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Plattform: PC Veröffentlicht: 07.11.2018

9,99€

Preis Update 17.09.23

Become one of the Steel Rats, a biker gang sworn to protect their city against an invading army of alien robots - Junkbots. Wreck and ride through hordes of enemies, switching between four unique characters as you wreak havoc with the ultimate killing machine; your flame spewing, saw bladed, motorcycle.

Ride in style through the retro futuristic world of Steel Rats. Set in an alternate version of 1940’s USA, gear up and mount your chromed stallion and save Coastal City from the invading horde of Junkbots. Your motorcycle is your weapon designed to crush your enemies in awesome and stylish ways whilst traversing up, down left and right, over rooftops and through enemy-infested tunnels.

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68 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 23.05.21 00:24

Die Standard Steuerung ist schrecklich, reinstes Gefummel und tödlich. Laufe der Zeit hat man sie einigermaßen gut selbst eingestellt, aber man muss sich konzentrieren und es geht nicht 100% einfach von der Hand. Der Schwierigkeitsgrad drückt aber Laufe der Zeit die Stimmung runter, denn es muss gerne auch mal schnell gehen. Vor allem weil die Charaktere keine endlosen Leben haben und man ein Level wieder von vorne machen muss.

Das sind die negativen Punkte. Sonst ist das Spiel interessant und gut gemacht:
- Coole Grafik
- Charaktere
- Sound
- Charaktere können verbessert werden
- Geheimnisse zum suchen
- Gegner
- während eines Levels kann man zwischen Charakteren switchen
- Boss Gegner

Das Spiel kriegt von mir einen (etwas schwachen) Daumen nach oben. Mir fehlt die Geduld mich mit dem Schwierigkeitsgrad auseinander zu setzen. Für Leute die es gerne etwas kniffliger mögen sind hier richtig. Sofern man die Steuerung für sich einigermaßen gut eingestellt hat. Denn das ist Voraussetzung.

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Verfasst: 03.05.21 18:26

Gutes Spiel mit viel Spaß :)

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Verfasst: 12.06.20 21:27

Steel Rats ...

ist eine innovative Art Metro-Trials-Destruction-Mix mit einigen interessanten und mir bisher unbekannten Mechaniken. So kann man etwa Gegenstände, die einem den Weg versperren, durch eine Spezialfähigkeit durchtrennen (oder sie alternativ einfach überspringen). Allerdings ist das Spiel zu meiner Überraschung vor allem als Einsteiger relativ schwer. Daher seit gewarnt!

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Verfasst: 27.04.20 13:06

Ganz nett

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52 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 03.09.19 12:54

Steel Rats™ hätte ein richtig gutes Spiel werden können. Leider ist die Steuerung super sperrig und die zugrundeliegende Physik kaputt.

Dummerweise hat das Spiel ein viel zu hohen Schwierigkeitsgrad was bei mangelnder Steuerung einfach nur frustrierend ist.

Gerade einmal 10% haben es so weit wie ich nach 50 Minuten geschafft!!!

1/5

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Verfasst: 17.05.19 19:59

Trash

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158 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 16.05.19 17:12

2,5D Sidescroller mit ansprechendem Grafikstil, guter Grafik und Sound und netten Ideen.
Den Spielspaß trübt jedoch eine Konstellation aus äußerst gewöhnungsbedürftiger Steuerung, die zu häufigem Hängenbleiben und Respawns führt, und richtig schlecht gesetzten Respawnpunkten, wegen derer man gerne mal direkt nach dem Respawn erneut stirbt.
An für sich finde ich das Spiel irgendwo ganz charmant. Aufgrund der genannten Problematik finde ich es jedoch zu frustrierend als dass ich mich in die Steuerung einarbeiten möchte.

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Verfasst: 22.04.19 08:02

Die Grafik ist schon extrem stark für den Preis. Man muss sich ein bisschen an die Steuerung gewöhnen. Wenn ein Vorschreiber vor mir sagt, dass nach 15 Minuten das Spiel installiert wird von Zig leuten, dann bedeutet dass, dass die Steuerung etwas mehr bedarf als 2 Tasten, ist ja auch ein Motorrad und kein Jumpn Run. :)
Ziemlich ungewöhnliche Spielidee. Lohnt sich mal reinzuschaun.
Die Musik ist echt geil, Ist das Björk? :D
Erinnert mich ansonsten an Spiele wie Limbo

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Verfasst: 29.04.22 17:41

Criminally Underrated!

