Nefarious

 PC
User Score
6.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 7 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 2 out of 7

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  1. Nefario
    Sep 30, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. You play as villain Crow who wants to take over the World. It's a normal platformer but the Boss Fights are difrent. You are the Boss and you are in machines to destroy the heroes. Maybe some Boss Fights are normal most of them are Good. Game has got two endings at the end one where you take over the World and another where you don't. Good game… Expand
  2. bxrxsxtx
    Oct 13, 2021
    8
    If you played this game and put it down after 1 level pick it back up. The first level has annoying honking horns for music, looks ugly, and isn't really the gameplay you may expect or want. But the rest of the game is generally much better in all those regards. OK maybe not the second one, I find the graphics sorta fugly except the character talking portraits.
    This is what an indie    If you played this game and put it down after 1 level pick it back up. The first level has annoying honking horns for music, looks ugly, and isn't really the gameplay you may expect or want. But the rest of the game is generally much better in all those regards. OK maybe not the second one, I find the graphics sorta fugly except the character talking portraits.
    This is what an indie platformer should be. Interesting challenges in most levels and a variety of fresh ideas. In boss fights you are the boss, and you do very different things for each one (like pilot giant robot, use a crane etc.). They aren't amazing individually but the variety keeps it interesting.
    There are lots of other features, selectable stages, ways to make a difference in the story, upgrades. There are a lot of classic platformer mechanics and some new ones. The story has a variety of funny characters and has a lot of cliches and parody. It can be hit or miss I suppose. Going through different lands kept it fun.
    I've seen some criticism of the last boss (and alternate form) and it is kind of a drag. Plenty of other things I could nit pick at, not a lot of replay value for example. But my core point is this game really stands out in a sea of similar games, you just have to really give it a chance. Ciao gamers.    … Expand

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Metascore
67

Mixed or average reviews - based on 4 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. PC PowerPlay
    Mar 21, 2017
    70
    A great idea with excellent presentation hampered by some iffy controls. [Issue#259, p.60]
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  2. Vandal
    Jan 31, 2017
    70
    Even though it's not perfect, it's a very fun and well-designed, with a good sense of humor. One of those games that makes time fly.
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  3. Destructoid
    Jan 30, 2017
    55
    There is so much heart and so many great ideas in Nefarious that I want to see it as a better game than it is. I want to be able to recommend it as a hidden gem in Steam’s massive collection of throwback indie titles. But I can’t. It’s a sloppy game that feels in many respects half-done. All the heart in the world can’t make up for something that just isn’t fun to play.
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