SmuggleCraft is an interesting but flawed release that could use a patch or two to rebalance things. Controls are a bit too floaty and the AI is too aggressive even on missions that the game itself says are Easy and Legal. If illegal activities with a high difficulty rating are packed with other smugglers out to get your cargo, then easy and legal operations...
SmuggleCraft2017
SmuggleCraft
2017 Happy Badger Studio74Good
Playtime
BriefPlayers typically spend about 2.5 hours in the game.
Playable on
Upcoming on
Available on
- $9.99
- $9.99
- $9.99
Game modes
- 2–4 players
- 2–8 players
Details
- Launch
- May 22, 2017
- Developer
- Happy Badger Studio
- Publisher
- Happy Badger Studio
- Themes
Overview
As a smuggler, your hovercraft is your life. Customize your hovercraft to fit your needs and traverse the dangerous SideWays to increase your reputation. Evade the authorities and aid the many inhabitants of Dirahl to prove you’re the best smuggler around. Having no other choice, you agree to his deal and are back on the SideWays, accepting contracts to upgrade your craft and pay back your heavy debt to this mysterious and potentially dangerous character. Dirahl is a beautiful, yet unforgiving world. Will you be the one to save its inhabitants from the reigns of the Auros? Or will you let the Laws of the land be the only deciding factor for freedom? In a world where travel, trade, and technology are highly regulated and vitrually inaccessible for most, your deliveries and decisions could decide the fate of your world. As you traverse the unforgiving terrain, you will come to aid or betray the many factions and classes of Dirahl. With over 160 track pieces and over 50 unique hovercraft...
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Reception
Press40
Players90
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Smugglecraft mixes up old-school racing with questing nicely, but the lack of variety in the gameplay and the sense of familiarity you’ll quickly feel means it won’t take too long before you start getting bored. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not a bad game by any stretch of the imagination – it just doesn’t really do enough to hook you in. Whilst it certainly...
The game is a ton of fun especially if you are a fan of racers. The controls are great and are highly responsive, but you will need to practice for a bit before you get the hang of things due to the highspeed at which you travel. Some of you might get some motion sickness if you're not careful, so be sure to ease yourself into the experience. Smugglecraft...
Despite all its issues I honestly enjoyed SmuggleCraft. The tracks are a bit lonely, the challenge level is fairly low even when a mission says Death Trap and the menus desperately need another round of polish, but the courses are beautiful and fun to fly through in their detailed, low-poly way.
SmuggleCraft is an exciting racer that pretty much does everything a good racer should. My one and only complaint I have for this game is that it is slightly repetitive if played too often within a short amount of time. Otherwise, I can easily recommend this game to those looking for good multiplayer fun in a racing experience.