Earl Vs The Mutants Review (Steam)

by Jim Smale · Published July 18, 2024 · Updated July 23, 2024

Earl Vs The Mutants Review is a high-octane top-down survival action-roguelike, set in the aftermath of a nuclear apocalypse. Create unique and powerful builds by combining vehicle-mounted weapons, attack and support drones, level-up-based upgrades, and game-changing temporary powerups! If you can survive long enough, go head-to-head against bosses to earn their vehicles.

Earl Vs The Mutants Review Pros:

Decent cartoon-like graphics.
1.34GB download size.
Full controller support.
Graphics settings – resolution, frame rate, screen mode, camera shake, graphics preset, and v-sync.
Two controller presets – traditional driving controls and twin-stick controls.
In game art cutscenes and character interactions.
Three locations – Dead Forest, Moab Dry Desert, and Frozen Salt Flats.
Three difficulties – Casual, Gnarly, and Insane.
During shooter gameplay.
Initial tutorial area.
EXP orbs drop randomly from enemies.
Handy auto aim and shoot option which is just a button press.
You can shoot or run over the Mutants.
Kill streak counter.
Level up and choose 1 of 3 upgrades for your vehicle.
Health, and timed power-ups and pickups can randomly appear on the map.
Tight responsive controls.
3D world on an isometric view.
As you kill enemies and drive over them you leave bloody tire marks behind.
Very easy to get into.
Drone crates can randomly appear and grant three random drone partners.
Markers pop up to help show you pickups, power-ups, and crates.
Environmental hazards you can use like blowing up barrels.
Damage numbers pop up as you kill enemies.
Great upgrades for your car like leaving fire behind, more health, doing more damage, etc.
Find coins in the game and you keep these upon death.
Permanent upgrades can be bought with coins.
You get small exp boosts when achieving high combos.
There are a lot of objectives at the bottom of the screen.
Your goal is to survive ten minutes and then kill the boss.
Picking the same upgrade again will level that upgrade up and increase its effectiveness.
Roguelike with coins buying upgrades being the only thing you keep each run.
Big boss encounters.
Massive areas to play in.
All drops like power-ups, pickups, weapons, and health all have timers until they disappear.
Impressive on-screen mutant count.
Pick up and use new weapons that all fire differently.
Unlock new vehicles and each has its own upgrades and unique stats.

Earl Vs The Mutants Review Cons:

You cannot remap controls.
No voice work.
You don’t have a mini-map.
It can be hard to see pickups and orbs as all the colors start to blend together.
No Steam achievements.
When loads of drops appear you get a lot of markers and they overlap each other.
It’s hard to negate damage.
Very repetitive.
The atmosphere feels flat.

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