4Spicchi

4Spicchi: Free, Funny, and Surprisingly Sticky Look, I clicked “Play” on this because it was free and the thumbnail looked like someone fed a pizza into a sci-fi blender. I did not expect to finish it, let alone actually like the weird little crew. The story is genuinely solid. The characters begin as walking exposition dispensers and slowly grow on you like barnacles on a submarine, annoying at first, then you realize you’d be bummed if any of them got spaced. The writing has real bite in places, and there were two separate moments I actually laughed out loud (rare achievement; my usual reaction to game humor is a polite “heh”). Dialogue isn’t perfect, some lines feel rushed with bad cuts, but it never tanked the vibe. Gameplay-wise it’s a lean, old-school FPS with four ammo types and one type of grenade. Enemies have clear weaknesses and flash red when shot, like they’re personally offended you figured them out. Shooting feels fine when you’re on-element; off-element it’s… polite. The gun goes pew and the enemy goes slightly less alive, but you don’t feel it in your soul. Still, the loop is smooth enough that I kept pushing forward instead of alt-F4ing. The backtracking-for-…

Intro was very long. Game bugged on item pick-up, could not use the gun any longer.

It's a shame to see a game this ambitious already sitting with virtually no player base. 4Spicchi is a single-player game, so this doesn't affect the core gameplay directly, but with only 4 players ever recorded on Steam and currently no one playing, it really shows how little attention the game has received. Hopefully more people discover it, because this kind of quirky free FPS deserves a larger audience.

Game still needs work. Can't see how much health you have remaining. Monsters respawn but your ammo does not. There simply is not enough ammo in the game, even with ~90% accuracy I ran out quickly. I like indie titles and everything but this one will only aggravate you.

I can play Cyberpunk on steam deck, but I can't play 4spicchi, performance is atrocious xD

Decently good game. I love the graphics, and I love the aesthetic of the game itself, reminds me of psychonauts. Obviously not the best quality, but has enough game in there to get you through the 10 minutes of gameplay.