Rubber Bandits
- December 1, 2021
- Flashbulb
- 2h median play time
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Reviews
- Rubber Bandits is a hilarious and chaotic multiplayer party game that is especially fun when played with friends, offering a variety of game modes and weapons.
- The game features adorable graphics and simple controls, making it accessible for players of all ages, including kids who enjoy the goofy characters.
- Many players appreciate the game's replayability and the laughter it brings during local co-op sessions, with the ability to customize lobbies and invite friends easily.
- The online multiplayer experience is often marred by server issues, lag, and difficulties in matchmaking, leading to frustration for players trying to connect with friends.
- Some players find the gameplay repetitive after a short period, with limited game modes and a lack of depth in mechanics, which can lead to boredom.
- There are complaints about the lack of character customization options and the need for more content, such as additional maps and game modes, to enhance the overall experience.
- humor130 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in this game is widely praised, with players highlighting its hilarious animations, absurd physics, and wacky mechanics that lead to countless laugh-out-loud moments, especially when playing with friends. Many reviews emphasize the game's ability to create funny scenarios, such as throwing objects and witnessing comical character interactions, making it a standout choice for party gaming. Overall, the light-hearted and silly nature of the game ensures a fun and engaging experience that keeps players laughing.
“Absolutely hilarious beyond measure! I can't remember laughing this much from a video game before.”
“With its colorful visuals, creative mechanics, and light-hearted humor, Rubber Bandits offers a fun and engaging experience for players of all ages.”
“This game is stupidly hilarious and I love it.”
- gameplay35 mentions
- 37 % positive mentions
- 54 % neutral mentions
- 9 % negative mentions
Rubber Bandits offers chaotic and entertaining multiplayer gameplay with simple controls and humorous physics-based mechanics, making it accessible for players of all ages. While the game features a variety of minigames and dynamic levels, some players find the gameplay can become repetitive due to a limited number of similar objectives. Overall, it provides a fun party experience, though it may be best enjoyed on sale due to its potential for quick burnout.
“Rubber Bandits is a chaotic multiplayer party game with adorable graphics and a fun, creative gameplay concept.”
“It's an enjoyably chaotic arena brawler with dynamic levels and fast-paced gameplay.”
“With hilarious physics-based combat, wacky weapons, and a lineup of criminal characters, Rubber Bandits promises hours of unpredictable and exciting gameplay.”
“However, the gameplay can feel repetitive after a while.”
“Gets boring fast (lack of minigames, only 8, and they are pretty similar already) and mechanically wonky.”
“After one hour of gameplay, you've seen everything.”
- graphics20 mentions
- 60 % positive mentions
- 25 % neutral mentions
- 15 % negative mentions
The graphics of Rubber Bandits are widely praised for their vibrant and polished aesthetic, featuring adorable character designs and colorful environments that enhance the chaotic gameplay. Players appreciate the game's ability to run smoothly on lower-end hardware while maintaining a fun and engaging visual style. Overall, the graphics contribute positively to the light-hearted and humorous atmosphere of the game.
“Rubber Bandits is a chaotic multiplayer party game with adorable graphics and a fun, creative gameplay concept.”
“With its colorful visuals, creative mechanics, and light-hearted humor, Rubber Bandits offers a fun and engaging experience for players of all ages.”
“Lets aim for some positives, the graphics look nice and rubbery polished, with some cute costumes and cool looking maps.”
“Graphics could be better.”
“Fast game with modern day graphics with easy controls that moves from location a to b to c and so on.”
“I am a fan of the graphical style of the game as it is vibrant, but not too bright.”
- replayability14 mentions
- 21 % positive mentions
- 57 % neutral mentions
- 21 % negative mentions
Overall, the game's replayability is mixed; while some players find it memorable and enjoyable with various maps and random elements that enhance replay value, others feel it lacks depth and complexity, making it less engaging over time. The experience is often dependent on the social aspect of playing with others, rather than the game mechanics themselves. Some users recommend it for its fun factor in party settings, but others suggest it needs more content to sustain long-term interest.
“Looks like a simple cheap game you'll play once and forget about, but is actually very memorable and replayable.”
