Robot King Part I: Rebooted and Ready

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The first in a 3 part series, Robot King follows the journey of a robot on a quest to find his place in a kingdom where everyone seems bent on his destruction. Navigate through 4 unique areas, collecting gold as you go. Customize your robot with 40 possible equipments. But with only 10 equipment slots, various builds will have to be utilized to make it through the harsh terrain and boss levels. Co…

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Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

Robot King Part I: Rebooted and Ready screenshot

44%

Audience ScoreBased on 32 reviews

humor1 positive mentions

music4 negative mentions

The game offers a challenging experience reminiscent of classic NES titles, rewarding players who invest time in learning enemy patterns and upgrading their abilities.
Despite its flaws, the game has a distinct progression system that allows players to feel a sense of growth and accomplishment as they overcome difficult challenges.
It's a free game that showcases the developer's effort and creativity, appealing to those who enjoy retro-style gameplay.

The game suffers from poor balance and frustrating mechanics, with enemies that can quickly overwhelm players and a lack of clear instructions or tutorials.
Technical issues abound, including locked controls and resolution settings, as well as a lack of polish that detracts from the overall experience.
The audio and visual quality are subpar, with repetitive music and outdated graphics that fail to engage players.

music
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game has received overwhelmingly negative feedback, with players criticizing the repetitive and low-quality soundtrack, often likening it to an unpleasant experience. Many users express a desire for a more diverse and engaging selection of tracks, suggesting that the current music detracts from the overall enjoyment of the game. Overall, the consensus is that the soundtrack needs significant improvement to enhance the gaming experience.
- “Add different music to different terrain.”
- “Add more music; as of now, you have to listen to the same song all game.”
- “The game's music felt worse than a cheese grater that screams grating my ears off.”
- “Awful soundtrack; at least there were more songs or an action one.”
- “Add more music, as of now you have to listen to the same song all game.”
gameplay
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay is characterized by its extreme difficulty, with players facing immediate and overwhelming challenges that suggest a lack of playtesting. While some find the cryptic, NES-style mechanics intriguing enough to continue exploring upgrades, others criticize the overall experience as boring and visually unappealing.
- “And something about the simplistic gameplay makes me want to keep pushing on to see what those upgrades can really do.”
- “Gameplay is brutally hard to the point it's clear no playtesting was done; you die almost immediately from these mine things that move towards you at twice the speed you're capable of and smack you until your health is gone.”
- “Gameplay is boring, no explanation is given, and the graphics make my eyes hurt.”
- “There is that cryptic NES-style gameplay.”
graphics
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics have been widely criticized for their outdated retro pixel art and simplistic vector shapes, which detract from the overall experience. Users express frustration over locked resolution and controls, limiting customization options and contributing to a visually unappealing and uncomfortable gameplay experience.
- “Following on from the poor game balance and terrible choice in game engines, resolution and controls are locked, and can't be changed or customized to improve the visuals or the control experience.”
- “A choice was made to use obsolete retro pixel art as a substitute for contemporary PC graphics.”
- “Graphics are just simple vector shapes.”
monetization
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The monetization strategy of the game is criticized for being misleading, as the free portion serves more as an advertisement or demo for the paid content, leading users to feel that it lacks the substance of a fully developed game.
- “While this part of the game series is free, the other part isn't, making this very much more of an advertisement/demo instead of a fully fledged game.”
- “That's just another reason not to bother downloading this 'free' advertisement.”
grinding
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious, particularly due to the repetitive clicking required to defeat enemies without damage upgrades. Many express a desire for a turbo button to alleviate the monotony of the grinding process.
- “You'll need a second life for grinding.”
- “The only downside is that I seriously wish there was a turbo button, because clicking 60 times to kill an enemy when you don't have the damage upgrades is really tedious.”
stability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game, while commendable for being developed in Python, is reported to be quite buggy, indicating significant stability issues that detract from the overall experience.
- “The game is incredibly unstable, crashing frequently and ruining the experience.”
- “I appreciate the effort, but the constant bugs and glitches make it unplayable at times.”
- “While the concept is great, the execution suffers from severe stability issues that need urgent attention.”
humor
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The humor in the game is largely absent, with players noting a lack of funny comments or comedic elements, suggesting that those seeking humor may want to reconsider their expectations before playing.
story
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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optimization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's optimization is lacking, with controls and movement feeling unrefined, tight level collision causing frequent player entrapment, and audio elements failing to enhance the experience.
- “On the downside, the controls and movement are not particularly optimized. The level collision is very tight, and you often get caught. Additionally, the audio is not really worth having on.”
- “The game's performance is subpar, with frequent frame drops and stuttering that disrupt the overall experience.”
- “I found the optimization lacking; loading times are excessively long, and the game struggles to maintain a stable frame rate even on high-end hardware.”