Info about Akimbot:

Official game description:
**Gear up for Robot Mayhem, Action and Adventure!**  
In this 3D, action-adventure platformer, play as Exe, an outlaw robot with his unexpected sidekick, Shipset, as you blast your way through armies of robots, control spaceships and forge your own path on a mission to save the universe from impending doom! Set in a sci-fi world where only robots exist, travel the galaxy and experience non-stop robot mayhem and explosive action!  
Their journey begins the way many great stories do – with a prison break.
**FEATURES**
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Discover stunning and colourful environments across the galaxy as you embark on an explosion-filled adventure that will have you jumping, blasting, and driving your way across an unpredictable universe to never-before-seen planets. Explore unique atmospheres, terrains, and inhabitants in each planet and spacetime you find throughout your journey.  
Join our two outlaw robots, Exe and Shipset, on an electrifying race against Evilware, a former scientist set on causing chaos. Amidst an intergalactic war, they must uncover the truth, meeting a cast of crazy companions along the way. Their mission: step up as heroes and save the galaxy from destruction.  
Fight as a space gunner and blast robots back to infinity! Our unlikely heroes will have to hone their skills and build-up their arsenal in preparation to destroy diverse robot armies. From Evilware’s devilish Abyssal aquatic army and more, optimise your fighting style thanks to a varied arsenal of weapons in real-time battles and space fights.  
Upgrade Exe’s artillery as you fight against diverse armies using a variety of high-powered weapons! Gain Botcoins throughout your adventure by destroying the environment and finding hidden crates. Then spend all your hard-earned coins in the available in-game shops to unlock and mod special weapons!  
Jumps, dashes, grappling and wallruns? That’s only the start! As a classic 3D platformer, Akimbot will make use of all the tools in your arsenal to navigate across the universe. Exploit your dash to cover short distances in no time or use your turbo-charged propulsion system for an extra double jump boost!  
Hold on to your circuits and get ready for an action-packed adventure as you join Exe on this riveting journey across the universe to save the Algorithm. Akimbot promises an entertaining, high-octane experience for all players!

Release date: Aug 29, 2024

Categories: 3D Platformer, Action-Adventure, Shooting, Character Progression, Vehicle Combat, Mini-game Collection, Collectathon, Story-driven Gameplay

Feature scans:
- Steam Deck: score 70; verdict: Needs Improvement; summary: The game has significant performance issues on the Steam Deck, including frame rate drops and overheating, which severely impact the user experience. Control and aiming problems, particularly with controllers, add to the frustration. However, some users have had a positive experience, praising the game's graphics and gameplay.

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Below are summaries of things people say about the game per category.
Each point is assigned a weight that represents how often it is mentioned across all reviews.
What players like:
- Enjoyable and varied gameplay (weight 0.97): The game offers a mix of platforming, shooting, and various mini-games, providing a diverse and engaging experience. Players appreciate the polished gameplay, responsive controls, and the variety of activities including driving, flying, and puzzles.
- High-quality visuals and aesthetics (weight 0.95): The game features vibrant and colorful visuals with a unique art style that appeals to players. The environments are detailed and varied, contributing to an immersive experience.
- Engaging story and characters (weight 0.91): The story is well-crafted and engaging, with memorable characters and humorous dialogue. Players appreciate the character dynamics and the overall narrative.
- Nostalgic and inspired gameplay (weight 0.91): The game draws heavy inspiration from classic platformers like Ratchet & Clank, offering a nostalgic experience with modern twists. Players enjoy the familiar mechanics and the homage to past games.
- Excellent voice acting and soundtrack (weight 0.88): The voice acting is praised for its quality and humor, while the soundtrack is noted for its epic and enjoyable music. Players appreciate the audio experience overall.
- Varied and unique levels (weight 0.88): The game features a variety of levels with unique characteristics and challenges. Players appreciate the diversity in level design and the unexpected elements.
- Well-optimized and polished (weight 0.83): The game is well-optimized with smooth performance and polished mechanics. Players report no major bugs and appreciate the technical quality.
- Funny and entertaining humor (weight 0.82): The game's humor is simple and silly but effective, providing a lighthearted and entertaining experience. Players enjoy the funny dialogue and character interactions.
- Good localization and language support (weight 0.78): The game offers support for multiple languages, including Turkish, and features well-done localization. Players appreciate the effort put into making the game accessible to a wider audience.
- Challenging and rewarding gameplay (weight 0.77): The game offers a balanced difficulty with challenging sections and rewarding gameplay. Players appreciate the variety of enemies and the well-designed boss fights.
- Unique and memorable set pieces (weight 0.77): The game features unique and memorable set pieces that stand out to players. These moments add to the overall enjoyment and excitement of the game.

