Robobeat
- May 16, 2024
- Simon Fredholm
- 7h median play time
Get on Steam"ROBOBEAT is a single-player shooter game with sensational mechanics and fabulous graphics. As a bounty hunter, master shooting, wall-running, and sliding to the beat of custom or auto-generated music tracks. With charged shots, damage multipliers, and armor-piercing rounds, dance till you're dead in this rhythm shooter and suit up for the remix in its rogue-like mode."
PC
Windows
Epic Games
Reviews
- The ability to import custom songs enhances the gameplay experience, allowing players to shoot to their favorite tracks.
- The movement mechanics are smooth and fluid, making it enjoyable to navigate through levels while engaging in combat.
- The game features a diverse range of weapons and abilities, providing players with various playstyles and strategies.
- The parry mechanic can feel inconsistent and frustrating, making it difficult to execute successfully during intense moments.
- Some players find the enemy design and boss mechanics repetitive, leading to a lack of variety in gameplay.
- The custom music editor could use improvements for better usability, particularly in detecting beats and syncing tracks.
- music440 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 65 % neutral mentions
- 2 % negative mentions
The music aspect of the game has received overwhelmingly positive feedback, particularly for its robust custom music integration, allowing players to import their own tracks and sync them to gameplay. While the original soundtrack is praised for its quality and variety, some users noted issues with the custom song editor, particularly in detecting beats and syncing accurately. Overall, the ability to personalize the music experience significantly enhances the game's replayability and enjoyment, making it a standout feature for rhythm and shooter enthusiasts alike.
“The music syncing in the game is phenomenal!”
“The fact that this game allows for you to import any song of your own preference is ever so captivating and made the experience way more enjoyable.”
“The custom music feature is phenomenal.”
“Just a heads up to anyone looking to pick this up for the custom music editor alone - it does not support FLAC files at all due to the engine being used.”
“The custom music system is very sophisticated, though; being able to import any song you want to serve as the game's background music is a pretty nutty concept.”
“While you can have your own songs playing, my biggest complaint is that the game is not built to work with songs of high BPM.”
- gameplay133 mentions
- 35 % positive mentions
- 62 % neutral mentions
- 3 % negative mentions
The gameplay is widely praised for its smooth mechanics, engaging rhythm integration, and the ability to customize music, creating a unique and addictive experience. While some players find the parry mechanic challenging and the roguelike elements somewhat forced, the overall movement and combat systems are considered fun and satisfying, with a good variety of enemy types and gameplay modes. Despite minor criticisms regarding replayability and certain design choices, the game is recommended for its innovative blend of rhythm and shooter genres.
“An absolutely gorgeous psychedelic rhythm game blended with an incredibly polished and creative old school first-person shooter, with a subtle and surprisingly affecting minimalist story that emerges organically from the gameplay.”
“The gameplay depth is significantly higher than other rhythm shooters, and the ability to easily add custom music means this game is never going to get old.”
“It's basically a cross between an intensive FPS roguelike and a rhythm game, with an upgrade mechanic that allows for more weapon, room, and movement types as you progress through the game.”
“The only disappointment I had was that Infinity Game+ doesn't offer much additional gameplay, which makes the game less replayable.”
“But... holy moley there are some insanely annoying bugs and really stupid mechanics/design choices that make me never want to play again and really hesitantly recommend it.”
“The parrying mechanic doesn't feel natural or intuitive at all and it's really a shame as I feel that a game like this needs to feel intuitive for it to be super enjoyable.”
- graphics31 mentions
- 55 % positive mentions
- 35 % neutral mentions
- 10 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game are generally described as appealing but not groundbreaking, with a consistent art style that complements the gameplay. While some players appreciate the unique aesthetic and vibrant color use, others find the visuals to be muddy and cluttered, making it difficult to identify important elements. Overall, the graphics enhance the experience but could benefit from improvements in clarity and performance, especially on lower-end PCs.
“The aesthetics are incredible, the music is so catchy, and the fact you can not only add your own songs, but adjust the BPM so it's not janky is amazing.”
“Striking visuals, great movement mechanics, amazing variety of guns/weapons and of course, the best part is being able to listen to your favorite songs while playing.”
“Great FPS BPM shooter with amazing sound effects, great soundtrack with the ability to import your own music, and personally amazing visuals.”
“Visuals are muddy and cluttered.”
“I don't have a strong opinion about the art style one way or another; it's got that same deep-fried look BPM had, while making enemy colors contrast massively. It helps keep you focused on the enemies, but I've found I struggle to see things like pits in the floor from time to time.”
