvements with recent updates, leading to a smoother experience for many players who report no performance issues after extensive playtime. However, some users still encounter occasional freezes and note that the game remains somewhat rough around the edges, indicating that further optimization is needed. Despite these issues, the game is described as highly enjoyable and addictive.
- “Apparently there used to be some performance issues a couple of weeks ago, but there was an update a few days ago to optimize performance, and in my 30+ hours of play, I haven't had any performance issues at all!”
- “Many hours played in the demo version; of course, there is room for optimization, but the game is quite addictive.”
- “In fact, in many cases a more 'optimized' build where you do get decent synergy will also not be enough to win you a run.”
- “This game is omega cringe and is a little rough around the edges as far as performance goes, but it's stupidly enjoyable.”
- “Every update is full of performance improvements - for when you break the game, and quality of life features.”
music
12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
42%
25%
The music in the game is generally well-received, with some users rating it as high as 9/10, appreciating its quality and replayability. However, there are criticisms regarding its repetitiveness and stale styling, which may lead players to eventually tune it out. Overall, while the music enhances the experience, it may not be memorable for everyone.
- “The music is pretty good too.”
- “Music 9/10”
- “Pick this one up and it's one of those games you can come back to time after time... like that classic song said.”
- “- the music is a bit repetitive and eventually you either drown it out or ignore it.”
- “The biggest gripe so far is the styling is very stale and the music is fine, but the main gameplay loop is really fun if it's the kind of person that fits for it.”
- “Even after realizing music notes and hops don't work in that fashion, I still held onto a 'no pain no gain' philosophy for muscles for some reason.”
story
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
13%
49%
38%
The story is characterized by its dark humor and a sense of belonging to a quirky online community, though some players find it cheesy and repetitive. While it has an endearing quality, the need to grind for progression can be demotivating for some. Overall, the narrative offers a unique experience, albeit with some drawbacks.
- “It’s a story that makes you feel like you’re a member of this weird online community, and it’s very darkly humorous.”
- “The story can feel cheesy and repetitive, but I find it endearing, personally.”
- “I also have found that I am already at the point of having to grind to progress through the main story, which I find demotivating.”
- “No need to delve deep into things like story or graphics.”
monetization
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
13%
12%
75%
The monetization strategy of the game has been criticized as a cash grab, with randomized ads appearing between boss waves that become increasingly difficult. However, some players appreciate that the game charges for its lack of progression upfront, avoiding the common practice of hiding progression behind microtransactions. Overall, the monetization approach has received mixed reviews, with concerns about difficulty spikes and ad frequency.
- “Its only redeeming quality is charging the total lack of progression up front, instead of pretending there's some kind of progression locked behind microtransactions, so kudos to the devs on that.”
- “Its a cash grab game.”
- “Ads between each boss wave are randomized, with ads gaining more perks in later waves.”
- “Its only 'redeeming' quality is charging the total lack of progression up front, instead of pretending there's some kind of progression locked behind microtransactions, so kudos to the devs on that.”
grinding
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be excessive and often frustrating, with estimates of 300-600 hours required to reach higher levels, which feels like a mindless and luck-dependent process. While the game is enjoyable in short bursts, the lengthy grind detracts from overall progression and enjoyment.
- “When you consider about 30-60 hours of grinding per character to reach ascension 30, that's 300-600 hours of playtime at a minimum, not including unique mods to play.”
- “It's not, it's extremely luck dependent with pointless grinding which leads to no game progression.”
- “It is mindless grinding until you find the god particle, like literally.”
stability
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's stability has improved significantly due to ongoing updates from the developers, addressing initial bugs and balance issues. However, users still report occasional glitches, freezes, and optimization problems, indicating that while progress has been made, further enhancements are needed.
- “However, it still has some freezes and seems not to be well optimized for now.”
- “Buggy and unbalanced.”
- “While the game currently has some problems like glitches, balancing, and flexibility, the devs have stated they are dedicated to working on all of these and I'd imagine we'll see big improvements in each category.”
emotional
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players express a strong emotional connection to the game, feeling compelled to defend it against negative reviews. This highlights a passionate engagement with the game's narrative or mechanics, suggesting it resonates deeply with its audience.