Tiamat X

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Tiamat X is a single player action game. It was developed by BBQ Games and was released on May 29, 2015. It received negative reviews from players.

Featuring six levels of intense shooting action, Tiamat X is a rip-snortin tribute to the side-scrolling space shooters of yesteryear, and would be right at home blazing away on the screen of a booming, beer-stained arcade cabinet.

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32%

Audience ScoreBased on 63 reviews

graphics8 positive mentions

music5 negative mentions

The game features nice and colorful graphics with multiple layers of parallax scrolling, providing good depth and visual appeal.
Challenging gameplay suitable for hardcore shoot 'em up fans, offering a puzzle-like memorization challenge in enemy patterns and level design.
Full controller support with options for autofire and quick fire, making controls comfortable and accessible.

Lack of save or checkpoint system leads to repeated restarts from the beginning, causing frustration.
Power-ups appear only once and can be accidentally destroyed by the player, making upgrades unreliable and frustrating.
Poor audio experience with muffled, low-quality music and loud, distorted sound effects; limited game options and poor UI hinder enjoyment.

graphics
19 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
42%
42%
16%
The graphics are generally described as functional and decent but somewhat dated and repetitive, with some users noting a lack of resolution options and occasional use of generic or copy-pasted elements. While not visually stunning, the visuals are considered good for the game's low price and complement the gameplay adequately. Overall, the graphics receive mixed feedback, ranging from mediocre to pleasantly crisp and colorful.
- “The graphics, while dated, are nicely presented and certainly functional.”
- “With the visuals, the CGI rendering technique that was used offers up plenty of colors used for the shading and detail in the backgrounds and the individual sprites.”
- “Either way, it's clear that the artist behind the graphics put some real effort into their work.”
- “Not very good, bad graphics.”
- “No resolution or any graphics options besides full screen or windowed.”
- “The graphics are not pretty to say the least and you often can't see incoming bullets.”
music
16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
19%
50%
31%
The music in the game is widely criticized for being low quality, muffled, repetitive, and forgettable, often drowned out by poor sound effects. While the first level's theme shows some promise, overall the soundtrack lacks polish and dynamic range, with limited audio options and an inappropriate style that detracts from the experience.
- “I relaxed for 5 minutes listening to this music, long enough to realize that I would be okay.”
- “I liked the theme music for the first level; it plays like you're being set up to take part in an operatic space battle for the ages.”
- “Music isn't annoying, graphics are ok.”
- “The music is repetitive and of low quality.”
- “The music is incredibly minimal and very muffled.”
- “The sounds in-game are just regular space shooting sounds, but the worst is probably the music, which sounds like it has a bitrate of 128kbps or less.”
gameplay
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
30%
40%
30%
The gameplay of the game is straightforward and reminiscent of classic side-scrolling shooters, offering a challenging but somewhat repetitive experience without much innovation or polish. While some appreciate its immediate, no-frills action and decent level design, others find it lacks depth and variety, making it feel rough and uninspired compared to other shooters.
- “The gameplay is right away, no waiting, no load times, no story, or push this button to continue, and that is awesome.”
- “Doesn't wow graphically but I think the gameplay is very good and I would definitely recommend it to anyone wanting a challenging side-scrolling space shooter with some similarity to Space Tripper.”
- “Tiamat X is a short shoot'em up, quite easy to play in terms of gameplay but not so easy: there is only one difficulty, no save point, 3 lives (or 4 if you get the bonus life in the first level), enemies quite unpredictable.”
- “Gameplay consists of wiggling around and holding down the fire key in a pretty fair approximation of a classic shooter, but there's no polish on this game and despite some decent level design in places, the rough edges drag it down.”
- “The gameplay is as standard as can be, there's absolutely nothing that stands out in this game compared to all the other shooters.”
- “Good graphics but very repetitive gameplay.”
story
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
75%
75%
The story is somewhat hard to follow and serves mainly as a backdrop involving alien space fighters hunting retired space Nazi criminals to prevent a hostile takeover. While the narrative is minimal and loosely structured, it effectively sets the stage for intense, upgrade-focused gameplay without interruptions.
- “Moral of the story: 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.”
- “The story is hard to follow, but I think it is safe to conclude you are playing some sort of alien space fighter hunting down retired space nazi criminals.”
- “With it being only a matter of time before the Choazids start converting your people, it's up to you to take control of one of the few remaining Tiamat dragonship prototypes: the X-class fighter, a craft capable of immense firepower - provided you pick up enough upgrade caches during a mission where you must dodge and blast like there's no tomorrow.”
- “The story is hard to follow, but I think it is safe to conclude you are playing some sort of alien space fighter hunting down retired space Nazi criminals.”
- “With it being only a matter of time before the Choazids start converting your people, it's up to you to take the controls of one of the few remaining Tiamat dragonship prototypes: the X class fighter, a craft capable of immense firepower - provided you pick up enough upgrade caches during a mission where you must dodge and blast like there's no tomorrow.”
- “The good is the gameplay is right away, no waiting, no load times, no story, or push this button to continue, and that is awesome.”
emotional
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The emotional experience is marked by frustration and tension due to unpredictable hazards and frequent instant deaths, creating a challenging and unforgiving atmosphere.
humor
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The humor in the game is genuinely funny and successfully delivers laughs. Users appreciate its comedic elements as a positive aspect of the experience.
optimization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game is well-optimized, running smoothly on a wide range of hardware, including rigs up to a decade old, indicating it should pose no performance issues on most modern systems.
- “But honestly, it's not bad; runs smoothly on my rig. I have a hard time thinking this could be hard on any modern rig from the last 10 years.”
grinding
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Grinding in the game is considered tedious, as repeatedly replaying earlier sections quickly becomes monotonous.
- “Repeating the earlier sections gets tedious fast.”
stability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game demonstrates excellent stability, running smoothly even on low-end hardware with modest specifications and a lightweight operating system.
- “It runs great on my piece of crap laptop with the 1 GHz dual-core, 3GB RAM, and some AMD APU running Peppermint Linux.”