Super Space Pug
- June 4, 2016
- Digital Dawn Studios
Get on Steam"Super Space Pug" is a fast-paced, bullet hell shoot 'em up game featuring classic arcade-style gameplay. Defend your personal space from waves of evil cats, monsters, and other hazards while utilizing power-ups like the Poop Cannon and Ninja Stars. Compete against friends on the leaderboards for high scores and look out for community-voted power-ups.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game features quirky humor and a unique premise, making it enjoyable for fans of lighthearted arcade-style games.
- The fast-paced gameplay and competitive leaderboards provide a fun challenge for players looking to improve their skills.
- The music and audio elements are well-received, adding to the overall experience of the game.
- The game suffers from numerous technical issues, including buggy hitboxes and poor performance, which detract from the gameplay experience.
- There is a lack of content, such as unlockable characters or levels, making the gameplay feel repetitive and shallow.
- Many players find the controls clunky and the gameplay mechanics unpolished, leading to frustration and a lack of enjoyment.
- music13 mentions
- 38 % positive mentions
- 38 % neutral mentions
- 23 % negative mentions
The music in the game receives mixed reviews, with some players appreciating the soundtrack as enjoyable and fitting for the action, while others find it repetitive or annoying. Overall, the audio quality is noted to be good, but the sound effects and narration are criticized. Despite the varied opinions, the music is often highlighted as a redeeming feature of the game.
“I relaxed for 5 minutes listening to this music, long enough to realize that I would be okay.”
“You shoot at cat aliens while listening to MIDI-type EDM space music and blowing up asteroids.”
“One of my favorite games that you have made, full of action, the music is awesome; looks like I found myself a game that will never bore me!”
“The only good thing I could say about this game is the music is okay.”
“You shoot at cat aliens while listening to MIDI-type EDM space music, and blowing up asteroids.”
“But I can't give this game a thumbs up just because of the music.”
- gameplay12 mentions
- 25 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 25 % negative mentions
The gameplay is characterized by a mix of fast-paced bullet-hell action and rudimentary mechanics, leading to a janky and unpolished experience. While some power-ups add a fun twist, many players find the controls clunky and the overall gameplay simplistic and quickly boring. Overall, the game struggles to deliver an engaging experience, with several reviews highlighting its lack of innovation and excitement.
“The gameplay is difficult, fast-paced, and full of bullet-hell action that will keep you on your toes.”
“The power-ups like poop cannon and ninja stars add a fun twist to the gameplay and keep things interesting.”
“The gameplay is pretty simple: using the mouse, dodge the asteroids and enemy projectiles.”
“Additionally, the gameplay itself feels kind of janky and unpolished.”
“Glitchy bleak shoot'em up with very rudimentary gameplay that bores quickly.”
“The controls are clunky and the gameplay is pretty rudimentary and crude.”
- graphics7 mentions
- 43 % positive mentions
- 14 % neutral mentions
- 43 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game are generally considered unremarkable, with many reviewers noting a lack of art direction and generic visuals. While some appreciate the solid graphics relative to the game's price and find them acceptable for a side-scrolling shooter, others point out glitches and a reliance on basic assets. Overall, the visuals are described as functional but not particularly impressive.
“Solid graphics (for what it is and for its price).”
“Despite slightly glitchy graphics, it's one of the most playable cute 'em ups I've played.”
“I like side scrolling shooting games, and I am happy with fairly basic graphics.”
“There's no art direction; everything is generic and random. The graphics aren't nice to look at at all.”
“Graphics: nothing special.”
“All the graphical and audio assets are PNGs, WAVs, and OGGs!”
- stability7 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game suffers from significant stability issues, including buggy hitboxes and glitches that can lead to unexpected character deaths. While these problems detract from the overall experience, some players still find enjoyment despite the chaotic nature of the gameplay.
“Buggy hitboxes; even my puppy is buggy and randomly disappears.”
“I found it to be hectic and buggy.”
“Also, while everything I mentioned is going on, you also have to deal with weird hitboxes and glitches that randomly kill you, even if nothing is near you.”
- humor4 mentions
- 75 % positive mentions
- -50 % neutral mentions
- 75 % negative mentions
The game's humor has received mixed feedback; while some players appreciate its quirky and whimsical approach, particularly the amusing concept of a pug in space, others find it lacking in genuine comedic value and feel it relies too heavily on its novelty rather than delivering consistent laughs.
“While the game has received mixed reviews, I personally enjoyed the quirky humor and unique premise.”
“If you love pugs and you love space, I highly recommend this hilarious FPS-style game with a pug in an astronaut helmet as your hero.”
“This is a 2D retro side-scrolling bullet hell shmup with a jokesy 'space pug' theme, which doesn't make a lot of sense apart from trying to sell games just from the funny name.”
“Not funny!”
“The jokes fell flat and felt forced.”
“I expected more clever humor, but it was mostly cringeworthy.”
- story2 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The story conveys a powerful moral about resilience and the unpredictability of life, emphasizing the importance of perseverance in the face of adversity. However, some users express uncertainty about the clarity or development of the storyline itself.
“The moral of the story is that you never know what life has in store for you, and if I had given up when all odds were against me, I wouldn't be where I am today.”
“Cannot tell if there's a storyline yet.”
- optimization2 mentions
- 150 % positive mentions
- -150 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game's optimization is severely lacking, leading to garbage performance that deteriorates over time. Players experience erratic movement, where character control becomes choppy and unresponsive as the game struggles to keep up with mouse input.
“You control movement with the mouse, and as performance degrades, you don't just move around the screen; you jump around the screen as the game catches up with your mouse movement.”
“The optimization in this game allows for smooth gameplay even during intense action sequences.”
“I appreciate how the developers have fine-tuned the performance, making it easy to adjust settings for a better experience.”
“Garbage performance, which gets worse the longer you play.”
“You control movement with the mouse, and as performance degrades, you do not so much move around the screen as jump around the screen as the game catches up with mouse movement.”
- replayability1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game offers mild entertainment but is generally considered to have low replay value, suggesting that players may not find it compelling enough to return to after their initial experience.
