Squeaky Squad

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Squeaky Squad is a single player arcade platformer game with comedy and science fiction themes. It was developed by Malef and was released on March 29, 2024. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Squeaky squad is a Roguelite platformer in which you have to defeat an army of rodents plaguing your ship. Explore 5 various areas in any order you want with their unique quirks and ennemies. Upgrade your character with equipment and weapons to find new ways to fight back the Squeakers. The Ship: This gigantic procedurally generated labyrinth is composed of 5 unique areas with their unique traps …

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74%Audience ScoreBased on 23 reviews

gameplay3 positive mentions

stability1 negative mentions

Incredible art direction and polished visuals with a unique style.
Fun and engaging gameplay with enjoyable enemy designs, patterns, and soundtrack.
Randomly generated levels add variety, and the game is free which lowers the barrier to entry.

Poor controller support with awkward aiming mechanics that frustrate combat.
Numerous bugs and technical issues cause crashes or prevent completion of the game.
Repetitive and soulless procedural level design lacks meaningful content and progression.

graphics
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
38%
24%
38%
The graphics are widely criticized for being unattractive and outdated, featuring a monotone, pixelated style reminiscent of early 8-bit systems that many find off-putting. Reviewers suggest the poor visuals detract significantly from the gameplay and narrative, contrasting with other successful games that overcame simpler graphics through engaging design.
- “Wonderful visuals, nice enemy designs and patterns, and some fantastic music.”
- “The game uses monochrome graphics similar to the Atari 2600 and Coleco 8-bit gaming systems.”
- “This platformer offers quite a bit less than most platformers on Steam (even free ones), as the developer couldn't work out how to turn off the ugly screen filter or do color graphics.”
- “This platformer offers quite a bit less than most platformers on Steam (even free ones), as the developer couldn't work out how to turn off the ugly screen filter or do color graphics (giving the benefit of the doubt here, otherwise they made this look bad on purpose, which would be malice).”
- “The ship hub allows for character upgrades and the acquisition of new weapons based on currency earned in previous attempts, but none of this is any fun, and the terrible graphics detract from whatever plot or narrative the developers might have in mind.”
- “This features really godawful pixelcrap "art" instead of real graphics.”
gameplay
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
17%
33%
The gameplay is praised for being fun, engaging, and creatively designed with passionate mechanics and strong art direction, but it is frequently hampered by bugs and lacks meaningful, bespoke level design and narrative progression.
- “Incredible art direction, fun gameplay, but a lot of bugs and some questionable design choices.”
- “Dude this slaps, I love the gameplay but it's getting progressively more buggy as I get further in.”
- “Lots of references and interesting gameplay mechanics, you can tell this was made with a lot of passion!”
- “The developer chose not to do the job of a real game developer and create meaningful bespoke levels, narrative-based gameplay progression and so on.”
- “Dude, this slaps. I love the gameplay but it's getting progressively more buggy as I get further in.”
music
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The music in the game is consistently praised for being fantastic and impactful, with an energetic soundtrack that greatly enhances the overall gameplay experience.
- “Wonderful visuals, nice enemy designs and patterns, and some fantastic music.”
- “Great game, the music and gameplay are insane.”
- “Soundtrack absolutely smacks.”
story
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The story centers on exploring various ship areas in a non-linear order to battle enemies called "squeakers" and their leaders, the "squeaky squad." Players use weapons and upgrades to survive and progress, combining exploration with combat challenges.
stability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game offers enjoyable gameplay but experiences increasing stability issues and bugs as players progress, impacting the overall experience.
- “Dude, this slaps. I love the gameplay, but it's getting progressively more buggy as I get further in.”