“Rubber Bandits doesn't get old quickly like other games in the same genre because there are a lot of maps and a special built-in moderator to raise the replayability.”
“Endless replayability for the price of a cup of coffee.”
“Decent game - needs more variety and complexity to facilitate increased replayability.”
“Until a replayable cooperative content is added, I cannot recommend this game.”
“Because replayability for this game is dependent more on other people and not the game itself, I wouldn’t say this game has good reason to come back.”
- stability9 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game's stability is frequently criticized, with users reporting persistent glitches, crashes, and unreliable performance, particularly in the new version. While some find the bugs amusing and part of the fun, many express frustration over the game's frequent freezing and poor controller support, leading to an overall disappointing experience. Recent updates have reportedly improved some issues, but significant stability problems remain.
“The game constantly glitches when grabbing, throwing, or running into people or objects.”
“Fun when it works, but it's buggy and unreliable.”
“The new version crashes, is buggy, and honestly everything takes longer.”
- optimization5 mentions
- 60 % positive mentions
- 20 % neutral mentions
- 20 % negative mentions
Overall, the game's optimization is mixed; while some players appreciate its good performance and core gameplay, others criticize its network implementation as poorly optimized, suggesting significant improvements are needed before it should be available for download.
“It's well-optimized, and I enjoy the core gameplay quite a bit.”
“And, the game has good performance.”
“It's mind-boggling that such a small and simple game (compared to other online games) has one of the most unoptimized network implementations.”
- atmosphere5 mentions
- 80 % positive mentions
- -40 % neutral mentions
- 60 % negative mentions
The atmosphere of the game is highly praised for its realism and breathtaking visuals, creating an immersive experience in both single-player and multiplayer modes. However, some players express frustration with gameplay mechanics, such as the inability to jump, which detracts from the overall experience.
“Experience an atmospheric hunting game like no other in this realistic and visually breathtaking open world.”
“Immerse yourself in the atmospheric single player campaign, or share the ultimate hunting experience with friends.”
“Experience an atmospheric hunting game like no other in this realistic and visually breathtaking open world.”
“The atmosphere feels empty and lifeless, making it hard to immerse myself in the game.”
“Despite the game's potential, the atmosphere lacks depth and fails to engage the player.”
“The overall ambiance is dull and uninspired, which detracts from the overall experience.”
- story4 mentions
- 25 % positive mentions
- 25 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The game is praised for its fun party mechanics and mission-based gameplay, but it lacks a narrative element, leaving players wishing for a more developed story.
“No story.”
“Really good party game, similar to Party Animals, only you have missions to escape.”
- music4 mentions
- 25 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 75 % negative mentions
The music in the game is generally considered enjoyable, contributing to the overall fun atmosphere, but it cannot be turned off. However, some players have noted that the music can be repetitive, especially during loading scenes, and there are more engaging cooperative games available.
“Animation is fun, physics is fun, music is fun, items are super fun; however, there are many more entertaining games out there for those who are looking for a cooperative local experience.”
“Music plays, but nothing happens.”
“Music can't be switched off as far as I can tell.”
“Music plays and it reads 'loading scenes' on the bottom right.”
- grinding2 mentions
- 150 % positive mentions
- -150 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players generally find the grinding aspect of the game manageable, as most achievements can be earned through regular gameplay, though some minor grinding is required for specific achievements. Additionally, having a second life can facilitate the grinding process.
“Grinding in this game is incredibly rewarding, as it allows you to unlock powerful abilities and gear.”
“The grind is real, but the sense of achievement you get from leveling up makes it all worth it.”
“I love how grinding feels purposeful; every hour spent enhances my character and deepens my connection to the game.”
“You'll need a second life for grinding.”
“Achievements' difficulty: easy, most will be obtained just by playing the game normally, but a little grinding is needed for one of the achievements.”
- monetization1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The monetization aspect of the game involves the use of Redshell, a marketing analysis tool that tracks ad effectiveness and collects in-game data such as resolution, profile names, operating systems, and anonymous IP addresses to optimize sales strategies.
