Diabotical

 PC
User Score
8.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 37 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 37
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 37
  3. Negative: 4 out of 37

Review this game

  1. Your Score
    0 out of 10
    Rate this:
    • 10
    • 9
    • 8
    • 7
    • 6
    • 5
    • 4
    • 3
    • 2
    • 1
    • 0
    • 0
  1. Submit
  2. Check Spelling
view
per page
  1. cristiadu
    Sep 6, 2020
    6
    It's... ok. I feel I have a moderate amount of fun while playing but cannot invest much as it doesn't grab my attention enough.
  2. PrancingPony
    Sep 4, 2020
    7
    Very nice arena shooter, fun to play, no farming needed, only skill matters. Technically flawless, I didn't find any glitch or bug yet. Artistic direction is simple, nice and effective. The game seems moderate on system resources, so it must run smooth on any rig. Maps I already tried are alright (there are 30 of them, I obviously didn't play all of them yet). However, but I hope theseVery nice arena shooter, fun to play, no farming needed, only skill matters. Technically flawless, I didn't find any glitch or bug yet. Artistic direction is simple, nice and effective. The game seems moderate on system resources, so it must run smooth on any rig. Maps I already tried are alright (there are 30 of them, I obviously didn't play all of them yet). However, but I hope these points will be improved in the future, some features are lacking at this moment. There is no classic Team Death Match mode. The modes you can play in teams are too innovative for my tastes. The one that gets closest to "classic" is "wipeout", but there is no time / score mechanism. In wipeout mode, you have to eliminate all enemy team in order to win. That point alone is imho the major drawback of the game right now. There is no music except when you pick up the quad damage power-up. I'd like something catchy like EDM or old-school metal or hard-rock. Also, the UI is extremely dull now. Some animations and nice sounds would be welcome (for example on the battle pass screen), And finally, playing Diabotical I soooo miss the bloody giblets from old-school AFPSs (QC this is directed at you ;) ), associated with the appropriate sound, of course. At the moment this game only shows an explosion when you frag a guy, as a reward.
    To sum this up, the good news is Diabotical has the core of a good AFPS (though I'm not good enough at it to judge about hit-boxes or weapon balance; these seem good to me). Bad news is, there seems to be a certain amount of work still to be done in order to have a nice and shiny wrapping around that core.
    However, you got to keep in mind this is totally free to play, no pay-to-win here, no grinding needed to level up crappy weapons whatsoever. So, if you ever were really into AFPS, you definitely have no excuse not to give it a try.    … Expand
  3. max1c
    Jan 9, 2021
    7
    It's a solid Quake Live clone with a few modern improvements. Overall, the game is ok but is a bit buggy with very small player base. Hopefully will improve in time with updates.
  4. RCaddict
    Sep 30, 2020
    5
    there's nothing wrong with a game that does something quite different than the masses of military shooter/battleroyale/heroes/etc. Diabotical is a blast from the 90's that's done quite well. features 15 different game modes including a ranked playlist for 30 maps, a map editor, creating your own eggbot that you control in the game. weapons, health and armor pick ups..everything is athere's nothing wrong with a game that does something quite different than the masses of military shooter/battleroyale/heroes/etc. Diabotical is a blast from the 90's that's done quite well. features 15 different game modes including a ranked playlist for 30 maps, a map editor, creating your own eggbot that you control in the game. weapons, health and armor pick ups..everything is a nod to classic Quake 3 arena while introducting some new things such as the little bot gadgets that either lay down smoke, send others or yourself flying similar to a rocket jump, and others.

    the only downside to Diabotical is the core audience are diehard/elitist Quake fans and casual players are an afterthought. that being said, prepare to lose many matches as a newbie. also, community is non-existant.    … Expand

Critic Reviews

All reviews »
Metascore
tbd

No score yet - based on 1 Critic Review

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 1
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 1
  3. Negative: 0 out of 1
  1. PLAY! Zine
    Oct 8, 2020
    80
    A solid contender for the title of the best new age arena style shooter. Weird concept with little balls running around, shooting at eachother, but other than that, solid fun, good weapons, nice mechanics and free to play.
    Read full review