Squids Odyssey

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Squids Odyssey is a unique mix of action strategy and RPG: build your team of Squid heroes for epic turn-based battles against corrupted crabs and shrimps! Steev, Vahine and the rest of the Squids are in danger! An infectious black ooze is corrupting their world. The band of unlikely heroes need to fight back to save their underwater kingdom! Squids Odyssey is not just about gorgeous cartoon art, …

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Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

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71%

Audience ScoreBased on 17 reviews

graphics3 positive mentions

story3 negative mentions

Squids Odyssey offers a fun and addictive gameplay experience with a good balance of challenge and accessibility, making it enjoyable for both casual and strategic players.
The game features a charming art style, a well-written story, and a variety of content, including numerous missions and different squid classes, which adds depth to the gameplay.
The controls are well-adapted for both mouse/controller and touchscreen, allowing for a smooth gaming experience, especially on portable devices.

As a port of an older mobile game, Squids Odyssey suffers from various glitches and optimization issues, including crashes and control problems that can detract from the overall experience.
The gameplay can become repetitive over time due to its simplistic mechanics, and some players may find the lack of depth and strategic complexity disappointing.
The game has some frustrating design choices, such as unclear stage boundaries and the inability to rebind controls, which can lead to player frustration.

story
11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story of Squids Odyssey is engaging and well-crafted, featuring well-written characters and a light-hearted tone that complements its casual gameplay. Each of the 90 missions includes a backstory and specific objectives, providing depth and variety, although some players may find certain missions repetitive. Overall, the narrative effectively utilizes familiar tropes while maintaining an enjoyable and accessible experience.
- “The story is great, the characters are well-written, the turn-based combat is accessible (if you just want to fling stuff around and meet objectives) and challenging (if you want to get every objective met).”
- “To summarize it, the story and characters of Squids Odyssey employ many clichés, but do so appropriately; everything fits with the light-hearted, casual theme of the game.”
- “The story and characters of Squids Odyssey employ many clichés, but do so appropriately; everything fits with the light-hearted, casual theme of the game.”
- “Each mission has a backstory to it and a goal that the players must execute in order to progress the plot.”
- “Although players may find some missions to be a bit monotonous, it is livened up by the inclusion of items and interesting stage obstacles in each mission.”
gameplay
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay in Squids Odyssey is engaging and accessible, featuring around 90 missions that can provide approximately 20 to 35 hours of playtime. While the mechanics are simple and easy to learn, players appreciate the variety introduced by different squids, which adds depth to the experience. Occasional crashes have been reported, but they are infrequent and do not significantly detract from the overall enjoyment.
- “Addictive gameplay and fun for any age.”
- “Containing 90 playable missions, Squids Odyssey has the potential to provide players with many hours of gameplay even with its fairly simple game mechanics.”
- “Encountering new squids as I advanced through the missions was something I looked forward to, both because of the new character dynamic that they brought to my party and because of the potential for new gameplay (since even squids of the same class generally have different stats).”
- “There are quite a lot of levels, around 20 hours of gameplay, I would say.”
- “It can just crash for no reason sometimes, but it only happened 1 or 2 times in my 35 hours of gameplay.”
- “Containing 90 playable missions, Squids Odyssey has the potential to provide players with many hours of gameplay, even with its fairly simple game mechanics.”
graphics
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics of the game, a port of an older mobile title, feature a polished HD remaster that enhances its visual appeal, though they are not groundbreaking and exhibit some awkward transitions from mobile to PC. While the art style and overall aesthetics received mixed reviews, the game can still be enjoyable when it runs smoothly.
- “The graphics are remastered in HD, so it looks polished.”
- “The art style, music, and controls all work pretty well, and when the game runs well, it can be a blast to play.”
- “It does not have outstanding graphics and some weird mobile-to-PC transitions, but do not let that turn you away.”
- “The graphics are remastered in HD, so it looks polished, but it came out in 2011, not in HD.”
- “I had somewhat mixed feelings about the graphics of Squids Odyssey.”
stability
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game offers an enjoyable experience with a wide variety of maps, but it suffers from significant glitches and optimization issues that detract from gameplay. While many players find it worth purchasing at a reduced price, the presence of bugs and glitches is a notable downside.
- “The game is fun with a shockingly large amount of maps in the campaign, but runs into glitches and optimization issues.”
- “Game is good, but it's sad that the experience is altered by various glitches and bugs.”
- “Overall, I think it's worth buying the game when it's on sale (around 5 euros) because of the various glitches and bugs, but it looks nice, the characters are charming, and it's a good experience, also a nostalgia hit for previous iOS users.”
music
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game is praised for complementing the overall experience, enhancing the enjoyable gameplay and art style. While the game is a port of an older mobile title and lacks depth, the soundtrack contributes positively to its charm. Overall, the music is considered a strong point that adds to the fun.
- “Good story, nice soundtrack, and simple, easy-to-learn gameplay.”
- “Being a port of an older mobile game, it's not terribly hard, nor is it very in-depth. However, the art style, music, and controls all work pretty well, and when the game runs well, it can be a blast to play.”
optimization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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While the game offers an enjoyable experience with a vast number of campaign maps, players have reported encountering glitches and optimization problems that detract from overall performance.
- “The game is fun with a shockingly large amount of maps in the campaign, but it runs into glitches and optimization issues.”
- “The performance is inconsistent, leading to frustrating lag and stuttering during crucial moments.”
- “Despite the engaging gameplay, the frequent frame drops and long loading times severely detract from the overall experience.”