Randomice

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Randomice is a single player action game. It was developed by Videoludid and was released on November 25, 2025. It received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players.

Randomice is an item randomizer where you play as a mouse trying to escape a sprawling home. Designed like a Metroidvania adventure, you’ll plan and carve your path through the rooms using the tools you collect in unpredictable ways. Find items to move forwardEach run is a compact Metroid-like experience. Find items that allow you to explore the house differently each time. From the magnetic gr…

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98%

Audience ScoreBased on 41 reviews

music9 positive mentions

grinding1 negative mentions

Randomice offers a charming and unique take on the Metroidvania genre, with engaging gameplay that emphasizes exploration and puzzle-solving without combat.
The game features delightful visuals, a humorous narrative, and a catchy soundtrack, creating a cozy atmosphere that keeps players entertained.
With its innovative randomization mechanics, Randomice provides high replayability, allowing players to experience new challenges and paths in each run.

Some players find the lack of combat and deeper story elements disappointing, feeling that the game could benefit from more substantial content.
The absence of a true pause function can be frustrating, especially during challenging segments where players may need to take breaks.
Certain sound effects and music tracks have been criticized for being annoying, detracting from the overall experience for some players.

music
16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game is widely praised for its charm and originality, with a delightful soundtrack that adapts to different rooms and enhances the overall experience. Players appreciate the quirky sound effects, particularly those made by mouth, which add a fun and unique touch. However, some users expressed dislike for specific tracks, particularly the bathroom music, which detracted from their enjoyment. Overall, the music and sound design contribute significantly to the game's cute and cozy atmosphere.
- “Quirky characters and dialogue, sound effects all done by mouth, aquarelle style visuals combined with the soundtrack give a unique charm to the game.”
- “The music and sound design fit perfectly with the game's purpose and are very original and lovely.”
- “The art style, dialogue, and overall sound design all mesh together quite well (although I hate the bathroom music and piercing rocket sound effect, so after a while I had to just mute the game ironically).”
- “I also don't like the effects used in the bathroom's song, which makes me hate spending time in that room and want to get out as soon as possible.”
- “The soundtrack melds and shifts between each room in a delightful way.”
humor
13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The humor in the game is characterized by absurd and self-aware dialogues reminiscent of Monty Python, with players finding the characters and writing delightfully funny. The blend of cute visuals, entertaining music, and clever references contributes to a lighthearted experience, making the narrative engaging and enjoyable. Overall, the game successfully balances humor with a charming story, leaving players laughing throughout their journey.
- “The dialogues are funny and full of absurdity a la Monty Python.”
- “The characters are delightfully funny with a great level of self-aware humor and absurdity.”
- “The writing is super funny; the dialogues cracked me up more than once.”
story
12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story in these games is engaging and unfolds gradually, with players unlocking narrative elements through gameplay, leading to interesting character sub-stories and satisfying conclusions. While some players appreciate the humor and structure, others feel the randomness can detract from the overall coherence of the narrative. Overall, the stories are described as cute and intriguing, with a mix of lightheartedness and mystery that keeps players invested.
- “In Hades, I could save up a currency found in-game to drive the meta's story forward and unlock it bit by bit.”
- “The story, which progresses over many runs as the house gets bigger and more complex, is actually pretty interesting and has a really cool and satisfying ending.”
- “The campaign has a set number of days (meaning chapters) and guides us through a clear structure with a beginning, middle, and ending, and a funny nonsense mystery story about mice in a laboratory.”
- “The story could go deeper.”
- “Some of the randomizer stuff throughout the story is kind of frustrating since they're fully randomizing things in such a way that doesn't follow any of the game's regular logic (particularly just shuffling which item is which so you don't know what things are for).”
- “I'm not going to comment much about the story, graphics, and sounds.”
graphics
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics of the game are widely praised for their unique French aesthetic, resembling an animated movie with charming aquarelle visuals. Players appreciate the quirky character designs and how the art style harmonizes with the sound design, enhancing the overall cozy and cute atmosphere. Despite some minor criticisms of specific sound effects, the visual presentation is considered a standout feature that contributes significantly to the game's charm.
- “Quirky characters and dialogue, sound effects all done by mouth, aquarelle style visuals combined with the soundtrack give a unique charm to the game.”
- “The graphics, music and sound effects fit perfectly together to create the cute charm of the game.”
- “I'm not going to comment much about the story, graphics, and sounds.”
- “The art style, dialogue, and overall sound design all mesh together quite well (although I hate the bathroom music and piercing rocket sound effect, so after a while I had to just mute the game ironically).”
- “I can't think of other games with such graphics, with a style that feels like an animated movie, a good fit for the mouse theme.”
gameplay
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay of Randomice is centered around a well-executed metroidvania randomizer concept, making it accessible and highly replayable. Players appreciate the engaging mechanics and gradual introduction of challenges throughout the campaign, which enhances the overall experience. The combination of captivating art, music, and progressively challenging gameplay contributes to a compelling adventure.
- “This game takes what's fascinating about metroidvania randomizers and makes it its core gameplay, and accessible to anyone.”
- “Randomice has an original gameplay concept, well executed, with high potential of re-playability.”
- “The gameplay is fun and gets more challenging as you go on, which keeps you on your toes.”
- “The campaign does a good job teaching you the mechanics without feeling boring, slowly adding more settings with each progressive round.”
replayability
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players highlight the game's strong replayability, particularly through its infinitely replayable challenge modes and the inclusion of a randomizer feature, which enhances the experience for those who enjoy time-attack scoring. Optional challenges also provide additional layers of complexity, further extending the game's replay value.
- “But then after that, you're just getting started on the essentially infinitely replayable challenge modes.”
- “Randomizer is like the holy grail for those who want to extend the replayability of this genre.”
- “The optional challenges can be real mind-benders if you want more; they add quite a bit of replay value.”
- “The optional challenges can be real mindf***s if you want more; they add quite a bit of replay value.”
- “The randomizer is like the holy grail for those who want to extend the replayability of this genre.”
optimization
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players note that optimization is a crucial element of the game, drawing comparisons to the strategic planning found in titles like Pikmin and Dandori. This emphasis on efficient resource management and tactical execution enhances the overall gameplay experience.
- “It even has vibes of dandori if you like Pikmin, because optimization is key.”
- “The game's optimization mechanics really challenge you to think strategically and plan your moves carefully.”
- “I love how the optimization aspect encourages creativity in problem-solving and resource management.”
- “The game suffers from severe optimization issues, making it frustrating to play.”
- “I experienced frequent frame drops and long loading times, which really detracted from the overall experience.”
- “The lack of proper optimization means that even high-end systems struggle to run the game smoothly.”
grinding
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be initially engaging but ultimately tedious, leading to a loss of interest after a short period of time.
- “At the end of the day, it delivers what it promises, but by day 7, it was so tedious that I just didn't have any interest in continuing.”