Raygun Gadabout

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Raygun Gadabout is a single player action adventure game. It was developed by Quantum Duck Studio Ltd. and was released on August 19, 2025. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

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Audience ScoreBased on 17 reviews

graphics6 positive mentions

story2 negative mentions

The game features a charming art style and catchy soundtrack that enhance the overall experience.
Gameplay is fun and engaging, with a variety of abilities and a unique shield mechanic that adds depth to combat.
The world design is imaginative, with interesting environments and a badge system that allows for customization and upgrades.

The game suffers from bugs and glitches that can disrupt gameplay, including awkward platforming and inconsistent hit detection.
Combat and enemy design lack depth, making encounters feel repetitive and uninteresting.
The story and character interactions are underdeveloped, leading to a hollow experience that doesn't fully engage the player.

graphics
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The graphics of the game are widely praised for their charming, cartoonish art style and vibrant colors, which create an enjoyable visual experience even during chaotic moments. Many reviewers appreciate the retro-futuristic aesthetic and the well-designed characters, particularly the protagonist Quinn, highlighting the overall presentation as phenomenal. However, some feel that the art style may come off as dated, potentially limiting its appeal to modern audiences.
- “The graphics are beautiful, fun, and just plain enjoyable.”
- “The art style is what originally drew me to the game.”
- “I get what the devs are going for with the spunky aesthetic and playful tone, but much like the dated references to The Fifth Element, this is too far behind the times to be worth playing now.”
- “The graphic style is very cartoony with distinct colors, making it easy on the eyes even when things become a bit hectic on the screen.”
- “Have always been a sucker for retro-futurism, but the hand-drawn art style feels outdated and lacks the polish expected in modern games.”
music
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The game's music is generally praised for being catchy and enjoyable, contributing to a bright and colorful atmosphere. However, some players feel that the sound effects lack impact and could benefit from more variety and depth, as they often blend into the background rather than enhancing the overall experience. Overall, while the soundtrack is a highlight, the sound design leaves room for improvement.
- “Starts out as a fun game with cool art and music.”
- “Accompanied by a catchy soundtrack, it's an overall pleasant experience.”
- “The pacing is right, the music is mostly great and the sound effects are nice as well.”
- “There’s no unique boss music either.”
- “I'd really like some more sound design to this game... squishy sounds for enemies dying, big sounds for things that go thump... the game just sounds a bit like a musical score right now with a repeated ray gun blasting away.”
gameplay
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The gameplay of Raygun Gadabout emphasizes ranged combat over melee, despite providing a melee weapon early on. While the charming cartoon graphics and engaging mechanics are praised, players have noted significant issues such as glitchy animations, inconsistent hitboxes, and awkward movement, which detract from the overall experience. Despite these flaws, some players found the gameplay enjoyable enough to continue past the demo.
- “Gameplay leans more towards ranged combat rather than melee, although you do get a melee weapon early in the game.”
- “If you're looking for a metroidvania with charming cartoon-styled graphics and engaging but fair gameplay, I would recommend that you give Raygun Gadabout a try.”
- “After about 30 minutes, it became apparent how fun the gameplay was.”
- “Combat and platforming are a glitchy mess with animations that snap into position, inconsistent hitboxes, checkpoints that trigger on the wrong side of gaps, stiff movement, and a tacked-on parry mechanic that fills the screen with visual clutter.”
- “Gameplay is leaning more towards ranged combat rather than melee, although you do get a melee weapon early in the game.”
- “I wasn't entirely sold on the demo's gameplay but decided to give the full game a shot because the art and animation are absolutely stellar.”
story
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The game's story is criticized for lacking clarity and context, leaving players confused about the narrative connections between combat and item collection. While the planetary travel concept is intriguing, the absence of engaging combat and compelling character interactions detracts from the overall experience, leading to a disjointed and unfulfilling storyline.
- “However, without engaging combat or a compelling story and character interactions holding it together, I am putting this one down.”
- “The structure of the game with flying between planets (levels) is a fun idea, but in execution I found myself locating items without having encountered the part of the story that would have given context to why I just fought someone for them.”
- “I'm going to admit, I'm not entirely sure what's going on with the story.”
stability
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Overall, the game's stability is generally solid, with only minor bugs and glitches reported. Players have experienced occasional issues, such as getting stuck on level geometry, but these do not significantly detract from the overall experience.
- “Some minor bugs and glitches can be expected.”
- “I did get stuck a few times on the level geometry, and had a few glitches here and there.”
- “I completed the game 100% and even with a few glitches, I have very few complaints.”
humor
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The humor in the game is consistently praised for enhancing the overall experience, with players noting its refreshing and fun nature. The combination of great enemy design, responsive controls, and beautiful art contributes to a humorous and engaging action-packed platformer.
- “The humor brightens the whole experience.”
- “The enemy design is great, controls are responsive, the art is beautiful and humorous, and it's fun.”
- “A refreshing and humorous action-packed platformer.”