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Shadeborn 6 hours ago

Unpaid reviews.

This post provided with both my and opposite sides. It has right to exist.

For some reason Drowne wants only positive things will be posted in this pony-dwelling bubble pit) Why? Or this is another "Copy-paste", huh? What's wrong with these reviews? Why closing it? You're a tough guy making best game in the uiniverse? Nothing to fear of! Especially such a nothing like a core customer, like me) So, here we go! If you scared, just delete it again, I'll take it as your defeat and an easy run)

In these reviews there is no offensive content, in this post there is no offensive content. This is not a copy-paste. Reason of closing it?

UNPAID REVIEWS9

https://youtu.be/G8RiFvd1MVQ

https://youtu.be/joNc6ooPFOw

https://youtu.be/5PL5pcsrCkg

DevTeam fair answer on that

This feels fairly disingenuous and cherry picked. At the time of posting this thread, there were several other written and video reviews live.

Please feel free to watch all reviews you find (both the ones in the original post above and in the list below) and decide for yourself.

For your convenience, here are the other reviews we're currently aware of:
Game Informer: Carmageddon: Rogue Shift Review // 7.75 // https://gameinformer.com/review/carmageddon-rogue-shift/lap-after-explosive-lap
The Outerhaven: Carmageddon: Rogue Shift Review // 4/5 // https://www.theouterhaven.net/game-review-carmageddon-rogue-shift-pc/
The Xbox Hub: Carmageddon: Rogue Shift Review // 4/5 // https://www.thexboxhub.com/carmageddon-rogue-shift-review/
Republica DG: Review: Carmageddon – Rogue Shift (PS5) // 8.2 // https://republicadg.com.br/review-carmageddon-rogue-shift/
Coming Soon dot net: Carmageddon: Rogue Shift Review: Fresh Update Reinvigorates Car Combat Game // 8/10 // https://www.comingsoon.net/games/reviews/2091548-carmageddon-rogue-shift-review
Movie Games and Tech: Review: Carmageddon: Rogue Shift // 8/10 // https://moviesgamesandtech.com/2026/02/03/review-carmageddon-rogue-shift/
Gamespew: Carmageddon: Rogue Shift review // 7/10 // https://www.gamespew.com/2026/02/carmageddon-rogue-shift-review/

Dark side of those reviews

GAME INFORMER

The handling feels slippery and unpredictable, especially on varying surfaces and in adverse weather, causing frequent frustration during races.

Recovering control after collisions or flips is too slow, making mistakes hard to correct.

There’s no dedicated retry button for events — only rare items grant extra lives, which intensifies disappointment on failures.

Enemy AI often behaves poorly: competitors crash into walls, move erratically, and sometimes bosses will just stop driving.

Textures and visual polish are lacking — textures pop in during gameplay, and on occasion controls may freeze temporarily.

The post-apocalyptic zombie theme feels like the least memorable part of the experience and could be removed without diminishing the core combat-racing feel.

The Outerhaven

Limited ammo control
— You can’t hold down the fire button to preserve ammunition; once you start firing, you’re committed to using the entire clip. This leads to wasted shots, especially in turns or when hit from behind.

Some cars handle poorly
— Not all vehicles feel comfortable to control, particularly when navigating tight turns while engaging enemies.

Wants more depth
— Despite a good variety of vehicles and weapons, the reviewer felt the game could use a bit more depth and nuanced mechanics to keep things interesting over time.

The Xbox Hub

Repetition and grind are noticeable due to its roguelite structure.

Gameplay variety is limited; it doesn’t evolve much beyond initial runs.

Lack of deeper multiplayer or competitive modes detracts for players who expect more in a combat-racing title.

Republica DG

Limited track variety
– Environments and routes start to repeat over time, reducing replay interest.

Too few weapon types
– The weapon roster feels limited, reducing tactical diversity.

Inconsistent weapon progression
– Weapons upgraded to level 4 lose relevance when level 5 gear is readily purchasable later in a run.

Car handling can feel unstable
– Vehicles sometimes lose traction and don’t respond well in corners, which can frustrate players.

Final boss is overly difficult
– The difficulty spike of the final boss feels unjust and frustrating, even with strong builds.

Soundtrack underwhelms
– The music isn’t memorable and often feels generic; some players prefer to mute it.

Visuals are average
– Graphics are functional but unimpressive, with basic textures and models.

Replay value feels limited
– Due to track repetition and the single main mode, the desire to start new runs diminishes over time.

Coming Soon dot net

Early runs can feel helpless and underpowered in boss fights.

Initial cars handle poorly, making early gameplay feel awkward.

Movie Games and Tech

Repetitiveness of enemies and actions
The review notes that the Wasted (zombie enemies) are very repetitive, making gameplay feel similar across runs.

Limited variety of vehicles and foes
Despite there being upgrades and different cars, the actual number of distinct vehicle models and enemy types feels insufficient, reducing long-term engagement.

Lack of online/multiplayer modes
The reviewer notes that there are no multiplayer or online competitive modes, something many expect in a racing-combat title.

Change in franchise direction may upset fans
The shift toward roguelite mechanics and away from classic Carmageddon feel may disappoint purists and longtime fans due to altered gameplay expectations.