Common complaints:
- Weak weapon system (weight 0.52): The weapon system is criticized for its lack of variety, limited upgrades, and overall unsatisfying gameplay. Players find the weapons generic, underpowered, and not impactful, leading to a lack of enjoyment in combat.
- Poor story and character development (weight 0.49): The story is criticized for being generic, predictable, and lacking depth. Characters are often described as shallow, unlikable, and poorly developed, which detracts from the overall experience.
- Linear and uninspired level design (weight 0.43): Levels are often described as linear, uninspired, and lacking variety. The level design is criticized for being too straightforward, repetitive, and lacking interesting exploration or verticality.
- Lack of meaningful progression (weight 0.42): The game lacks meaningful progression systems, including weapon upgrades, character development, and overall gameplay evolution. This lack of progression makes the game feel shallow and unrewarding.
- Poor enemy design and AI (weight 0.4): Enemies are often criticized for being repetitive, poorly designed, and having strange or unfair behaviors. This includes issues with enemy visibility, aiming accuracy, and overall lack of variety in enemy types.
- Lack of depth and variety (weight 0.39): The game suffers from repetitive and shallow gameplay mechanics, particularly in platforming, shooting, and puzzle-solving. Players find the platforming basic and boring, the shooting unsatisfying due to limited weapon variety and lack of upgrades, and the puzzles too easy and repetitive.
- Annoying characters and dialogue (weight 0.31): Characters, particularly the companion Shipset, are found to be annoying and grating. The dialogue is often criticized as cringe-inducing, unfunny, and poorly written, which negatively impacts the player's enjoyment.
- Frustrating vehicle sections (weight 0.24): Vehicle sections, including driving and flying, are widely disliked due to poor controls, frustrating physics, and overall bad design. These sections are seen as unnecessary and poorly executed, adding to player frustration.
- Repetitive and tedious gameplay (weight 0.21): The game is criticized for its repetitive and tedious gameplay, including long and drawn-out levels, repetitive enemy types, and lack of interesting exploration. This repetitiveness makes the game feel longer than it should and reduces player engagement.
- Poor controls and mechanics (weight 0.18): The game's controls, particularly for vehicles and aiming, are criticized for being clunky, poorly calibrated, and frustrating. This includes issues with camera controls, vehicle handling, and overall control schemes.
- Technical and performance issues (weight 0.15): The game suffers from various technical issues, including poor optimization, frame rate drops, crashes, and bugs. These issues significantly impact the gameplay experience and overall enjoyment.
- Visual and audio issues (weight 0.11): The game is criticized for its visual and audio issues, including poor visibility due to excessive fog, bland and uninteresting environments, and audio settings that require constant adjustment. These issues detract from the overall immersion and enjoyment.
- Uninspired and confusing gimmicks (weight 0.1): The game's gimmicks are often criticized as uninspired, confusing, and annoying. These gimmicks do not add meaningful variety or enjoyment to the gameplay experience.
- Difficulty and balance issues (weight 0.03): The game suffers from poorly calibrated difficulty spikes, uneven enemy difficulty, and lack of clear explanations for difficulty settings. This leads to frustration and a sense of unfairness in gameplay.

