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58%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
Most mentioned negative aspects:music, atmosphere
66% User Score Based on 62 reviews
Critic Score 44%Based on 6 reviews

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About Spy Drops

Spy Drops is a single player and multiplayer shooter game with a anime theme. It was developed by Rainy Night Creations and was released on July 30, 2025. It received neutral reviews from critics and mostly positive reviews from players.

Experience retro 3D stealth action with modern effects, randomly generated missions, modern equipment, and local multiplayer! As a member of the counter terrorist Spy Drops team, you are tasked with neutralizing a threat that could plunge the world into digital darkness, while you unknowingly get tangled in a deeper conspiracy. Dropped behind enemy lines, your covert ops are to infiltrate infras…

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66%Audience ScoreBased on 62 reviews
story5 positive mentions
atmosphere3 negative mentions
  • Strong homage to classic Metal Gear Solid with a nostalgic PS1-style aesthetic and sound design that evokes the era effectively.
  • Procedurally generated missions combined with story-driven levels offer replayability and variety in gameplay approaches, supported by diverse gadgets and stealth mechanics.
  • Developer is active and responsive, continuously improving the game by fixing bugs, replacing AI voices with human actors, and adding new content and modes.
  • Controls and camera are often clunky, unintuitive, and awkward, leading to frustrating gameplay experiences and steep learning curves.
  • Enemy AI is poor, with guards having limited vision, weak reactions to player actions, and lack of meaningful consequences for alerts or body hiding, which undermines stealth tension.
  • Story and dialogue are weak, with bland writing, repetitive or awkward voice acting, and a lack of engaging narrative depth or atmosphere.

  • story

    84 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    6% positive mentions, 89% neutral mentions, 5% negative mentions

    The story in Spy Drops serves primarily as a basic framework, heavily inspired by Metal Gear Solid, with sparse narrative beats that justify mission progression rather than drive emotional engagement. While the hand-designed story missions offer more structured experiences, the overall narrative is seen as cheesy, shallow, and sometimes awkwardly delivered, with inconsistent dialogue and minimal character development. Procedurally generated missions provide gameplay variety but contribute to a repetitive and fragmented storytelling experience, leaving many players feeling the plot is underdeveloped and lacking depth.

    • “Spy Drops is a nice spin-off of MGS1, and I do really like the concept and design of it all. It is very funny and uses many of the tropes that are used basically throughout the entirety of MGS. While it doesn't reach the potential storytelling of MGS, this was never expected, so it's a non-issue.”
    • “The story is heavily inspired by the first and third installments and is brief but right to the point without any unnecessary strayaways.”
    • “The procedurally generated missions are just what you play in between the scripted story missions, which are much more enjoyable than I thought they'd be.”
    • “The game feels like a very bad summary of Metal Gear Solid's gameplay and story, developed into a game.”
    • “Characters miss emotional cues often, even with the highly militarized, professional tone of the conversation this is noticeable, and dialogue is often redundant and bleak. The mission instructions you are given as a player are incredibly vague and sometimes non-existent.”
    • “[Dull story and sloppy dialogue that feel like it was written using AI, janky control layout and gameplay action, repetitive gameplay, along with mission and level layouts that lack variety. At its core, it fails to implement the lessons learned in game development in the last 30 years.]”

  • gameplay

    42 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    19% positive mentions, 71% neutral mentions, 10% negative mentions

    The gameplay draws heavily from the Metal Gear Solid series but is hindered by clunky controls, inconsistent camera angles, and unrefined stealth mechanics, leading to frequent frustration. While the core stealth-based loop and some unique mechanics offer fun moments and potential, technical issues, lack of polish, and repetitive mission design undermine the overall experience. Players seeking a faithful, smooth homage may find it lacking, though those willing to endure its roughness might appreciate its nostalgic appeal.

    • “MGS level design is superb, flawlessly mixing enemy movement in an environment that feels realistic, but also is designed around gameplay.”
    • “There are enough mechanics in the game to provide you a few different ways to go about missions, and if you're thorough (hide those bodies!) you can level up your skills within a few missions to feel less hamstrung by your stamina bar or combat prowess.”
    • “Core gameplay loop is solid to justify its roguelite nature.”
    • “It's a genuine shame; it shouldn't be this hard to replicate Metal Gear Solid's gameplay.”
    • “The controls are very counter-intuitive and confusing, and the gameplay is very simple and lacking a lot of features and polish that even the original MGS1 back in 1998 had.”
    • “The interactions you have with enemies are questionable in every way mechanically, and the overall combat feel and animations are pretty bad.”

  • graphics

    23 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    26% positive mentions, 61% neutral mentions, 13% negative mentions

    The graphics embrace a low-poly, PS1-era retro aesthetic that many find charming and fitting for the game's homage to classic stealth titles. While not groundbreaking and sometimes criticized for janky animations and lack of HD graphic options, the customizable visual settings and authentic style contribute positively to the overall atmosphere. Some users recommend adjusting filters and camera settings to reduce disorientation, especially on modern monitors.

