Too Many Bots

Had a good time playing, fun and simple game. Can be challenging, covered it here on youtube. https://youtube.com/shorts/vpPKFOxxk7g

Buen juego. Hay algo malo que no me gusta en los logros y es que te hagan rejugar el mismo modo 10 veces me parace algo agotador estar jugando el mismo modo sin nada de cambio alguno. del resto me parece muy bien me gustaron sus diferentes modo en especial el modo donde nada mas tienes que presionar la "E" sin ningun bot :D

Too Many Bots is a pretty simple idea, but I think it works because the game understands exactly what it wants to be. I am dropped into retro PS1 style mazes filled with bots, and for most of the run I am the one being hunted. Then the rules change and suddenly I get to become the hunter instead. I liked that basic switch because it stops the game from feeling like a normal survival game where I am just running away for the entire time. The first person view works surprisingly well with the maze design. I am constantly looking around corners, trying to work out where the bots are and finding a safe route through the map. The retro visuals give everything a very old school horror feeling, especially when the maze starts filling up and I have nowhere obvious to go. I like the rough PS1 style because it gives the game a lot more personality than a clean modern presentation would have. The prey and hunter system is easily my favourite part. When I am being chased, I have to focus on movement and survival, but once the power shifts I can turn around and start destroying the bots instead. There are temporary power ups to help me survive longer, and the different modes introduce their own rules and objectives. I like having to adapt rather than simply memorising one strategy and repeating it every time. The difficulty also keeps pushing me. Every completed run increases the difficulty, so I cannot rely on the game staying at the same level forever. There is no metaprogression either, which means I am not slowly making my character stronger with permanent upgrades. My progress comes from actually getting better at understanding the maps, movement and enemy behaviour. I think that is a good choice for this kind of arcade game because winning feels like something I earned rather than something my upgrades gave me. The biggest weakness for me is that the core loop can become repetitive. I am still moving through mazes, avoiding bots and eventually hunting them, so there is only so much variety the basic formula can provide. The lack of permanent progression will also be a positive or negative depending on what I want from the game. Personally, I would have liked a few more meaningful ways to change each run without turning it into a full roguelite. More enemy behaviour and more unusual map mechanics could have made the later runs even more interesting. I also think the game benefits from being free. It is not pretending to be some huge campaign with loads of story and character development. It is a skill based arcade game where I can jump in, try to survive and see how far I can get. There are 19 Steam achievements too, which gives me some extra goals if I want to push myself beyond simply completing a run. The minimalist approach makes sense here, although I still think the game could use more content around its excellent central idea. Overall, Too Many Bots is a fun little first person arcade game that surprised me with how much I enjoyed the prey and hunter mechanic. The retro visuals fit the maze design really well, the difficulty gives me a reason to keep improving and the changing roles stop the gameplay from becoming completely one sided. It is definitely repetitive and there is not much progression outside of my own skill, but I think that is also part of its appeal. For a free game, I think it has a strong identity and a genuinely enjoyable gameplay loop. Rating: 7/10

Инди-экшен с элементами выживания, где игроки сражаются с бесконечным потоком роботов. Плюсы: Динамичный геймплей — напряжённые сражения с волнами врагов; Разнообразие оружия — возможность выбора и улучшения; Интуитивное управление — легко освоить и играть. Минусы: Повторяемость уровней — однотипные локации; Отсутствие сюжета — минималистичный подход к повествованию; Баги с управлением — возможны проблемы с отзывчивостью. Итог: понравится любителям динамичных экшен-игр и фанатам выживания. Захватывающий геймплей и разнообразие оружия делают игру увлекательной, несмотря на повторяемость уровней и возможные проблемы с управлением.

its cool game

Kind of like Pac-Man but there's waves of ghosts (bots) and the power pellet is behind a timer. Aesthetically pleasing, might be worth your time.

Es entretenido dentro de lo q cabe, pero se siente muy lento, todo el juego se siente lento, pensaba coronarlo pero el juego se vuelve aburrido despues de la ronda 3, tal vez por el largo tiempo siendo presa. Siento q seria mas entusiasmante el seguir jugando si hay una modificacion en los enemigos, tal vez q vayan mas rapido, o seria mejor si solo se tuviera 1 vida, o tal vez que durase menos el tiempo de hunter. Parece un intento de Dark Deception, pero sin miedo, y sin la presion de que algo te esta siguiendo.