Loot Rascals is bizarre – and not only because the experimental attitude that Hollow Ponds takes in gameplay design. Loot Rascals will take you to a strange but enjoyable place, especially if you consider yourself a “fan of video games” – even if it is only for 15 minutes at a time.
Loot Rascals2017
Loot Rascals
2017 Hollow Ponds67Worthwhile
Playtime
ModerateIt typically takes about 12 hours to finish the game, but players put about 6 hours into it on average.
Playable on
Available on
- $9.99
- $9.99
Game modes
- 2 players
Details
- Launch
- March 7, 2017
- Developer
- Hollow Ponds
- Publisher
- Hollow Ponds
- Themes
Overview
Only you can rescue Big Barry - your huge robot head pal - from a space theme park that’s been invaded by a tentacled pan-dimensional godbeast.
Screenshots
Reception
Press71
Players67
GoodWorthwhile- Metacritic71from 19 reviews
- OpenCritic70from 21 reviews
Luckily, Loot Rascals is so charming that the permadeath is much less of a frustration than it is in most roguelikes. The world is bright and colorful, and there’s always a collection of new, laughably weird monsters to battle. Many of the cards you pick up are humorous too like a salt sock that prevents you from slipping on ice or an inflatable pool...
Perhaps it is the requirement of balance that made me love a game with such randomness behind it, as balancing my turns or the cards made me feel powerful in a world of beautiful chaos. I think Loot Rascals actually taught me something, which isn't something I say often about video games.
As frustrating as it is fun, Loot Rascals is both hilariously charming and crushingly difficult.
Loot Rascals is a quirky turn based card strategy game that incorporates rogue-like elements. The off the wall presentation hides a surprisingly deep system to manage, but luck often hampers the best laid plans meaning progression feels limited at times.