Screw Drivers

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Screw Drivers is a single player and multiplayer racing game. It was developed by Creactstudios and was released on June 20, 2024. It received very positive reviews from players.

"Screw Drivers" is a vehicular engineering and racing game in early access. Design your own cars with combustion, electric, or hybrid engines, and challenge royals with unique vehicles in wacky races. Use axles, gears, and suspensions to create your dream speed machine.

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Audience ScoreBased on 4,302 reviews

gameplay128 positive mentions

stability100 negative mentions

The game is free and offers a fun and engaging vehicle building experience, reminiscent of LEGO Technic.
The building mechanics allow for extensive customization and creativity, making it enjoyable for players who like tinkering with designs.
The driving physics are satisfying, and the game provides a good balance of challenge and fun in its campaign mode.

The camera controls are frustrating and can lead to disorientation while driving, making it difficult to navigate tracks.
The building system can be clunky, as players cannot easily move or adjust parts once placed, leading to tedious construction processes.
The game suffers from performance issues and bugs, including crashes and inconsistent physics, which can detract from the overall experience.

gameplay
370 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay of this vehicle-building game has received mixed reviews, with many praising its compelling building mechanics and the fun of driving custom creations. Players appreciate the depth and creativity allowed in vehicle design, likening it to games like Scrap Mechanic and Trailmakers, while also noting some frustrating controls and physics issues that detract from the experience. Overall, it offers a unique blend of mechanical engineering and racing, making it particularly appealing to those interested in tinkering and customization, despite being in early access and needing further polish.
- “This game has huge potential; the building mechanics are very compelling and driving around is a lot of fun.”
- “The gameplay loop is simple but captivating: purchasing parts to build a better vehicle, using good driving alongside whatever parts you can afford to complete your next mission, then using the racing money to upgrade your car some more.”
- “The building and racing mechanics are both a lot of fun, and there's plenty of room to be creative with your designs.”
- “This is straight up garbage, mechanics zero, logic zero, the map is full of invisible obstacles, the cars disassemble from the slightest touch like a house of cards and their wheels seem to be made out of butter, physics are just frustrating, and driving behaves as if the game just doesn't want you to win any race, plus the bot enemies are not even taking damage or being required to go through the checkpoints.”
- “They took scrap mechanic, and somehow made it worse.”
- “The unlock mechanics, the physics, everything that's not just building a car in this game is absolutely borked.”
graphics
118 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics of the game receive mixed feedback, with some players appreciating the appealing art style and overall visual quality, while others criticize performance issues and graphical glitches, particularly on lower settings. Many users note that the game is graphics-intensive, leading to lag even on high-end systems, and express a desire for more customizable graphics options to enhance performance. Overall, while the visuals are considered decent or good by some, they are marred by optimization problems and a lack of advanced settings.
- “The graphics are amazing.”
- “I’ve seen games, and let me tell you, screw drivers has the best graphics.”
- “The graphics are really good and the driving feels nice.”
- “The graphics in this game are passable, but could be better.”
- “This game is very laggy, even when you lower the graphics it still lags.”
- “But still got really huge minuses, like the graphics being too blurry, it's also too bright which is uncomfortable to my eyes.”
optimization
104 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's optimization has received mixed reviews, with many players reporting significant performance issues, including crashes, lag spikes, and low frame rates even on capable hardware. While some updates have improved performance for certain users, the overall consensus is that the game requires further optimization, particularly for lower-end PCs. Players appreciate the game's potential and fun mechanics but express frustration over its current performance shortcomings.
- “The game has been significantly optimized, the terrain interactions feel much more natural and smooth.”
- “Well optimized (I play on a laptop and as of now I'm getting almost 60fps on average).”
- “Luckily you can disable them, and you get a much better performance.”
- “The most significant drawback is optimization; it's terrible here.”
- “Now my PC isn't the best, but it's also not a 1999 Windows 98 box and can run other games pretty nicely, and it meets all the requirements listed on the page, so I'd say that this game is really unoptimized.”
- “Unless you have the patience to play with a wildly unoptimized, unrefined, laggy, buggy mess, wait till this exits early access.”
stability
102 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game is currently in an early access state and is described as "very buggy," with frequent crashes, glitches, and performance issues that can hinder gameplay. While many players find the game fun and engaging, the instability, particularly with vehicle physics and camera controls, has led to frustration for some users. Overall, while the game shows promise, potential players should be prepared for a range of technical issues.
- “Super fun, runs great.”
- “To start (or most of the time not even getting to that point), the game is extremely buggy on launch, often requires multiple attempts before it actually starts.”