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Verfasst: 23.04.22 04:56

Steel Rats has a fantastic sense of style and an intriguing premise but it feels awful to play, with some of the worst controls I've encountered recently. Moving up and down the playing field lacks finesse, air dash didn't want to trigger consistently, and turning around is awkward more often then not. The presentation is very polished - including a nice clean UI - but everything under the surface is rotten. I've always thought Trials of the Blood Dragon, despite maybe not being a great Trials game, got more flack than it deserved. Steel Rats attempts the same basic idea but can't reconcile all those different gameplay elements. Riding just isn't satisfying. Trials, Trackmania, even the b-tier Urban Trial Freestyle all have very tactile controls that feel great to play no matter how poorly you're doing. Steel Rats is floaty, imprecise, and seems not to have been adequately playtested.

I'm getting the impression they ran out of money at some point after all the art assets had been finalized, there's a jarring discrepancy between visually stunning environments and gameplay that made me ask 'did you even test this, like at all?'.

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444 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 05.04.22 18:41

cool, underrated platformer with interesting mechanics and good music

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860 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 31.03.22 16:20

This game is pretty much trials with a story. it seems cool at first, but the voice actors really break the illusion of robots overpowering humanity, it sounds like a kid having to act grateful on christmas when they get another pair of socks.

The controls make it over-complicated and hard to remember so i die all the time for pressing the wrong key

some of the mechanics you need to use dont even work right. I cant finish the last level in one of the districts because the magnetized track or whatever the fuq is blocked right at the end

It just makes me frustrated

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Verfasst: 18.03.22 02:46

I am very disapointed to say. I haven't found any rats.

So far its pretty alright!

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420 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 12.02.22 18:29

Look, I really wanted to give this game a positive review. REALLY wanted to. It's got gorgeous visuals and art direction, great moody soundtrack and a whole lot of potential. , unfortunately, it's all brought down by the huge amount of bugs and terrible level design. Most of the time you don't even see where you're supposed to be jumping to because the next plataform is off-screen, which causes you to jump in the wrong direction and fall to your death. The controls feel very awkward too and I don't think I'll ever get used to them.

It's a shame, really, but I had to give this one a no.

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29 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 10.02.22 03:49

Interesting concept but it just doesn't feel polished, it has a relaxed vibe when realistically you expect heavy metal, smash stuff and zoom based on the theme and concept.
I don't feel as if it offers enough content , I didn't play for long and still hit many bad bugs which meant restarting levels to fix. Just feels like a fun idea, badly executed.

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Verfasst: 06.02.22 23:04

Controller is highly recommended for this game! I can tell you because, for the first few hours I had to play it without one.. and it was really hard to get the hang of it and with a control it is a bit difficult to play this game but still worth it is addictive this game.

6.7/10

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Verfasst: 27.01.22 13:59

The concept of the game is interesting, but it doesn't deliver. Voice acting is mediocre, emotionless. Game lacks sound effects. Level designs are interesting, yet not polished enough.

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755 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 01.01.22 01:23

What a buggy mess, level 4, mission 2 (i think). The robot chase stage where you ride vertically up pipes and whatever else. It is an absolute buggy mess that my play style cannot complete, i like to cut a lot of (mili)seconds off, and cutting those critical tight corners where you better your speeds are bugged to heck and back. I had an invisible force caught under my bike on several occasions that stuck turning in auto doughnut loop, which on the chase stage, is nearly unplayable, as the steering was locked tight... Several stages seem WAAAY out of timing (like in trials games you will succeed in finding a rhythm - this has no rhythm) Its as though playtesting (some stages) before release was near ignored ...Uninstall... 1 dollar is nearly too much. And i wish i could refund my 12 hours. Ugh, yuk. Don't torture yourself, needs more development.

