Meme Mayhem
- September 13, 2024
- Cr3 Studio
- 20h median play time
Get on Steam"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.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game is surprisingly fun and addictive, with a unique blend of humor and gameplay mechanics.
- Frequent updates from the developers show a commitment to improving balance and fixing bugs, enhancing the overall experience.
- The variety of characters and builds adds depth, making each run feel fresh and engaging.
- The game heavily relies on RNG, which can lead to frustrating runs where players feel they have little control over their success.
- Some characters and builds feel underpowered or unbalanced, making it difficult to progress without specific strategies.
- The initial price point is considered high by some players, especially given the perceived lack of content and replayability.
- gameplay54 mentions
- 35 % positive mentions
- 59 % neutral mentions
- 6 % negative mentions
The gameplay is praised for its solid mechanics, engaging loop, and variety of character builds, offering a mix of humor and depth that keeps players invested. While many enjoy the unique idle RPG elements and modding potential, some criticize the reliance on RNG and a steep difficulty curve that can lead to frustration. Overall, the game is seen as fun and addictive, with room for improvement in balance and level design.
“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 while enemies/bosses are too diversified, resulting in a completely luck-based game mechanics.”
- humor20 mentions
- 90 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 10 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is a mix of cringe and cleverness, often drawing on internet culture and memes, which some players find entertaining while others may not appreciate. It features funny visuals, witty dialogue, and a darkly humorous tone that enhances the gameplay experience, making it feel like a casual yet addictive roguelite. Overall, the humor contributes significantly to the game's charm and replayability, appealing to those who enjoy its unique comedic style.
“Just a chill enjoyable game that has some funny visuals and dialogue.”
“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 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.”
- replayability14 mentions
- 57 % positive mentions
- 21 % neutral mentions
- 21 % negative mentions
Overall, the game offers a mixed but generally positive view on replayability. While some players feel that runs can become repetitive, many highlight the variety of characters, builds, and challenges that enhance replay value, making it enjoyable and engaging for multiple playthroughs. The humor and casual nature of the game also contribute to its replayability, appealing to a wide audience.
“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!”
“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 feels 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 limited replayability.”
“While the game has a standard roguelike RNG game loop, it ultimately lacks the depth needed for significant replayability, as each run tends to feel repetitive.”
- graphics11 mentions
- 55 % positive mentions
- 27 % neutral mentions
- 18 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game feature a unique art style that blends elements of memes and comic books, which some players find enjoyable and humorous, while others are less enthusiastic about it. Overall, the visuals are considered fun and accessible, with clear emoji attacks and an informative layout that enhances gameplay. While opinions on the art style vary, it contributes to a lighthearted atmosphere that may not appeal to everyone.
“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!”
- optimization8 mentions
- 38 % positive mentions
- 38 % neutral mentions
- 25 % negative mentions
Overall, the game's optimization has seen significant improvements with recent updates, addressing previous performance issues and enhancing quality of life features. While many players report a smooth experience after these updates, some still encounter occasional freezes and acknowledge that further optimization is needed. Despite these concerns, the game remains highly enjoyable and addictive.
“Every update is full of performance improvements - for when you break the game, and quality of life features.”
“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.”
- music6 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The music in the game is generally well-received, with some users rating it highly, while others find it repetitive and stale over time. Despite mixed opinions on its styling, many agree that it complements the enjoyable gameplay loop, making it a memorable experience. Overall, the music is considered a solid aspect of the game, with a score of 9/10 from some players.
“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 some reason.”
- story4 mentions
- 25 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 75 % negative mentions
The story is characterized by its dark humor and a sense of belonging to a quirky online community, though some find it cheesy and repetitive. While it has an endearing quality, players may feel demotivated by the need to grind for progress in the main narrative.
“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 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.”
- monetization4 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 25 % neutral mentions
- 75 % negative mentions
The monetization strategy of the game has been criticized as a cash grab, with randomized ads appearing between boss waves that become increasingly intrusive and offer more perks as difficulty rises. However, some players appreciate that the game charges for its lack of progression upfront, avoiding the common practice of locking content behind microtransactions.
“Ads between each boss wave are randomized, with ads gaining more perks in later waves.”
“It's a cash grab game.”
“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.”
- grinding4 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
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 can feel pointless and luck-dependent. While the game is enjoyable in moderation, the repetitive nature of grinding 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.”
- stability4 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
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 improvements are needed.
“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.”
“However, it still has some freezes and seems not to be well optimized for now.”
“Buggy and unbalanced.”
- emotional1 mentions
- 300 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
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 certain audiences.
“This game has truly touched my heart; the emotional depth of the characters and their stories is something I haven't experienced in a long time.”
“I found myself tearing up during several key moments; the narrative really pulls you in and makes you feel for the characters.”
“The emotional journey this game takes you on is incredible; it resonates with real-life experiences and leaves a lasting impact.”
