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REDLINE CROOKS

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99%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
99% User Score Based on 72 reviews

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About REDLINE CROOKS

REDLINE CROOKS is a single player arcade racing game. It was developed by Alexander Golke and was released on November 6, 2024. It received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players.

Redline Crooks is a fast-paced roguelite vehicle combat game in which you destroy cops, walls and possibly yourself in a chaotic pursuit of freedom and riches. Upgrade, Slam, Taunt and Boost your way out of imprisonment through the lawless roads that lie ahead, and you may find personal absolution.

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99%Audience ScoreBased on 72 reviews
gameplay17 positive mentions
story3 negative mentions
  • Fast-paced, chaotic vehicular combat gameplay that is addictive and rewarding, with a clever risk/reward boost mechanic that drains health but enables high-speed destruction.
  • Variety of unique playable characters, each with distinct abilities and playstyles, encouraging experimentation and providing a strong sense of progression and replayability.
  • Stylish visuals and energetic soundtrack that complement the intense, arcade-like action and enhance the overall immersive experience.
  • Repetitive gameplay loop with limited variety in level design and enemy encounters, leading to some runs feeling similar over time.
  • Difficulty spikes and RNG elements can cause sudden, frustrating deaths, sometimes feeling unfair or reliant on avoiding unavoidable boss attacks.
  • Some balance issues with certain characters or upgrades dominating over others, and lack of impactful variety in shop items and builds.

  • gameplay

    45 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    38% positive mentions, 55% neutral mentions, 7% negative mentions

    The gameplay of this game is a fast-paced, chaotic blend of combat racing and roguelite mechanics centered on boosting, smashing obstacles, and evasive driving through procedurally generated tracks. It offers responsive controls, a satisfying core loop, diverse characters with unique abilities, and a variety of upgrades and challenges that keep the experience engaging, though some find it lacks long-term depth. Overall, it delivers addictive, skill-driven action that's easy to pick up and enjoy for fans of high-speed, destructive gameplay.

    • “Gameplay revolves around navigating procedurally generated roads while dealing with waves of pursuing enemies.”
    • “The game mixes fast-paced combat racing with roguelite mechanics, you pick one of nine convicts, each with different styles and upgrades, then speed through destructible tracks, smashing cops, walls and anything else in your way.”
    • “A full roster of unique characters that have a few challenging achievements, badges that serve as run modifiers for more gameplay variety, ton of upgrade combinations to try out and daily/weekly challenges with leaderboards.”
    • “It didn't really matter whether I died early or not, because there's too little variation in the gameplay.”
    • “Maybe this makes me an idiot, but when I looked at the gameplay footage, the idea that there were any racing mechanics never occurred to me.”
    • “That being said though, it does work well considering the gameplay, which is really just all about driving as fast as possible while causing as many crashes as possible.”

  • music

    19 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    58% positive mentions, 26% neutral mentions, 16% negative mentions

    The music in the game is widely praised for its energetic, punchy, and groovy tracks that perfectly complement the fast-paced, stylish gameplay. While some users note a lack of variety given the repetitive nature of roguelike runs, the overall soundtrack is considered phenomenal, catchy, and highly enjoyable, with many expressing a strong desire to purchase the OST.

    • “The audio design follows suit, with energetic music that maintains a steady intensity and supports the fast-paced nature of the experience.”
    • “The characters are cool as hell, the music is so groovy and the gameplay is more addictive than cocaine, I cannot recommend this game enough; just don't blame me if you install this game and then look at your clock and realize 12 hours have passed.”
    • “The final note I'd like to mention is my love for the soundtrack; there are quite a few certified bops in here.”
    • “There's not enough variety in the game's songs for the expected length and runs you'd have to complete to unlock all the content, let alone conquering the various buttons available.”
    • “Since this is a roguelike title, you're going to hear the music from the opening area multiple times.”
    • “Give us an OST to buy, please.”

