Patch Quest

Item: Patch Quest
Rating: 74
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-08-20

Summary

Addictive, fun bullet-hell roguelike gameplay
Excellent co-op experience with flexible difficulty
Charming art and innovative monster taming
Repetitive and shallow gameplay loop
Artificial difficulty scaling, tedious map
Homogenized mounts and limited bullet variety

Emotions

Satisfaction29%Disappointment12%Excitement11%Frustration10%Joy8%

Reviews (sample size): 297
Helpful reviews: 86%
Unhelpful reviews: 13%
Protest reviews: 0%

74%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
26%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 1058
Negative points: 503
Gameplay points: 329
Perf. points: 5
Rec. points: 120
Misc points: 57

Point	Description	Importance
Addictive & Fun Gameplay Description Players consistently praise the game for its engaging and addictive core gameplay loop, highlighting its high replayability and overall fun factor. Many found it surprisingly deep and enjoyable, offering excellent value for its price. Importance 99%	Players consistently praise the game for its engaging and addictive core gameplay loop, highlighting its high replayability and overall fun factor. Many found it surprisingly deep and enjoyable, offering excellent value for its price.	99%
Flexible Difficulty Options Description The game offers robust and flexible difficulty options, including a casual mode for new players and multiple 'Hard Mode' tiers. This allows players of all skill levels to find a suitable challenge, making the game accessible yet engaging. Importance 70%	The game offers robust and flexible difficulty options, including a casual mode for new players and multiple 'Hard Mode' tiers. This allows players of all skill levels to find a suitable challenge, making the game accessible yet engaging.	70%
Excellent Co-op Experience Description The game is highly recommended for co-op play, particularly local split-screen. Players find it a great experience for playing with friends or children, enhancing the overall enjoyment and accessibility. Importance 70%	The game is highly recommended for co-op play, particularly local split-screen. Players find it a great experience for playing with friends or children, enhancing the overall enjoyment and accessibility.	70%
Rewarding Roguelite Progression Description The game's roguelite progression system is highly lauded, with players appreciating the constant sense of progress, permanent unlocks, and varied meta-progression. The exploration, collection, and map randomization contribute to its high replayability and appeal to completionists. Importance 38%	The game's roguelite progression system is highly lauded, with players appreciating the constant sense of progress, permanent unlocks, and varied meta-progression. The exploration, collection, and map randomization contribute to its high replayability and appeal to completionists.	38%
Charming Art & Creature Design Description The game's art style and creature designs are frequently described as cute, charming, and visually appealing. Players enjoy the unique and adorable monster designs, which enhance the overall aesthetic and appeal. Importance 36%	The game's art style and creature designs are frequently described as cute, charming, and visually appealing. Players enjoy the unique and adorable monster designs, which enhance the overall aesthetic and appeal.	36%
Innovative Monster Taming & Riding Description The unique monster taming and riding mechanics are a major highlight, allowing players to capture and utilize a wide variety of creatures with distinct abilities. This system is seen as innovative, well-balanced, and a core selling point that adds significant depth and fun. Importance 28%	The unique monster taming and riding mechanics are a major highlight, allowing players to capture and utilize a wide variety of creatures with distinct abilities. This system is seen as innovative, well-balanced, and a core selling point that adds significant depth and fun.	28%
Pleasing Sound Design Description The game's sound design, including its music and sound effects, receives positive feedback for being pleasant, enjoyable, and contributing to the overall atmosphere. Importance 8%	The game's sound design, including its music and sound effects, receives positive feedback for being pleasant, enjoyable, and contributing to the overall atmosphere.	8%
Satisfying Base Customization Description The base camp decoration and customization feature is a satisfying addition, allowing players to personalize their home base with collected plants and items, which can also provide in-game buffs. Importance 5%	The base camp decoration and customization feature is a satisfying addition, allowing players to personalize their home base with collected plants and items, which can also provide in-game buffs.	5%
Impressive Solo Development Description Many players are impressed by the fact that the game was developed primarily by a single person over several years, viewing it as a testament to dedication and a remarkable achievement for a solo project. Importance 5%	Many players are impressed by the fact that the game was developed primarily by a single person over several years, viewing it as a testament to dedication and a remarkable achievement for a solo project.	5%
Acceptable Combat Feel Description Combat is generally found to be acceptable and enjoyable, with some noting its similarity to real-time Pokemon battles and the availability of a casual mode to reduce franticness. Importance 4%	Combat is generally found to be acceptable and enjoyable, with some noting its similarity to real-time Pokemon battles and the availability of a casual mode to reduce franticness.	4%

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