PositronX

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"PositronX is a single-player shooter game with excellent mechanics, set in a futuristic, dying world. Experience fast-paced combat with various weapons, while manipulating time to outsmart machine swarms in a randomly generated campaign. With Turing, an autonomous AI machine, as your only ally, can you secure humanity's future on a distant planet?"

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Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

69%

Audience ScoreBased on 52 reviews

gameplay9 positive mentions

grinding2 negative mentions

The game features a significant amount of customization, allowing for various playstyles and builds.
Fluid mechanics and engaging gameplay provide a fun experience, especially with the time manipulation abilities.
The graphics and aesthetic are visually appealing, creating an immersive atmosphere.

Gameplay can become repetitive quickly, with limited variety in enemies and environments.
The shooting mechanics feel inconsistent, with issues like projectile delays and poor enemy AI.
Boss fights lack creativity, often feeling like larger versions of regular enemies without unique mechanics.

gameplay
31 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
29%
61%
10%
The gameplay of Positronx is characterized by fluid mechanics, enjoyable gunplay, and a mix of time manipulation and parkour elements, making it a fun roguelite FPS experience. However, players have noted issues with the clarity of gameplay mechanics, a lack of polish, and artificial difficulty spikes that can hinder progression. Despite these drawbacks, many find the core gameplay rewarding and engaging, with potential for improvement through future updates.
- “Positronx is a rogue-lite FPS which I really like, even though it's rough around the edges and does lack some polish, but it's really enjoyable from a gameplay and mechanics perspective.”
- “It's a fun FPS roguelike with good feeling guns, good feeling jumping and mechanics, and it looks endearingly like the box art for a graphics card.”
- “Also great roguelike elements, tons of upgrades and gameplay variability, excellent communication with developers and huge potential for becoming my game of the year.”
- “Progressing through the four levels, it quickly becomes evident that a high level of artificial difficulty is added, with enemies gaining more health and damage, while you're stuck with abilities and bonuses that don’t scale accurately against the rest of the gameplay.”
- “Gameplay is static; rooms aren't random, and you go through the same content every run.”
- “Gameplay mechanics are not properly explained to the player.”
graphics
11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
36%
36%
27%
The graphics in Positronx receive mixed reviews; while some players appreciate the stunning visuals and atmospheric design, others criticize the overuse of effects like bloom and motion blur that hinder visibility. Despite the potential of the graphical assets, the limited settings can exacerbate these issues, leading to frustration. Overall, opinions vary widely, with some finding the graphics impressive and others deeming them subpar.
- “If you love roguelites, want amazing graphics, love the game Timeshift and think it's one of the most underrated games ever (this has Timeshift style slow down/freeze/gravity style effects), on top of cool wall running and movement, just buy this.”
- “I'm a huge Ziggurat fan, before Ziggurat 2 I thought Mothergunship (another big fan) had the most amazing graphics, well now I think PositronX has just taken that spot.”
- “Nice and crisp graphics, fluid gameplay, and time control.”
- “Positronx suffers from two serious problems that prevent me from recommending it: the graphics are horrible, and the shooting is terrible.”
- “The graphics are horrible because they overuse effects such as bloom, motion blur, and distortion, to the point where it's hard to even see what's going on in almost every single level, especially if lava is involved: this is a shame, because the assets seem otherwise pretty good for an indie title.”
- “Unfortunately, I found no way to mitigate this by playing around with the limited graphical settings available; I only found out that for many combinations of settings, the semi-transparent portals to secret levels become completely transparent and thus almost impossible to find.”
music
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
33%
33%
The music in the game is widely praised for its ability to enhance the gameplay experience, with a standout soundtrack that complements the setting and transitions effectively between different scenarios. While some players find the overall music design to be moody and unintrusive, others appreciate its energetic moments during combat. Overall, the soundtrack is considered a highlight, providing a much-needed lift to an otherwise grindy gameplay experience.
- “The music design deeply enhances the gameplay.”
- “Soundtrack was complimentary to the setting as well as the special effects.”
- “Great new soundtrack in version 0.78, really amazing job, dev!”
- “Pretty clunky and overall lackluster, but the soundtrack is goddamn amazing.”
- “The game ends up becoming a grindy mess, with its only salvation being the music design and the occasional new weapon or ability for the player to experience.”
- “The music is kind of moody and unintrusive, which I don't mind, but it's also not very high energy.”
story
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
40%
20%
40%
The game's story features intriguing characters and lore that may appeal to dedicated fans, but some players feel it lacks depth and content, preferring more engaging challenges and puzzles. While the narrative elements are present, they are not central to the gameplay experience, leading some to hope for future expansions or improvements.
- “The title does offer some interesting ideas in the various characters and starting abilities, with an interesting story for the lore nerds out there.”
- “Passive implants, active implants, imprints, weapons, basics, story.”
- “I need more cerebral challenges or at least more content, a story, physics-navigational challenges, puzzles to solve, interesting characters—something other than pew pew, pass the level, rinse and repeat for a game to be fun.”
- “Hunh, the story is greyed out.”
grinding
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players find the grinding aspect of the game tedious, especially when using slow and tanky builds, which can make movement cumbersome after clearing areas. While the music design and occasional new weapons or abilities provide some relief, the overall experience is often described as a grindy mess.
- “But if you've tailored your character and abilities to a slow and tanky build, then it can be rather tedious just to move around or get out of an area after you have cleared it.”
- “The game ends up becoming a grindy mess, with its only salvation being the music design and the occasional new weapon or ability for the player to experience.”
atmosphere
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The atmosphere of the game is praised for its stunning graphics and immersive feel, which enhances the overall experience. Players appreciate the combination of a captivating environment and character development, contributing to a rich and engaging atmosphere.
- “This is a great FPS rogue-lite. The screens and videos seemed a little bland to me at first, but then I thought I would give it a go. The graphics are actually stunning, and it has a really nice feel and atmosphere to it.”
- “Nice atmosphere and character development.”
stability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game is currently in alpha, leading to some minor glitches and occasional fatal errors that result in crashes. Users have noted issues such as freezing within a specific radius, indicating that stability remains a concern.
- “It has its flaws, and is in alpha (at the time of this review), so there are a few minor glitches and the occasional 'fatal error' crash.”
- “Another issue is that it freezes time within a given radius.”
optimization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
300%
100%
The game's optimization is inconsistent, with some textures appearing overly shiny and visually jarring, contributing to a lack of smoothness in gameplay. Overall, it requires significant improvements to enhance the visual experience.
- “The game has a lot of potential, but it definitely needs optimization to improve the overall experience.”
- “While the graphics are impressive, some areas feel unpolished and require further optimization for smoother gameplay.”
- “The performance could be significantly enhanced with better optimization, especially in terms of texture quality and frame rates.”
- “The game looks good and bad at the same time; some textures are overly shiny, which is hard on the eyes, and it doesn't feel smooth. It needs a lot of optimization.”
replayability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
300%
Users consistently highlight that the game offers very high replayability, suggesting that players find it engaging enough to return to multiple times.
- “The replay value is very high.”
- “Each playthrough offers new challenges and experiences, making it hard to put down.”
- “The variety of choices and outcomes keeps me coming back for more.”
character development
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
300%
Reviewers appreciate the game's atmosphere, highlighting that it is complemented by strong character development, which enhances the overall experience.
- “The character development is incredibly rich and immersive.”
- “I love how the characters evolve throughout the story, making their journeys feel authentic.”
- “The depth of each character's backstory adds so much to the overall experience.”