Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model
Visuals & audio65% positive · 51 mentions
“What the F am I supposed to do ??? For a student project this is quite good tho, like the graphics, the gameplay is poor but it was quite fun”Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2025 · 0 h played
Gameplay & mechanics49% positive · 49 mentions
“What the F am I supposed to do ??? For a student project this is quite good tho, like the graphics, the gameplay is poor but it was quite fun”Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2025 · 0 h played
Story & writing51% positive · 45 mentions
“Sect-Machina is a free-to-play 2D metroidvania that demonstrates an impressive level of creativity and polish for a project that originated as a student thesis. Developed and published by Skelecrew Games, it presents a fascinating blend of…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 11 h played
Controls & UI51% positive · 39 mentions
“Sect-Machina is a free-to-play 2D metroidvania that demonstrates an impressive level of creativity and polish for a project that originated as a student thesis. Developed and published by Skelecrew Games, it presents a fascinating blend of…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 11 h played
Difficulty & balance40% positive · 25 mentions
“This is good for a student project but like... I finished in 25 minutes with absolutely zero explanation. The description says there's a story but I must have missed everything past "some bugs are cannibals". There is no tutorial, nor…”Not recommended · Steam review · Jun 2025 · 0 h played
Performance & stability57% positive · 23 mentions
“Cool game, having the ability to save when leaving the game(even to the title screen) would be nice, and an explanation of the controls would be great too. Love the art style and the protagonist is so cute, great worldbuilding, just that a…”Recommended · Steam review · Jan 2026 · 1 h played
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