Armikrog

 PC
Metascore
57

Mixed or average reviews - based on 39 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 39
  2. Mixed: 23 out of 39
  3. Negative: 11 out of 39
  1. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Nov 11, 2015
    72
    It’s weirdly fun and funnily weird, it channels some of The Neverhood’s charm, but it’s even shorter (a playthrough will only take 2-3 hours) and nowhere near as funny. [Issue#203, p.67]
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  2. PLAY! Zine
    Nov 9, 2015
    55
    It’s such a shame that underneath this amazing art style we have an average game on all the other key elements.
  3. GameSpot
    Oct 30, 2015
    50
    Though it starts with a glimmer of excellence, Armikrog's luster fades over time. It inevitably feels empty, falling flat in its effort to develop its characters, fill out its world with compelling atmosphere, and provide consistent puzzles with sound logic.
  5. GameOver.gr
    Oct 25, 2015
    50
    Armikrog’s release is the reason Steam refund exists. It is a great disappointment that such an unique game is released in such a buggy condition, marred with an unpolished, archaic gameplay system.
  6. Games.cz
    Oct 22, 2015
    60
    Painfully short, but incredibly personal and stylistically pleasant adventure, which story is unfortunately very shallow. This shallowness is balanced by light-hearted playfulness so at the end the game deserves a space on your hard drive. Just don’t expect miracles.
  7. Digitally Downloaded
    Oct 20, 2015
    60
    The game is delightfully odd and will absolutely make you laugh at least a handful of times. Unfortunately, the overwhelming lack of care put into some stuff that modern developers really shouldn't be getting wrong is noticable.
  8. Hooked Gamers
    Oct 19, 2015
    60
    Armikrog is a fun little puzzler. The puzzles are reasonably enjoyable and the visual style is just lovely. But the game just seems to lack a little polish, primarily in the inventory system and the story.
  9. Adventure Gamers
    Oct 16, 2015
    70
    Those who appreciate outrageous locales will be thrilled with Armikrog’s out-of-this-world visuals, and puzzle lovers will find plenty to entertain, but anyone looking for a smooth gameplay experience will find themselves sometimes stuck in the mud.
  10. RPG Fan
    Oct 15, 2015
    73
    What could have been a gem among point-and-click adventures fails to rise above mediocrity despite its fantastic visuals.
  11. Everyeye.it
    Oct 13, 2015
    73
    The "claymation" is stunning, and gameplay wise it might not be as brilliant, but it can still deliver some hours of good fun.
  12. Game Over Online
    Oct 12, 2015
    59
    It’s more confusing and frustrating than fun, and since there’s almost no dialogue or story, there isn’t anybody to root for (or against) or care about. As a result, the game was a fairly boring slog through repetitive puzzles, and I was actually happy that it was so short.
  13. Kill Screen
    Oct 9, 2015
    58
    By the time it’s done, Armikrog feels more like The Neverhood’s mulligan.
  14. 4P.de
    Oct 9, 2015
    50
    The art direction is simply beautiful. But unfortunately the devs didn’t have the same attention to detail when it came to bug fixing and level- or puzzle design.
  15. Digital Chumps
    Oct 9, 2015
    72
    Armikrog is a missed opportunity, but despite its design flaws and technical issues, it's worth playing even if just for the unique visual experience.
  16. 3DJuegos
    Oct 7, 2015
    65
    Armikrog isn't a bad point & click adventure game, but it's so far from The Neverhood.
  17. Ragequit.gr
    Oct 6, 2015
    60
    It's a real pity that a promising game like Armikrog, which is shining in terms of animation, voice acting and persona, falls so short due to various bugs, sound problems, puzzle repetition and serious design flaws such as lack of hot spots and corresponding indicator. It could be a much better game but obviously it wasn't ready for launch at this time.
  18. Destructoid
    Oct 6, 2015
    70
    Armikrog does not surpass The Neverhood, but just like a successor to any celebrated piece of media, that would have been an impossible task. However, it does contain a unique charm in its own right which fans of The Neverhood or other old-school point-and-click adventures will especially appreciate.
  19. LevelUp
    Oct 5, 2015
    65
    A bit of a disappointment, Armikrog fails to surpass or even match the magic of The Neverhood due to repetitive puzzles, broken interfaces and a lackluster story. At least Armikrog brings more TenNapel visual goodness to compensate.
  20. GameWatcher
    Oct 5, 2015
    55
    As a lovely and crazy world to explore with a charming art style and catchy music it’s just fine, but as a game Armikrog comes up significantly short.
  21. Vandal
    Oct 5, 2015
    65
    Amikrog is a pretty good adventure, beautifully animated, but very short and shows a blatant lack of testing.
  22. Eurogamer Poland
    Oct 5, 2015
    60
    Armikrog is a beautiful game, but full of bugs and with uninteresting story. It's a shame - The Neverhood had its unusual style and atmosphere, but this "spiritual successor" only gets the difficulty level and wonderful graphics right. Armikrog will provide a few hours of thinking, but will certainly not reach similar legendary status.
  23. Arcade Sushi
    Oct 4, 2015
    70
    Armikrog is a love letter to old-school style of point-and-click adventure and the peculiarity of its wonderful predecessors.
  24. The Escapist
    Sep 30, 2015
    60
    Armikrog is a fun and quirky point-and-click adventure game with unfortunately dated mechanics.

