Carrion

1. vROBOCOPv

   Jul 29, 2020

   10

   Extremely fun game, with intuitive controls and rewarding moment to moment gameplay. Overall Carrion is very polished and gorgeous to look atExtremely fun game, with intuitive controls and rewarding moment to moment gameplay. Overall Carrion is very polished and gorgeous to look at too. The ending was incredible also.… Expand

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2. Kacek1996

   Dec 31, 2020

   10

   Carrion is a marvellous game, gem within 2020 indie releases. I was pleasantly surprised when I heard that it's a game from my homeland. AtCarrion is a marvellous game, gem within 2020 indie releases. I was pleasantly surprised when I heard that it's a game from my homeland. At first, I had low expectations, but the developers delivered a lot more than I anticipated. Overall, 2D pixelated games have a special place in my heart and I'm not really into horror games but the concept of the reversed horror game hooked me in. It's truly a satisfying game. Soundtrack as well as sound effects (yes, screams as well) were nice, really atmospheric. Controls might be better but after a few levels I got used to them. The amount of game mechanics was shocking and the fact that all of them were useful and well thoughtful is awesome. I adore this game, I will probably 100% it later in the future, when I get over my backlog, but for now CARRION is a marvellous indie game with awesome game mechanics and concept,10/10 I would play a sequel xD… Expand

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4. Cameel

   Jul 27, 2020

   9

   You wake up, perhaps as a test subject, trapped in an alien prison.
   
   A few fierce blows and your container breaks, setting you free in thisYou wake up, perhaps as a test subject, trapped in an alien prison.
   
   A few fierce blows and your container breaks, setting you free in this fearsome environment. Or were you trapped for a good reason? You fling some foes around, and using your ferocious fangs you feast on their remains, and grow, getting more powerful, but also having its downsides. Taking damage makes you shrink. Before long, you find other containers like yours, and merge with the DNA found inside, evolving, and learning new skills, tied to a certain size range. You'll soon learn how and when to make the most of the advantages and disadvantages of being small, medium, or large, and how and where to leave behind unwanted body mass, or pick it back up.
   
   But as you adapt to and infest the different locations and the area linking them all together, your captors use spiked energy shields, flamethrowers, drones, and mech suits to stop you. Perhaps you can turn your enemies against themselves and stealthily stick to the safety of ventilation shafts yourself? Grow larger and rip their mech suits apart, absorbing some damage in the process, but eating the cadavers and workers to regain what you lost?
   
   You may not be able to read a map (there is no map, only echo-location), or to understand these weird creatures their motivation (no written story or voice-acting beyond screams), but one thing is clear: the glass container may have been broken, but still this facility and its inhabitants, their machines and their flames and stinging projectiles, are standing between you and your freedom.
   
   As you make your way across the facility and its various surroundings, finding ways to overcome some clever defensive security measures, and fighting hostile security systems using different tactics, there's only one thing on your mind: you must escape.
   Or wait... What is this weird energy you feel? Is that... Fun? Are you enjoying this massacre? Do you enjoy consuming the helpless and hapless flesh of your foes?
   
   I know I have been enjoying this bloody rampage of meat consumption for "bio mass" gains a lot (and I'm a vegan... There, I told you, now make all the jokes you want). It came out of nowhere, painted the walls red, and when all scream and machine gun echoes went silent, it firmly but amorphously stood (and covered the walls and ceiling) as a new entry in my hall of fame of favourite games ever. And if you, like me, enjoy a good creature feature, a good horror film like John Carpenter's The Thing (one of my favourite films ever, with one of my favourite movie-game adaptations ever);
   a fast and fluid retro style horror-themed game with most of the modern needs and a vast variety of defensive and offensive moves and options;
   slow and methodically approachable situations mixed with hectic all out combat that has you observe, storm, adapt, retreat...
   You're in for tricky treat!… Expand

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5. Filipes

   Apr 29, 2021

   8

   Very fun "turned over" horror with good mix of puzzles and action, that do not overstays it's welcome.

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6. donmopa

   Jan 2, 2022

   8

   With some polish, this could be an amazing game. The premise is an awesome idea, but the game still needs less simplistic puzzles and maybeWith some polish, this could be an amazing game. The premise is an awesome idea, but the game still needs less simplistic puzzles and maybe more mechanics. Besides that, it is fun enough to play.… Expand

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7. tom974

   Feb 28, 2022

   7

   It's not everyday we get to play original games, Carrion is one of theses. Really interesting proposition. Playing the monster is fun andIt's not everyday we get to play original games, Carrion is one of theses. Really interesting proposition. Playing the monster is fun and controls are quite neat once you get used to it. I'd like to rate it 7,5/10 , it could have been 8 with some adds (a map) and a less frustrating level design near the endgame (many avoidable rountrips). Globally a good proposition, with a good potential I wish to see again with further developments.… Expand

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8. Adules

   Aug 8, 2020

   5

   Cool premise, greath pixel art, smooth fps and gameplay, decent level design. So what's the problem?
   
   The problem is that the game should beCool premise, greath pixel art, smooth fps and gameplay, decent level design. So what's the problem?
   
   The problem is that the game should be a metroidvania, which requires you to explore, progress, puzzle solve, and figure out optimal ways to clear rooms.
   
   The reality is that it's a 3 hour linear game with no decisions on the part of the player and so **** easy that it basically plays itself. The "puzzles" are an illusion of puzzle and really just nothing more than lock and key gameplay. It's an average linear romp that amounts to nothing, packaged to look like there's more going on than there actually is. I bought this, with the expectation of a metroidvania.
   
   I wouldn't recommend this game for more than 5 bucks. Had they designed it to be more open and labyrinthine, I would recommend it. But it's not. waste of time and money. Lots of promise here, but the game doesn't hold up.
   
   I've seen people complain that it doesn't have a map, but it doesn't need one, that's how small and limited it is. There is always a path forward, and it's always the only direction to go.… Expand

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