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The Auto Sort Is Broken

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77%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
77% User Score Based on 62 reviews

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The Auto Sort Is Broken is a single player and multiplayer casual role playing game with fantasy, comedy, medieval and historical themes. It was developed by Fractal Projects and was released on January 23, 2025. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Set in a universe parodying poorly managed MMORPGs, even the inventory sort feature has stopped working. It's now up to you to organize the players' messy bags and handle their occasional complaints.

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77%Audience ScoreBased on 62 reviews
gameplay6 positive mentions
stability3 negative mentions
  • Engaging and satisfying inventory sorting puzzle gameplay with charming pixel art and humorous dialogue.
  • Creative use of achievements as a storytelling device and meta-commentary on gaming culture.
  • Short, casual, and relaxing experience that offers a fun challenge for fans of inventory management games.
  • Item placement mechanics are imprecise and often frustrating, with items snapping to incorrect tiles requiring repeated adjustments.
  • Timed puzzles exacerbate the placement issues, leading to unnecessary difficulty and player fatigue.
  • Limited game length and replayability, with minimal variety and some performance/UI glitches (e.g., scaling and softlocks).

  • gameplay

    14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    43% positive mentions, 36% neutral mentions, 21% negative mentions

    The gameplay centers on dragging and sorting items within an inventory grid, offering a satisfying and relaxing core mechanic. However, imprecise controls, inconsistent item placement, and frustrating limitations like inability to replace items or strict time limits introduce minor but notable frustrations. Despite these issues, the simple and entertaining gameplay is enjoyable for a short experience and works well as part of a larger game concept.

    • “Organizing the inventory is a satisfying mechanic that provides a sense of relaxation.”
    • “Beautiful pixel art, great gameplay experience, and a perfect mix of challenge and relaxation.”
    • “It's cheap, and while the mechanics are simple, it's still entertaining and I had a good time with it!”
    • “There are other mechanical issues as well like not being able to drag items over top of one another (the item you're dragging immediately goes back to where it was instead of replacing the items it is dropped on top of) and mouse cursor placement of items being inconsistent, often requiring repeated dragging to get items into the slots you intended which is then exacerbated by the aforementioned inability to replace items and then the added time constraints later; these all lead to a lot of needless frustration.”
    • “The sole mechanic of the game, dragging items and dropping them onto a grid, doesn't work.”
    • “The game does try to make them harder sometimes by putting you on a time limit, but I honestly do not enjoy that mechanic as I often found that it was a complete crapshoot whether I'd solve them in time depending on if I happened to put everything in the grid in an optimal way on my first try.”

  • humor

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

    The humor in the game is a mix of meta jokes, nostalgic MMORPG references, and amusing usernames, often described as cute, funny, and entertaining. While some find the dialogue witty and hilarious, others feel it is less engaging and note issues like slow text pacing. Overall, the game balances humor with its inventory-sorting gameplay, appealing particularly to fans of RPGs and nostalgic MMO culture.

    • “Cute, short, funny, kind of sad game about the death of an MMORPG.”
    • “Wonderful little game with some pretty hilarious achievements.”
    • “With all that in mind, by virtue of telling the story of jaded gamers through their eyes, you get a lot of hilarious meta and also a fair few easter eggs, which I always appreciate.”

  • story

    10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    30% positive mentions, 40% neutral mentions, 30% negative mentions

    The story is minimal and fairly short, serving more as a backdrop to gameplay rather than a deep narrative. It creatively uses achievements and meta-humor to convey the tale of a dying MMORPG and jaded gamers, adding charm and entertainment despite its brevity. Overall, it provides a light, fun experience with enough narrative flair to complement the gameplay.

    • “Its little bit of story and the flair of items, player characters and genre in-jokes round up the short-but-fun experience.”
    • “With all that in mind, by virtue of telling the story of jaded gamers through their eyes, you get a lot of hilarious meta and also a fair few easter eggs, which I always appreciate.”
    • “It tells a story as you sort the inventories of an MMO losing players and closing down.”
    • “Bare bones story, if you can call it that, but it's okay enough for $3 that I don't want to review against it.”
    • “Sad story about the death of an MMORPG but all in all, rating wise I'd put it at, can I recommend?”
    • “The actual story is pretty short, but if you need something for idle brain cycles, it's pretty simple to not do the thing that 'ends' the run and play it endlessly.”

  • music

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

    The game's music effectively sets the mood and enhances immersion, complementing the charming pixel art and gameplay. However, some users find the single track repetitive and a bit tedious after extended play. Overall, the soundtrack is praised for its fitting atmosphere despite occasional monotony.

    • “The pixel art looks good, and the music sets the vibe.”
    • “The pixel graphics are charming and the way the game secretly mocks you sorting out the inventory as you take longer than it should, the game world changes from daytime to nighttime which I find witty, and the music really gets you thinking where does this and that go.”
    • “Additionally, the soundtrack is amazing, perfectly complementing the experience and making the game even more immersive.”

  • stability

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

    The game exhibits significant stability issues, with frequent bugs and a clunky, bare-bones interface that hinder smooth gameplay. These problems are particularly frustrating given the game's simple design and time-sensitive mechanics.

    • “Clunky and buggy with bare bones interface and options, quite a lazily made game honestly.”
    • “That's a problem when you have 30 seconds to get everything placed perfectly, even if it's part of the joke that the game is buggy.”
    • “For how incredibly simple and plain this game is, it's surprisingly buggy and frustrating.”

  • graphics

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    67% positive mentions, -34% neutral mentions, 67% negative mentions

    The game's pixel art has a charming, nostalgic appeal and features a clever day-night cycle, but the graphics suffer from poor scaling and blurriness in fullscreen mode, especially on higher-resolution monitors, making text appear stretched and less crisp.

    • “The pixel graphics are charming, and the way the game secretly mocks you sorting out the inventory as you take longer than it should is witty. The game world changes from day to night, which adds to the atmosphere.”
    • “On a 1440p monitor, the text feels like a NES game that was just stretched out, and the graphics appear a bit stretched as well.”
    • “The game's options are lacking, and the scaling is weird; going fullscreen makes the graphics blur a bit, even though I'm using a standard 16:9 ratio.”
    • “Would have preferred to see the graphics a bit less stretched as well; on a 1440p monitor, the text feels like a NES game that was just stretched out.”

  • monetization

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

    The game’s monetization approach is praised for reflecting the developers' respect for gaming and their clear opposition to predatory microtransactions, resulting in a fair and appreciated business model.

    • “The dialogue works and really shows the developer's appreciation for gaming as a medium and their stance on predatory business practices, especially when it comes to microtransactions.”

  • emotional

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

    Players find the game emotionally relatable, particularly appreciating how it captures common frustrations like inventory management, adding a humorous and authentic touch to the experience.

  • grinding

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

    Grinding in the game is characterized by charming pixel graphics and witty world changes, with a soundtrack that engages players. However, it can become tedious after extended play, particularly beyond two hours.

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The Auto Sort Is Broken is a casual role playing game with fantasy, comedy, medieval and historical themes. Common tags for The Auto Sort Is Broken include indie, dark humor, pixel graphics, relaxing, inventory management and others.

The Auto Sort Is Broken is available on PC and Windows.

The Auto Sort Is Broken was released on January 23, 2025.

The Auto Sort Is Broken was developed by Fractal Projects.

The Auto Sort Is Broken has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked The Auto Sort Is Broken for its gameplay but disliked it for its story.

The Auto Sort Is Broken is a single player game with multiplayer support.

Similar games include Save Room - Organization Puzzle, Tidy Backpack, PictoQuest, Save Room, Glass Masquerade and others.