Vaporum: Lockdown
April 11, 2019
Vaporum: Lockdown is a prequel to the award-winning steampunk dungeon crawler Vaporum. It is a grid-based, single-player, single-character game, seen from a first-person perspective in an original steampunk setting, and inspired by old-school games like Dungeon Master I and II, the Eye of the Beholder series, and the more recent …
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"The gameplay doesn’t change much from the earlier game in the series."
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30.0
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30.0
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30.0
"Vaporum: Lockdown is quite an interesting take on Bioshock, with insanely hard puzzles, uninspiring plot, and boring enemy designs. But given how rare the setting is, it&s;s not like you have a lot to choose from."
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30.0
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75.0
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85.0
"I enjoyed the tone of Vaporum Lockdown. The story was fantastic and it’s been a good while since I was this immersed into a dungeon crawler. I think the lack of replay value does somewhat hurt it a little and …"
Read original review"Vaporum: Lockdown provides a fresh new take on tile based dungeon crawlers of old. The steampunk setting, as well as deep progression, enhance the already fluid combat to create a unique game that demands multiple playthroughs. While it can have …"
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68.0
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68.0
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68.0
"As a grid-based, first-person, action/adventure RPG, Vaporum: Lockdown offers plenty of gameplay elements to keep you busy. The dungeon-crawling game play is straightforward and not overly complicated, despite a good number of puzzles sprinkled in. In short, this is a …"
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70.0
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70.0
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"Vaporum: Lockdown offers us a new story, but told without frills, through texts, audios and some dialogue. It is not worth it, in any case, to acquire the game just for its history. Nor does it offer hardly any news …"
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60.0
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88.0
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85.0
"Considering that Vaporum: Lockdown was firstly meant to be an expansion to the base game, Fatbot Games achieved impressive results on enhancing a familiar structure with better narrative, more build variety and refined enemy encounters. It will be a great …"
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80.0
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65.0
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60.0
"Vaporum: Lockdown creates a nice sense of isolation and is a fun experience, despite some frustrating puzzles along the way. The presentation is solid and the progression elements are rewarding, even if the combat itself can be slightly repetitive after …"
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80.0
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85.0
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70.0
"The game is really good and makes a good name for its predecessor. Vaporum: Lockdown offers a good story in a nice graphic design. However, the large number of items and equipment combined with the solution of various puzzles will …"
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70.0
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85.0
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75.0
"While it may act as a prequel to the original, Vaporum: Lockdown is an excellent return to the Arx Vaporum tower. Capitalizing on the features of the original while also making some minor adjustments to how you interact with the …"
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60.0
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80.0
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55.0
"The term “grid-based” often brings up feelings of top-down RPGs or turn-based RTS titles. The ridged movement of these genres offer a somewhat tactical style of gameplay as your team moves between each tile on the map. Heading further back …"
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78.0
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72.0
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76.0
"With its original mechanics and a big dose of puzzles, Vaporum: Lockdown not only revives the dungeon crawler genre, but pushes it to the next level."
Read original review"Vaporum: Lockdown should satisfy those looking for a first-person dungeon crawler with a unique aesthetic – but only if you can get past its shortcomings."
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