Robots, Death & Venice

About

Robots, Death & Venice is a single player action adventure game. It was developed by FX Barcelona Games School and was released on August 1, 2020. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Defeat the Robot Mafia in a dystopian Venice in this thrilling shooting game. Join Fio Bucceri, a former secret agent now turned into a bounty hunter seeking revenge of the Robot Mafia.

Genres & Tags

Play Modes

Single-Player

+11

Skip User Reviews

61%

Audience ScoreBased on 18 reviews

graphics3 negative mentions

The game features impressive graphics and a visually appealing art style.
For a student project, it shows potential and offers a decent experience.
The game is free, making it accessible for players to try without financial commitment.

Controls are clunky and difficult to navigate, leading to frustrating gameplay.
The gameplay is underdeveloped with issues like slow movement and imprecise shooting mechanics.
The lack of adjustable settings for sensitivity and motion blur makes the game nearly unplayable for some.

graphics
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
29%
28%
43%
The graphics received generally positive feedback, with users praising the art style for its resemblance to "Dishonored 2" and its effective execution within the game's setting. While some noted clunky movement, the overall visual presentation was described as modern and enjoyable, contributing to a fun gameplay experience.
- “Clunky movement, but the graphics are very nice; I really enjoyed listening to the music too.”
- “Love the art style.”
- “Besides the graphics and clothing physics, everything else is bad.”
- “The art style is very obviously based off of Dishonored 2, with several assets being recreated almost exactly, but it serves the setting well and is genuinely well executed.”
- “Fast game with modern-day graphics, but it moves from location A to B to C and so on.”
gameplay
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
29%
28%
43%
Gameplay received mixed reviews, with some users finding it underdeveloped due to stiff animations and unclear enemy damage, while others appreciated its fun art style and serviceable mechanics. However, several players expressed dissatisfaction, leading to quick uninstalls after minimal playtime. Overall, the gameplay experience appears to be inconsistent, with both positive and negative feedback.
- “The art style and the gameplay were fun.”
- “I can't comment much on the gameplay as a result, but what I did play wasn't bad, especially considering it's free.”
- “Gameplay was a bit underdeveloped, with stiff animations and unclear damage to enemies, but it was serviceable.”
- “Awful, awful gameplay.”
- “For two-and-a-half rooms, a few streets, and fifteen minutes of gameplay.”
story
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
34%
33%
The story is minimal, centering around a detective tasked with eliminating the jester, the head of a robot mafia. While the plot lacks depth, some users find it enjoyable despite its simplicity.
- “The story is not much, but it is good.”
- “There is no real plot to speak of; you are a detective who is tasked with killing the jester, the leader of the local robot mafia.”
music
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
The music in the game is generally noted as enjoyable, though it may not be very prominent or audible during gameplay. Additionally, there is no voice acting beyond an introductory blurb, which may contribute to the overall audio experience feeling sparse.
- “The graphics are very nice, and I really enjoyed listening to the music too.”
- “There's no voice acting aside from a blurb at the very start, and if there was music, it was not very audible.”
grinding
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
300%
Players find the grinding aspect of the game frustrating due to a confusing shoulder perspective, impractical sensitivity controls, tedious transition animations that cannot be stacked, and the limitation of not being able to carry multiple weapon types simultaneously.
- “The permanent perspective-screwing shoulder perspective makes it hard to enjoy the game.”
- “The impractical sensitivity and tedious, un-stackable transition animations really drag down the experience.”
- “The lack of carrying multiple weapon types at once adds to the frustration of grinding.”