Move or Die
- January 21, 2016
- Those Awesome Guys
- 5h median play time
Move or Die: Unleashed is an absolute blast with friends, with plenty of fast paced minigames to trash talk and squabble over.
Get on Steam"Move or Die" is a fast-paced, multiplayer party game where players must constantly move or face elimination. Each level has unique mechanics and hazards, encouraging quick thinking and adaptability. The game features a variety of modes, including 4-player local and online multiplayer, ensuring endless replayability and chaotic fun.
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Reviews
- Fast-paced and chaotic gameplay that is incredibly fun with friends.
- Variety of mini-games and mutators keeps the experience fresh and engaging.
- No microtransactions, with all content unlockable through gameplay.
- Progression system is grindy, requiring extensive playtime to unlock new game modes and characters.
- Online matchmaking can be laggy and frustrating, often leading to disconnections.
- Limited initial content can make the game feel repetitive quickly.
- humor160 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in "Move or Die" is widely praised for its ability to generate laughter, especially when played with friends, thanks to its fast-paced gameplay, funny characters, and witty narrators. Players enjoy the game's creative mechanics and humorous mutators, which lead to chaotic and entertaining moments, often resulting in uncontrollable laughter. Overall, the game is described as a hilarious party experience that combines competitiveness with a lighthearted atmosphere, making it a favorite for social gaming.
“Move or Die is a hilarious and frenetic party game that is a lot of fun to play with friends.”
“The humor is also casual and sometimes sophisticated.”
“The fast-paced, ever-changing game modes make every match a dynamic, refreshing experience, leading to often goofy and hilarious outcomes.”
- gameplay130 mentions
- 34 % positive mentions
- 60 % neutral mentions
- 6 % negative mentions
The gameplay of "Move or Die" is characterized by its fast-paced, chaotic nature, featuring a variety of mini-games that change every 20 seconds, making it a fun choice for multiplayer sessions. While many players appreciate the easy-to-learn controls and energetic mechanics, some express frustration with the grind required to unlock content and the occasional imbalance caused by certain mutators. Overall, the game offers a lively and entertaining experience, particularly in social settings, though it may become repetitive over extended play.
“With its multiplayer focus and easy-to-learn gameplay, 'Move or Die' is a perfect choice for bringing friends together for some chaotic fun.”
“The gameplay is fast-paced and intense, with a wide variety of different mini-games to play and a ton of different power-ups to use.”
“The variety in content keeps the gameplay fresh and exciting, providing endless possibilities for each play session.”
“Each round is a simple minigame that takes 5 to 30 seconds to complete, and the loading screens cover more game time than the gameplay itself.”
“The game would be good if everything wasn't behind a grind wall as big as China's... you are supposed to level and get coins to unlock everything from cosmetics to actual levels and mechanics, which normally would be bad design, but it makes it worse, horrible and terrible, which makes me not recommend the game.”
“I find it completely unreasonable to expect a player to spend so much time on a coin grind to unlock core chunks of gameplay.”
- graphics54 mentions
- 41 % positive mentions
- 54 % neutral mentions
- 6 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game are widely praised for their vibrant, colorful art style and appealing animations, contributing significantly to its charm and overall aesthetic. While many players appreciate the high-quality visuals, some have reported performance issues, including frame drops and lag, which detract from the experience. Overall, the graphics are considered a standout feature, enhancing the game's fun and engaging atmosphere.
“The colorful visuals, quirky characters, and lively soundtrack add to the game's charm.”
“Another highlight of the game is its stylish and colorful design that delights players' eyes with its vibrant graphics and catchy animations.”
“The graphics are crisp, clean, and colorful, making it easy on the eyes.”
“However, this game has some of the worst network (and possibly graphics) code ever.”
“It's great and fun game, but my game is unplayable because of the FPS drop on some AMD graphics cards.”
“And for some reason the game runs terribly regardless of my setup or how much I absolutely slash the graphic settings down; the game lags during some game modes no matter what, and the controls feel clunky and slow, which seems antithetical to a game called 'move or die.'”
- music33 mentions
- 45 % positive mentions
- 45 % neutral mentions
- 9 % negative mentions
The music in the game is widely praised for its upbeat and catchy nature, enhancing the overall experience and complementing the frenetic gameplay. Reviewers highlight the soundtrack as a standout feature, contributing to the game's charm and energy, making it a perfect fit for a casual multiplayer environment. Additionally, the option to mod the music adds further appeal, allowing for a personalized auditory experience.
“The colorful visuals, quirky characters, and lively soundtrack add to the game's charm.”
“The upbeat, energetic soundtrack perfectly fits the frenetic gameplay and adds to the game's overall sense of chaos.”
“The game has a great soundtrack that accompanies the fast action of the gameplay, easily making it a brilliant party game.”
“The narrator is annoying and there are only two music tracks; thankfully, you can turn off the narrator.”
“The graphics, animations, effects, soundtrack, and sound effects are okay; they won't hurt your eyes or ears for sure.”
