- May 11, 2023
- Valkeala Software
Rolling Toolman
Platforms
About
"Rolling Toolman" is a cinematic space shooter where you play as Toolman inside a ball, navigating through levels filled with obstacles and challenges. Collect hammers for extra lives and aim to reach the goal as fast as possible. Play in single-mode for a more casual experience, or story-mode to progress through levels in a more structured manner, but be prepared to start over if you lose all your lives.







- The game offers challenging levels and rewarding achievements, making it engaging for players.
- It's a low-cost indie game that can serve as a fun time killer, especially for casual gamers.
- The unique gameplay mechanic of rolling a character in a ball provides an interesting twist on platforming.
- The game suffers from poor physics, controls, and various bugs, leading to a frustrating experience.
- It has been criticized as an asset flip, lacking originality and proper credit to asset creators.
- Technical issues such as limited graphics options and uncustomizable controls detract from the overall quality.
monetization
3 mentions Positive Neutral NegativeThe monetization strategy of the developers has been criticized as unethical, with accusations of plagiarism and cash grabs through the use of uncredited assets from other creators. Users have noted a pattern of suspicious activity, including the creation of fake accounts to promote these games, suggesting a deliberate attempt to exploit the Steam platform for profit.
“The developers here didn't credit any of the artists and real, actual game developers who created the assets, so this is plagiarism as well as a cash grab.”
“Tero Lunkka/Valkeala Software has shown a repeat pattern of unethically dumping other people's work onto Steam as a cheap, nasty cash grab through this account or closely linked/alternate accounts.”
“They're all written in either Russian or broken English, appear at almost exactly the same time shortly after the game launched on Steam, all have a direct Steam purchase of the game, and the accounts are used consistently to write fake reviews for asset flips and other cash grabs/scams.”