Platforms
- PCSep 30, 20156.1playscore5.825 Critics5.81.16K Players
- PlayStation 4Aug 23, 20166.5playscore4.64 Critics8.0803 Players
- Xbox OneAug 23, 20166.9playscore6.14 Critics7.584 Players
- Nintendo Wii UAug 23, 2016NAplayscoreNA0 Critics7.845 Players
25 critic reviews · 2 community reviews across all platforms
Critic Reviews
- Though it starts with a glimmer of excellence, Armikrog's luster fades over time. It inevitably feels empty, falling flat in its effort to develop its characters, fill out its world with compelling atmosphere, and provide consistent puzzles with sound logic. While the game's claymation visuals are delightful and unique, that quality alone isn't enough to make it worth recommending. What remains is a half-baked experience that, for all the personality it wears on its sleeve, fails to captivate in any meaningful way.
Matt Espineli · Oct 30, 2015 Reviewed on PCRead full review - Doug, I love your work as a whole, but Armikrog feels like an unpolished mess. If the entire game had received the effort that was put towards the visuals, this would have easily been the spiritual successor to games that I have very fond memories of. This clay could have used some more time in the kiln, that’s for sure.
Scott Sullivan · Oct 11, 2015 Reviewed on PCRead full review - So much of Armikrog feels neglectful and lazy, lacking anything to make it stand out. Even the claymation look of it doesn’t save it from the carelessness put into it. It’s hard to see where that million dollars went. All of that said, it isn’t terrible, but if you’ve never had the pleasure of playing The Neverhood, do yourself a favor and pick that up instead.
Jessica Mock · Oct 11, 2015 Reviewed on PCRead full review - Armikrog treats the chain of causality with contempt, beholden to nothing but its own sporadic attempts to challenge the player. It succeeds in getting in your way. Your first encounter with any given puzzle provides the solution to the lot, if only you weren’t confronted with the arduous task of implementing it.
Angus Morrison · Oct 08, 2015 Reviewed on PCRead full review - Armikrog does not surpass The Neverhood, but just like a successor to any celebrated piece of media, that would have been an impossible task. However, it does contain a unique charm in its own right which fans of The Neverhood or other old-school point-and-click adventures will especially appreciate. Those followers will likely forgive its faults for a taste of nostalgia, but others new to this realm may find it too outdated and unpolished.
Caitlin Cooke · Oct 06, 2015 Reviewed on PCRead full review - Pencil Test Studios clearly needed time to fix the litany of embarrassing bugs that plague Armikrog at launch. Even then, it wouldn't have helped the overly simplistic story and bland puzzles. If the developer ever plans on doing a sequel, I hope it's an animated film – the visuals are the only thing Armikrog has going for it.
Jeff Marchiafava · Oct 05, 2015 Reviewed on PC - Armikrog is a love letter to old-school style of point-and-click adventure and the peculiarity of its wonderful predecessors. It takes a minimalist approach, sometimes too much so, but it also brings out enjoyment of the content that inhabits it that much more.
T.J. Denzer · Oct 03, 2015 Reviewed on PCRead full review - Armikrog is a competent successor to The Neverhood, delivering a familiar experience. Unfortunately, it’s hindered by bugs and glitches that make playing Armikrog a worrisome experience, like holding a balloon, hoping every little bit of pressure won’t make it pop. It really feels like the crew should’ve delayed the game for a month or two to iron out all the kinks. I’d like to give Armikrog a higher score, but unless a patch is released the game will continue to suffer from its technical failures.
Kyle Lawrence · Oct 02, 2015 Reviewed on PCRead full review - I wouldn't say that I didn't enjoy Armkirog. The writing is great and the clay environment design is exquisite. It's just that it feels dated. We've made many advancements in U.I. and playability in the point and click genre since the 1990s and Armikrog doesn't seem to adopt any of them. As a result, the game can feel like a confusing slog, which is a real shame - because I frequently found myself wanting to see what crazy antics would befall Tommynaut and Beak Beak next.
Angelo M. D'Argenio · Sep 30, 2015 Reviewed on PCRead full review - We're not sure whether it's a case of running out of Kickstarter funds or whether there wasn't more ambition, but at the end of the day Armikrog is unfinished and disappointing. It certainly has merits, the visual side is brilliant, the music (when it can be heard) is catchy and the puzzles are (for the most part) fun and inspired. But the game never fully blossoms.
Carl Brännström · Oct 31, 2015 Reviewed on PCRead full review
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Community Reviews
- Rated on PS4
- Rated on PS4
About the game
Trailers & Screenshots:
Armikrog is a unique stop motion clay animated point and click adventure game from the creators of Earthworm Jim and the Neverhood. Follow the adventures of space explorer Tommynaut and his blind alien talking dog Beak-Beak, as they unravel the mysteries of the fortress that holds them captive through exploration and puzzle solving!
Developer: Pencil Test Studios