“If the creators are watching this, I love some of the theme tune music from 'back in the day' before consoles :) (doubt very many people notice)”
- stability27 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game's stability is widely criticized, with users reporting numerous bugs, glitches, and connectivity issues that significantly hinder gameplay. Many players experience frequent freezes, frame drops, and a buggy user interface, making the game feel unpolished and frustrating. While some find ways to adapt to the bugs, the overall consensus is that the game is currently too unstable for a satisfying experience.
“The update is extremely buggy.”
“Far too buggy to be playable right now.”
“The downside however is the game has very bad connectivity issues, random lag spikes, freezes and more crashes than any game I own.”
- grinding23 mentions
- 4 % positive mentions
- 9 % neutral mentions
- 87 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be excessively tedious and frustrating, often feeling that significant portions of content are locked behind a grindy progression system. While the mini-games are enjoyable, the need to invest extensive time to unlock them detracts from the overall experience, making it less appealing for casual play. Many reviews suggest that the game could benefit from a more balanced approach to progression to enhance its multiplayer appeal.
“You'll need a second life for grinding.”
“But this long grind to even get access to all the content is tedious.”
“Sounds like a great idea in theory, until you realize 95% of the actual game is locked behind grindy progression.”
“It's got a lot of fun mini-games which are a lot of fun to play with friends, but some terrible design decisions make this game extremely repetitive, grindy, and frustrating, so I just can't recommend it.”
- optimization20 mentions
- 35 % positive mentions
- 40 % neutral mentions
- 25 % negative mentions
The game's optimization has received significant criticism, with many players reporting severe performance issues, including stuttering, frame drops, and input lag, even on systems that exceed the minimum requirements. While some users find it playable and enjoyable, especially in terms of its fun factor, the overall consensus is that the game lacks polish and is not well-optimized for a variety of hardware configurations, particularly for those with lower specs.
“You don't need a good PC to play it, and it is very well optimized.”
“This game is great, and apart from some latency issues, it runs smoothly.”
“Although this game is tons of fun, I wish that the game was more optimized for some weaker computers, due to my specs not being as good as other computers I had a hard time playing the game.”
“There's this performance problem sometimes though, the game stutters like crazy and it tells you rebooting your computer might help, which it sometimes does and sometimes doesn't.”
“Really love this game and sense of humor of the dev, but it's a buggy game and lacks a lot of optimization.”
“Concept is great, has some input lag and framerate issues (optimization issues, my rig is fine for this) that detract from the experience.”
- monetization19 mentions
- 16 % positive mentions
- 68 % neutral mentions
- 16 % negative mentions
The game has received widespread praise for its monetization model, as it features no microtransactions or in-app purchases. Players can unlock all content through gameplay, utilizing a well-designed leveling system that rewards them with coins to access extras. This approach has been celebrated for enhancing the overall gaming experience without the frustration of hidden costs.
“Devs are amazing for not doing microtransactions.”
“There is also a really thought-through leveling system with coins and rewards that keep the game feeling fresh without all that microtransactions nonsense.”
“I love that there are no in-game purchases; instead, you can get everything in-game from a 'not-a-store'.”
“There is also a really thought-through leveling system with coins and rewards that keep the game feeling fresh without all that microtransaction BS.”
“Alot of content and unlockables and all under 1 entry price, no microtransactions included.”
“Instead, they are sliced, not fun, a slog and full of microtransactions.”
- story18 mentions
- 17 % positive mentions
- 56 % neutral mentions
- 28 % negative mentions
The reviews indicate that the game lacks a significant story, with many users noting the absence of a narrative and suggesting that while character backgrounds exist in the item store, they do not contribute to a cohesive story experience. Some players express a desire for a story mode, but ultimately feel that the game can function well without one.
“They will be remembered forever through my story.”
“A story mode would be great, but it doesn't really need one.”
“True story:”
“☑ no story”
“There is no story, there is a shop though, and you can buy stuff with in-game tokens you don't buy, you earn them!”
“There is no story, there are some character backgrounds in the item store.”
- replayability6 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 17 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
Overall, the game's replayability is mixed; while some players appreciate the variety of playable characters and competitive elements that enhance replay value, others feel it lacks depth and long-term incentives. The potential for replayability increases significantly after reaching certain milestones, but not all players find it consistently engaging.
“Fun, simple, and very replayable.”
“This game has it all on paper, complete with grinding incentives and lots of potential for long replay value, customization, and friend competition.”
“It's well made, simple to pick but doesn't have a lot of replay value or something to look forward to continue playing it.”
“Tremendous replay value, but only after you've reached a certain level.”
“This game has it all on paper, complete with grinding incentives and lots of potential for long replay value, customization and friend competition.”
- atmosphere2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game's atmosphere is characterized by its fast-paced energy and vibrant environments, which are rich in personality and charm, effectively captivating players from the outset.
“The various characters and environments are full of personality and give the game a unique atmosphere that immediately captivates the player.”
“Fast-paced, great atmosphere.”
- emotional1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game successfully evokes a strong emotional response from players, fulfilling its promise to engage them on a deeper level.
“It does create a strong emotional response, as promised.”
