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Schrodinger’s Cat And The Raiders Of The Lost Quark

Give this quirky little gem a chance and Schrödinger’s plucky little feline will almost certainly find a place in your heart.
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62%Game Brain Score
gameplay, humor
stability, grinding
65% User Score Based on 92 reviews
Critic Score 59%Based on 12 reviews

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Schrodinger’s Cat And The Raiders Of The Lost Quark is a single player casual platformer game. It was developed by Italic Pig Limited and was released on September 23, 2014. It received neutral reviews from critics and mostly positive reviews from players.

Schrödinger’s Cat is a fun, frantic, wacky and colourful puzzle-laden platform game. Following an emergency, the Particle Zoo is overrun with hungry leptons, sticky-fingered gluons and massive bosons. Schrödinger’s Cat must sort out this chaos!

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65%
Audience ScoreBased on 92 reviews
gameplay15 positive mentions
stability13 negative mentions
  • Innovative quark combo mechanic offers creative and engaging puzzle-solving gameplay.
  • Unique humor and clever physics-based jokes with strong, entertaining voice acting.
  • Cute, cartoony art style and charming characters create a visually appealing experience.
  • Numerous bugs and glitches including collision detection issues and crashes affect playability.
  • Repetitive level design and procedural generation lead to bland environments and monotonous backtracking.
  • Controls can feel floaty or imprecise, and some gamepad support and keybind options are lacking.
  • gameplay
    49 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay features a unique and clever combo mechanic centered around combining abilities, offering an original puzzle-platformer experience with resource management elements. While controls are generally solid and reminiscent of classic platformers, issues like unstable physics, awkward keybindings, and occasional glitches detract from the overall experience. Despite some frustrating design choices and underwhelming level design, the gameplay's innovative mechanics and humor make it engaging and enjoyable for many players.

    • “The combo mechanic with okay-if-floaty platforming controls makes for a fun, original experience.”
    • “Shrodinger's cat has solid controls and a really interesting puzzle mechanic by taking these different combinations of creatures and using them as weapons and other means of advancing the stage.”
    • “Wonderful design decisions all around, from the very clever use of the open world puzzle platforming combined with a resource management mechanic to make the player think on their feet when facing their challenges.”
    • “Starting from the smaller problem, even with solid and fluid gameplay, there's no way to change keybinds, a problem given that the controls for gamepads are honestly bad.”
    • “I would fall through the floor of levels, I would glitch through walls, I would break the game so unbelievably frequently that it really soured the gameplay.”
    • “Schrödinger's Cat and the Raiders of the Lost Quark's heart is certainly in the right place; for the most part it offers a weird and solid platforming experience in an original format only to become bogged down by bland level design and often unnecessarily complex gameplay mechanics.”
  • humor
    37 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The humor in the game is widely praised for its clever, quirky, and science-based comedy, especially the physics and quantum physics jokes, which appeal both to enthusiasts and casual players. Voice acting and funny dialogues enhance the comedic experience, contributing to a nostalgic yet fresh style reminiscent of classic platformers. However, some find the humor overly niche, with certain puns and smart jokes falling flat or feeling forced, potentially alienating players who don't connect with the scientific references.

    • “There are many games out there which try to be humorous, but I'd be hard pressed to name more than perhaps two other games that had me laughing as hard as this one.”
    • “It's got just hilarious physics-based comedy and if you have even a passing understanding of quantum physics you will be laughing your socks off, even if you don't, though it's still got a really quirky funny sense of humor anybody could enjoy.”
    • “As big a draw as the wise-cracking protagonist, the spiffy art, or the silky gameplay, the best part of this game by far is the science nerd humor, omg!”
    • “The physics puns are also unfunny and conversations go on for way too long.”
    • “Most of the jokes are not funny.”
    • “References are not funny without some context or set-up first.”
  • graphics
    14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics are generally praised for their unique, colorful, and nostalgic art style, capturing a playful and sophisticated look reminiscent of classic platformers. While some note the visuals can feel a bit plain or clunky at times, the overall aesthetic and humor-related design are well-executed and complement the game's theme effectively.

