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Surprise Party!

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35%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:music, atmosphere
Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
60% User Score Based on 10 reviews

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About Surprise Party!

Surprise Party! is a single player survival role playing game with a horror theme. It was developed by Hoo-Roo Games and was released on January 20, 2021. It received neutral reviews from players.

Surprise Party! Is a Puzzle/Adventure game where you play as a Balloon?! It all started out like every other escapade led by Bob and his friends. Kids meet up without telling their parents, kids try and break into a circus... only this time, it ended up with them meeting someone intending to throw the entire universe into impending doom. But a hero always rises up in the face of disaster, righ…

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60%Audience ScoreBased on 10 reviews
music3 positive mentions
graphics3 negative mentions
  • The game has a unique and engaging atmosphere with good music and character styles that hold player interest.
  • It offers simple yet entertaining gameplay suitable for casual and short gaming sessions.
  • The spooky theme and quirky enemy designs add a fun and intriguing element to the experience.
  • The graphics and presentation are poorly executed, with pixel art and visuals considered subpar compared to other games.
  • Stealth mechanics are frustrating and poorly designed, with random enemy movements and limited player visibility causing repetitive failures.
  • Controls are clunky and slow, combined with excessive text and dialogue that disrupt pacing and cause player frustration.

  • graphics

    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 40% neutral mentions, 60% negative mentions

    The graphics are heavily criticized as low-quality pixel art that feels amateurish compared to AAA standards. While some successful games use simple visuals, this title's graphics are seen as a detriment rather than a stylistic choice.

    • “This features really godawful pixelcrap 'art' instead of real graphics.”
    • “It's hard to say if this was because the developer didn't have the skill to do the job of creating 3D visuals, or couldn't afford to hire someone who does, but it also doesn't matter.”
    • “If amateur developers want to get paid the same money as real developers, they need to learn how to do graphics properly.”

  • gameplay

    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    25% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 75% negative mentions

    The gameplay combines stealth and RPG Maker-style exploration with repetitive NPC interactions, but suffers from slow text speed and tedious dialogue that hinder pacing and player engagement. While some elements like stealth are well-executed, the excessive talking and poorly written text frustrate players.

    • “Additionally, slow text speed and pauses for our character to communicate through '...'s get frustrating quickly when trying to rush through a gameplay segment where you're required to speak to all of the NPCs despite them having repetitive or meaningless dialogue.”
    • “Jaybird got everything right, although I wouldn't be as critical of the dialogues, but the rest of the gameplay is pure mockery of the player.”
    • “Additionally, slow text speed and pauses for our character to communicate through "..."s get frustrating quick when trying to rush through a gameplay segment where you're required to speak to all of the NPCs despite them having repetitive or meaningless dialogue.”
    • “The gameplay is part RPG maker exploring in a closed space; NPC talking, and part stealth.”

  • music

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

    The music is highly praised for effectively establishing the game's atmosphere and maintaining player interest, with the main menu track "All By Myself" by Aileen Stanley (1921) receiving special mention. Overall, the soundtrack is considered a strong positive element that enhances the experience even when other aspects like the environment fall short.

    • “The atmosphere, music, characters, and style are all very good steps in the right direction to keep my interests held.”
    • “The main music menu is great: which is Aileen Stanley - "All By Myself" (1921).”
    • “I think the music is great and does most of the work to establish the atmosphere where the environments fail.”

  • atmosphere

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

    The atmosphere is positively influenced by strong music and engaging characters, which effectively maintain player interest, while some environmental elements fall short in establishing a compelling ambiance.

    • “The atmosphere, music, characters, and style are all very good steps in the right direction to keep my interest.”
    • “I think the music is great and does most of the work to establish the atmosphere where the environments fail.”

  • story

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

    The story is generally well-executed but hampered by unskippable, repetitive sections upon failure. It also suffers from heavy-handed, ungrounded plot exposition through clichéd villain monologues that lack clear motivation.

    • “A lot of clunky, over-establishing plot details without any grounding, e.g. 'mwahaha we're going to do x to you' monologuing without any suggestion of expressing motive.”
    • “Story is well done, except for not being able to skip some sections, which are repeated because we failed.”

  • character development

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

    Character development is praised for its distinct and engaging character designs, with most characters exhibiting clear, unique personalities from the beginning.

  • humor

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

    The game's humor is a unique blend of creepy, funny, and weird elements that many players find highly enjoyable and memorable.

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Surprise Party! is a survival role playing game with horror theme. Common tags for Surprise Party! include grid-based movement, indie, pixel graphics, cartoon, cute and others.

Surprise Party! is available on PC and Windows.

Surprise Party! was released on January 20, 2021.

Surprise Party! was developed by Hoo-Roo Games.

Surprise Party! has received neutral reviews from players. Most players liked Surprise Party! for its music but disliked it for its graphics.

Surprise Party! is a single player game.

Similar games include Bouncers, Lorera, Kiki & Ana - The Child, Raybound, Winter Wastelands and others.