Sound Slide

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Sound Slide is a single player action game. It was developed by Sound Slide Team and was released on January 24, 2019. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Sound Slide is a rythm puzzle racer, bringing you to 4 different environments around the world! Each environment has its own distinctive music: go with the flow and hop from lane to lane to get to the end!

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72%

Audience ScoreBased on 258 reviews

music36 positive mentions

optimization6 negative mentions

Unique rhythm puzzle concept that combines music and movement in an interactive way.
Stylish minimalist graphics and a catchy, diverse soundtrack themed around different countries.
Free to play with simple controls and multiple difficulty modifiers offering some challenge and replay value.

Significant issues with input lag and audio desynchronization make the rhythm aspect frustrating and sometimes unplayable.
Very limited content with only four levels and no options for custom levels or user-generated content.
Lack of important features like input/audio offset calibration, settings menu, and optimization leading to performance problems and inconsistent gameplay experience.

music
95 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
38%
57%
5%
The music in the game is generally praised for its catchy, relaxing, and culturally themed techno tracks, providing an enjoyable auditory experience. However, a common criticism is the frequent lack of synchronization between the music and gameplay, with input lag and poorly timed beats detracting from the rhythm game experience. Players also express a desire for more songs, better syncing options, and support for custom tracks to enhance replayability.
- “Because this is a free-to-play game, there's not much content in this game, only 4 levels/songs, but they all make up for it by being ridiculously catchy and fun to dodge to, each of them being beautiful and catchy techno tunes with their own unique cultural music theme and scenery for backgrounds, themed around places in the world; level 1 is themed around Egypt, level 2 Brazil, level 3 India, and level 4 China.”
- “Overall good game with an awesome soundtrack, would totally recommend for the musically inclined!”
- “I don't write reviews on games often, but Sound Slide's music is fantastic to listen to and I highly recommend this game to anyone who enjoys speedrunning levels.”
- “The soundtrack is significantly out of sync with the map.”
- “The music is barely, if at all, in sync with the gameplay.”
- “First of all, the music is not synced with the map, which is the point of a rhythm game, meaning that hearing the music will not help you and will more likely disturb/frustrate you.”
gameplay
16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
38%
43%
19%
The gameplay is generally described as simple and rhythm-based, with a fun yet challenging endless runner style. However, several users note issues such as poor synchronization between music and gameplay, unclear mechanics, and limited depth or content. Despite these flaws, many find it enjoyable and recommend it to rhythm game fans.
- “This game is proof that you don't need complicated mechanics to make an exciting game.”
- “Not the prettiest, but it looks ok, and the gameplay is very fun, if you like beat/rhythm games.”
- “What can I say... it's a really good rhythm game with easy to understand mechanics, it's fun to play and has a pretty high skill ceiling.”
- “Even the only two gameplay modifiers "no far lanes" and "no near lanes" are busted.”
- “The tutorial also fails to explain most of the game's mechanics including free hits and how the scoring works.”
- “It's a rhythm game, why is rhythm desynced with the gameplay?”
graphics
16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
63%
18%
19%
The graphics receive mixed reviews, ranging from criticisms of low-quality, low-poly visuals and syncing issues causing jitteriness, to praise for the minimalist, colorful, and abstract art style that complements the soundtrack well. Performance problems on lower-end hardware also affect the visual experience. Overall, while some appreciate the simple and fun visuals, others find them unfinished or detrimental to gameplay.
- “Simple yet stunning visuals.”
- “Very good game with beautiful abstract graphics.”
- “The minimalist and colorful graphics accompany the great soundtrack.”
- “In terms of visuals, this features fairly low quality low poly 3D visuals which will deter a lot of gamers, understandably.”
- “On integrated Intel HD Graphics 620, this game runs at a gravel-smooth 12-20 fps.”
- “There can be times where the sync can be a little off, and if going fast enough on higher graphics, the game gets very jittery.”
optimization
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
25%
75%
The game suffers from significant optimization issues, causing stuttering and poor performance even on powerful PCs. These problems, combined with lag and motion blur, negatively impact gameplay and make the overall experience frustrating despite good music and ideas.
- “I really wish it was worth it to play this but not only is the music choice terrible, it's not optimized at all for anyone, even playing on a PC that can run Rust on max settings it's hard to play this. The scoring system is just downright strange, and the out-of-sync beat changes force you to move too soon.”
- “Don't bother: it's a nice, well put-together student project, but has terrible, terrible performance.”
- “This has to be one of the poorest optimized games I've ever encountered.”
stability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
The game's stability is inconsistent, with some users experiencing frequent glitches that make it unplayable, while others note performance issues on certain PCs. Overall, stability appears to be a significant concern affecting playability.
- “Unplayable due to all the glitches”
grinding
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Grinding in the game is considered tedious and unrewarding, requiring extensive memorization of challenging, low-visibility areas rather than skillful play.
- “Overall, it's tedious with very little payoff.”
- “This is very tedious, since the invisible lanes are light blue and the background has much higher opacity, so you really need to memorize the level and it becomes more about memorization than about skill.”
replayability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game offers strong replayability through various difficulty options and levels, with user-created content potentially enhancing it even further.
- “User-created levels add significantly to the game's replayability.”
- “The wide range of options and difficulty levels greatly enhances replay value.”