MazeBot
Dynamite Whale · 2018 · Indie, Casual, Action, Quick-Time Events, Retro
PC
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About MazeBot
“Awake! Your next cycle is close. Fulfill your purpose, do as you are told!”
As MazeBot, your only purpose is to test other inventions of destruction, as long as you are needed or you survive. Various war machines are tested every day to maximize their effectiveness. Your survival is not intended.
How to Play
Press “E” to start the game. use “W” “A” “S” “D” to control the bot’s movement. Press “E” or “Q” to select whether you want to FIGHT or RUN from an enemy.
What MazeBot is about
MazeBot was originally created to participate in a #1GAM challenge but was later extended to go beyond a simple prototype. As the challenge’s topic was “CGA Graphics” the game features retro visuals based upon video game graphics of the early to mid 1980s using a 4-color-only palette and a total resolution of 320×200 pixels.
Gameplay
MazeBot is a action-focused speedrun game with vintage CGA graphics. Find your way through maze-like levels, fight enemies and elude traps.
Features
- In the spirit of DOS-Games MazeBot can be played with keyboard only. For convenience and rumble you can also play with a controller
- Pick up the keycard and find each level's exit
- Avoid enemies or defend against them in quick-time events, but be careful, your REBOOTS are limited
- MazeBot is a highscore based game, try to finish all levels in the fastest time possible!
- With every level the story unravels.
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
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the cycle is complete1 found this helpful
sad someone downed this because of CGA graphics, i mean the description says it was basically like a contest to make a game in CGA, and it is free, like there was no need for negativity, the game was really fun and CGA was all there was when i was a kid, i for one would love to see small CGA and EGA games make a comback, i love it, sometimes less is more
Игра "MazeBot" — увлекательная головоломка с элементами стратегии. Основная задача — провести робота через лабиринт, избегая препятствий и используя ограниченные ресурсы. Плюсы: оригинальная механика, постепенно усложняющиеся уровни и приятная атмосфера. Минусы: иногда неясные инструкции и повторяющиеся задачи. Хорошо подойдёт поклонникам логических игр, но не оправдывает ожиданий тех, кто ищет глубокую сюжетную линию.
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Short and fun little retro game about an AI takeover in a factory, much like the Portal series. You play as a sentient robot, traversing the factory whilst trying to survive and hopefully, escape. Battle enemies with quick-time events that require you to hit a button when you are hovering over a white zone, otherwise you'll take damage, do this a number of times without fail and you'll defeat the enemy, otherwise you'll only temporarily knock it out. If battling is not your style, you can always just run, but be warned, you'll spend energy to do so. Energy is accumulated through collectibles, sometimes dropped by enemies, and for beating stages in less than a specified time. You can lose it via traps or just straight up being hit by enemies when you miss the white area. I really find this style of combat to be enjoyable and unique, but it can get repetitive very quickly. I really love the colour palette and graphics used, it really gives off the retro feel that I so very much love. The game isn't all too long, should take around 30 minutes, and for what it's worth being a free game, I definitely recommend it.
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