Xotic

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 5 expert reviews

Excellent:

0
Good:

2
Average:

3
Bad:

0

Pros:

Unique visuals, story, and setting, Fastflowing action in densely designed levels.

Cons:

Maps are so surreal that they can be bewildering, Overly busy backdrops cause problems with combat and exploration, Minor control problems.

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Last revision on April 4, 2013

Reviewers Liked

Unique visuals, story, and setting, Fastflowing action in densely designed levels

Reviewers Didn't Like

Maps are so surreal that they can be bewildering, Overly busy backdrops cause problems with combat and exploration, Minor control problems

Expert reviews and ratings

Steam is quickly becoming the home to a whole new genre of indie games; games that feature a lot more ingenuity and creativity than your typical budget-conscious major studio is willing to risk on a non-sequel or non-franchise title. Take for...

By Game Chronicles Magazine on December 01, 2011

What do you get when you mix an FPS game with an old points system, add a dash of insects that shoot lightning, a pinch of Oddworld, put this all in a blender with exotic plants, insane difficulty, and a plot about shattered Orbs and puree? You...

By Gamers Daily News on November 30, 2011

Xotic, the first-person shooter from indie developer WXP Games, is decidedly weird in every way, from its story and weapons to its surreal visuals. Sheer strangeness only gets you so far, though, as the odd elements of this $10 indie game come at the...

By GameSpot on November 28, 2011

It is not often that you can clearly see that a game is actually trying to do something different from the norm. More often than not when a game company claims to have produced something special that is set aside from the norm they are stretching the...

By Blogcritics on November 21, 2011

Published October 31st 2011. Written by Dominic Sheard. Xotic is a bizarre first-person shooter that instead of focusing on wars, military and multiplayer deathmatch, moves your attention to something that isn’t seen that much in the FPS market...

By DarkZero on October 31, 2011