Crush the Industry

Item: Crush the Industry
Rating: 91
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-04-17

Summary

Homage to Earthbound, Slay the Spire.
Strategic deckbuilding with varied character builds.
Appealing art style and great music.
Unique characters offer high replayability.
Roguelike deckbuilding combat system.
Lacks content and overall variety.

Reviews (sample size): 117
Helpful reviews: 94%
Unhelpful reviews: 6%
Protest reviews: 0%

91%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
9%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 301
Negative points: 116
Gameplay points: 54
Perf. points: 2
Rec. points: 90
Misc points: 18

Point	Description	Importance
Homage to Earthbound, Slay the Spire Description The game's humor, art style, and mechanics are heavily inspired by games like Earthbound and Undertale, with many references to gaming culture, internet culture, and the struggles of game development. The game also blends elements of Slay the Spire, creating a unique and enjoyable experience. Importance 95%	The game's humor, art style, and mechanics are heavily inspired by games like Earthbound and Undertale, with many references to gaming culture, internet culture, and the struggles of game development. The game also blends elements of Slay the Spire, creating a unique and enjoyable experience.	95%
Strategic deckbuilding, varied builds Description The game offers engaging deckbuilding mechanics with strategic depth and a variety of viable builds. Players have freedom in deck customization and play style, making it a strong contender in the roguelike deckbuilder genre. Importance 86%	The game offers engaging deckbuilding mechanics with strategic depth and a variety of viable builds. Players have freedom in deck customization and play style, making it a strong contender in the roguelike deckbuilder genre.	86%
Appealing art style, great music Description The game features high-quality music and a visually appealing art style, including charming pixel art and character designs. The music is often described as outstanding and memorable, enhancing the overall gaming experience. Importance 83%	The game features high-quality music and a visually appealing art style, including charming pixel art and character designs. The music is often described as outstanding and memorable, enhancing the overall gaming experience.	83%
Unique characters, high replayability Description Each character offers a distinct play style, encouraging multiple playthroughs to explore different strategies and builds. The unique character designs and abilities add depth and replayability to the game. Importance 15%	Each character offers a distinct play style, encouraging multiple playthroughs to explore different strategies and builds. The unique character designs and abilities add depth and replayability to the game.	15%
Unique, tense core mechanics Description Unique mechanics, such as the 'rolling health' and 'sanity' meters, create tense and engaging gameplay. These mechanics add a layer of challenge and require players to adapt their strategies. Importance 13%	Unique mechanics, such as the 'rolling health' and 'sanity' meters, create tense and engaging gameplay. These mechanics add a layer of challenge and require players to adapt their strategies.	13%
Balanced, scalable difficulty Description The game offers multiple difficulty settings to accommodate different player skill levels. The difficulty is challenging but not overly frustrating, providing an enjoyable experience for both casual and hardcore players. Importance 4%	The game offers multiple difficulty settings to accommodate different player skill levels. The difficulty is challenging but not overly frustrating, providing an enjoyable experience for both casual and hardcore players.	4%