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SEGFAULT

76%Game Brain Score
gameplay, emotional
grinding, graphics
76% User Score Based on 58 reviews

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Segfault is a hacker themed shooter game that focuses heavily on progression and skill. Order not so legal equipment from the Deep Web, fuse together components, and become the ultimate hacker. Compete online for high scores, or fight through a single player map alongside a bipolar AI assistant.

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76%
Audience ScoreBased on 58 reviews
gameplay6 positive mentions
grinding4 negative mentions
  • The game features tight combat that allows for skillful play and different playstyles, making it intensely fun.
  • It has a unique approach to movement, requiring players to constantly fight against gravity, which adds an interesting challenge.
  • The progression system feels satisfying, with various upgrades and a mutator mode that enhances replayability.
  • The controls can be frustrating, especially since they are keyboard-only and cannot be remapped, making gameplay difficult for some players.
  • The upgrade system relies on random loot boxes, which can lead to a lack of strategic planning and frustration.
  • The game has a steep learning curve, and many players find the initial grind tedious and the gameplay mechanics confusing.
  • gameplay
    18 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay is characterized by demanding controls and a small screen that complicates navigation, making aggressive strategies less viable due to fast and unpredictable enemies. While the tiered upgrade system and mutator mechanics offer depth and replayability, players feel limited by the need to max out lower tiers before experimenting, leading to a somewhat frustrating experience. Overall, the game presents interesting mechanics but struggles with execution, particularly in terms of visibility and control responsiveness.

    • “The game has some great gameplay mechanics, especially the mutator mode (which includes things like reversing gravity, bombs, reverse shooting, or inverted controls) that can be randomized into different combinations, greatly enhancing replayability.”
    • “Some very deep, impressive mechanics and upgrade systems.”
    • “Don't mind the graphics (they fit the theme); it's the gameplay that matters here.”
    • “The gameplay makes no incentive for me to choose an aggressive approach, since the screen is small, enemies are fast and rather unpredictable in their paths, deciding to do a 180 just out of the corner of the screen, which makes the shield mechanic rather useless, and the screen is occupied by the 'coins' flying towards you making it hard to figure out what's going on.”
    • “Best tactic I found is just to stay in one spot and go up and down slightly while shooting straight up, abusing the off-screen mechanics of bullets and enemies disappearing while beyond the edge.”
    • “This adds nothing of interest to the gameplay; it should be judged as a retro pixel shooter.”
  • emotional
    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Players express a mix of frustration and exhilaration in the game's emotional landscape, particularly when navigating its challenging mechanics that evoke a sense of urgency and tension. The experience of facing invisible boundaries and the fear of instant failure creates a unique emotional engagement, often leading to feelings of empowerment and nostalgia, as highlighted by the mention of playing in a familiar, personal space.

  • grinding
    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious, often feeling forced to engage in repetitive tasks to earn random loot boxes, which may yield unnecessary upgrades. This reliance on grinding for progression detracts from the overall enjoyment of leveling up.

    • “Do you enjoy leveling up through no other option than random loot boxes that you have to purchase by grinding and grinding and grinding only to get an upgrade that you don't need?”
    • “A bit tedious.”
  • graphics
    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics are considered fitting for the game's theme, with users emphasizing that gameplay takes precedence over visual quality. The design choices, including undefined edges in the arena, contribute to the overall experience, even if they may not be visually striking.

    • “Do you like doing that in a limited arena where the edges are not defined by any graphics, but where touching them for more than a second will cause an instant game over?”
    • “The graphics are so minimal that it feels like I'm playing a prototype rather than a finished game.”
    • “The visuals are underwhelming and lack detail, making the overall experience feel cheap.”
  • optimization
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game features extensive micro-optimization options that players appreciate, enhancing their overall experience and engagement.

    • “There are lots of micro-optimizations, which I love.”
    • “There are lots of micro-optimizations, which I love.”
  • replayability
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Players highlight the game's high replayability, primarily due to its engaging mutator mode that allows for a variety of gameplay mechanics—such as reversing gravity and bomb mechanics—to be randomized into different combinations, enhancing the overall experience.

    • “The game features fantastic gameplay mechanics, especially the mutator mode, which includes options like reversing gravity, bombs, reverse shooting, and inverted controls. The ability to randomize these combinations greatly enhances the replayability.”
    • “The game offers a variety of gameplay mechanics, particularly in the mutator mode, where players can experience different combinations such as reversing gravity and bomb mechanics. This randomization significantly boosts the replayability factor.”
    • “With its innovative gameplay mechanics and the exciting mutator mode, which allows for combinations like gravity reversal and control inversion, the game provides an impressive level of replayability.”
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