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Riverbond

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84%Game Brain Score
graphics, humor
gameplay, story
87% User Score Based on 67 reviews
Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

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Riverbond is a single player and multiplayer arcade hack and slash game with fantasy and kids themes. It was developed by Cococucumber and was released on June 9, 2019. It received mostly positive reviews from critics and positive reviews from players.

Riverbond is a voxel-based action-adventure game set in a collapsing world.

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Audience ScoreBased on 67 reviews
graphics9 positive mentions
story3 negative mentions
  • Beautiful and vibrant voxel art style with fluid animations and destructible environments.
  • Fun, casual hack and slash gameplay with intuitive controls, suitable for all ages, especially kids and family co-op.
  • Great local multiplayer experience supporting up to 4 players, with a variety of unlockable skins and secret collectibles adding replay value.
  • Lacks depth and complexity in combat and character progression; gameplay can feel repetitive and simplistic.
  • No online multiplayer and some technical issues with controls, enemy AI, and level navigation (stuck on stairs or objects).
  • Relatively short game length with limited replayability and not perceived as worth full price; better recommended on sale.
  • graphics
    13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game features vibrant, smooth, and visually appealing voxel graphics that are often praised as its strongest attribute, with fluid animations and destructible environments enhancing the experience. Its unique and charming art style draws comparisons to Minecraft Dungeons, offering a variety of quirky character skins and well-integrated enemy designs. While some users feel the focus on graphics sometimes overshadows gameplay and controls, the visuals remain a standout aspect.

    • “The voxel art style is the game's strongest attribute; I love how it looks and how different it is compared to most other games.”
    • “Riverbond has some of the most amazing voxel visuals in a game, and to be able to animate it all so fluidly makes it all the more impressive.”
    • “The visuals are probably the best feature; things just look plain neat when you crumble them and watch all the parts fall thanks to physics.”
    • “This game is one of those graphics over gameplay.”
  • gameplay
    10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay is praised for its fun, satisfying, and easily accessible mechanics, drawing comparisons to Minecraft Dungeons with a charming art style. It offers a forgiving difficulty, good replayability, and enjoyable co-op play, though some criticize occasional frustrating combat elements and emphasize that visuals take precedence over deep gameplay. Overall, it's a simple yet engaging adventure experience.

    • “A fun little adventure game similar to Minecraft Dungeons in art style and gameplay; definitely recommend getting it on sale but it's worth playing.”
    • “I love it, not too hard but really satisfying gameplay, very replayable too.”
    • “The mechanics are easy to grasp and the difficulty is very forgiving.”
    • “They overpower you with bad gun mechanics, their large health pool, and swarming you while you try not to get stuck on a pebble, a crack in the floor, or a blade of grass.”
    • “This game is one of those graphics over gameplay.”
    • “Many skins can be easily unlocked, but they have no effects on gameplay, only visual and animation.”
  • story
    9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story is minimal and fairly cliché, serving more as a backdrop for varied missions rather than a cohesive narrative. Players enjoy the characters and repeated adventures, though the lack of a main storyline and mission progress saving may diminish engagement for some. Overall, the game focuses more on gameplay and achievements than on delivering a strong story.

    • “The colors are vibrant and graphics are simple but satisfying to look at, the story is pretty cliche but it was nice to follow along.”
    • “There isn't a mainline story to go from in this game, just a handful of adventures with characters to talk to, some different enemies to fight and ends with a boss.”
    • “Not much of a story, like at all, but it doesn't really need one either.”
    • “There isn't a mainline story in this game, just a handful of adventures with characters to talk to, some different enemies to fight, and it ends with a boss.”
    • “Is there a story?”
  • replayability
    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Replayability in the game is mixed; while some players find the gameplay satisfying and enjoy collecting skins that add incentive to replay, others feel the game is slow and lacks significant replay value or clear indicators for missed content.

    • “I love it, not too hard but really satisfying gameplay, very replayable too.”
    • “There's a whole bunch of skins to find, so if you want to collect them all, that helps with replay value.”
    • “But the mechanism is kinda slow and it doesn't have replay value.”
    • “There is also not much replayability unless you missed something in a previous level, which it unfortunately does not tell you.”
  • humor
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game features a playful and humorous tone with witty jokes and quirky characters, blending a serious premise with lighthearted moments. Its retro style and diverse, amusing skins—such as bacon man and hamburger man—add to the comedic charm. Overall, the humor enhances the fun and quirky atmosphere of the adventure.

    • “It's a fun comedy adventure fighting retro-style game, with funny jokes like "bomb girl" and funny-looking characters. I can be an eggplant!”
    • “The premise is serious but there are also some funny moments.”
    • “Also, the art style is cool and offers a wide variety of funny and wacky skins like Bacon Man or Hamburger Man.”
  • music
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music is widely praised as cute and great, enhancing the enjoyable and charming atmosphere of the game. While not the main long-term engagement factor, the soundtrack effectively complements the art and overall experience.

    • “Cute soundtrack.”
    • “Good co-op game, great music, fun with simple mechanics and a gorgeous world.”
    • “Apart from that, art and music are cool, but this is not what engages in the long run.”
  • grinding
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Grinding in the game is viewed as tedious and may only feel worthwhile for achieving a high score or completing tasks once. Despite enjoyable level design, sound effects, and satisfying combat, the repetitive nature of grinding detracts from the overall experience.

    • “It's mainly about getting a high score per adventure, which after so much grinding and trifling, may only be worth going through everything just once.”
    • “Grinding achievements: no.”
    • “It has awesome level design with some verticality, great sound effects, and hitting things is fun, yet the game is somewhat tedious.”
  • optimization
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The optimization is functional but leaves room for improvement, as users feel it could be better enhanced for smoother performance.

  • emotional
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The emotional experience is marked by frustration due to gameplay mechanics like forced forward movement during attacks and enemies that cause damage on contact, which some players find aggravating.

  • atmosphere
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The atmosphere is described as fun and upbeat, contributing to an enjoyable overall experience.

    • “It's fun with a good atmosphere that is very upbeat.”
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Riverbond is a arcade hack and slash game with fantasy and kids themes.

Riverbond is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Windows and others.

On average players spend around 5 hours playing Riverbond.

Riverbond was released on June 9, 2019.

Riverbond was developed by Cococucumber.

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

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

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