StarScraper
- June 10, 2021
- Rosae Ex Ludis
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PC
Windows
Reviews
- StarScraper is a fun and charming game that captures the vibe of classic tower-building games, offering a relaxing and sandbox-like experience.
- The game features unique elements like a stock market and a variety of room choices, which add depth and potential for future updates.
- The graphics and music contribute to a cute and enjoyable atmosphere, making it a great choice for casual play after work.
- The game is plagued by numerous bugs and a sluggish UI, which detracts from the overall experience and makes gameplay frustrating at times.
- There is a lack of meaningful progression and replay value, with gameplay becoming repetitive and reliant on a limited set of strategies.
- Many features feel unfinished or poorly explained, such as the absence of a tutorial and the need for excessive clicking to manage the tower.
- graphics6 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 17 % neutral mentions
- 33 % negative mentions
The graphics are described as fun and distinctive, enhancing the game's appeal, particularly with customizable aesthetics. However, some users feel the visuals are outdated, resembling early 2000s designs, which may detract from the experience for players who prioritize high-quality graphics.
“The graphics are fun and also help the game to stand out.”
“And the option to customize the overall color of your tower to give it the aesthetic I would want.”
“Building tower sim + graphics - more modes = keep on building up and up with variety of rooms.”
“The graphics feel primitive for a category where players usually do a lot of replay.”
“Graphics look like they came from the early 00s.”
- music4 mentions
- 75 % positive mentions
- 25 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The music in the game is generally praised for being cool, catchy, and surprisingly addictive, with some users noting its cute and pleasant qualities.
“The music is catchy and it's surprisingly addictive.”
“The music is kinda cute.”
“The music is cool.”
- gameplay4 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The gameplay is characterized by its simplicity and ease of understanding, but many users find it becomes repetitive too quickly, leading to a lack of long-term engagement.
“Simple, easy to understand gameplay.”
“Simple gameplay.”
“The gameplay loop unfortunately gets repetitive too quickly.”
“Gameplay is fairly repetitive.”
- stability3 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The stability of the game is highly inconsistent, with some users reporting numerous bugs, especially related to lifts and fire incidents, while others experienced no issues at all. This disparity suggests that stability may vary significantly between different playthroughs.
“Extremely buggy.”
“Very buggy, particularly with the lift and the frequency of fires.”
- replayability1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game offers minimal replayability, with users noting a lack of interesting decision-making that diminishes the incentive to play again.