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32 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 28.11.21 15:25

5/10 grab it if you really want it but its ok if you miss this game
fun, a little broken tho

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530 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 23.09.21 17:50

Just don't bother

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Verfasst: 03.09.21 16:07

nice game i liked upgrade and skin system but the worst keyboard controls ever. Its unplayable. Game wants you to be fast in action parts but how can i push 5 different button at the same time. great concept ruined by controls.

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Verfasst: 06.08.21 09:40

[5/10] Controls & Training & Help
[6/10] Menu & Settings
[6/10] Sound & Music
[5/10] Graphics
[3/10] Game Design
[5/10] Game Story
[2/10] Game Content
[5/10] Completion time (level/game)?
[7/10] is it Enjoyable & Fun?

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Verfasst: 22.07.21 17:54

fun easy game.

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Verfasst: 10.07.21 20:59

A game that sounds good on paper but ends up being a horrible experience for the player.

The controls are incredibly not intuitive where you control a motorcycle on a 2D plane, you have all these button combinations to control different aspects of the vehicle however people will not be willing to memorize them because they are still too busy grappling with how flaky the lane-switching and physics are.

I tried skipping everything including, bonuses, upgrades, skins, collectibles and you can indeed get through a portion of the game like that but the sheer frustration in controlling the motorcycle eventually caused me to give up on this game.

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Verfasst: 04.07.21 09:53

Stars received: 4.0/10 _ Note: v.5 [0.0 to 1] = personal impressions

[0.4] Controls & Training & Help
[0.5] Menu & Settings
[0.5] Sound & Music
[0.6] Graphics
[0.7] Game Design
[0.3] Game Story
[0.4] Game Content
[0.3] Completion time (level/game)?
[0.3] is it Enjoyable & Fun?
[0] Could it hold a spot in Favorites? (& if the Game can be repeatedly played again)
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Game description key-points: Action game on a bike, or racing with obstacles xD

Overview:
more-less Graphics looks decent and nice, but the game-play and control is somehow advanced and isn`t conformable on a Keyboard!
certainly it was designed for a Game Controller ! and probable it`s for a console ;) multi-button play

other than that, there are different tricky obstacles and road challenges to pass over - not bad

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Verfasst: 27.06.21 03:22

https://store.steampowered.com/curator/40795588/ for more reviews like this.
I tried to like this game, I really did, however the poor controls, and frustrating level design left me leaving for good, after multiple instances of me forcing myself to keep going. This game is unplayable without a controller, don't even try to, it will not go well for you, however even with a controller, the controls just are not good. The game asks you to perform some precise platforming and pair that with poor controls and a motorcycle going at fast speeds that carries its momentum and it's a recipe for disaster. It left me so frustrated I couldn't keep going. The story is boring and bland and doesn't hook you at all. I gave this game multiple chances, I wanted to like this game but I just couldn't get past the poor controls and level design.

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289 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 26.06.21 02:36

Imagine if a bathtub had wheels and that's basically what the driving controls like in this game.

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Verfasst: 22.06.21 12:35

bruhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

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Verfasst: 19.06.21 09:07

meh

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Verfasst: 04.06.21 20:05

Really cool concept, but it falls short.

One big problem was that my GPU was running at 89°C with fans going full blast. There's no reason that a game this simple should be doing that to an RX 580. There were also a lot of bugs that would happen. There were two spots that were extremely bad. One was a part where you had to flee upwards from an enemy doing a lot of jumps, turns, and pipe grinds. Sometimes when I would attempt a u-turn, the character would just keep spinning around until I button mashed. The pipe grinds on that part would also sometimes not give you the speed that it's supposed to, causing you to die. Another bad part was the final boss. There were maneuvers that would insta-kill the character around 20% of the time. Like, you would clip through things, and it could send you flying.

It really had a lot of potential. I think that if the bugs were ironed out, and there were strictly 2 lanes instead of having some weird wiggle room, it would be much clearer as to where you were exactly. I also thing that the fall damage really limited the way that you could traverse levels. There were a lot of times where I thought that I could jump down somewhere, and right above the ground the game had decided that I had fallen too far, and just killed me. The story was decent, the art style was fine, and the menu music set the mood. Once again, really cool idea, like Trial HD, but with combat; but unless the bugs are fixed, I can't recommend it.