- “This is probably the most annoying game I have ever played, building sucks, lots of random glitches and bugs, couldn't even load it for the first time without it crashing, 90% of the time part scrolling breaks, it's a fun game but it's overrun with annoyances that make it a nightmare to play.”
- “Unless you have the patience to play with a wildly unoptimized, unrefined, laggy, buggy mess, wait till this exits early access.”
story
66 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's story is generally considered minimal and somewhat short, with players expressing a desire for more content and depth in future updates. While some find the narrative enjoyable and engaging, others criticize it as lacking substance, particularly in its current early access state. Overall, the focus remains on gameplay mechanics and vehicle customization rather than a robust storyline.
- “It has a fun story and I have a lot of fun!”
- “A very great platform for a player to express and show their creativity along with a nice storyline and upgradable pathways.”
- “Story mode is kind of short but I am sure that it will get longer.”
- “The controls are bad, the story is bad, the challenges are bad; don't play this game.”
- “Also, the main story/race part of the game is very short; I look forward to more content and stuff.”
- “Story mode is kind of short, but I am sure that it will get longer.”
grinding
28 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be a mixed experience; while the building system can be tedious and slow, it is not excessively grindy, allowing for enjoyable gameplay without requiring hours of effort for basic upgrades. The advanced building mechanics impact car performance, but some users note that achieving even basic race rankings can feel laborious. Overall, the game is seen as a fun engineering experience, albeit with some frustrating elements in the building process.
- “The game is not grindy, the career and maps are fun and I'm having a blast with it!”
- “You'll need a second life for grinding.”
- “The building mode is slow and tedious, and the camera during races is a real battle.”
- “This game is mainly an engineering game, but quite a lot of the races require a lot from you, even just to get a bronze ranking so that you can proceed with the game, so it can get quite tedious at times.”
humor
20 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The humor in the game is frequently highlighted as a charming aspect, with players noting its amusing glitches and unexpected interactions that add a lighthearted touch. Descriptions liken the experience to a hilariously flawed DIY project, contributing to the game's overall appeal despite some clunkiness. Overall, the humor is seen as a key element that enhances the enjoyment of the gameplay.
- “It's like a DIY project gone horribly, hilariously wrong!”
- “And sometimes the car just interacts funny with the environment, or it does something completely against expectations.”
- “Funny game, a little bit clunky at this time but a really great concept.”
replayability
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The game offers significant replayability, particularly through its engaging sandbox mode and challenging scenarios that encourage players to improve their car-building skills. While still in early access and needing some polish, the variety of camera options enhances the overall playability, making it a title that players are likely to return to frequently.
- “The sandbox is lots of fun and the challenges have great replayability as you learn how to make better and better cars.”
- “It's much more playable, and I will definitely be playing it more.”
- “They have multiple cameras, orbit (loose), racing (dynamic), and follow (free), which makes it much more playable than before.”
- “Finally, please add a left-right and front-rear mirroring function; these additions would make the game much more replayable.”
- “They have multiple camera options, including orbit (loose), racing (dynamic), and follow (free), which makes it much more replayable than before.”
- “It's much more replayable, and I will definitely be playing it more.”
monetization
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The monetization strategy for the game has received mixed reviews, with some users criticizing the developer for aggressively pushing DLC and microtransactions despite the game being in early access. However, others appreciate that the base game is free to play, with no additional microtransactions beyond a supporter pack, allowing players to enjoy the game without further financial commitment.
- “You get the game and play, no microtransactions.”
- “Despite not pushing out a complete product, headup had all the time in the world to create DLC for the game, and they're pushing hard to either slap a price tag on it or infest it with microtransactions... so you're not getting a truly free product if you download this.”
- “This should be the donor value options; each category adds everything from the previous tier and then some.”
- “Finally, let's not forget this early access is free to play with no other microtransactions besides the supporter pack!”
music
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game has received mixed reviews, with some players finding it lackluster and preferring to play their own music instead. However, others appreciate its goofy tone, which complements the game's silly characters, while still acknowledging that the overall gameplay remains enjoyable despite the music's shortcomings.
- “> most epic music on the radio”
- “Music is pretty bad, but I'd say the game itself is fun.”
- “Currently on the campaign right now, and I will say the characters are silly and the music has a goofy mood to it.”
- “Pretty good if you turn all sounds off and play your own music instead.”
emotional
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players express a strong emotional connection to the game, highlighting its challenging and enjoyable nature, which motivates them to support the developers through purchases, even for minimal content. However, some users also mention feelings of frustration and emotional strain associated with certain aspects of gameplay, particularly in titles like Stormworks. Overall, the emotional experience is a mix of joy and pain, reflecting the game's impact on players.