Gameplay feedback:
- Varied gameplay mechanics (weight 0.48): The game offers a mix of platforming, shooting, puzzles, and mini-games. It includes diverse activities such as hacking, flying spaceships, driving tanks, and engaging in turn-based combat. This variety keeps the gameplay engaging and dynamic.
- Weapon system issues (weight 0.18): The weapon system is a notable point of contention. Players find the weapon variety limited and upgrades expensive. The overheat system and the restriction of carrying only one weapon at a time add to the frustration.
- Similar to Ratchet and Clank (weight 0.1): The game draws heavy inspiration from Ratchet and Clank, featuring similar platforming and shooting mechanics. This similarity is noted in both the gameplay and the overall feel of the game, making it reminiscent of early 2000s platformers.
- Platforming and gunplay (weight 0.09): The core gameplay loop involves jumping, shooting, and hacking. Platforming is generally smooth and forgiving, while the gunplay is considered weak and boring by some players. The movement mechanics, including double jumps and dashing, are well-received.
- Vehicle controls and sections (weight 0.06): The game includes vehicle sections such as driving and flying spaceships. However, the controls for these sections are often criticized as poor and unclear, detracting from the overall experience.
- Enemy behavior and visibility (weight 0.06): Enemies in the game have issues with visibility, especially when they blend into the background. Additionally, enemy AI behavior and placement can be problematic, with enemies sometimes shooting through walls or having poor collision detection.
- Melee and platforming mechanics (weight 0.05): Melee attacks are useful for platforming and reflecting projectiles. The platforming mechanics include multiple jumps, wall-running, and using a grappling hook, adding to the dynamic combat and agile platforming.
- Mini-games and hacking (weight 0.05): The game features a variety of mini-games, including Temple Run clones, 2D fighters, and Flappy Bird-like games. Hacking mini-games are also included, adding to the variety of activities during battles and peaceful environments.
- Story and character development (weight 0.04): The story and characters are noted as poorly developed and annoying by some players. However, others find the story charming. The character interactions and voice acting are highlighted as key elements of the narrative.
- Level design (weight 0.04): The level design is described as flat and overly linear, with some levels feeling repetitive and lacking interesting exploration. However, there are also unique levels and multi-layered designs that encourage exploration.
- Collectibles and achievements (weight 0.03): The game includes various collectibles and achievements, such as hidden collectibles, secret areas, and time trial achievements. These elements add to the replayability and exploration aspects of the game.
- Linear gameplay (weight 0.03): The game is criticized for its linearity, with levels following a similar formula and offering little in terms of interesting exploration. This linearity reduces the incentive for replaying the game.
- Boss fights and combat (weight 0.03): Boss fights are generally fun and fluid, with platforming and combat levels being well-received. The game is polished and offers an enjoyable ride, with dynamic combat and agile platforming.
- Charm and music (weight 0.03): The game is straightforward and easy to pick up, with plenty of charm. The music is noted as being on point, and the game is considered more challenging and rewarding than similar titles.
- Platforming and combat combination (weight 0.03): The game combines platforming and combat effectively, with sections dedicated to each. The platforming is not automated, and the auto-aiming system is noted as a key feature.
- Visuals and physics (weight 0.02): The visuals are mostly good, but the car physics are criticized as unrealistic. The acceleration is noted as an illusion, and the overall plot is described as weak and predictable.

Performance notes:
- Performance and optimization issues (weight 0.18): The game has various performance issues, including FPS drops, frame rate inconsistencies, and poor optimization. Some players report smooth performance, while others experience significant frame rate drops in specific areas or levels.
- Crashes and technical bugs (weight 0.12): Players have encountered crashes, particularly when saving settings or on launch. There are also reports of technical issues and bugs, although some players have not experienced any crashes.
- Steam Deck performance (weight 0.11): The game's performance on Steam Deck varies. Some players report smooth gameplay with lowered settings, while others find it not optimized for the device.
- Specific level and scene issues (weight 0.06): Certain levels and scenes have poor optimization and performance issues. For example, car scenes and specific levels with many effects experience significant frame rate drops.
- Loading and visibility issues (weight 0.02): There are reports of long loading screens after death and visibility issues in specific levels or with certain graphical settings.
- Controller and aiming issues (weight 0.02): There are problems with controller movement and aiming, including large deadzones for aiming and issues with DLSS Frame Generation affecting aiming and camera movement.
- Difficulty and checkpoint system (weight 0.01): The game has uneven difficulty spikes and an unforgiving checkpoint system, which can make progress challenging.
- Graphical style and engine performance (weight 0.01): The game has a low poly aesthetic, and there are criticisms of the Unreal Engine's performance.

Recommendations:
- Recommended for Ratchet & Clank fans (weight 0.23): The game is frequently recommended for fans of Ratchet & Clank and similar 3D platformers. Players suggest lowering expectations and enjoying the game for its fun combat and engaging dialogue.
- Engaging experience (weight 0.03): The game is described as a deeply engaging experience, with players hoping for more adventures from the main characters.
- Gameplay variety appreciated (weight 0.02): The gameplay and variety are praised, but there are requests for even more variety in weapons and environments to enhance the experience.
- Improvements for future games (weight 0.02): Players have suggested specific improvements for future games, such as better weapon switching, more diverse environments, and increased replayability.
- Language and accessibility requests (weight 0.02): There are requests for additional language support, such as Spanish dubbing, and suggestions that the game is accessible for younger players.
- Potential for a sequel (weight 0.02): Several players expressed a desire for a sequel, indicating that they see potential in the game's universe and characters for future installments.
- Not recommended due to flaws (weight 0.01): Some players do not recommend the game due to various flaws, including visibility issues. These criticisms highlight significant problems that detract from the overall experience.

Other player notes:
- Add Turkish language support (weight 0.01): Players have requested the addition of Turkish language support to make the game more accessible to Turkish-speaking users.