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953 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 02.06.21 20:29

I usually recommend games I do 100% achievements but I cannot recommend Steel Rats.

TONS of bugs, not working skills (not fixed for years ultimate like I've read on forum, stometimes it works but most of the time not).

Controls... oh my... don't touch this without controller and even with it get ready to getting used to them for a long time. Even after 1-2 hours still is hard to comprahend all of them - who need acceleration in left/right platformer...

If you are stubborn (like me) and you got this game for FREE (they gave it on april '21 last time) you can try playing it. Story is pretty straight forward, characters are blatant. Only good thing is graphic/audio/music - it's pretty ok and not that bad.

If you are achievement hunter get ready for some really hard ones and the final boss... let the RNG be on your side.

Overall Steel Rats had potential to be pretty good platformer but all bugs, not working skills, hard challenges (mostly hard cause you can't use your ultimate or you have to be really precise) makes that I cannot recommend this game.

Final verdict 3/10. Some point for good graphics and music.

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Verfasst: 24.04.21 23:03

Cool concept and tad of charm got me a few hours into this one. Unfortunately, the undercooked controls and physics model's proneness to glitches gradually shifted experience from interesting if somewhat janky to rage-inducing. A sad, but firm no.

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Verfasst: 02.04.21 04:18

free is free but this is not the good kind of free
good game to gift as an april fools joke though

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Verfasst: 25.01.21 00:55

Steel Rats ultimately ends up being a good platforming game idea marred by unfortunate controls and physics, Combine that with a storyline that seems to be trying too hard to be taken seriously and you're left with almost no driving reason to play other than stubbornness, which does not always really equate to fun.

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Verfasst: 05.01.21 16:54

This game wants to be the 'Trials' but it just doesn't work

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Verfasst: 31.12.20 19:36

The keyboard controls are just horrible. I think this should be a controller-only game, but even then it is still rough to get the hang of.

Overall the visuals and audio are good, but that's about all I enjoyed. There's a lot of elements that should work together but did not hit the mark for me, mainly because the main riding mechanic was hard to get used to when it's so slippery.
Obviously the draw of this game is feeling cool riding on your big destructo-cycle, but I was never able to actually achieve this feeling. For the same price, My Friend Pedro is a very similar game but those controls are a lot more fun because even though there are many more mechanics you actually have control of your character.

For Steel Rats whenever you try to change lanes you can't really tell if you're in the lane or not, so if you don't hold up long enough you get pulled back into your original lane, and if you hold it too long you'll be scraping the top of the lane.
My biggest issue was U turns, where sometimes it will spin you around in place and others it will wait for you to accelerate, I could just never get it to do what I wanted smoothly.
Unless you master all the controls your progress will always be hindered every 3 seconds with an obstacle that trips you up and ruins the feeling of being a juggernaut biker. This was most frustrating during [spoiler] the drill section where you had to just dance your way down a long stretch of scaffolding constantly doing u turns as quickly as possible to outrun the drill above you. I felt like I would have done better on a Vespa rather than frustratingly trying to maneuver my slippery hog 3 feet at a time before doing a u turn down 20 flights of scaffolding. [/spoiler]
Then you have to climb all the way back up, but my nemesis of the game was most prominent here: hitting your head. On flat ground if I mess up and tip over OK that's on me, I deserve to be reset and have the whole flow of play broken in yet another way, but in this segment there's a lot of aerial sections and jumps and rotations into them, and even if you do it pretty good but hit a bump or the game doesn't grip you to the right section or miss the rotation you hit your head and lose health and have to do it over, that's just not what I want out of this game.
On top of that I can't imagine going BACK to REPLAY this frustration for the unlockables and challenges, which are usually my main focus in any genre I play. Unlocks, upgrades, achievements, that's really why I was excited about this but the upgrade system isn't that helpful either, since it's only minor improvements to a single character at a time.

