Sweet Surrender
- September 30, 2021
- Salmi Games
Get on Steam"Sweet Surrender" is a VR rhythm game where you play as a chef, cooking and serving dishes to customers in a time management challenge. Use a variety of kitchen tools and follow recipe instructions to the beat of the music. With colorful graphics and catchy tunes, it's a fun and engaging experience for players of all skill levels.
PC
Virtual Reality
Windows
Oculus Quest
Reviews
- Sweet Surrender VR offers an engaging and immersive roguelite experience with solid gunplay and a visually appealing art style.
- The game features a unique chip upgrade system that allows for diverse playstyles and strategies, enhancing replayability.
- The developers are actively involved in improving the game, regularly releasing updates that address feedback and add new content.
- The game suffers from repetitive level design and a lack of enemy variety, which can lead to a monotonous gameplay experience.
- Many players have reported bugs and glitches, including issues with weapon handling and AI behavior, which detract from the overall experience.
- The difficulty level is inconsistent, with some players finding the game too easy and lacking meaningful challenges as they progress.
- gameplay26 mentions
- 27 % positive mentions
- 62 % neutral mentions
- 12 % negative mentions
The gameplay of this VR roguelike shooter is praised for its fast-paced action and smooth gunplay, appealing to both newcomers and veterans of the genre. However, some players find the mechanics underwhelming, citing a lack of complexity in enemy behavior and limited variety in upgrades, which detracts from long-term engagement. While the developers are actively improving the game through updates, the core gameplay experience may still feel simplistic for some players.
“This game brilliantly combines the thrilling elements of roguelike shooters with an engaging and immersive VR experience, making it a must-try for anyone who loves fast-paced, action-packed gameplay.”
“The gunplay is fun, plays smooth as silk, inventory setup is nice (2 holsters, 4 accessory slots, 4 chip upgrade slots, and 1 large weapon on your back) and the reload mechanics are okay.”
“Nice aesthetics, gameplay, and good replayability as I can see.”
“No interesting mechanics.”
“AI mechanics are far too simple and predictable to provide a notion of difficulty.”
“There is very little complexity to the enemies and mechanically none of them really change up the gameplay.”
- graphics21 mentions
- 62 % positive mentions
- 24 % neutral mentions
- 14 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game have received positive feedback for their stylish and visually pleasing art style, often compared to Borderlands and featuring excellent pixel art. Players appreciate the minimalistic yet effective design that complements the fast-paced gameplay, while updates have enhanced overall visual performance. The combination of humor, environmental destruction, and diverse aesthetics contributes to a compelling visual experience, making it a standout aspect of the game.
“The graphic style is great; it's all very stylish and helps focus on the gameplay, which is the king here.”
“Great graphics that take advantage of what VR does well.”
“Art style is fantastic, as is the diversity of content between weapons, enemy types, and level layouts.”
“I know visuals aren't everything... but when something is designed to be played on a loop - variety is key!”
“The 2D trailer doesn't do the graphics justice; while it's cartoonish and simple, it's very slick.”
“Firstly, the biggest pro this game has going for it is its aesthetic/art style, which is both visually pleasing and low demand.”
- stability6 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game's stability is currently marred by numerous glitches and bugs, with players reporting issues such as disappearing weapons and prolonged loading times between rooms. While these problems do not seem to be game-breaking, they detract from the overall experience and can lead to frustration during gameplay.
“On the downside, there are still glitches and bugs at this time, but nothing horribly game-breaking.”
“So the game in its current state, as of writing this review, is fun but comes with a few glitches and features that make it worse in some areas.”
“And speaking of glitches, one that made me almost quit my run is my dual revolvers just disappearing after putting them in my holsters.”
- optimization4 mentions
- 75 % positive mentions
- -50 % neutral mentions
- 75 % negative mentions
The game's optimization has been notably enhanced through frequent updates from the development team, addressing bugs, improving mechanics, and refining graphics. Players report a smooth performance across various headsets, highlighting the team's responsiveness to feedback and commitment to quality of life improvements.
“The development team has been incredibly responsive to feedback, rolling out numerous updates that have significantly improved the game's mechanics, graphics, and overall performance.”
“I have seen this game grow for a little while now, and no matter what update they release, it's always addressing issues, bugs, quality of life changes, and performance.”
“Great clean style works on a variety of headsets and runs smoothly.”
“I have seen this game grow for a little while now, and no matter what update they release, it's always touching on issues, bugs, QoL changes, and performance.”
“The optimization is still lacking, and I often experience frame drops and stuttering during gameplay.”
“Despite the updates, the game still struggles with performance issues that hinder the overall experience.”
- story3 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- -67 % neutral mentions
- 67 % negative mentions
The story is criticized for being simplistic and lacking engaging characters, with a basic premise of defeating robots to ascend a tower. Players find the lengthy text exposition unnecessary, especially given the game's fast-paced nature, which detracts from the overall experience.
“The story is engaging and keeps you invested in the characters and their journeys.”
“I appreciate how the narrative unfolds as you progress, adding depth to the gameplay.”
“The world-building is impressive, making every encounter feel meaningful and connected.”
“The enemies are somewhat personality-poor robots, and the story framework has nothing to grab onto.”
“Not only do I feel like any further plot is unnecessary beyond this game's simple setup of 'kill robots, get to the top of the tower', but why are you giving me a long wall of text to read in a game that gives you limited time? (At least I assume the 'you've been tracked down, run!' message is a timer warning; I never stuck around long enough to find out.)”
- music3 mentions
- 67 % positive mentions
- -33 % neutral mentions
- 67 % negative mentions
The music in the game is generally praised for its quality and ability to complement the art style, creating an engaging atmosphere. However, some players feel that despite the appealing soundtrack, the overall gameplay experience falls short, leading to a lack of long-term engagement.
“While the art and music complement each other beautifully, the real star of the show is the physics engine.”
“Enjoy the minimal art style, but especially the soundtrack.”
“Though the music and art style (a-la-Borderlands) is cool, the gameplay was far too underwhelming to keep me engaged for long.”
“I enjoy the minimal art style, but I found the soundtrack to be lacking.”
- replayability3 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 67 % negative mentions
The game is praised for its high replayability, with users noting its engaging gameplay and appealing aesthetics that encourage repeated playthroughs. It evokes a strong "one-more-run" feeling, similar to popular VR roguelites, making it a recommended choice for those seeking a game with lasting appeal.
“Nice aesthetics, gameplay, and good replayability, as I can see.”
“I would highly recommend this to anyone who wants replayability.”
“It feels kind of like 'Compound VR' (one of the best VR roguelites and one of my VR favorites) in terms of replayability and smoothness of gameplay, and absolutely has this great 'okay, one more run and that's it' feeling.”
- humor1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in Compound is highlighted as a key feature, effectively enhancing the gameplay experience alongside its impressive pixel-art style and environmental destruction mechanics.
“Compound has solved that by employing a lot of humor and having a great capability for environmental destruction, plus it features excellent pixel art style.”
- emotional1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Players appreciate the game's ongoing development, noting that each update thoughtfully addresses various issues while also resonating emotionally with them. The consistent attention to quality of life improvements and performance enhancements contributes to a deeper connection with the game.
“I have seen this game grow for a little while now, and no matter what update they release, it's always touching on important issues, bugs, quality of life changes, and performance.”
- grinding1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect tedious, particularly due to mechanics that require waiting for doors to open after encountering unkillable enemies, which can lead to frustrating gameplay experiences.
“It was counting the floating unkillable enemy as something that had not been killed, and the doors would open after about a minute of waiting around (probably a fail-safe programmed by the dev), but this was tedious.”
