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  • October 31, 2017

Mover

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37%Game Brain Score
humor
stability, graphics
48% User Score Based on 27 reviews

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Mover is a single player action game. It was developed by Hont and was released on October 31, 2017. It received neutral reviews from players.

Mover is simplified Top-Down ACT game, You need to escape from different enemies to reach the end. Every floor is procedural, but this is only the first time you open the program. Game Features very simplified cyber style art relax

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48%
Audience ScoreBased on 27 reviews
humor2 positive mentions
stability6 negative mentions

  • Simple and intuitive top-down arcade-style gameplay with keyboard, controller, and mouse support.
  • Procedural level generation allows for some replayability after completing the initial five levels.
  • Challenging enemy avoidance mechanics with increasing difficulty over levels.
  • Very short with only five fixed levels and limited enemy variety, leading to repetitive gameplay.
  • Numerous technical issues including bugs, crashes, freezing, and lack of save functionality causing loss of progress.
  • Minimalistic and low-effort graphics, sound design, and level design make the game feel unfinished and lacking depth.
  • stability
    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's stability is notably poor, with frequent bugs, crashes, and freezes reported, especially on Linux. Users also highlight issues such as freezing on launch and glitches during level restarts, contributing to a generally frustrating experience.

    • “Constantly crashes and freezes when you beat a level on Linux.”
    • “They don’t normally put it up for sale, buggy and incomplete as it is.”
    • “It seems this game is a bit buggy; my game froze when I opened it for the first time, and I also noted some minor errors while restarting levels.”
  • graphics
    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's graphics rely on simplistic, low-quality vector art that merely scales with resolution changes, offering no real improvement in visual quality. The 2D visuals are mediocre and lack substantial graphical options, resulting in a design that feels minimal and unimpressive by PC gaming standards. The retro cyberpunk art style and procedural levels add some charm but do little to elevate the overall graphical presentation.

    • “While there are options to change the resolution for the game, all this does is scale up the simplistic low quality vector art assets used to make the game, which makes little or no difference to the graphics quality.”
    • “Without any other substantial graphics tweaks, it's not possible for gamers to improve the mediocre 2D visuals.”
    • “Considering this is being evaluated as a PC game, having the graphics phoned in like this isn't going to result in a high quality, visually impressive game that PC gamers are used to seeing.”
  • music
    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music in the game consists of a single repetitive NES chiptune track that clashes with the minimalist art style, contributing to a monotonous and uninspired experience. Reviewers feel little effort was put into the soundtrack, which detracts from the overall game quality.

    • “The music is the same track played repeatedly, which adds to the overall boredom of the game.”
    • “There is only a single music track throughout the game.”
    • “The soundtrack lacks variety, with just one music track used repeatedly.”
    • “The music is the same track over and over, adding to the boredom of the game. Not a lot of effort went into level or enemy design either; this is really just a cheap flip to farm cash from collectors.”
    • “The NES chiptune music doesn’t help either, clashing badly with the minimalism of the art.”
    • “A single music track.”
  • gameplay
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay features intuitive controls with WASD movement and remapped enter/cancel keys, set within procedurally generated levels that maintain a consistent retro cyberpunk art style. The design is minimalistic, focusing on straightforward mechanics.

    • “Game features minimal design, intuitive gameplay, retro cyberpunk art style, procedurally-generated levels.”
    • “Gameplay involves moving with WASD keys; 'K' and 'L' keys are used for enter and cancel actions.”
    • “Game features minimal design, intuitive gameplay, retro cyberpunk art style, procedurally-generated levels (died no changed).”
    • “Gameplay: you move with WASD and ignore your Enter button, 'K' and 'L' are your Enter and Cancel.”
  • humor
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The humor in the game is generally appreciated, with players finding it interesting and amusing, contributing positively to the overall experience.

    • “But I will give this game a thumbs up because it’s quite interesting and funny to play.”
    • “Funny”
  • monetization
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The monetization is widely criticized for feeling rushed and poorly implemented, giving the impression of a hastily made cash grab.

  • story
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story is criticized for lacking a coherent plot or structured progression, relying instead on repetitive procedural generation that replaces meaningful level design and narrative development.

    • “The game features no proper level design or game/story flow/plot, as they opted to try to use samey repetitive procedural generation algorithms as a substitute for adding such content to the game, avoiding the important job of level/map design.”
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Mover is a action game.

Mover is available on PC, Mac OS, Windows and Linux.

Mover was released on October 31, 2017.

Mover was developed by Hont.

Mover has received neutral reviews from players. Most players liked this game for its humor but disliked it for its stability.

Mover is a single player game.

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