Metascore
65

Mixed or average reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 8
  2. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Jan 5, 2018
    80
    Vostok Inc. takes the cookie clicker genre, often played with a fleeting attention span, and spins it into an experience that you can't put down. The amount of different spinning plates to consider when constructing your capitalist, galactic empire is a challenge that is only made more satisfying by the pleasing music, graphics and varying space combat. It's a great game.
  2. Jan 1, 2018
    70
    A very artistically inspired title.
  3. Dec 15, 2017
    70
    Vostok Inc’s blend of money-generating ‘clicker’ gameplay and frantic twin-stick shooter action works well; as you find yourself getting to grips with the necessary procedures and start to have a system in place, you’ll find an increasing amount of fun in the game’s upgrade systems, combat, and exploration. Unfortunately, this fun reaches a peak around halfway through your adventure as you realise that you’re spending an awful lot of time doing the exact same things over and over again. Vostok Inc is a good game that will definitely provide you with several hours of enjoyment and, if you like the sound of its mixed genre, we’d encourage you to try it out – just make sure you’re ready to follow similar tasks for a long time if you do.
  4. Jan 24, 2018
    68
    From an interesting mix of elements comes a stylish game that manages to be fun, at least for a while.
  5. Feb 5, 2018
    60
    If the idea of bringing these two styles together is something to praise, it doesn't feel like a gratifying experience and it ends up becoming too repetitive once the novelty factor wears off.
  6. Jan 15, 2018
    60
    Vostok Inc. is pretty good, but the grind does become frustrating; however, it’s easier to put in short periods of time on the go, eventually leading you to amass that huge galactic empire, so the Switch is a very suitable host.
  7. 60
    The limitation to Vostok Inc. is that once it stops being funny to you, the warts show. Seeing your mild-mannered business associate argue with aliens is very funny, until it starts getting old. When that happens, the smile-worthy sheen of the blending of shoot-’em-up and clicker starts to fade, revealing that Vostok Inc. doesn’t really do either that well. Charm can only go so far, and unfortunately, the charm here doesn’t hide the repetitive, stale gameplay.
  8. Feb 5, 2018
    59
    Vostok Inc. is something of an oddity. It offers some competent shooter mechanics dressed up with some playful satire, unique concepts, and plenty of gameplay for those who seek it. But the overall experience feels lacking, uneventful, and repetitive, especially when it comes to the click-fest sim components.
User Score
7.1

Mixed or average reviews- based on 12 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 12
  2. Negative: 3 out of 12
  1. Apr 4, 2018
    9
    The official reviews here are garbage. I created an account just to put this review up, the switch store is littered with shovel-ware at theThe official reviews here are garbage. I created an account just to put this review up, the switch store is littered with shovel-ware at the moment and it's hard to work out what's worth the time with a lack of official reviews from trusted sites on these smaller titles and no internal rating system. Combine that with these try hard reviewers from these middling sites trying to make a name for themselves and it's easy to be dismissive of anything not made by an established developer.

    Everything this game does it does well, the design, art, music and writing are fantastic.
    Expect a little bit of a grind - that's what this game is, it incorporates design elements of a 'clicker' a genre that is openly and unashamedly labelled as 'time waster'. So get over that fact and enjoy this game for what it is, fun, addictive and suprisingly varied in it's systems.

    There are mini games and spaceships to unlock, weapon customization that keeps things fun and fresh and a variety of enemies throughout different levels, the writing is a delight.

    This game is a perfect fit for the portable nature of the switch but If you still aren't sure, i'd encourage you to try the demo.
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  2. Jun 12, 2019
    4
    Just another clicker, nothing interesting, the fights doesn't freshing up the gameplay unfortunately
  3. Mar 20, 2018
    8
    This video game is great!! very addictive. this game is a indi , very good!!!!