Wanted Raccoon

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"Wanted Raccoon" is a narrative-driven game where you play as a raccoon seeking freedom and reuniting with its family after being displaced by an invasion of people. Explore various locations, from forests to construction sites, while completing tasks, mastering skills, and crafting items. Battle against hunters, cops, and residents of Raccoon City in strategic combat, and form alliances with other animals to create a shelter and community.

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+35

80%

Audience ScoreBased on 686 reviews

story24 positive mentions

stability82 negative mentions

The game features a cute raccoon character and offers a fun premise of causing mischief and chaos.
Many players find the gameplay enjoyable and humorous, with potential for great fun once bugs are fixed.
The developers are responsive to feedback and actively working on updates, showing commitment to improving the game.

The game is plagued with numerous bugs and glitches that can hinder gameplay and cause frustration.
Many players feel the game lacks content and feels more like a tutorial than a fully developed experience.
The controls, especially for the skateboard mechanic, are often described as clunky and unresponsive, making it difficult to navigate.

story
136 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
18%
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7%
The game's story is described as fun and engaging, featuring a unique premise centered around raccoons navigating challenges in a whimsical world. However, many players express frustration with the repetitive and often buggy missions, which can feel like chores rather than enjoyable tasks. While the potential for a compelling narrative exists, the current early access state leaves much to be desired, with players eagerly awaiting updates to enhance the story and gameplay experience.
- “The story seems to be fun and funny and is going somewhere.”
- “On one hand, the story and main idea, and the fact you play as a trash panda, is absolutely great!”
- “I feel with more polish and work this can become a family game of sorts since it evokes a cute animal story about raccoons, who after evil contractors show up, flee the woods they all share and take to build a new home for themselves where they can be safe.”
- “The missions are terrible and unimaginative.”
- “I got to a mission that just says 'wait for update :)' I looked it up, it's been like that at that exact spot for over a year.”
- “The quests are boring, dialogues are even more boring (but I must appreciate the humor).”
gameplay
82 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
24%
66%
10%
The gameplay of this early access title features a charming concept centered around a raccoon engaging in stealth mechanics and skateboarding, but it is marred by numerous bugs and unfinished mechanics that hinder the overall experience. While some players appreciate the potential and quirky ideas, many find the gameplay frustrating due to control issues, unresponsive mechanics, and a lack of polish, leading to a recommendation to wait for future updates before diving in. Overall, the game shows promise but currently struggles with execution, making it a mixed experience for players.
- “I've stuck with the game because I love the mechanics they've used (Skyrim lockpicking, Metal Gear sneaking, with some GTA elements and more), plus it's quirky and I get to ride a skateboard as a raccoon.”
- “The game immediately throws you into the action, with smart missions and intellectual gameplay mechanics that are rewarding to master.”
- “It contains good ideas and the gameplay is fun!”
- “It's a very cute concept, but the amount of bugs that exist currently and how a lot of the mechanics are not fully fleshed out makes this game very frustrating and in some instances unplayable.”
- “Very tedious gameplay, frustrating constantly getting busted and barely making progress.”
- “The physics are wonky, the stealth mechanics need a lot of work, and some things are just missing like how you clip right through humans.”
stability
82 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game is widely criticized for its instability, with numerous players reporting significant bugs and glitches that hinder gameplay, making it often unplayable. While some acknowledge the game's potential and express hope for future updates, the consensus is that it remains a buggy experience, particularly in its early access state. Overall, stability issues are a major concern, overshadowing the game's fun core mechanics.
- “The game is a buggy mess.”
- “Great idea for a game but the amount of game-breaking glitches in my hour of playing has been downright terrible; like please go back to your day job.”
- “I love the idea of the gameplay, but after getting through the tutorial, I was left annoyed and frustrated at the buggy and unfinished feel of the game.”
humor
56 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The humor in the game is widely praised, with players finding it cute, funny, and often hilarious, particularly due to its quirky character interactions and ragdoll physics. While some technical issues and control difficulties can detract from the experience, many reviewers highlight the game's potential for comedic moments, especially in multiplayer settings. Overall, it offers a lighthearted and entertaining experience that can lead to plenty of laughs.
- “Right now the game is a little rough, it could do with some polish, but that doesn't stop it from being a laughing riot.”
- “The character collisions - especially with the humans and their limbs rubber banding into infinity - are actually pretty funny.”
