Nanobotic

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Nanobotic is a free to play first person shooter multiplayer online battle arena extravaganza (FPS MOBA). In Nanobotic you can craft weapon elements on the spot and switch between them with ease, you can also craft different types of artificially intelligent (AI) minions and control their actions.

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65%

Audience ScoreBased on 130 reviews

gameplay14 positive mentions

story3 negative mentions

The game features a unique combination of FPS and MOBA mechanics, allowing for diverse gameplay with customizable weapons and minions.
The developers are highly responsive to community feedback, actively working on updates and improvements, which shows their commitment to the game's future.
The graphics are visually appealing, and the fast-paced gameplay can be very engaging once players understand the mechanics.

The game suffers from a low player count, making matchmaking difficult and often resulting in unplayable situations.
The user interface and controls are confusing and unintuitive, leading to frustration during gameplay and in the tutorial.
Many players have reported bugs and performance issues, including crashes and stuttering, which detract from the overall experience.

gameplay
36 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
39%
53%
8%
The gameplay is characterized by innovative mechanics and fast-paced action, with many players praising the unique gunplay and modular weapon customization. However, issues such as frustrating matchmaking, a steep learning curve, and occasional technical glitches detract from the overall experience. While the game shows promise and has an active development team, some players find the core mechanics and level design lacking, leading to mixed reviews on gameplay satisfaction.
- “Great graphics and innovative gameplay!”
- “The gunplay is unique and exciting with great mechanics, and the movement is fast and fluid.”
- “The mechanics of having a modular weapon with many different combinations of bullet type, barrel, elemental type, and so on really give the game a layer of depth that isn't just point at heads and click over and over.”
- “Not enough players, very hard to start, not fun to join games and have no clue what's going on even after the tutorial explained the mechanics but not how to actually play.”
- “I found the introductory gameplay tutorial to be dull; a little cringy and badly designed.”
- “Looking as those indie devs consist only of 1 programmer on Unity and 2 3D graphics artists, no wonder the gameplay as a fast-paced MOBA-FPS mashup ends weak in oversaturated movement in a maze-like claustrophobic map design.”
graphics
23 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
35%
52%
13%
Overall, the graphics of the game receive mixed reviews, with many praising the beautiful aesthetics and decent visuals that enhance the gameplay experience. However, some users criticize the graphics for being unpolished or lacking clarity, particularly in relation to level design and graphical bugs. While the game runs well on various settings, the graphics options could be more accessible in the menu.
- “Great graphics and innovative gameplay!”
- “It's beautiful graphics-wise; they've really managed to get this looking wonderful, not just graphically, but with the consistent aesthetic throughout.”
- “Fresh mechanics, beautiful graphics that aren't demanding at all, and a very nice UI make it a great game.”
- “The graphics have this glossy yet unpolished look to them, very unpleasant to look at, and it manages to look worse than most Source games of today.”
- “Looking as though those indie devs consist only of one programmer on Unity and two 3D graphics artists, no wonder the gameplay as a fast-paced MOBA-FPS mashup ends weak in oversaturated movement in a maze-like claustrophobic map design.”
- “You need to go into the game and then change the graphics settings from that small little screen you have near your gun... just wow...”
story
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
17%
50%
The game's story is criticized for being overly convoluted and lacking coherence, revolving around nanorobots and time travel in a way that feels contrived. Reviewers feel that the developers relied too heavily on player-versus-player elements instead of investing in a well-crafted single-player narrative, leading to a lack of engaging storytelling and character development. While some aspects of the game, like the progression system, are praised, the overall narrative experience is seen as lacking depth and clarity.
- “The developers made the fatal, lazy mistake of believing that PvP, other players, would be an acceptable substitute for doing the difficult job of adding single-player level design, storytelling, NPCs, and other rich aspects of designed game content to the game.”
- “It has very interesting features and the progression system in the first mission is amazing and on point.”
- “There was an extremely long and contrived plot about nanorobots destroying the world, then using a wormhole to bring humans back to the future to control giant robots because the nanobots got bored, or something.”
- “As of right now, though, I got stuck in the tutorial due to mission explanations.”
- “Game mechanics are a story of their own.”
stability
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
20%
80%
The game's stability has been widely criticized, with many users noting it is incomplete, buggy, and unpolished. While some acknowledge that it is typical for an alpha release and appreciate the efforts of the development team, the overall consensus is that the game suffers from significant stability issues.
- “Sure, the game is not bug-free, but for what it is and how big the team is, it is much better than one can expect.”
- “The game was obviously incomplete, buggy, imbalanced, and unpolished.”
- “Initially, I started playing and it was fun, but a little buggy in its current state, as is to be expected of a game in alpha. I was ready to put it down.”
- “Boring, broken, buggy mess.”
music
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
20%
20%
60%
The music in the game has received mixed reviews; while some players appreciate its cool vibe reminiscent of Bioshock, others find it repetitive and uninspired, with sound design that can be bland or annoying. Additionally, issues with audio settings and the overpowering lobby music detract from the overall experience, particularly during tutorials.
- “The music is super cool and accentuates a vibe reminiscent of BioShock, one of my all-time favorite games.”
- “The music is repetitive and uninspired; the sound design is otherwise either bland or annoying.”
- “I couldn't leave my match, and the tutorial was drowned out by the main lobby music.”
- “There were no settings that I could find, and I wasn't able to turn down the music.”
optimization
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The optimization of the game has been criticized for significant stuttering issues and frame drops, even on high-end hardware like the RTX 2080 Ti and 1080 Ti. Players have reported severe input lag and glitchy controls, which detracts from the overall gameplay experience, particularly in a fast-paced shooter environment.
- “I was experiencing stuttering problems in the matchmaking lobby while loading.”
- “On top of the really fun input lag I was getting, I was also seeing stuttering on an NVIDIA 2080 and Ryzen 7 2700X.”
- “Not just minor stuttering; I could easily forgive that (although in a shooter like this, it's kind of a massive detriment). I was seeing frame drops from 100+ down to ~10.”
replayability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
300%
Players note that while initial challenges can be frustrating, they ultimately enhance the game's replayability as understanding improves, making subsequent attempts more enjoyable and engaging.
- “The game offers so many different paths and choices that each playthrough feels unique and fresh.”
- “With multiple endings and character builds, I find myself coming back to explore every possibility.”
- “The dynamic events and random encounters keep the gameplay exciting, making me want to replay it again and again.”
emotional
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players express a strong emotional response to the game's environment, with the cramped map design evoking feelings of frustration and sadness, highlighting the unexpected depth of emotion in a fast-paced FPS setting.
- “For such a fast-paced FPS game, the maze of walls in this cramped map made me want to cry.”