Rabiez: Epidemic
- March 4, 2016
- Sekerin Productions
Get on SteamRabiez: Epidemic is a top-down shooter game where players defend against hordes of mutated creatures in a post-apocalyptic world. With a variety of weapons and abilities, players must strategize and survive in constantly changing environments. The game features a single-player campaign and online multiplayer mode, allowing for cooperative gameplay and PvP battles.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game offers an interesting take on the classic survival genre by combining tactical elements with arcade gameplay.
- The graphics are polished and detailed, showcasing the effort put into the game's design.
- The AI for the survivors is well thought-out and realistic, providing an engaging and immersive experience.
- The gameplay is confusing and difficult to manage, leading to a frustrating experience.
- Visuals and audio are often described as poor, making it hard to distinguish between characters and entities.
- Controls are unresponsive and the game mechanics are poorly explained, resulting in a lack of clarity and enjoyment.
- gameplay16 mentions
- 19 % positive mentions
- 38 % neutral mentions
- 44 % negative mentions
The gameplay of "Rabiez: Epidemic" presents a mix of tactical and arcade elements, appealing to fans of the zombie apocalypse genre, but suffers from confusing mechanics and poor visual clarity, making it difficult to distinguish between different character types. While some players found initial levels engaging, many criticized the overall experience as boring and frustrating, with issues such as lack of explanation for game mechanics and unresponsive controls. Overall, the gameplay has received a largely negative reception, with many reviewers rating it poorly due to its numerous flaws.
“The game provides an interesting take on the classic survival genre by combining tactical elements with arcade gameplay.”
“In conclusion, if you're a fan of zombie apocalypse games and enjoy tactical and arcade gameplay, Rabiez: Epidemic is definitely worth checking out.”
“The gameplay was good for the most part, although the last three maps were quite annoying due to RNG.”
“The gameplay itself is boring and just terrible.”
“Took me a bit to realize that people were turning into zombies over time; no explanation of the game mechanics was given.”
“Confusing mechanics, bad gameplay, and just overall bad.”
- graphics12 mentions
- 25 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 25 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game receive mixed reviews, with some praising the polished and detailed visuals created by a custom engine, while others criticize them as subpar and unremarkable. Despite a few mentions of decent animations, many players feel that the graphics do not compensate for the game's overall shortcomings. Overall, the consensus suggests that while there are moments of quality, the graphics are often overshadowed by other negative aspects of the game.
“The custom engine that powers AI: Rampage has been used to create Rabiez: Epidemic, and it shows in the polished and detailed graphics.”
“The devs really spent endless hours perfecting the graphics in this game.”
“Graphics <-- impeccable”
“Visuals are ugly, audio is sad, controls are bad.”
“The graphics are not worth mentioning really.”
“There's a lot of things wrong with this game, from bad graphics, poor control scheme, but the worst parts are definitely the terrible AI.”
- story9 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 33 % neutral mentions
- 33 % negative mentions
The game's story is largely criticized for its lack of depth and coherence, with many players noting that it fails to provide a meaningful narrative beyond a basic zombie outbreak premise. Reviewers describe the storyline as repetitive and poorly executed, with no clear explanation of events or character motivations, leading to a frustrating gameplay experience. Overall, the absence of a compelling story detracts significantly from the game's appeal.
“Moral of the story: you never know what life has in store for you, and if I had given up when all odds were against me, I wouldn't be where I am today.”
“Storyline: immersive”
“The game does use tactics, so if you rush all your people to the zombies, you will fail the mission.”
“I am not entirely sure that this game delivers a story or something - except the fact that there was a zombie outbreak at some point.”
“No story or anything that explains what happens in the game; you're controlling a group of police or a single police officer trying to kill zombies.”
“No tutorial, no story, very very very very very (etc.) bad controls, overpowered zombies, unplayable.”
- replayability3 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Overall, users express a lack of replayability in the game, citing the absence of a Steam Workshop and a general lack of fun as key factors contributing to this issue. Many reviewers indicate that the game does not offer enough engaging content to encourage multiple playthroughs.
“No Steam Workshop, so no replayability.”
“No replayability because it's not fun.”
“Low replayability.”
- music1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The music in the game is noted for its calming and soothing qualities, providing a relaxing experience that can help players feel at ease.
“I relaxed for 5 minutes listening to this music, long enough to realize that I would be okay.”
