tERRORbane

About

tERRORbane is a single-player Fantasy Role Playing Game with approximately 45 hours of playtime. In this unique game, you must use bugs to your advantage and navigate through a world where everything is commentated on by the Developer. Your choices impact the story and the bugs you encounter, encouraging replayability to discover new stories and characters beyond the ending credits.

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Play Modes

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

79%

Audience ScoreBased on 67 reviews

humor27 positive mentions

stability5 negative mentions

The game features a hilarious and innovative premise that cleverly breaks the fourth wall, providing a unique experience for players.
Gameplay is varied and includes a mix of genres, mini-games, and puzzles that keep the experience engaging and entertaining.
The humor is well-crafted, with numerous references and Easter eggs that resonate with gamers, making it a fun adventure overall.

The game is relatively short and may feel incomplete, leaving players wanting more content and depth.
Many players find the combat and gameplay mechanics to be simplistic and not very challenging, which can detract from the overall experience.
Replaying the game multiple times to uncover all the content can become tedious and may not appeal to everyone.

humor
27 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The humor in "Terrorbane" is a mixed bag, with many players appreciating its meta and self-referential jokes reminiscent of titles like "The Stanley Parable." While some find the humor genuinely funny and entertaining, others criticize it as hit-or-miss, with an annoying developer character and a lack of substantial gameplay. Overall, the game is seen as a humorous exploration of bugs and glitches, though opinions vary on its cleverness and lasting appeal.
- “Terrorbane is a comedy adventure game which feels like a nod to the Stanley Parable style of character-vs-narrator humor.”
- “The best thing about the game is the good meta humor and the amusing bugs you can find.”
- “It's funny, plainly meta, and loves to poke fun at JRPGs and gaming in general.”
gameplay
16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
31%
50%
19%
The gameplay is a mixed bag, featuring a blend of puzzle-solving, turn-based RPG battles, and various mini-games that keep the experience fresh and engaging. While some players appreciate the creativity and humor woven into the mechanics, others find the actual gameplay moments lacking and not particularly engaging. Overall, the game offers a unique and varied experience, though its appeal may depend on individual tastes.
- “Gameplay gets creative at times, and it is during those moments that I noticed the amount of love put into this game.”
- “You'll spend a lot of your time walking around, talking with NPCs, or interacting with the environment, but the gameplay can widely vary. You'll engage in turn-based RPG battles, play a random match of Hearthstone, experience a text-based adventure, browse an old desktop, and much more.”
- “Gameplay varies wildly throughout the game, featuring traditional RPG battles, puzzle-solving challenges, WarioWare-style minigames, QTE events, and other surprises that I won't spoil here.”
- “Like, the humor is fine but the moments of actual gameplay are horrifically bad.”
- “Gameplay varies wildly throughout the game between traditional RPG battles, puzzle-solving battles, WarioWare-style minigames, QTE events, and others that I won't spoil here.”
- “You'll spend a lot of your time walking around talking with NPCs or interacting with the environment, but the gameplay can widely vary; you'll do a decent amount of turn-based RPG battles, but you'll also play a random match of Hearthstone, a text-based adventure, browse an old desktop, and much more.”
story
11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
36%
36%
27%
The game's story is described as somewhat tropey and poorly written, with players often feeling disengaged during the initial hours. However, it features multiple branching paths that can lead to humorous outcomes and a wackier narrative as players discover bugs, which some find enhances the experience. While some players criticize the story for its flaws, others appreciate the unique ways it can unfold based on player choices and interactions.
- “It has multiple paths of the storyline to get to the end and as you fill up the bug list it gets wackier once you break all the areas and get the true ending.”
- “Along those lines, how you choose to react to certain things, the bugs you find, games you play, etc. can all lead you down different branching paths in the story.”
- “The story and its writing are very poor, and I personally didn't get any bit of interest in it throughout the first couple of hours.”
- “Each act has two or three ways it can play out, each with its own humor and bugs to find, and all the branching paths eventually connect back to the main story beats to guide you to an end.”
- “It has multiple paths of the storyline to get to the end, and as you fill up the bug list, it gets wackier once you break all the areas and get the true ending.”
stability
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's stability is intentionally designed to feel buggy, featuring glitches and sound effects that enhance the comedic experience. While players may encounter numerous bugs, this aspect is embraced as part of the gameplay, allowing for exploration of hidden areas and multiple endings, making it an enjoyable experience for those who appreciate this unique approach.
- “This game is buggy as hell.”
- “However, after playing for a while, I found that the game intentionally tries to make players feel like it's buggy by incorporating elements on screen with glitches and cracks, along with horrible sound effects.”
- “With multiple endings and a huge list of bugs and glitches to be found, it’s definitely worth checking out, especially if you enjoy comedy.”
graphics
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
67%
The graphics are praised for their crisp and clean visuals, effectively showcasing both normal and glitched animations, as well as text-based landscapes. Overall, the visual presentation contributes positively to the game's immersive experience.
- “Visuals are crisp and clean, whether normal or glitched out, fully animated or text-based landscapes.”
music
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The music in "Terrorbane" is a standout feature, blending old-school RPG satire with clever pop culture references and a surprisingly engaging soundtrack. Tracks like "deadburg" are particularly praised, appealing to players who appreciate the nostalgic nods and sampling throughout the game.
- “Sprinkle in some old-school RPG satire, commentary on games as a whole, references to other pop culture, and a surprisingly great soundtrack (Deadburg is such a banger), and you have Terrorbane.”
- “Once again, the soundtrack is a highlight for me, especially for those that recognize the references and samplings it uses.”
grinding
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
300%
Many users find the grinding aspect of the game tedious and time-consuming, with some expressing confusion over positive reviews, as they feel the gameplay primarily involves waiting rather than engaging content.
- “I really don't understand the positive reviews; the game is short and tedious. Most of the time playing is spent waiting.”
- “The grinding feels endless and repetitive, making it hard to stay engaged with the game.”
- “I find myself doing the same tasks over and over again just to progress, which makes the experience feel like a chore.”
emotional
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The emotional aspect of the game is highlighted as unique and charming, with a blend of humor that culminates in a touching true ending that resonates with players.
- “It was unique, charming, funny, and its true ending was touching.”