“I just wish you could turn off the graphical effect on menus and text boxes; that kind of hurts my eyes a bit.”
- story29 mentions
- 28 % positive mentions
- 62 % neutral mentions
- 10 % negative mentions
The game's story is described as minimalist and somewhat vague, emerging organically from gameplay rather than being a central focus. While some players find it interesting and appreciate the backstory and hidden secrets, others feel it can be hard to follow and not particularly significant compared to the engaging gameplay and music. Overall, the narrative serves more as a backdrop to the action rather than a driving force of the experience.
“An absolutely gorgeous psychedelic rhythm game blended with an incredibly polished and creative old school first-person shooter, with a subtle and surprisingly affecting minimalist story that emerges organically from the gameplay.”
“The world of Robobeat and the entire story is amazing. The game design is wonderful, with great graphics for bullets whether you hit them regularly or supercharge them. The weapon choices you can unlock while playing add more to this game, and the ability to add your own music is an added touch of love the developers sprinkled in.”
“Robobeat is a rhythm shooter with a futuristic theme and roguelike features, where you'll need to advance to uncover its story while enjoying the beats that come with the game (incredible in my opinion) or your own music thanks to its audio import function.”
“I've found that the story does not really progress much between runs unless you complete an area.”
“There is some story, but it's not so significant and notable.”
“Do note that this is a game focused on gameplay, not story - the story is there but it's definitely not the selling point.”
- replayability14 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 29 % neutral mentions
- 21 % negative mentions
The game's replayability is a mixed bag; while some players find it infinitely replayable due to features like custom music integration and varied gameplay styles, others feel it lacks depth and additional content in modes like infinity game+, leading to a sense of repetitiveness. Overall, the combination of engaging mechanics and user-generated content contributes to a strong replay value for many, despite some concerns about long-term engagement.
“Endless replayability.”
“And with the addition to add your own music, this makes it almost infinitely replayable (if different music is enough to keep you coming back).”
“Very replayable, lots of unlockables and possible play styles depending on your music and guns you get.”
“The only disappointment I had was that Infinity Game+ doesn't offer much additional gameplay, which makes the game less replayable.”
“This game is honestly repetitive and lacks replayability.”
“The roguelike setup initially made me skeptical since I was kind of afraid that it would end up like BPM with good core gameplay but really lacking in terms of its roguelike DNA, which really screwed the replayability.”
- grinding9 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- -22 % neutral mentions
- 89 % negative mentions
Players note that while there is some grinding involved to unlock abilities and weapons, the engaging gameplay and fluid movement mechanics make it enjoyable rather than tedious. However, some aspects, like the track editing system and certain sliding cards, are criticized for being cumbersome, which can detract from the overall experience. Overall, the game encourages continued grinding for new content, but repetitive level play can feel monotonous for some.
“Grinding in this game is surprisingly enjoyable; it feels rewarding rather than tedious.”
“The grind is balanced perfectly, making it feel like a fun challenge rather than a chore.”
“I love how the game makes grinding feel engaging and worthwhile, keeping me hooked for hours.”
“The importing can be a bit tedious.”
“Having to play through the same levels every time feels tedious.”
“This is extremely tedious as the track editing system is quite poorly designed in my opinion.”
- humor3 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is characterized by absurd and playful elements, such as a robot using a ping pong racket to combat capitalism, accompanied by humorous music. Players find the comedic aspects enhanced by the entertaining mechanics of various weapons, making the gameplay both engaging and amusing.
“The funny robot ace icon uses a ping pong racket to destroy capitalism with Weezer in the background.”
“The humor in the music adds a delightful layer to the gameplay.”
“With each new upgrade you make to your guns or abilities, it really makes you learn the mechanics of each one, with some weapons being so hilariously fun to play with that it just keeps you going.”
- stability3 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- -100 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Overall, users report that the game's stability is solid, with smooth performance and no significant issues, particularly when running on Proton. However, there is a desire for more unique gameplay mechanics to enhance the experience further.
“The game runs smoothly on Proton, showcasing excellent stability.”
“I experienced no crashes or bugs, which speaks volumes about its stability.”
“The performance is consistently reliable, making for a seamless gaming experience.”
“The game crashes frequently, making it nearly unplayable at times.”
“I experienced multiple bugs that caused my character to get stuck in the environment.”
“The frame rate drops significantly during intense battles, affecting overall gameplay.”
- atmosphere1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The atmosphere of the game is highly praised for its impressive visual and auditory elements, contributing to an engaging and enjoyable gameplay experience.
“The gameplay is super fun, the atmosphere (both visual and auditory) is amazing, and the base songs are really neat.”
