Crumbling (2024) · Tastebuds

Who says you’re too old to play with toys? Crumbling is a VR roguelike where you control your character with one hand, just like playing with an action figure! Battle against an onslaught of plastic monsters in thrilling hack’n’slash combat in a romping adventure that’ll take you right back to your childhood.

Fighting Hack and slash/Beat 'em up Adventure Indie Action Comedy roguelike comic bookMeta Quest 2, SteamVR

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Unpretentious, plot-driven, warm and nostalgic.

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GameSpewChris McMullenJan 20248/10
Throw in additional unlockable Crumblings (and the promise of more), and you’ve got a game that’s wonderful wall-to-wall whimsy. Crumbling is best enjoyed in bites – you’re not going to spend an entire day pottering around the toy shop – but it’ll leave you with a smile every time. If you’ve got so much as a single action figure, Skylander or Amibo sitting on your shelf, Crumbling is for you.
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God is a GeekChris WhiteJan 20247/10
Crumbling works well as a roguelike VR, evoking childhood memories while hacking and slashing a range of colourful characters.
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NoobFeedMariella DeadmanJan 202472/100
Crumbling VR is a fun, unique concept that is a new way of navigating the VR space. The combat is fun and has enough variety to keep you entertained with the perks and upgrades available from the very opening. There are a limited number of worlds, and Crumbling VR would certainly benefit from adding more to the roster, as well as making a few quality-of-life changes, such as allowing the narrator to reread sections of the comic book and possibly adapting the movement system to something that causes a little less whiplash. Despite this, Crumbling VR is a fantastic game and well worth trying out if only to see VR used in a unique and very interesting way.
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About the game

Platforms: Meta Quest 2, SteamVR
Developer: Ole Jürgensen
Publisher: Ole Jürgensen
Released: January 18, 2024
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Third person, Virtual Reality
Engine: Unity

IGDB rating 7.0/10 from 1 ratings.

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