This whole game would be better for me if the bike was more like TRON instead of a fat kid on a slip and slide. I also would have had a better time if they wore helmets and didn't immediately die when the bike flips, no one wants that, they want to do flips and feel cool instead of only having to use the aerial tilt to land jumps. I guess I just expected an action game instead of such a sloppy platformer.
Just go play My Friend Pedro unless you're really into the setting of this game.

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76 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 09.12.20 20:26

Terrible controls. Unacceptable.
And apparently limited retries did not die 10 years ago as it was supposed to.
Voice acting is less than inspiring.

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Verfasst: 22.11.20 00:14

Performance issues. Clunky controls. Really bad game design.

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240 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 06.11.20 07:53

This is a great game - voice acting is realistic, motorcycle controls take a little getting used to but with a controller it's much easier (don't recommend mouse + kb). You can unlock new skins, new riders/bikes, new perks for each cycle and always go back through older levels for areas you missed or perfecting some of your stunts/offensive capabilities. Just managed to get the game up and running in Nvidia 3D Vision using Losti's UE4 Universal 3D fix and the game is looking fantastic.

It took a unique group to create this kind of game, and you have my thanks. Definitely recommended.

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351 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 23.08.20 05:59

Between the crashes, unresponsive characters, constant bugs, softlocks, and clipping issues, it's no wonder that the player dropoff rate is so high despite the fact that there are only a handful of levels to play through. It's not a bad premise, and there was definite potential in the design, but it needed some more polish.

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Verfasst: 08.08.20 19:43

Sloppy controls, you never know when you switch sides and even then it take a loooong time to turn. It was still playable until the first boss that's when the devs probably stop testing their game.

First when you attack a boss with a charge 2/3 time you suicide yourself even if it's the easiest way to combat it. Next when you crash during the first boss and he's shooting lava, it automatically kill your character during the loading screen, nothing you can do about that. You litterally need to camp the gun spawn if you want to get past him. It's quite unfortunate because the game had potential, but it was ruined by all the bugs and the fact that it feels unrewarding to go through level with speed. By the way there's 2 lane in the game and you never know where you are

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Verfasst: 02.06.20 14:22

Steel Rats answers the question I'd never thought I'd ask: what if our world was optimized for motorcycles?

A one of a kind game! Great style, good story and voice acting, fun and challenging platforming and combat. Enough variety with characters (could use some more boss designs).

Your motorcycle is ridiculously agile and can do 0-radius 180 degree turns, jump, air dash. It's also your main weapon in defeating the robot hordes and bosses.

Recommended for anyone who wants a twist on the motorcycle formula.

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333 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 05.05.20 20:35

Wow, I honestly didn't believe controls could be so atrocious. And I couldn't even change them properly because the game is broken as hell. Stay away from this garbage.

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Verfasst: 27.04.20 15:58

Wonky physics and over crowded controls are both annoying in their own right, add an over dependence on chase sequences and bad platforming to the mix and you get a recipe for one of the most frustrating games I've ever played. The basic levels are kinda bad, but bearable (just) however the chases are what REALLY kills the game. I gritted my teeth and finished the first chase sequence in which a giant robot chases you down a collapsing scaffold, I gritted my teeth and finished the second chase where a boat chases you along a dock as it drags an anchor behind it destroying the ground behind you, the third chase, where a giant robot chases you upwards along piping was the last straw, my momentum would suddenly just stop causing me to fall and die, my character wouldn't change lanes fast enough despite holding down on the analogue stick as far as it would go, causing me to ride off the tiny platform and die, my character would get stuck driving in circles causing the robot to catch me and die, I'd accidentally hold the button to quick turn a second too long causing my character to spin around and drive off the platform and die, the boost button wouldn't register so my character wouldn't make the gap.....and die, the more I tried the more infuriating it got, the more I saw just how bad the game is. Avoid.

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356 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 22.03.20 11:35

Boss fights are just infuriating.
The original idea with motorcycles was good, but major flaws in gameplay precision makes it too frustrating.
Could have been a great game, with maybe more checkpoints on bosses to compensate poor physics/gameplay mistakes which would have make it more bearable until the end.