- “Omg, I played the best cutest early released game ever... Wanted Raccoon made me smile the whole time as I played it... I highly recommend this to anyone who wants a chill laughing day as you skate across roads with a fire extinguisher powered raccoon... 11/10”
graphics
36 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
56%
11%
The graphics of the game have received mixed reviews, with many praising the detailed design of the raccoons and some animations, while others criticize the overall simplicity and stiffness of character movements. Players note that the game, being in early access, suffers from performance issues and lacks polish, particularly in lighting and character expressions. Overall, while the visuals show potential, they require further refinement and optimization to enhance the gaming experience.
- “A lot of love and attention to detail went into the design and artwork of the raccoons.”
- “This game looks pretty great to be an early access game; the graphics look great, and the story is simple but enjoyable. It's literally a raccoon simulator game.”
- “The graphics in the game are nothing snazzy, but the details on the animals are amazing.”
- “Not entirely worth the full price in my opinion, mainly because I had to totally kill the graphics for this game to run without lag (I will say I don't have a 'gaming PC,' but I can run things like Subnautica and Skyrim fine with no lag).”
- “The game obviously suffers from the typical problems associated with being in early access, not to mention the graphics don't differ much from the standard Unity-based games that heavily rely on the assets.”
- “The graphics are simple, the animations of cars and humans are stiff, and the controls are wonky.”
music
24 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
13%
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The music in the game has received mixed reviews, with some players finding the soundtrack varied and enjoyable, while others criticize it for being repetitive and overly short, leading to frustration. Many noted a lack of sound effects and a tendency for the music to loop excessively, detracting from the overall experience. However, a few players appreciated the unique and tasteful soundtrack, expressing a desire for it to be available as purchasable DLC.
- “Another reason I like this game is the soundtrack because while playing it I often find myself wanting to dance along to the music in the game.”
- “As I looked up from typing, I saw that she had started doing a silly little dance along with the music with a huge smile on her face!”
- “The art and soundtrack are unique and tasteful, always fitting the characters, theme, and objective.”
- “The background music is extremely short (like a few seconds short) and started getting on my nerves after I noticed it.”
- “The game shows good skills in graphics animation (leaves, character movement), but is woefully lacking in audio (music is a 5-second repeating 8-bit clip that will drive you nuts within 30 seconds), nothing happens during dialog, not even noises/dribble, just the continuing 5-second music clip the entire game.”
- “Of course, this is your 'to-be-expected unity jank' with around 1.5 hours of content at the time of the review, with loads of royalty-free music that you know from at least a dozen other games, blaring at you and hardly any other sounds.”
optimization
12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
17%
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Overall, the game's optimization is widely criticized, with many users reporting poor performance, numerous bugs, and a lack of polish across various aspects such as graphics and UI/UX. While some players found the core gameplay enjoyable, the consensus is that significant improvements and fixes are needed to enhance the overall experience.
- “It felt very optimized.”
- “From game mechanics, UI/UX, AI, graphics, optimization, expanding the basic concept from something more than just a few hours of faffing about, and on and on and on, everything needs work.”
- “Game is fun but it still needs a ton of bug fixes and optimizations.”
- “Extremely poor performance, for no good reason.”
- “Wanted Raccoon has a super fun core premise (a raccoon hurt by human greed out for revenge) but is incredibly unoptimized and a buggy mess (it's early access after all).”
monetization
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players express disappointment with the game's monetization, feeling misled by advertisements that promised a more open-ended experience than what was delivered. The lack of clarity in inventory items and the linear gameplay further contribute to the sentiment that the game does not live up to its promotional claims.
- “I just feel I was sold a bit of a lie from the ads.”
- “Inventory items don't even all have icons, so there are blank white squares with no text to indicate what item it is. While the game appears to be somewhat sandbox-ish in the advertisement, the entirety of what I played was 'do this exact thing to continue.'”
- “I was really looking forward to playing the game after seeing a few ads for it.”
grinding
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious and frustrating, as tasks like breaking into places to save animals or gathering supplies feel repetitive and time-consuming. The constant risk of getting caught adds to the annoyance, making progress feel minimal and unsatisfying.
- “Very tedious gameplay, frustrating constantly getting busted and barely making progress.”
- “You either break into a place and save animals that take a whole 5 minutes from start to finish, or gather supplies, which is just tedious.”