Dros Game Review (Nintendo Switch OLED)

by Jim Smale · Published July 31, 2024 · Updated July 31, 2024

Dros Game is a dark fantasy adventure where you’ll swap between a small gooey creature and her human bounty hunter shell. Explore freely through 40 unique diorama-like levels filled with strange characters, intricate puzzles, hidden rooms, and ancient collectibles. When the Captain is hanging by a thread, destiny tosses a curveball – enter Dros. Different motives, same mission: stop the Alchemist! Dive into the Tower’s labyrinthine mysteries and mingle with its quirky denizens. Hunt for alchemical treasures and brace yourself for a world that keeps you on your toes.

Dros Game Review Pros:

Decent graphics.
3.2GB download size.
3 save slots.
Can Invert axis and sensitivity sliders.
Speed run mode option that puts a timer on the screen.
Text speed – instant, fast, and slow.
A full 3D game world with 360-degree camera control.
Unlock lore entries in the journal by finding them in the world.
Action adventure gameplay.
Tutorial pop-ups as you.
The game uses its own gibberish grunty-like language.
Interactive elements in the world have a blue outline.
Well presented.
Every location you enter is displayed in almost diaromic fashion.
Action prompts as you walk up to Interactive elements.
Sometimes you get these awesome hand-drawn art pieces for storytelling or lore entries.
Hack and slash combat and you have a block button.
You use a health bar and can heal using Prima which is a yellow orb that can be found around the world.
The game evolves around you playing as a Dros, an alien slime-like creature and you meet and combine with a human.
You technically play as two people as when you are connected to the human you do those actions, then as the Dros you have more mobility but no weapons, etc.
Many puzzles are scattered around.
A story of teamwork.
The human Carptan needs you in order to live and can only survive so long without you.
Handy recall button to instantly combine you both.
Each location has a set amount of Prima, crystals, and collectibles to find, each location also has a time-based objective.
Hidden collectibles to find in loot chests.
Areas are big enough that you can go exploring.
It boils down to the Dros being the mobile puzzle solver with his double jumps and small size, whereas the human is all about combat and can’t jump or anything.
A fun little experience.
Many secrets to find.
World map level select.
You can replay levels and see your collectible progress on each level.
Switches are everywhere, as a Dros you can see the power line underground, follow it to find the switch.
When triggering mechanisms or doors, you get a handy picture in a picture video showing the mechanism or door moving.
Stealth puzzle sequences.
Respawning is near instant, the Dros will return to the human and the human respawns at a checkpoint.
I like how different each location plays depending on which character you are.
The puzzles can be great fun.
The Dros can see anything that is hidden from the human like platforms and elevators etc.
Find and unlock shortcuts.
Levels are surprisingly deep and varied.

Dros Game Review Cons:

No touchscreen support.
Cannot remap the controls.
The performance is stutter and not as smooth as you would like.
The combat is very loose and messy.
It’s hard to line up and judge jumps especially when going up or down.
Each level has the almost same gameplay loop and set pieces.
The checkpointing/respawning is such that you end up replaying large chunks of a level.
No camera follow or recentre camera button.
Can be hard to make out parts of levels.
Cheap deaths are common.
Got stuck in ladder-climbing loops a few times.
Invisible walls are in stupid places.

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