Project Skylab 2

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Project Skylab 2 is a single player casual action adventure game. It was developed by Not Awful Studio and was released on October 5, 2018. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Project Skylab 2 is an educational Algebra Sci-fi FPS that takes place on the surface of Mars. Learn Algebra while fighting against an army of killer robots, and drive your rover across a 4x4 mile Mars landscape.

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Single-Player

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Audience ScoreBased on 41 reviews

graphics5 positive mentions

stability3 negative mentions

The game features appealing graphics and a captivating atmosphere, especially when played on high settings.
The concept of combining educational elements, like solving algebra problems, with gameplay is innovative and engaging.
Players appreciate the immersive experience and the potential for the game to teach math in a fun way.

The gameplay is repetitive and often reduced to mundane tasks, leading to a lack of excitement.
Technical issues, such as bugs and poor optimization, significantly hinder the overall experience, making the game difficult to play.
The story and character interactions are weak, failing to engage players beyond the initial concept.

gameplay
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
38%
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The gameplay has received mixed-negative feedback, with users highlighting numerous bugs and poorly implemented mechanics, particularly in shooting and aiming. The integration of math questions feels forced and disrupts the flow, while essential features like hip fire, reload, and respawn mechanics are either missing or cumbersome. Overall, the game shows potential but requires significant refinement to enhance the player experience.
- “I really like the idea they are going for, but they need to put more time into the shooting mechanics so that there is a fun reward for solving the algebra, not a simple roadblock that is easily overcome but still an annoyance.”
- “The gameplay is a little wonky, especially the FPS aspect; no hip fire or reload is possible, and the player has to aim to unlock these controls.”
- “In terms of gameplay, because it is a very rough build, there are a lot of placeholders, wobbly camera movement, missing sound effects, etc.”
- “Although this game is really buggy and the shooting mechanics don't quite work.”
- “The math questions feel rather tacked onto the game, with no real thought given to the pacing or what they add to the gameplay.”
- “Almost every gameplay mechanic is implemented poorly: aiming is not intuitive.”
graphics
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
71%
15%
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Overall, the graphics of the game are generally praised for their beauty and quality, with many users noting the impressive visuals and character interactions. While some players appreciate the game's aesthetic appeal, there are concerns about the game's playability and certain technical aspects, such as key bindings and movement stability. Despite these issues, the graphics are considered a strong point, especially for a free early access title.
- “It has great graphics and the actual interaction of the character's arm with in-game objects is awesome.”
- “That being said, it's not a bad thing that this game has stunning visuals.”
- “For a free early access game, this game is just wonderful. It's one of the best games in this category from all free or paid games. This game has the potential to become the best game in this category because the graphics are great; there are no bugs or glitches.”
- “The visuals are well done, but I'm not sure if they are from the author or an asset store. However, the game itself is not even playable in its current state, in my opinion.”
stability
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game has been reported to have several bugs and glitches, which is common for early access titles. Users specifically noted issues with shooting mechanics and experienced a significant glitch where reloading a save resulted in losing all weapons. Overall, stability appears to be a concern, but the number of glitches reported is relatively low.
- “Although this game is really buggy and the shooting mechanics don't quite work.”
- “Glitches? Yeah, this game has them, but early access games tend to.”
- “I encountered three glitches: 1) When I reloaded a save point, I lost all my weapons.”
story
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
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The game's storyline and concept are highly praised for their intriguing nature, with some users expressing a desire to contribute to its development. Overall, the narrative is considered engaging and superior to other popular stories, such as "Twilight."
- “The story is still better than Twilight.”
- “If I could help the creator myself, I would love to, as the storyline and concept behind the game are super interesting.”
- “The story feels disjointed and lacks depth, making it hard to stay engaged.”
- “The characters are one-dimensional and their motivations are unclear, which detracts from the overall experience.”
monetization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The monetization strategy has drawn criticism for being exploitative, as the developer has abandoned the game while still in "early access" and subsequently released another project that is perceived as a cash grab.
- “Insultingly, the developer left this in 'early access' and then abandoned it, launching 'Project Skylab 3', which is also abandoned. It's just another copy-paste cash grab from the same developer.”
replayability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Users express a desire for improvements in the game's polish to enhance its overall playability, suggesting that current issues may hinder replayability.
optimization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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100%
The game's terrain is well-detailed, but there is room for improvement in low-tech optimization to ensure high performance as complexity increases in the future.
- “The terrain was detailed with still improvable low-tech options to keep performance high in the future if more complexity is added.”
- “The terrain was detailed but still has room for improvement in low-tech optimization to maintain high performance in the future if more complexity is added.”
humor
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The humor in the game is highlighted by the amusing experience of driving the car, which adds a lighthearted and entertaining element to gameplay.
- “But the car was hilarious to drive.”