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RESEARCH and DESTROY

RESEARCH and DESTROY is unintentionally comical, and this made the experience incredibly enjoyable. Fun gameplay and fun dialogue meant that my wife and I couldn't put down the game, and anxiously waited for our next round.
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96% User Score Based on 23 reviews
Critic Score 74%Based on 4 reviews

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RESEARCH and DESTROY is a single player and multiplayer tactical shooter game with a science fiction theme. It was developed by Implausible Industries and was released on April 25, 2022. It received mostly positive reviews from critics and overwhelmingly positive reviews from players.

Research and Destroy is a turn-based action game with simultaneous local or online co-op. Take control of three brilliant scientists as you research and develop strange new weapons and gadgets to destroy the Supernatural hordes that have all but crushed humanity!

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Audience ScoreBased on 23 reviews
story4 positive mentions
graphics3 negative mentions
  • The game features a unique blend of turn-based and real-time action gameplay, making it enjoyable and engaging.
  • The art style is distinctive and nostalgic, reminiscent of Dexter's Laboratory, which adds charm to the overall experience.
  • Co-op gameplay enhances the fun, allowing for chaotic and entertaining sessions with friends.
  • The game suffers from repetitive missions and time-wasting mechanics, which can detract from the overall enjoyment.
  • There is a lack of quality of life features, such as checkpoints or a save system during missions, leading to frustrating experiences.
  • The writing and humor can feel cringe-worthy and overly reliant on outdated memes, which may not resonate with all players.
  • story
    13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's story is simple and serves as a backdrop for its gameplay, which includes a mix of mission-based objectives and character upgrades. While the core gameplay loop is enjoyable, players criticize the repetitive nature of missions and the lack of quality-of-life features, such as checkpoints, which can lead to frustrating experiences. Overall, the narrative is overshadowed by time-wasting mechanics and a steep learning curve, particularly for co-op play.

    • “There's plenty of levels, a simple story, and tons of fun & upgradeable weapons & gadgets.”
    • “The core loop in each mission is very satisfying and fun.”
    • “Outside of missions, one will research enemies, weapons, gadgets, build defenses for zones, and analyze zones.”
    • “The game loves to waste your time, from the first mission to the final mission.”
    • “You can lose an entire mission because your character fell onto another character or collided with a ledge during a jump, the ragdoll system gets activated and you basically lose half of the action time waiting for the character to get up, meaning that if this happens in the wrong position, the enemies will just overwhelm your characters.”
    • “Each of these actions take time measured in days, and after 40 days the enemies will take their turn, which gives the player the opportunity for a defend mission that are generally on the easy side.”
  • gameplay
    10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay is generally enjoyable and addictive, featuring a unique blend of turn-based and real-time action that encourages strategic thinking, especially as difficulty increases. However, some players find the early missions unrepresentative of the overall experience, with certain enemy mechanics being unintuitive and maps lacking detail and variety. While the game offers fun movement and shooting mechanics, it can also feel time-consuming and restrict tactical maneuvers, leading to frustration in certain scenarios.

    • “Great game, love the gameplay.”
    • “Super addictive and incredibly fun strategy game for 1-2 players, featuring a unique mix of turn-based and real-time action gameplay.”
    • “Some of the enemy mechanics aren't intuitive (vampires and trolls being the worst offenders).”
    • “I'm not the biggest fan of turn-based tactics, but this game can be quite forgiving in terms of moment-to-moment gameplay.”
    • “The unique gameplay elements truly make you strategize completely before acting on the battlefield.”
  • graphics
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's graphics feature a unique and nostalgic art style reminiscent of Dexter's Laboratory, which many players find appealing. However, the overall level of polish is lacking, detracting from the visual experience despite the enjoyable gameplay mechanics.

    • “The dexter laboratory-inspired art style is unique, nostalgic, and quite good.”
    • “The aesthetics and overall level of polish are surprisingly endearing.”
    • “The aesthetics and overall level of polish leave something to be desired.”
    • “The graphics feel outdated and lack the detail expected from modern games.”
    • “Character models are poorly designed and animations are stiff, making the visuals unappealing.”
  • humor
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The humor in the game is a mix of cringe-worthy, self-indulgent writing reminiscent of 2010s memes, with moments that can be both irritating and amusing, such as a van's commentary on gameplay mechanics. While the comedic elements are colorful and comic-book-like, they often serve to enhance the challenging yet accessible nature of the turn-based strategy gameplay, with humorous mishaps arising from gadget use.

    • “The gadgets take some time to learn, but the unfavorable results for the player are often hilarious (nothing like rocket boosting straight into a wall).”
    • “Underneath the humorous and colorful, comic-book-like exterior of Research and Destroy lies a challenging, yet super-approachable turn-based strategy game.”
    • “The writing is cringe and clearly inspired by Borderlands, full of 2010s memes and references and self-indulgent humor.”
  • music
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music and sound effects in the game are generally considered to be subpar, lacking quality and impact.

    • “The music and sound effects are rather poor.”
    • “The soundtrack lacks variety and becomes repetitive quickly.”
    • “The audio quality is subpar, making it hard to enjoy the experience.”
  • replayability
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game offers significant replayability through a variety of weapons, gadgets, and levels, enhanced by co-op play and fun achievements. However, some players feel it lacks replay value since much of the content is revealed during the initial playthrough.

    • “With a range of weapons, gadgets, and levels, there's tons of replay value (plus fun achievements), and the co-op play makes it 10 times better!”
    • “It does lack replayability, as you’re shown everything on your first runthrough.”
    • “Once you've completed the game, there's little incentive to go back and play it again.”
    • “The game feels linear, and after finishing it once, there's not much left to discover.”
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RESEARCH and DESTROY is a tactical shooter game with science fiction theme.

RESEARCH and DESTROY is available on Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S, PC, PlayStation 5 and others.

RESEARCH and DESTROY was released on April 25, 2022.

RESEARCH and DESTROY was developed by Implausible Industries.

RESEARCH and DESTROY has received mostly positive reviews from players and mostly positive reviews from critics. Most players liked this game for its story but disliked it for its graphics.

RESEARCH and DESTROY is a single player game with multiplayer and local co-op support.

Similar games include Paradize Project, Sanctum, Sanctum 2, RICO, Pit People and others.