  • graphics

    11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    45% positive mentions, 28% neutral mentions, 27% negative mentions

    The graphics feature a stylized, visually clear art style that complements the fast-paced gameplay, with character designs and animations that many find appealing. While some users note that backgrounds can be bland or rough-looking, the overall aesthetic and satisfying visual effects contribute positively to the game's engaging and dynamic experience.

    • “Very well built game with great visuals and nice sounds that engage your brain.”
    • “The game adopts a stylized aesthetic that emphasizes clarity and motion.”
    • “Extremely replayable with very satisfying visuals and audio design that injects dopamine straight into your brain.”
    • “With the art style displayed from the character images, I suppose that's not much of a loss, as I find them pretty rough looking.”
    • “In terms of visuals, the levels are also quite bland, essentially just featuring different colors as backgrounds.”
    • “[h1]visuals[/h1]”

  • story

    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 40% neutral mentions, 60% negative mentions

    The game has minimal narrative focus and does not develop a detailed story beyond its core concept, leaving the conflict between factions largely unexplored. This lack of story results in fewer visual and cutscene elements, emphasizing gameplay over narrative depth.

    • “There is no heavy narrative focus, and the game does not attempt to build a story beyond its core idea.”
    • “I'm somewhat surprised by the lack of story, as there's clearly two forces fighting against each other.”
    • “Due in part to having no story, there aren't many screens to look at while playing.”

  • optimization

    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    25% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 75% negative mentions

    The game is well-optimized, running smoothly without excessive fan noise, battery drain, or stuttering, even on lower-end systems. However, some minor performance issues may occur on very low-spec hardware. Overall, the gameplay remains intense and responsive.

    • “Runs are designed to be short but intense, with difficulty scaling based on player performance.”
    • “A bit guilty I haven’t played the full game as much as the demo due to some (understandable) minor performance issues on my low-end PC, and the fact that I was determined to get good at this, but my ADHD distracted me.”
    • “Fans don't go crazy, battery does not drain, and no stuttering.”
    • “[th]performance[/th]”

  • replayability

    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    50% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 50% negative mentions

    Replayability is generally praised for its variety in items, unique character skills, and engaging gameplay loop, contributing to a fun and satisfying experience. However, some users feel the game lacks enough variety to fully support replay value, which may impact long-term engagement. Overall, the visuals, audio, and character differences enhance the desire to replay.

    • “Played the demo a lot, extremely replayable with a fun gameplay loop, plenty of variety with the items and unique character skills, and very satisfying visuals and audio design that inject dopamine straight into your brain.”
    • “The character differences are good, the music is great, the art style is very pleasant especially seeing your character steer in the top left corner, and the replayability is pretty good.”
    • “I know roguelites thrive on variety, so this is a pretty big criticism - and, indeed, I do think it hurts the game's overall replayability.”
    • “If you're concerned with monetary or replay value, don't be.”

  • humor

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game’s humor is praised for its stylish and quirky elements, including funny-looking cars and entertaining live TV broadcast segments. Players also appreciate the clever research and details, such as the amusing police car design, enhancing the overall comedic experience.

    • “The game is so damn stylish too, great music, funny looking cars, the live TV broadcast bit is great.”
    • “The research on some of the vehicles, like the police car, was so funny.”
    • “Awesome funny car game.”

  • character development

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 100% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    Users appreciate the character development, particularly praising the design and creativity behind the characters.

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REDLINE CROOKS is a arcade racing game. Common tags for REDLINE CROOKS include indie, score attack, roguelite, 2.5d, pixel graphics and others.

REDLINE CROOKS is available on PC, Steam Deck, Windows and Linux.

REDLINE CROOKS was released on November 6, 2024.

REDLINE CROOKS was developed by Alexander Golke.

REDLINE CROOKS has received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players. Most players liked REDLINE CROOKS for its gameplay but disliked it for its story.

REDLINE CROOKS is a single player game.

Similar games include Voidigo, BALL x PIT, Skull Horde, Rogue: Genesia, Neophyte and others.