Repetendium
- November 4, 2022
- Bearlex Games
- 17h median play time
Get on Steam"Repetendium is a single-player, action-packed rogue-lite game with perfected mechanics and great music. Wield various deadly weapons, gain experience to build power, and choose from a range of perks to customize your gameplay. Compete on the global leaderboard and fight against unique enemies, including a chicken with a gun. The early access version includes a new mode for grinding and upgrading for power-based unlockables."
Reviews
- The game features a unique blend of mechanics, combining bullet hell gameplay with mining and destructible terrain, which adds a refreshing twist to the genre.
- Players appreciate the engaging gameplay loop, fun art style, and humorous elements, making it a highly enjoyable experience.
- The developer is responsive to player feedback and actively updates the game, showing commitment to improving and expanding the content.
- The game currently lacks variety in content, with repetitive enemy waves and limited upgrades, which can lead to a feeling of monotony over time.
- Many players find the difficulty scaling to be unbalanced, with bosses and enemies becoming overly challenging too quickly, making progression frustrating.
- Some mechanics, such as the mining system and certain weapon functionalities, feel underwhelming or unsatisfying, detracting from the overall experience.
- gameplay24 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 38 % neutral mentions
- 13 % negative mentions
The gameplay is characterized by a challenging and engaging loop that involves managing multiple characters and their health, alongside a variety of weapons and mechanics that encourage replayability. While the game offers a polished experience with unique mechanics and a fun aesthetic, some players feel it lacks content depth and a definitive conclusion. Overall, it combines elements from popular titles in the genre, resulting in a highly addictive and enjoyable experience.
“The team mischief gameplay is interesting and challenging when you have to heal and manage the health of all 4 characters.”
“Absolutely awesome gameplay, very polished and fun so far.”
“Really fun and engaging gameplay loop.”
“It's just, it is a game with a lot of untapped potential, because the vision of the developer seems to be mainly built around the idea of getting scores and upgrades, to get even higher scores. I need a finale; it's one of the reasons why I really like 'The Binding of Isaac' - you can replay that game as many times for the gameplay, but you'll always know it'll finish eventually.”
“B) Things like 5% reduced cooldown need too much line-up rolls to actually have some kind of positive outcome in core gameplay.”
“Maybe add some kind of tooltips to gameplay modes.”
- music9 mentions
- 89 % positive mentions
- -22 % neutral mentions
- 33 % negative mentions
The music in the game is widely praised for its great soundtrack, which enhances the overall experience and complements the game's art and style. Reviewers highlight the music's fun and intense nature, noting that it adds a sense of urgency and impact to gameplay. Overall, the sound design contributes significantly to the game's appeal, making it enjoyable and engaging.
“This game has an awesome soundtrack, a multitude of weapon and character combinations, and the large enemy reminiscent of the reaper in Spelunky creates a sense of urgency and makes the game fast-paced.”
“Great music, and the devs are total chads.”
“Fun, intense, great soundtrack, clean good fun.”
“The music feels repetitive and lacks variety, making it hard to stay engaged.”
“The soundtrack is forgettable and doesn't enhance the gaming experience at all.”
“The sound effects are poorly mixed, often drowning out the music and creating a chaotic audio experience.”
- graphics8 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game are widely praised for their charming and quirky art style, featuring a snazzy pixel aesthetic that enhances the overall experience. Players appreciate the simple yet aesthetically pleasing visuals, which complement the challenging and enjoyable gameplay. Overall, the graphics contribute significantly to the game's appeal, making it a worthwhile investment.
“It is incredibly well thought out with simple but aesthetically awesome graphics and crazy synergy potential.”
“The graphics are simple yet cute and the gameplay is challenging yet fun.”
“A quirky art style and item/ability set is quite charming.”
- humor2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game's humor is highlighted by its quirky elements, such as a fireaxe-wielding chicken, which showcases the developers' playful and creative approach. Players appreciate the blend of humor with engaging pixel art and music, contributing to an overall enjoyable experience.
“The game starts awesome, the pixel art is great, the music, the humor, the gameplay loop, but...”
“The dev's choice of a fireaxe-wielding chicken shows you they have a sense of humor! XD”
- optimization2 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- -100 % neutral mentions
- 150 % negative mentions
Overall, players report mixed experiences with optimization; while some have encountered performance issues that were resolved by restarting their systems, others have noted that the game struggles to maintain consistent performance, particularly on devices like the Steam Deck. Despite these challenges, the game's engaging loop keeps players invested.
“The game is great; I had some performance problems, but I restarted my computer and they went away. Very good game loop and addictive.”
“I've ended up having to play this on my Steam Deck, but even then it loses performance after a little while.”
“The game is poorly optimized, causing frequent frame drops and stuttering during gameplay.”
“I constantly experience long loading times and crashes, which makes the game nearly unplayable.”
- replayability2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game offers strong replayability through its Classic mode, featuring daily, weekly, and global leaderboards for score challenges, as well as an evolution mode that incorporates roguelike elements and collectible currency for upgrades, complete with its own set of leaderboards. The difficulty level also contributes to the incentive for players to replay.
“Also not very easy, so there is a good level of replayability.”
“Classic mode has a good amount of replayability with daily, weekly, and global leaderboards you can aim for a good score on, or you can try the evolution mode, which has roguelike elements and a currency you can collect to buy upgrades, along with its own set of daily, weekly, and other leaderboards.”
- stability1 mentions
- 300 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Users report that the game runs smoothly on the Steam Deck, indicating a high level of stability on that platform.
“Runs great on Steam Deck, by the way.”
“The game maintains a steady frame rate, even during intense action sequences.”
“I've experienced minimal bugs, making for a smooth gameplay experience.”
- grinding1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
Players find that despite the grinding aspect being tedious, it is surprisingly enjoyable, suggesting that the game manages to make repetitive tasks engaging.
“The grinding in this game feels endless and monotonous.”
“I spent hours doing the same tasks over and over, and it became incredibly boring.”
“The repetitive nature of grinding makes it hard to stay engaged with the game.”
- story1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 100 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The story is largely based on true events, adding a layer of authenticity and depth to the narrative.
