Maze Mice

Item: Maze Mice
Rating: 90
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-07-14

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Summary

Fun and addictive gameplay loop
Innovative time-stop mechanic
Unique roguelite bullet heaven blend
Lack of depth and variety
Insufficient map and enemy variety
Limited character differentiation

Emotions

Satisfaction34%Excitement11%Joy10%Disappointment7%Frustration7%

Reviews (sample size): 113
Helpful reviews: 76%
Unhelpful reviews: 24%
Protest reviews: 0%

90%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
10%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 235
Negative points: 100
Gameplay points: 92
Perf. points: 1
Rec. points: 31
Misc points: 34

Point	Description	Importance
Fun & Addictive Gameplay Description The game is widely praised for being fun, engaging, and addictive, offering a casual yet compelling experience that keeps players hooked for extended sessions. Its core gameplay loop is well-designed and provides a satisfying experience. Importance 98%	The game is widely praised for being fun, engaging, and addictive, offering a casual yet compelling experience that keeps players hooked for extended sessions. Its core gameplay loop is well-designed and provides a satisfying experience.	98%
Innovative Time-Stop Mechanic Description The unique 'time only moves when you move' mechanic is a standout feature, allowing for strategic depth and a more relaxed pace compared to traditional arcade games. This mechanic enables players to plan movements and reactions carefully. Importance 42%	The unique 'time only moves when you move' mechanic is a standout feature, allowing for strategic depth and a more relaxed pace compared to traditional arcade games. This mechanic enables players to plan movements and reactions carefully.	42%
Unique Genre Blend Description The game successfully blends elements from various genres, particularly Pac-Man, Vampire Survivors, and SUPERHOT, creating a fresh and unique roguelike experience. This genre fusion is well-executed and contributes to its distinct appeal. Importance 39%	The game successfully blends elements from various genres, particularly Pac-Man, Vampire Survivors, and SUPERHOT, creating a fresh and unique roguelike experience. This genre fusion is well-executed and contributes to its distinct appeal.	39%
Excellent Soundtrack & Sound Description The game's soundtrack is consistently highlighted as excellent, memorable, and fitting, enhancing the overall atmosphere and player experience. The sound design also complements the game's visuals effectively. Importance 20%	The game's soundtrack is consistently highlighted as excellent, memorable, and fitting, enhancing the overall atmosphere and player experience. The sound design also complements the game's visuals effectively.	20%
Rich Unlockable Content Description Players appreciate the wide variety of unlockable weapons, items, characters, and abilities, which add significant depth and replayability. Discovering new synergies and builds keeps each run fresh and engaging. Importance 17%	Players appreciate the wide variety of unlockable weapons, items, characters, and abilities, which add significant depth and replayability. Discovering new synergies and builds keeps each run fresh and engaging.	17%
Charming Visuals & Art Description The game's visual aesthetic, particularly its cute pixel art and adorable character designs, is well-received. The colorful and detailed spritework contributes to an attractive and charming experience. Importance 15%	The game's visual aesthetic, particularly its cute pixel art and adorable character designs, is well-received. The colorful and detailed spritework contributes to an attractive and charming experience.	15%
Satisfying Build Variety Description The game allows for the creation of powerful and often 'suspicious' builds, providing a satisfying sense of progression and discovery. The process of building different skill trees each run is a key source of enjoyment and excitement. Importance 14%	The game allows for the creation of powerful and often 'suspicious' builds, providing a satisfying sense of progression and discovery. The process of building different skill trees each run is a key source of enjoyment and excitement.	14%
Quick & Replayable Sessions Description The game's design facilitates quick, short play sessions while maintaining strong long-term appeal. Its straightforward upgrade selection keeps the pace fast, making it easy to pick up and play for a few minutes or longer. Importance 9%	The game's design facilitates quick, short play sessions while maintaining strong long-term appeal. Its straightforward upgrade selection keeps the pace fast, making it easy to pick up and play for a few minutes or longer.	9%
Authentic Retro Arcade Vibe Description The game successfully captures an old arcade game vibe with its retro aesthetic, which is well-achieved and contributes to a fluid performance. This nostalgic feel enhances the overall experience. Importance 5%	The game successfully captures an old arcade game vibe with its retro aesthetic, which is well-achieved and contributes to a fluid performance. This nostalgic feel enhances the overall experience.	5%
Balanced Progression & Fairness Description The game lacks stat-boosting metaprogression, allowing new players a fair chance to win from the first run. Despite item randomness, runs can still be comfortably cleared, indicating a balanced design. Importance 5%	The game lacks stat-boosting metaprogression, allowing new players a fair chance to win from the first run. Despite item randomness, runs can still be comfortably cleared, indicating a balanced design.	5%
Improved Since Demo Description The developers have addressed issues from the demo and added more content in the paid release, indicating responsiveness to feedback and ongoing development. This shows a commitment to improving the game. Importance 5%	The developers have addressed issues from the demo and added more content in the paid release, indicating responsiveness to feedback and ongoing development. This shows a commitment to improving the game.	5%
Similar to 'Luck Be A Landlord' Description The game is compared favorably to 'Luck Be A Landlord,' suggesting a similar level of quality and enjoyment, and highlighting the developer's consistent style and appeal. Importance 5%	The game is compared favorably to 'Luck Be A Landlord,' suggesting a similar level of quality and enjoyment, and highlighting the developer's consistent style and appeal.	5%