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User Score
5.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 93 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 93
  2. Mixed: 35 out of 93
  3. Negative: 37 out of 93
  1. grim1234
    Oct 1, 2015
    3
    I finished the game. It took my about four hours. The whole game feels like only one chapter of the whole story. Or a long, long demo, becauseI finished the game. It took my about four hours. The whole game feels like only one chapter of the whole story. Or a long, long demo, because it ends when the plot is starting to develop. The world is at least 4 times smaller than Neverhood. It has tons of bugs, I've never thought that a point n' click adventure game can have bugs, but here it is and it's name is Armikrog. Normally, if the game was twice as long, I would give it a 7/10, without bugs 8 or 9, because it is a good game and has it's own thing goin, although it lacks those things that made Neverhood so special: big, cleverly build world; clever and hard puzzles; interesting lore; great story; humour; out-of-place and very simple but brilliant music. Unspecial, unfinished, short. Three very bad things out of ten from me.… Full Review »
  2. Nogard123
    Sep 30, 2015
    5
    Neverhood is far more superior then this game,what a disappointment.
    The game lacks many things Neverhood had ,i finished it in about 3    Neverhood is far more superior then this game,what a disappointment.
    The game lacks many things Neverhood had ,i finished it in about 3 hours.
    So the game is very short and has many bugs.
    Go play Neverhood,its more funny ,has a better story and has hard puzzles that keep you busy.    … Full Review »
  3. ProbablyNotABot
    Oct 2, 2015
    6
    It's not terrible, but it's also not Neverhood.

    I see a lot of people criticizing the length. I don't think it's a problem, personally,    It's not terrible, but it's also not Neverhood.

    I see a lot of people criticizing the length. I don't think it's a problem, personally, except maybe in the context of having spent 25 dollars for about six hours of playtime. I think puzzle centric games can do short just fine, and I think Armikrong would have driven me crazy if its repetition had gone on for much longer. The game is broken into four sections and you must complete the same basic set of objectives in each. At the risk of repeating myself, it's a tad repetitious.

    The game's puzzles are largely uninspired. Infrequently do you have to really analyze your environment and think about how things can interact to find a solution. Mostly you find some symbol or pattern in one room, write it down, and use it in whatever contraption just a couple rooms down the road. It's mindless. There are also block pushing puzzles, sliding tile puzzles, and a music minigame that comes complete with the shrill sounds of a crying baby. They're all serviceable, but not especially unique or compelling. Neverhood had a music puzzle too, but you only had to do it once, and you didn't have to listen to a crying baby.

    It is occasionally frustrating to control, which surprised me. The character switching mechanic is underdeveloped and underutilized. Outside of a couple of short corridors and buttons, the feature is never used, in spite of the wealth of interesting puzzle possibilities it introduces. There are many bright, attention grabbing buttons that you initially can't push for no immediately obvious reason, but there's fortunately not any pixel hunting here, so it's not all that bad.

    The music, visuals, and voice acting are good. I like the environments and I've been listening to the OST outside of the game. My only complaint is that they didn't do enough with any of them. With rare exception, our protagonists don't really have a chance to emote outside of the opening and closing cutscenes, neither with their voices nor their animations, which is a tremendous shame in a game where the art style is such a big selling point. I actually found it extremely jarring when their personalities resurfaced in the ending scenes after being mostly mute throughout the game. As for the music, the game fell silent often enough that I'm not unconvinced that it just wasn't looping as intended, so most of my experience with it has actually not been in the game.

    The story is fine. It's very reminiscent of the tapes in Neverhood, in that the pieces you collect don't make a lot of sense until you're near the end. The story's reveal is a rather extreme take on that idea. The contents of the story function, which is all they really need to do, in spite of the pompous presentation. You won't be giving this one any thought once it's over, but it's at least some motivation, I suppose.

    Again, Armikrog is not terrible. It's not an entirely unsatisfactory experience. It's just that it's a little too plain, straightforward, and easy. It's a point and click you can largely autopilot through, which is a very strange thing.    … Full Review »
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