Emotions:
- Frustration (weight 0.35): Players are frustrated by a variety of gameplay issues, including poor visibility, annoying levels, and performance problems such as FPS drops. Additionally, poor level design, controls, and lack of weapon customization contribute to the frustration. The game's difficulty spikes, repetitive gameplay, and poorly designed activities further exacerbate these feelings.
- Disappointment (weight 0.27): Players express disappointment due to the game's lack of originality, weak storyline, and unengaging characters. The game is often compared unfavorably to Ratchet & Clank, with criticisms directed at its linear and repetitive gameplay, lack of weapon variety, and poor performance. Many feel the game falls short of its potential and does not meet expectations set by similar titles.
- Enjoyment (weight 0.2): Players enjoy the game for its varied gameplay, engaging story, and solid core mechanics. The platforming and gunplay are highlighted as smooth and fun, with engaging dialogue and respect for the player's time. The game's humor, charismatic characters, and polished gameplay contribute to an overall enjoyable experience.
- Nostalgia (weight 0.09): The game evokes nostalgia by reminding players of early 2000s platforming games, particularly titles like Ratchet & Clank and Jak and Daxter. The mechanics, visuals, and music capture the essence of the PS2 era, providing a nostalgic trip for players who enjoyed classic games from that time.
- Joy (weight 0.09): Players experience joy from the game's enjoyable gameplay, characters, and chaotic platforming. The game's colorful visuals, charismatic characters, and engaging story contribute to a positive and fun experience. Despite some flaws, players appreciate the variety and excitement the game offers.
- Excitement (weight 0.09): Players are excited by the game's engaging story, variety of actions, and potential for future sequels. The dynamic gameplay, intense challenges, and well-designed boss fights contribute to a sense of anticipation and excitement. The game's creativity and fun platforming also add to this excitement.
- Satisfaction (weight 0.08): Players feel satisfied with the game's story, graphics, and overall design. The clever use of themes, enjoyable gameplay, and high production values contribute to a satisfying experience. The game's fluid gameplay, varied levels, and successful execution of intended goals are also highlighted.
- Annoyance (weight 0.05): Players are annoyed by the characters, particularly Shipset, who is described as irritating and constantly talking. The sidekick's voice acting and poor dialogue contribute to this annoyance. The constant talking and screeching of the companion character further exacerbate these feelings.
- Satisfaction (weight 0.04): Players express satisfaction with the game being well-made, fun, and entertaining. The enjoyable story and characters contribute to a satisfying experience. The game's value and entertainment factor are highlighted as positive aspects.
- Amusement (weight 0.02): Players are amused by the game's humor, characters, and funny mini-games. The game's ridiculousness and entertaining elements provide a source of laughter and enjoyment. The unique and hilarious aspects of the game contribute to this amusement.
- Frustration (weight 0.02): Players are frustrated by problems with the game's writing, characters, and recycled game design. These issues contribute to a sense of frustration and dissatisfaction with the game's overall quality and design.
- Surprise (weight 0.01): Players are surprised by the game's quality and mechanics, as well as its evolution and introduction of new ideas. The game's ability to innovate and introduce fresh concepts contributes to a sense of surprise and excitement.
- Boredom (weight 0.01): Players experience boredom due to the lack of variety or complexity in gameplay. The repetitive and standard nature of the gameplay and weapons contribute to a sense of monotony and disinterest.
- Hope (weight 0.01): Players feel hopeful about the potential for future improvements and sequels. The developer's responsiveness to feedback and bug fixes, as well as the anticipation for more adventures, contribute to a sense of optimism and hope for the game's future.
- Disappointment (weight 0.01): Players feel disappointed as the game did not meet their expectations. The overall experience fell short of what was anticipated, leading to a sense of letdown.
- Mixed feelings (weight 0.01): Players have mixed feelings about the game, appreciating its positive aspects while also noting some boring design choices. The game's blend of enjoyable and less engaging elements contributes to these conflicting emotions.
- Anger (weight 0.01): Players feel anger due to the game's abysmal checkpoint system and cheap deaths. These issues contribute to a sense of frustration and anger, detracting from the overall enjoyment of the game.
- Relief (weight 0.01): Players feel relief upon finishing the game. The completion of the game provides a sense of accomplishment and relief, especially after overcoming various challenges and frustrations.
- Entertainment (weight 0.01): Players find the game entertaining for a significant duration, such as eight hours. The game's ability to hold the player's interest and provide enjoyment contributes to this sense of entertainment.
- Confusion (weight 0.01): Players experience confusion due to the item locator sound. This issue with the game's audio cues leads to a sense of disorientation and confusion, affecting the overall gameplay experience.}