MoteMancer

Item: MoteMancer
Rating: 95
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-07-21

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Summary

Fresh take on automation with elemental mechanics
Deep research and creative tech tree
Innovative hex grid design for building
High price for Early Access
Unintuitive UI and convoluted progression
Challenging hexagonal grid building

Emotions

Satisfaction33%Excitement9%Disappointment6%Appreciation6%Admiration5%

Reviews (sample size): 89
Helpful reviews: 90%
Unhelpful reviews: 10%
Protest reviews: 0%

95%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
5%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 247
Negative points: 61
Gameplay points: 150
Perf. points: 10
Rec. points: 40
Misc points: 21

Point	Description	Importance
Fresh take on automation Description Players highly praise the game for its innovative and fresh approach to the automation/factory-building genre. It successfully differentiates itself from Factorio while retaining the core appeal, offering a unique fantasy/magic theme and distinct mechanics. Importance 100%	Players highly praise the game for its innovative and fresh approach to the automation/factory-building genre. It successfully differentiates itself from Factorio while retaining the core appeal, offering a unique fantasy/magic theme and distinct mechanics.	100%
Robust Early Access content Description Reviewers are impressed by the significant amount of content available even in Early Access, noting that it feels as complete as some full releases. The active and responsive developer is also a major positive, frequently communicating and implementing feedback. Importance 28%	Reviewers are impressed by the significant amount of content available even in Early Access, noting that it feels as complete as some full releases. The active and responsive developer is also a major positive, frequently communicating and implementing feedback.	28%
Innovative hex grid design Description The hexagonal grid system is consistently highlighted as a major positive. It introduces a new layer of complexity and encourages more creative, interesting, and often aesthetically pleasing factory layouts compared to traditional square grids. Importance 24%	The hexagonal grid system is consistently highlighted as a major positive. It introduces a new layer of complexity and encourages more creative, interesting, and often aesthetically pleasing factory layouts compared to traditional square grids.	24%
Responsive and active developer Description The developer's responsiveness, active communication on platforms like Discord, and willingness to address bugs and feedback quickly are highly valued. This engagement fosters confidence in the game's future development. Importance 19%	The developer's responsiveness, active communication on platforms like Discord, and willingness to address bugs and feedback quickly are highly valued. This engagement fosters confidence in the game's future development.	19%
Deep and creative tech tree Description The tech tree is described as deep, extensive, and clear, offering significant exploration and replayability. It provides ample room for creativity in designing builds and solving problems, with no single 'right' answer. Importance 19%	The tech tree is described as deep, extensive, and clear, offering significant exploration and replayability. It provides ample room for creativity in designing builds and solving problems, with no single 'right' answer.	19%
Engaging elemental mechanics Description The elemental technology and alchemy systems are praised for their innovative integration into automation gameplay. They add significant depth, requiring strategic trade-offs and creative use of elemental strengths and weaknesses. Importance 19%	The elemental technology and alchemy systems are praised for their innovative integration into automation gameplay. They add significant depth, requiring strategic trade-offs and creative use of elemental strengths and weaknesses.	19%
Thematic and good music Description The game's music is generally well-received, with players noting its quality, thematic relevance, and ability to perfectly match the game's tone and ambiance. Importance 8%	The game's music is generally well-received, with players noting its quality, thematic relevance, and ability to perfectly match the game's tone and ambiance.	8%
Highly addictive gameplay Description Players find the game highly addictive, often losing track of time while playing. It possesses a strong 'just one more system' appeal that keeps them engaged for extended periods. Importance 7%	Players find the game highly addictive, often losing track of time while playing. It possesses a strong 'just one more system' appeal that keeps them engaged for extended periods.	7%
Effective and clear tutorial Description The tutorial is effective and well-designed, making it easy for new players to understand the game's mechanics. Its use of visual cues like sparkling lights is particularly noted for guiding players through new interactions. Importance 6%	The tutorial is effective and well-designed, making it easy for new players to understand the game's mechanics. Its use of visual cues like sparkling lights is particularly noted for guiding players through new interactions.	6%
High replayability Description The game offers high replayability, especially due to the need to devise different solutions and approaches when playing on various planes or unlocking new resources. Importance 5%	The game offers high replayability, especially due to the need to devise different solutions and approaches when playing on various planes or unlocking new resources.	5%