Cryptark

 PlayStation 4
User Score
5.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 8 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 8
  3. Negative: 5 out of 8

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  1. Lionarith
    Feb 8, 2019
    2
    I was really looking forward to play this game. The gameplay is fun and it looks really cool. Sadly the perma death system in it ruins it all for me. This game is not for people with full time jobs, family or even a girlfriend. You spend an insane amount of your funds at the beginning of the level, which is then gone no matter why you didnt reach the end of the level. So you just hope youI was really looking forward to play this game. The gameplay is fun and it looks really cool. Sadly the perma death system in it ruins it all for me. This game is not for people with full time jobs, family or even a girlfriend. You spend an insane amount of your funds at the beginning of the level, which is then gone no matter why you didnt reach the end of the level. So you just hope you dont get interrupted, else you lose all your progress. How is that any fun? It's just ridiculous and sad, because i like everything else in this game. But that little misdetermination makes it a waste of time. :(… Expand
  2. b0mbardini
    Jun 28, 2017
    10
    The game is brilliant. Combat is epic, and the controls are tight and responsive. Lots of different weapons and abilities. I love how you have a budget, which you can expand or shrink based on ur performance, throughout the campaign and choose your weapons/abilities accordingly just like in the old times. It is challenging and the AI is aggressive. Numerous different enemy types and enemyThe game is brilliant. Combat is epic, and the controls are tight and responsive. Lots of different weapons and abilities. I love how you have a budget, which you can expand or shrink based on ur performance, throughout the campaign and choose your weapons/abilities accordingly just like in the old times. It is challenging and the AI is aggressive. Numerous different enemy types and enemy central systems, one for example keeps summoning enemies every couple of seconds so you gotta go run to it and destroy it. There are different modes besides the campaign that I still haven't jumped into. In short, if you're into roguelike shooters then you have to get this. Cryptark is my new favorite PS4 game besides Galak-Z. Indie developers rock.… Expand
  3. bowsers2
    Dec 17, 2019
    3
    A 2D shooter in a space ship game with good combat and powerful feeling weapons, massively let down by a horrendous monetary system where you run out of the money needed to buy ammo so you can’t finished even the earliest levels.

    Added to the insanity is that the “campaign” has a arbitrary timer which is never enough, and that too will end your game, needing to start over. Once again    A 2D shooter in a space ship game with good combat and powerful feeling weapons, massively let down by a horrendous monetary system where you run out of the money needed to buy ammo so you can’t finished even the earliest levels.

    Added to the insanity is that the “campaign” has a arbitrary timer which is never enough, and that too will end your game, needing to start over.

    Once again we have awful indie devs hiding a lack of content - behind grotesquely pushing repetition system; like running out of money, overly hard difficulty, unfairly punishing restart from the beginning of the game/level death models, unfair timers.....with awfully basic and repetitive procedurally generated levels....just so foolish gamers can bang their heads against a wall till they clue in it was never worth it.

    Only buy if you hate yourself. Otherwise stay away    … Expand
  4. Steyraus
    Nov 10, 2020
    4
    This game had loads of potential and looked really good in videos. But you soon begin to learn that it's overreliance on grind and and straight up trolling gameplay that all that potential is lost. The game relies on you getting resources to upgrade your ships to be able to move forward in the levels and it starts out super easy but then the difficulty just jumped up ridiculous amounts andThis game had loads of potential and looked really good in videos. But you soon begin to learn that it's overreliance on grind and and straight up trolling gameplay that all that potential is lost. The game relies on you getting resources to upgrade your ships to be able to move forward in the levels and it starts out super easy but then the difficulty just jumped up ridiculous amounts and you die and start over. The cost of upgrading your ship is too much and your ship is just underpowered compared to what it has to fight. Most people will be done with this game after three or four tries I was full stop with a bit of balancing and a bit of smart game design they could have really been under something… Expand

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Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. Game Informer
    Aug 8, 2017
    78
    Cryptark’s surprising depth of options might hook you at the outset, but they aren’t enough to make you return time and again.
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  2. Digitally Downloaded
    Jul 31, 2017
    60
    Overall Cryptark is a great, albeit limited, fast paced experience. While it could have benefited from having a greater narrative scope and dialog between the characters, the action and replayability will be more than enough to keep you going for a long time.
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  3. COGconnected
    Jul 9, 2017
    67
    Technical issues aside, sadly Cryptark ends up being a middle of the road roguelike. It has some well thought out and unique ideas that get lost in the business of everything around it.
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