    • “Visually, Spy Drops embraces a low-poly, retro 3D aesthetic reminiscent of early stealth classics, enhanced with modern lighting and shadow effects.”
    • “Beautiful PS1-inspired graphic style that still holds up today and doesn't look like crap!”
    • “Graphically, while not what we're used to today, they have their charm, and the settings look very nice.”
    • “The game keeps updating, but still no option to change its graphics to 'normal' from pixelated, playing on a budget 22-inch monitor is a pain.”
    • “Adding an option for HD graphics instead of only pixel graphics is needed.”
    • “Graphics and presentation: Spy Drops is all over the place in this spot.”

  • music

    14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    21% positive mentions, 58% neutral mentions, 21% negative mentions

    The game's music effectively enhances the atmosphere, especially during alert and caution phases, with strong cinematic tracks and intense, well-composed themes. However, some players find the sneaking phase music repetitive and note a lack of variety across different levels, which diminishes overall engagement. Additionally, while music can be turned off, cutscenes still play music and lack ambient sounds, leading to occasional awkwardness in presentation.

    • “Great cinematic-ish cutscenes and music.”
    • “The graphical style, music and general atmosphere in the game is spot on though; I'd encourage the devs to work on and fix the small issues and they'll have a pretty enjoyable little game.”
    • “The OST is very good.”
    • “The music can be turned off in the settings; however, some cutscenes still play music even with it turned off. The cutscenes are also extremely quiet and a little awkward without any noise from anything happening in them. It would probably not be very hard to add some appropriate noises, like jet engines for the magnet-propelled plane or some kind of droning noise, such as a propeller sound in the background from the transport plane.”
    • “During my game time, I only heard the same song across multiple rooms and levels, so I assume the soundtrack is pretty drab and repetitive.”
    • “The alert phase and caution phase themes are well composed and definitely convey the situation well, but the normal sneaking phase music is very repetitive.”

  • atmosphere

    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    33% positive mentions, 17% neutral mentions, 50% negative mentions

    The game's atmosphere effectively evokes paranoia and isolation, with a moody, nostalgic feel enhanced by its graphical style and music. However, it loses impact as the game progresses, with later missions feeling more like disconnected tasks, and some issues with visual clarity in complex areas. Overall, the initial atmosphere is strong but could benefit from refinement to maintain engagement throughout.

    • “The atmosphere leans heavily into paranoia and isolation, reinforcing the idea that every mistake carries consequences.”
    • “The graphical style, music, and general atmosphere in the game are spot on. I'd encourage the devs to work on and fix the small issues, and they'll have a pretty enjoyable little game.”
    • “The atmosphere in this game is very good at the beginning, with an intro clearly inspired by MGS1 that sets up a similar narrative, but once you get into the game, it quickly loses its excitement factor. The atmosphere starts to lose its initial impact and feels more like playing a whole bunch of random missions.”
    • “This combination gives the environments a moody, nostalgic atmosphere, though it can also lead to clarity issues, particularly in complex spaces where visual cues are less distinct.”
    • “Speaking of atmosphere, one other aspect this game does an okay job at is the music.”

  • humor

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The humor in the game is highlighted by amusing animations and clever nods to Metal Gear Solid tropes, delivering lighthearted and entertaining moments. While it doesn't match the depth of MGS storytelling, its comedic elements, like quirky enemy reactions, are well-received and add to the charm.

    • “Some of the animations in cutscenes, like the backpack drone movement, are downright hilarious.”
    • “Spy Drops is a nice spin-off of MGS1, and I really like the concept and design; it is very funny and uses many of the tropes that are present throughout the entirety of MGS.”
    • “Watching enemies get confused by doorways is funny though.”

  • replayability

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    67% positive mentions, 33% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    Spy Drops emphasizes replayability through its classic stealth mechanics combined with modern, experimental design, ensuring each playthrough remains engaging and unpredictable. Recent improvements have enhanced its overall playability, further supporting repeated play sessions.

    • “Spy Drops is a deliberate throwback to classic stealth design, filtered through a modern indie lens that favors replayability and experimentation over polish-heavy spectacle.”
    • “This is designed to offer high replayability, preventing the game from becoming predictable.”

  • stability

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The game's stability is problematic, with frequent bugs impacting the overall experience and contributing to a less polished AI performance.

    • “First off, the game is pretty buggy.”
    • “I mean, it had good potential, but it's very buggy and also has sloppy AI.”

  • emotional

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game's emotional impact is minimal, with story elements serving more as context than driving feelings. Characters often miss emotional cues, and the dialogue is repetitive and bleak, while vague or absent mission directions further diminish player engagement.

  • optimization

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game is well-optimized, running smoothly without any performance issues and capable of running on low-end hardware such as an Intel Celeron.

    • “The game, as opposed to many newer games these days, runs completely fine and has no performance issues whatsoever. It can probably run on an Intel Celeron or worse.”
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Spy Drops is a shooter game with anime theme. Common tags for Spy Drops include indie, female protagonist, pixel graphics, retro, military and others.

Spy Drops is available on Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S, PC, Windows and others.

Spy Drops was released on July 30, 2025.

Spy Drops was developed by Rainy Night Creations.

Spy Drops has received neutral reviews from players and neutral reviews from critics. Most players liked Spy Drops for its story but disliked it for its music.

Spy Drops is a single player game with multiplayer and local co-op support.

Similar games include No Sun To Worship, Clandestine, Aragami 2, Espire 1: VR Operative, Thick As Thieves and others.