CreatorCrate Review (Steam)

by Jim Smale · August 11, 2021

This CreatorCrate Review takes on the deadly action and slapstick chaos. CreatorCrate is a viciously fast action platformer with roguelike elements. It’s about an appliance that devours everything, makes anything, and fights to escape a massive, circular space station. More than run and shoot: improvise and create!

CreatorCrate Review Pros:

Cool cartoon-like graphics.
515.52MB download size.
Steam achievements.
Controller support.
Graphics – fullscreen, resolution, v-sync, anti-aliasing, shadow quality, bloom, and background quality.
Ascii effects – on/off.
Can rebind controls for both keyboard and the controller.
Optional tutorial menu.
Roguelike platformer gameplay.
In-game cutscenes.
The gimmick is you can pick up items and use them as weapons (classed as blueprints) or absorb them to recreate them at will later on.
Lode Runner-looking level style.
Very fast-paced.
Best placed with mouse and keyboard.
Uses momentum and physics for throwing items.
Levels randomize every run.
You have a map that shows the immediate map then goes out to an overall map than a world view.
Find keys to advance in the level.
Areas are absolutely huge.
Feels like a speedrunner game.
Can be played like a pacifist.
Repair yourself with any collected matter.
Hot these booths that will save your blueprints.
The easy mode can be unlocked (easily).

CreatorCrate Review Cons:

Playing with a controller is less than ideal as it uses a twin-stick control scheme that doesn’t work that well with timed swing jumps and picking things up quickly.
Basic tutorial.
The map is chaotic and goes through the stages every time.
Not sure what’s going on half the time.
The levels are so big it’s a nightmare to navigate for keys.
Doesn’t play that well as you could run all over the level only to find you need to go the other way for the exit or items needed for the exit.
Feels a bit flat.

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