    • “Most of those flaws wouldn't be that hard to solve, given that the core gameplay and graphics are done surprisingly well.”
    • “The story is lighthearted, the voice acting is of professional quality, and the art style is cute and colorful, if a bit busy.”
    • “The humor and style of the game feels like a nostalgic take on platformers from the 80's - 90's, such as Earthworm Jim, Gex, and Star Fox, while the modern upkeep on the gameplay and art style is sophisticated and smooth.”
    • “The graphics are a little clunky, but the platforming is solid.”
    • “My only big gripe is the graphics are so plain.”
    • “To make this even worse, you cannot access the configurations (sound, graphics, etc.) at any time.”
  • stability
    13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game suffers from significant stability issues, including numerous bugs and glitches that frequently cause players to get stuck, fall through floors, or encounter unplayable sections. These problems disrupt gameplay and often force players to restart levels, severely impacting the overall experience.

    • “To top all those flaws the game is very unpolished, full of bugs and glitches that create problems for the player.”
    • “Often, when the game runs at a slow framerate, collisions are buggy and the character ends up stuck in a wall, leaving the player with no option but to reset the whole level.”
    • “The game is very buggy and when you get stuck and want to reset your player, you either fall out of the level and die or cannot move out of the wall anymore and have to start the whole level over.”
  • story
    13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story is generally lighthearted, featuring quirky and humorous dialogue with some unique and colorful character designs. While some users appreciate the funny and science-themed humor, others find the writing simplistic or lacking depth, with some suggesting the story could be more cohesive. Overall, it complements the game's cute art style and gameplay but is not the main focus.

    • “The story is lighthearted, the voice acting is of professional quality, and the art style is cute and colorful, if a bit busy.”
    • “There's a lot of humour in the game and unique designs for each of the quarks and characters in the game that make it easy to tell things apart and help keep things fresh as the plot progresses.”
    • “The setting and story are both unique and great, and I wouldn't hesitate to describe the whole game as 'cute.'”
    • “Story writing is 2010 levels of poor random 'quirky' internet humour.”
    • “There isn't much of a 'story' to go with this game.”
    • “There could've been a tighter story.”
  • grinding
    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The grinding aspect is largely seen as tedious and repetitive, making the gameplay feel dull despite some interesting ideas. Users find the challenges lack difficulty but are bogged down by unnecessary tedium, detracting from the overall experience.

    • “I expected to like this game, but it quickly becomes tedious.”
    • “None of the "puzzles" are particularly difficult, but they are overly tedious.”
    • “Basically, it's an interesting if tedious platformer with more glitches than it should have, an annoying protagonist, obnoxious physics puns and non-puns, a mostly appealing visual design, and some genuinely novel (if unpolished) ideas.”
  • optimization
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's optimization is generally good, running smoothly and beautifully with enjoyable features like science jokes and voice acting. However, some users report unexpected performance issues on certain PCs despite the game's simple platformer nature.

    • “The game runs smoothly and beautifully, with great science jokes and voice acting enhancing the experience.”
    • “System info & performance report indicates excellent optimization.”
    • “Its fun, the science jokes and voice acting are both awesome, and the game runs smoothly and beautifuly.”
    • “It runs slowly on my PC, and it shouldn't because it's just a platformer.”
  • music
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music is well-balanced, being repetitive enough to serve as background without becoming annoying, and while the soundtrack and sound effects aren't particularly remarkable, they are solid and enjoyable.

  • replayability
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Replayability is enhanced by procedurally generated layouts that add variety, but the repetitive hub environments and simple collection objectives limit long-term engagement.

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Schrodinger’s Cat And The Raiders Of The Lost Quark is a casual platformer game.

Schrodinger’s Cat And The Raiders Of The Lost Quark is available on Xbox Series X|S, PC, PlayStation 5, Mac OS and others.

On average players spend around 2 hours playing Schrodinger’s Cat And The Raiders Of The Lost Quark.

Schrodinger’s Cat And The Raiders Of The Lost Quark was released on September 23, 2014.

Schrodinger’s Cat And The Raiders Of The Lost Quark was developed by Italic Pig Limited.

Schrodinger’s Cat And The Raiders Of The Lost Quark has received neutral reviews from players and neutral reviews from critics. Most players liked Schrodinger’s Cat And The Raiders Of The Lost Quark for its gameplay but disliked it for its stability.

Schrodinger’s Cat And The Raiders Of The Lost Quark is a single player game.

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