Rack And Slay Review (Steam)

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Rack And Slay Review, The rogue-like dungeon crawler where you’re a billiard ball! Push monster balls into holes or traps in randomly generated levels. Draft from a large variety of 100+ items with stackable, game-changing effects. Find combos to build your own synergies and customize your playstyle. Rack and Slay!

Rack And Slay Review Pros:

  • Decent graphics.
  • 561.32MB download size.
  • Steam achievements.
  • Full controller support.
  • Graphics settings – fullscreen, and light intensity.
  • Game settings – screenshake, screen flash, blood/skulls, always fast forward, fast forward speed, gamepad detection, show controls overlay, and bigger tool tips.
  • Three save difficulties – Rookie, Intermediate, and Standard.
  • Puzzle like billiards gameplay.
  • Initial tutorial pop-up before playing your first game.
  • The goal of the game is to eliminate the enemy balls by potting them or hitting them with spikes, bombs, etc.
  • Three run-style ways to play – raid (1 level), delve (5 levels), and crawl (10 levels). You choose the difficulty aswel.
  • Wild run is where you get a random run with special run modifiers and a chance to add more modifiers.
  • Daily run game mode.
  • Earn gold from picking it up and from buffs/abilities to then use in the shop for things like health or a redraw of the cards.
  • Between each round, you pick one of three random cards to use.
  • Wide variety of cards from extra coins to more power-ups or abilities.
  • Power-ups and health can be picked up in the level by hitting them but having the enemy hit them gives them the power/item.
  • You get an aiming line and where the ball will go direction-wise, a handy set of fine-tuned buttons helps line up shots.
  • Clear levels to rank up to and unlock new items for the shop and to appear in the game.
  • The Hud shows health, progress in the current mode, shots left, etc.
  • When playing a mode with levels you take damage from every enemy you don’t clear if you run out of shots.
  • Challenges mode has a set of specific runs and lets you tweak the difficulty.
  • You take damage when you pit yourself or go into a spike or other element.
  • Very moreish and has you coming back time after time.
  • Easy to learn.

Rack And Slay Review Cons:

  • Bare minimum graphics settings.
  • The initial tutorial for some reason confused me more than it should have.
  • The music is not great.
  • Aiming is very sensitive, yes it has the fine tune but the speed of the baseline aiming is really fast.
  • No online leaderboards which feels like a missed opportunity.
  • The ball physics feel a bit all over the place especially the speed of them.

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Rack And Slay:

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Developer: Ludokultur

Publisher: 2 Left Thumbs

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Summary

Rack And Slay is a game that offers a unique blend of billiards-like gameplay with a puzzle twist. It’s easy to learn, and its addictive nature keeps you coming back for more. The game has decent graphics and a download size of 561.32MB. It supports full controller functionality and offers Steam achievements. The graphics settings include options for fullscreen and light intensity. Game settings include screenshake, screen flash, blood/skulls, always fast forward, fast forward speed, gamepad detection, show controls overlay, and bigger tool tips. There are three save difficulties – Rookie, Intermediate, and Standard.

The goal of the game is to eliminate enemy balls by potting them or hitting them with spikes, bombs, etc. There are three run-style ways to play – raid (1 level), delve (5 levels), and crawl (10 levels), with the player choosing the difficulty. The game also features a Wild run mode where you get a random run with special run modifiers and a chance to add more modifiers. There’s also a Daily run game mode.

Players earn gold from picking it up and from buffs/abilities to then use in the shop for things like health or a redraw of the cards. Between each round, players pick one of three random cards to use. There’s a wide variety of cards from extra coins to more power-ups or abilities. Clearing levels allows players to rank up and unlock new items for the shop and to appear in the game.

When playing a mode with levels, players take damage from every enemy they don’t clear if they run out of shots. The Challenges mode has a set of specific runs and lets players tweak the difficulty. Players take damage when they pit themselves or go into a spike or other element.

While the game is easy to learn and very moreish, there are a few areas that could be improved. The initial tutorial was found to be more confusing than helpful. The music was not well-received, and the aiming was found to be very sensitive. The lack of online leaderboards was seen as a missed opportunity, and the ball physics, especially the speed, felt a bit inconsistent. The game also has bare minimum graphics settings.

Overall, Rack And Slay offers an engaging and unique gameplay experience, with room for some improvements. It’s a game that will keep you hooked and coming back for more and once it all clicks into place it offers great casual fun.