Noxious Weeds
- January 9, 2024
- Solar Eclipse Games
Get on Steam"Noxious Weeds" is a farming-themed action game where you defend your crops from hordes of corrupt creatures. Upgrade your tools, rescue companions, and collect crops to build powerful abilities. Adjust difficulty settings for a tailored experience in 20-minute play sessions. Try the free Prologue now!
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Reviews
- The game features charming pixel art and a unique farming theme that sets it apart from other titles in the genre.
- Gameplay is addictive and offers a variety of mechanics, including adjustable difficulty settings and seasonal events that enhance replayability.
- The developers are responsive to feedback and show potential for future updates, making the game enjoyable even in its early access state.
- The game lacks depth and essential mechanics found in other survivor-like games, leading to a feeling of repetitiveness.
- Difficulty levels can be inconsistent, with some players finding the game too easy and lacking challenging content.
- As an early access title, it currently has limited content and progression systems, which may deter players looking for a more complete experience.
- gameplay10 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 20 % neutral mentions
- 30 % negative mentions
The gameplay is generally praised for being fun and engaging, with a solid progression system and customizable difficulty levels that cater to various player skills. However, some reviewers noted a lack of essential mechanics and repetitive level design, while others appreciated the unique features and charming aesthetics that set it apart from similar games. Overall, the game offers a captivating experience, especially for fans of the genre, and shows promise for future updates.
“A truly well-made product, captivating and compelling gameplay that poses a solid challenge to the player, encouraging them to continue and try again, so as to unlock all the upgrades not available immediately.”
“If, like me, you're a disaster at this kind of game, you can easily set your own difficulty level and enjoy the gameplay without going crazy over hordes of impossible enemies. On the contrary, you can raise the difficulty level and create the worst challenge you can think of - it's up to you, which is something very few games offer nowadays when 'git gud' seems to be the only option.”
“A fun yet challenging game that captures you with its fun design and incredible art direction, and then beats you up with waves and waves of angry vegetables, without making the gameplay feel frustrating, which is not an easy feat.”
“The gameplay lacks some basic must-have mechanics.”
“The levels are too repetitive; there are no interesting mechanics like traps or environmental interactions.”
“The game came out a day ago in early access, so obviously all of the mechanics and features are not released yet, but I don't feel like that warrants a negative review at all, especially any of the ones that have been left at this time.”
- music5 mentions
- 60 % positive mentions
- 20 % neutral mentions
- 20 % negative mentions
The music in the game is highly praised for being enjoyable and addictive, enhancing the overall experience with a chill vibe that complements gameplay. Reviewers appreciate the soundtrack's quality, noting it as a standout feature alongside the game's intuitive mechanics and charming visuals. However, some players express a desire for more content to fully engage with the music and gameplay.
“I absolutely love the soundtrack and, most importantly, the game is addictive.”
“Enjoyable music, intuitive mechanics, and incredibly beautiful pixel art contribute to making this game one of my favorite indie releases of the year, along with a very affordable price and the cutest little veggies you can imagine.”
“It's still pretty fun to just chill to the soundtrack and zone out doing unlocks.”
“I love the music and the concept, but this vs type game just leaves me wanting more... a lot more!”
- graphics4 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The graphics are praised for their stunning and polished pixel art, featuring an innovative and charming art style that stands out among indie games. The adorable character designs cleverly contrast with the game's more dangerous elements, creating a visually appealing yet threatening atmosphere.
“Graphically stunning, a true gem that emerged from the earth, it rises above most indies, with clean pixel art and an innovative monster design!”
“The pixel art style is very beautiful and polished, but don't let the cuteness of those veggies fool you, they'll come for you and most of them want you dead.”
“The art style is great - some of the sprites are definitely far more adorable than they should be (although don't let that distract you from their deadliness - I'm looking at you, certain fiery thing strolling around the place during summer...).”
- grinding4 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players appreciate the unique farming theme in the game, finding it fresh and enjoyable, especially with the variety of bosses and mobs. However, some frustrations arise from enemy spawn mechanics and the limited impact of power-ups, which can detract from the overall experience.
“It is a very interesting concept and I really like that it is farming related, but the enemies can spawn on top of you, which is really annoying, and the power-ups don't really do much.”
“Farming, farming never changes...”
“The game is really fun and I like the farming theme for the vs-like genre because it's something I haven't seen before.”
- replayability1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Players find the prologue highly engaging, noting its strong replayability factor, which leaves them eager to explore the expanded content promised in the full game.
“The prologue was so intriguing and it had such a huge replayability factor; you could tell the developers were cooking up so much more for the full game, and I just couldn't wait to see what it was.”
