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Windows
Reviews
- The game features a charming art style and engaging visuals that enhance the overall experience.
- It offers a variety of content, including upgrades, bosses, and rogue-like elements that keep gameplay fresh and addictive.
- The mechanics are unique and provide a challenging experience that encourages players to improve and explore different strategies.
- The controls can be clunky and inconsistent, particularly with stair navigation, leading to frustrating gameplay moments.
- The game can feel overly grindy, especially with certain achievements requiring excessive repetition to unlock.
- Players may experience significant setbacks due to losing all progress upon death, which can diminish the sense of accomplishment.
- graphics6 mentions
- 83 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 17 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game are widely praised for their quality and artistic style, contributing to an engaging visual experience that complements the gameplay. Many reviewers highlight the combination of impressive visuals with elements of humor and gore, making it a standout feature of the game. Overall, the graphics are considered a significant draw, enhancing the overall enjoyment of the game.
“The gameplay is solid and brutal, the art style is fun, and the music score is dead on with its eerie ambiance.”
“"Room 13" is possibly the best combination of violence, extreme gore, amazing graphics, simple controls, fun, and humor I've seen in quite some time.”
“I was swayed by the stellar graphics and the low sale price. For five minutes or five hours, an excellent game (even at full price).”
“I really dig the visuals, but the mechanics of the game make this too much of a pain.”
- gameplay4 mentions
- 75 % positive mentions
- -25 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The gameplay is a mix of innovative mechanics that require adaptation, leading to a rewarding experience once mastered. While some players find the mechanics challenging, others appreciate the solid and brutal nature of the gameplay, complemented by a fun art style and fitting music. Overall, it appeals particularly to fans of arcade-like experiences and zombie themes.
“The mechanics of the game are really awesome and new, and once you have adapted to move in the map, you feel really good playing the game.”
“The gameplay is solid and brutal, the art style is fun, and the music score is dead on with its eerie ambiance.”
“I strongly recommend this to anyone who enjoys arcade-like gameplay and zombies.”
“I really dig the visuals, but the mechanics of the game make it too much of a pain.”
“The gameplay is solid and brutal, but the art style is fun, and the music score is dead on with its eerie ambiance.”
- story4 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 25 % neutral mentions
- 75 % negative mentions
The story aspect of the game is anticipated to expand significantly with the addition of a dedicated story mode and bosses, enhancing the overall experience. Players express a desire to delve deeper into the narrative, driven by the game's challenging mechanics that encourage improvement and exploration. However, some users find the early access page somewhat misleading regarding gameplay elements related to the story mode.
“The early access page states that there will be more levels, a story mode, and bosses, among other bits of content which should make this a stellar title.”
“Bear in mind - as the store page, I find, is a bit misleading - you assemble your gun on the fly from components found in your run; you can only pick which face you start with in arcade mode (which differs from story only in that bosses don't drop faces that you can use upon defeat).”
“Love the difficulty of it as it adds a want to get better to dive deeper into the story and learn why you are there.”
- grinding3 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be excessive, particularly regarding certain achievements and the need to accumulate a large number of zombie kills for gun modifications. While some shortcuts exist, the overall experience is marred by clunky controls and a repetitive grind.
“The only downside, outside of a few bugs, is that two achievements are a bit too grindy, but it can still be shortcut a bit.”
“Too grindy, and the controls feel clunky.”
“Furthermore, all mods for guns require grinding out zombie kills, usually in sets of 100 or so.”
- music2 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The music in the game is praised for its eerie ambiance that complements the solid and brutal gameplay, although some users have reported issues with the game not being completely silent even when music and sound effects are turned off.
“The gameplay is solid and brutal, the art style is fun, and the music score perfectly complements its eerie ambiance.”
“The only problem I have is that my game is not completely silent even when I set music and SFX to off.”
- humor1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in "Room 13" is highlighted as a standout feature, effectively blending with its elements of violence and gore, while also benefiting from impressive graphics and straightforward controls, creating an engaging and entertaining experience.
“Room 13 is possibly the best combination of violence, extreme gore, amazing graphics, simple controls, fun, and humor I've seen in quite some time.”