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Verfasst: 14.03.20 01:52

The controls are too complicated, even on a controller. The gameplay is very linear - you just do the same things over and over, kill the same enemies, do the same puzzles. It get's boring pretty quickly. Sure, the idea of the whole 2.5D thing was nice but it doesn't make up for the flaws.

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Verfasst: 02.01.20 18:58

Interesting idea, but playing it is frustrating.

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Verfasst: 26.12.19 22:20

Overall i like this game.

But it has a major flaw: no checkpoints. Like, 0. None.

Play a level almost to the end but don't quite make it? You're rewarded with the privilege of doing the entire thing over from the start.

Nope.

Fix this with proper checkpoints and you've got a really fun game.

As it, it's fun until it's frustrating, Then it's off to another game.

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Verfasst: 26.10.19 13:55

After a couple of hours playing Steel Rats I'm ready to admit I don't want to play it anymore. But it's such a shame! I absolutely LOVE the movement controls! It is no exaggeration to say that the devs are definitely on to something here, something new and special. This is a physics platformer with extremely satisfying and original movement gameplay.

The problem is level design and combat. Trying new things usually comes with a risk. The awesomeness of the movement gameplay is held back by repetition and boring combat. Some parts are hard and the old school design of rinse and repeat is all over Steel Rats. Try the jump, fail, try the jump again, fail, try the jump again, fail, out of lives, back to the start of the level. Some people like that, but I don't. I feel like this philosophy had its time in the arcade, meant to eat quarters.

The combat is not a total loss though. My guess is that this is the trickiest gameplay element to implement when trying a new movement mechanic. Most of the time it works nicely. They have these bots that you defeat by driving fast through them, which is nice. Then there are these other bots that stand still and you have to also stand still near it and deflect projectiles by double tapping a button. That does not fit well. My feeling is that anything that deviates from the core movement philosophy is not good. So attack and defense should be attached to speed or maneuvers, not dedicated buttons like a normal platformer. I would definitely remove all the standing enemies. Maybe add sections with infinite road and implement more complex boss patterns there . So you are always driving forward and so is the enemy, in a mix of race and combat. Anyway, I'm just rambling now. Point is, combat is mostly boring and breaks the fun flow of the movement.

Other than that all I have are small comments. The upgrade and the selection of characters seem to add very little to the game at the cost of feeling like filler content. I find no noticeable difference between the bikers and I didn't play enough to find a use to most of those abilities, which were all too similar. Again, feels like filler. Feels like one character and maybe 3 upgradeable skills would be enough.

I was going to not recommend the game but I changed my mind. This is something new that I'm happy I got to play a little bit. Things that are different are good and I would like to see more of. Maybe get it on a sale though.

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5 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 05.09.19 18:36

As much as I'd like to play this game, it does not want me to. I've now tried to run it on both Ubuntu and Mac, with the game not even starting up and instantly shutting down after synchronization without any word of why whatsoever. When 2 out of 3 operating systems don't work, that is a hard no for me.

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Verfasst: 24.08.19 15:55

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I like the game, it's a very cool idea. But, unfortunately due to the odd choice of controls and NO WAY to customize them I cannot give this game a thumbs up for the time being. Like others have said the controls are bad. The developer really didn't think about what kind of game this is. It seems like they wanted it to be a Trials game but it's very much not that.

It should have been like a twin stick shooter. The bike should move with the Left analog stick alone, but the right trigger accelerates and the B button turns you in a 180. The right stick should aim weapons and the right trigger should shoot them.

If they ever fix up the controls I will change my review.

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Verfasst: 22.08.19 19:21

Controls are very bad. There's at least 3 shoot buttons which is confusing enough (I haven't played much of it since the controls are an issue but I don't get why you can shoot with your gun, shoot with some floaty thing next to you and also shoot with your bike not to mention roundhouse kick with your back wheel as well as cut into the enemy with a razor front wheel).

Up and down keys are go and stop while W and S are to change lanes, ctrl key to switch direction and shift to put your front razor wheel thingy on and double shift to jump forward as well as e key to shoot and right shift to shoot and holding c changes character and er yeah... no don't think of the keys just go do the level really quickly and get frustrated.

The only key I needed in the end was the right mouse button->uninstall

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