Wrack: Exoverse
- September 10, 2019
- Final Boss Entertainment
- 10h median play time
Get on SteamIn Wrack: Exoverse, defend your Beacon by building a maze of tower bases and turrets, while also participating in the combat with a range of weapons. Unleash powerful attacks by damaging enemies and collect items to enhance your abilities in this rogue-like, comic-styled shooter. With ever-changing worlds, each playthrough offers new challenges and strategies.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game offers a unique blend of Tower Defense and FPS elements, providing a fun and engaging experience.
- The comic book graphics and art style are visually appealing, enhancing the overall enjoyment of the game.
- Gameplay is addictive with potential for replayability, especially as players unlock new items and mechanics.
- The game suffers from significant performance issues, making it laggy and difficult to play even on high-end hardware.
- Core mechanics are poorly implemented, such as turrets that cannot rotate and overly complex attack patterns, leading to frustrating gameplay.
- There is a lack of depth and persistent progress, with each game feeling isolated and not rewarding enough to encourage long-term engagement.
- gameplay20 mentions
- 40 % positive mentions
- 45 % neutral mentions
- 15 % negative mentions
The gameplay combines tower defense and action roguelike elements, though opinions are mixed on their compatibility, with some finding it less enjoyable. Players appreciate the varied mechanics, including a rewarding kill streak system and diverse weapon strengths, which enhance the experience as they progress. While the initial pace may feel slow due to the introduction of mechanics and unlocks, the gameplay improves significantly once players become familiar with the systems.
“Just like the first game Wrack, the gameplay feels pretty good and the comic visual style is amazing.”
“If you enjoy the varied gameplay, you'll love this game!”
“Please redo the mechanics of the machine-gun tower; for three worlds, I could not find the marker, which affects the balance of the game.”
“The start may seem a little slow because there are a lot of mechanics to introduce and items and skills to unlock, but after you start unlocking things, it gets much better.”
“Some weapons are useful against shields (like the revolver), some are good for close quarters and do extra damage (like the shotgun), and some have splash damage (like the bazooka). This, in particular, changes your gameplay a lot through runs, especially considering the game currently has only half of the promised arsenal.”
- graphics10 mentions
- 80 % positive mentions
- -10 % neutral mentions
- 30 % negative mentions
The game features impressive comic book-style graphics and a cool aesthetic that many players appreciate, with beautiful visuals and good animations even in early access. However, there are significant concerns regarding optimization, as players report performance issues on relatively powerful hardware, leading to frustration over the game's lag despite its stylized, dated graphics.
“The comic book graphics are amazing.”
“The art style for the game is great.”
“The graphics are beautiful, the animations are pretty good (even on early access) and the soundtrack is amazing like the first game.”
“I want to know how the optimization is so bad with a game using stylized, dated graphics that actually look worse than the first Borderlands from over a decade ago. The visual style is fine, but why does it lag on an 8GB video card and 16GB RAM?”
“The graphics are disappointing; they feel outdated and lack the polish expected from a modern game. It's hard to believe that this is the final product.”
“While the art style has potential, the execution falls flat. The textures are bland, and the overall visual fidelity is lacking, making it hard to stay immersed in the game.”
- music4 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The music in the game has received mixed reviews, with some users finding it merely "alright," while others praise it as "amazing," comparable to the soundtrack of the first game. Overall, the soundtrack contributes positively to the game's atmosphere, complementing its beautiful graphics and animations.
“The graphics are beautiful, the animations are pretty good (even in early access), and the soundtrack is amazing like the first game.”
- optimization4 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 25 % neutral mentions
- 75 % negative mentions
The game's optimization has been widely criticized, particularly given its use of stylized, dated graphics that some players feel are inferior to older titles like the first Borderlands. Many users report significant lag even on capable hardware, such as an 8GB video card and 16GB of RAM, highlighting a disappointing need for better optimization.
“I want to know how the optimization is so bad with a game using stylized, dated graphics that actually look worse than the first Borderlands from over a decade ago. The visual style is fine, but why does it lag on an 8GB video card and 16GB RAM?”
“It's sad that this game even needs optimization.”
“The optimization is disappointing, especially considering the game's stylized graphics that should not be demanding.”
- story2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 100 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The story aspect of the game is negatively impacted by a frustrating mechanic where losing a mission results in the deletion of the player's save progress, forcing them to start over from the beginning. This design choice detracts from the overall narrative experience and player engagement.
- replayability2 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Players report a satisfying experience after approximately 10 hours of gameplay, noting that the game has potential for replayability.
“I played for around 10 hours and felt satisfied, and it has great potential for replayability.”
- grinding2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -50 % neutral mentions
- 150 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious and slow, with some mechanics feeling forced rather than enjoyable. Overall, the experience is described as lacking excitement and becoming monotonous over time.
“Grinding feels more like a chore than an enjoyable part of the game.”
“The repetitive nature of grinding makes it tedious and slow.”
“The grind is so forced that it detracts from the overall experience.”
- stability2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game is enjoyable and addictive, but it currently shows signs of being in early access, with noticeable bugs and an incomplete feel.
“It's fun and surprisingly addictive; however, right now it's definitely worthy of its early access title - it feels fairly incomplete and it's a bit buggy.”
“It's fun and surprisingly addictive; however, right now it's definitely worthy of its early access title - it feels fairly incomplete and it's a bit buggy.”
