Overgrowth

godlike ragdoll game with really fun combat and stuff (im not a furry)

finally got to play this years after watching jacksepticeye play the early access 12 years ago, it was worth every penny.

The game is a solid meh. The combat is monotonous and unbalanced (jump, drop kick, win) and the platforming while fine doesn't do anything really exciting with it. The only thing that kept me playing was the story, which wasn't even great but was surprisingly brutal and kept me interested to see more about this world. With that being said it ended like a spit in the face with no resolution. I might come back to play the other scenarios and levels but I would tell others to safe their money or at least buy games that feel completed.

I've loved Overgrowth and Lugaru for a pretty long time It's also the 1 year anniversary since Wolfire games' last post :( Anyways the game is very good for how half baked it is I would buy it if i were you

This game took years to get where it is and I feel like it's still not finished and now they're suing valve because a "monopoly" like what?! Seriously scumbag move like if you don't like valves practices why are you selling your game on their platform.

its hard not to bust when playing this amazing incredible game its like sigma simulator

You could just as easily have titled this game "Wuxia-ship Down," and very little would change. A sequel/soft-reboot of [i]Lugaru HD[/i], [i]Overgrowth[/i] is many things at once, including a stealth game, a fighting game, a parkour game, arguably a furry game, and a tech demo. Don't let that mislead you though, it's impressive, even a decade after launch. Designed to be immersive but unobtrusive, each of these pillars of gameplay feeds into the previous one effectively, with sections of platforming giving way to tense, white-knuckle martial arts fights in which anthropomorphic animal people beat the ever-loving snot out of each other. On the narrative front, [i]Overgrowth[/i] is more of a mixed bag, but it's not a hard sell. Playing as veteran soldier Turner, a rabbit looking to escape a violent past of betrayals and loss, you quickly get wrapped up in the affairs of a small village that has fallen prey to an empire of slaving cats. Armed with your wits (and the ability to easily leap 20 foot chasms, that too), you must set about dismantling their cruel schemes. It's all a bit cliche, but it's done competently enough to be engaging all the way through. Really, if there was something holding back the game, it's a lack of aesthetic polish. Even in 2026, it's hard not to feel like the game lacks a certain sheen you'd expect of full releases. The main campaign is just under three hours long, and all of the dialogue is done in cut-away textboxes, not unlike how side stories in [i]Yakuza[/i] relay their plot. Combined with worldbuilding that tantalizingly promises more than it delivers, it does often feel like [i]Overgrowth[/i] promises more than it has to deliver. Additionally, a few systems could have benefitted from deeper systems - stealth in particular feels a little hit-or-miss in a way that cries out for clearer means of conveying information to the player. But, if there's a silver lining, it's that [i]Overgrowth[/i] is also still one of the best examples of what it is, seamlessly stitching together a surprisingly engaging suite of mechanics, aesthetic choices, and narrative beats. It might not quite be the game I wish that it was - but it's still worth the money to give a sword-wielding dog-man a flying kick to the head.

I was really excited since the game has a nice artstyle and its rare to see anthros in videogames, especially ones that arent pixel RPGs. However, despite making up 98% of the gameplay, the combat and movement is quite unpolished and frustrating. Combat interactions are very very tight and have little to no telegraphing. The movement mechanics are very inconsistent and hard to get down (walljumping and wallrunning in particular I cannot seem to consistently activate, even when slowing the game down to 25% speed). It is very common for enemies to kill you in one shot that you very literally could not see coming (projectiles are tiny and often the same color as everything else, in addition to moving very very fast. Enemies can also grapple you and ragdoll you without any telegraphing or warning, and the window to block is less than a tenth of a second by my estimate), and overall the experience is frustrating and confusing. The game is also entirely abandoned by the developers, with no sign of returning. It is very disappointing to see what could have been an amazing game be left behind.