Odd Bot Out 4+

This review contains spoilers.

The levels included with the game are pretty good, but the potential for levels and machines is phenomenal.

Ending the game by allowing players to build what they want with this beautifully crafted system just makes sense, so I have to ask, where is the level editor?

I could easily imagine a larger community forming around this game if player make and share levels.

All of the components to make an endless number of custom challenges, vehicles, machines, and computers are there.

So why can’t players make use of those untapped possibilities?

The small pile of blocks and stretch of grass at the end is great, but ultimately pitiful compared to the possibilities of an editor that lets the player use more of each block in the colors they want.

To reiterate, the levels included are great, but when players can make their own machines, or even computers, the game needs a public level creation tool to make the most of what the game has to offer.

Your other game Mekorama features a level editor, but it’s spin and sliding blocks pale in comparison to this game’s wheels and logic gates.

I don’t know how but this game is 5 years old, yet I’ve never seen it or heard of it before. This game was so much fun, and honestly it is one of the most funnest games I’ve ever played, no exaggeration. The graphics and physics are perfect, the character(s) are so cool, and each level makes you think, some are harder than others, but overall, 100 levels of pure fun. This is not a typical puzzle game or escape game, it’s definitely one of a kind and I like that. I’m very impressed with the game and wish there were more levels. But if you are contemplating getting this game, I definitely recommend it. You can play for free if you don’t mind the ads every so often, they weren’t intrusive or anything, but I’d say it’s definitely worth the $3.99 due to the hours of gameplay you get. I played through the night and didn’t put it down. Yes, I completed all 100 levels in one sitting. It took me all night. I couldn’t put it down. So there’s my thoughts on this game. I highly recommend it. 5 stars for sure.

As a physics based engine, most of the objects react well with each other, but they don't react well to touch. I'd frequently drag a block only to see it lag behind the path of my finger - almost an entire half second behind! Please work on better interaction.

I was disappointed in the levels. Several of the levels just had to be guessed at until you figured out the "trick." There should always be a way to solve a puzzle without guesswork, either with a better clue upfront, or more obvious interaction, or better level design.

The flow of the levels needs tweaking. I expected the higher numbered levels to be more difficult than the lower levels, but this was not always the case.

I'd love to have more opportunity to build your own machine. Too often they were pre built contraptions that I then just had to manipulate. Let me participate in the building! Or at least the power routing.... For some of the blocks, the only time I was able to experiment with them was in the "sandbox" at the end of the credits. (Also, is there not a faster way to get to this from the menu once I've discovered it? Walking across the forever-long field to get to the storage shed is a pain.

Otherwise, some great stuff is happening here. Great concepts. Nice visual design. Fun mix of gravity/interaction physics with construction/power physics.