Gamespew

Very low event variety

Most events in the game are just basic races with minor variations, and after several hours the gameplay feels boring due to repetitiveness.

Lack of meaningful variety in events

Although there are different event types (like survival and elite races), they don’t add much meaningful variety to the gameplay.

Vehicle handling can take time to master

Cars require careful handling, especially in corners, and crashes/spin‑outs can be frustrating due to difficult control.

Graphics & frame rate issues

The game isn’t very impressive visually by modern standards, and there are noticeable dips in frame rate at times.

Xbox Era

Limited depth and variety

Despite an interesting concept, the game quickly starts to feel repetitive — after a few hours of play there’s little left to discover.

Limited selection of tracks and modes

The variety of tracks and modes is quite narrow, and even different event types feel very similar.

Almost no story or narrative

There’s virtually no real plot or dialogue — just brief comic‑style interludes that barely explain the context.

No multiplayer

The game lacks any multiplayer mode, even though that could have added replay value and fun.

Feeling of repetitiveness

The roguelite structure and limited event types mean the experience quickly becomes repetitive and stops surprising.

Price feels high

At $39.99 / €39.99, many players might feel the amount of content is too limited for the price.

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Telzen 6 hours ago

Maybe next time don't only post the few reviews that are negative and omit the much larger amount of reviews that are positive? It's clear you have an agenda here. You really need to get a life lol.

Also talking about the handling being bad. lol hahahaha. I played the old Carmageddon games. The series has always been known for having ♥♥♥♥ handling. That was always it's biggest flaw, the cars controlled like ass.

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Shadeborn 6 hours ago

Originally posted by Telzen:
Maybe next time don't only post the few reviews that are negative and omit the much larger amount of reviews that are positive? It's clear you have an agenda here. You really need to get a life lol.

You realy need to not throw advices to someone who does not give a F about those)

And if you'll make some push and read a bit, you'll see there quoted answer from 34 tea member with his point of view.

Ting 5 hours ago

Yeah, they closed my post too about the self-censorship claiming that the second paragraph changed the answer to the interviewer's question (it didn't).

Honestly? These are some of the saltiest, cringiest and most hostile devs I've seen for a videogame maybe ever. They're clearly not happy with what they made, and they are taking it out on fans of the property. They act like they want to have healthy discussion, and then shut discussion down the second it tries to happen. It's irresponsible, it's unprofessional and frankly it's stupid.

Get off your high horse. Go ahead and close this thread too and ban a few of us while you're at it for voicing our opinions and posting *your* game's reviews, and *your* interviews that you clearly don't stand by.

I reposted my thread without any offensive elements or suggestions. Looking forward to it being closed and being banned when I wake up even though there's nothing in it now because I censored myself to not hurt fee fees.

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MONZUN 5 hours ago

Originally posted by Telzen:
Maybe next time don't only post the few reviews that are negative and omit the much larger amount of reviews that are positive? It's clear you have an agenda here. You really need to get a life lol.

Also talking about the handling being bad. lol hahahaha. I played the old Carmageddon games. The series has always been known for having ♥♥♥♥ handling. That was always it's biggest flaw, the cars controlled like ass.

what i see here is an oldschool carmageddon fan (shadeborn) being disappointed at this "abomination of an carmageddon game", which he not only is allowed to be but its even rightful because this IS an abomination for the carmageddon franchise.

what i also saw here is the dev aggressively fighting back about negative backlash, trying to minimize the damage by posting positive reviews etc.

this guy (shadeborn) might have an agenda, but so does every other human being !! he has the right to fully voice his opinion and he has the right to only post negative reviews if he wants to. its up to others to balance this out by posting positive reviews so ultimately everyone can make a balanced purchase decision about the game.

what i massively disliked here is how aggressively the devs answered to negative comments and then closed the topics (i'm talking about those 2 closed topics before this one).

initially when this game was announced i thought its going to be the worst of the worst. another absolute piece of garabage. after seeing those reviews today (i saw two of the positive ones) i actually got interested in this game because it seemed to be much better than i expected. looked like a positive surprise. after seeing the devs comments on this forum and closing of topics with negativity (the negativity will be justified from what i've seen) i lost ANY interest in purchasing this game.. its only your fault @devs for seeming to be full of it and thinking you are "the best" and are making "the best destruction game on the market".. LOL..

Shadeborn 5 hours ago

Originally posted by Ting:
Yeah, they closed my post too about the self-censorship claiming that the second paragraph changed the answer to the interviewer's question (it didn't).

Honestly? These are some of the saltiest, cringiest and most hostile devs I've seen for a videogame maybe ever. They're clearly not happy with what they made, and they are taking it out on fans of the property. They act like they want to have healthy discussion, and then shut discussion down the second it tries to happen. It's irresponsible, it's unprofessional and frankly it's stupid.

Get off your high horse. Go ahead and close this thread too and ban a few of us while you're at it for voicing our opinions and posting *your* game's reviews, and *your* interviews that you clearly don't stand by.

Hostile - ok. I remember I had discussio nwith American McGee regarding awful technical state of his Grimm years ago. That was hot and natural discussion. He banned me with words "My community, my discussion, ♥♥♥♥ off!" or something like that. And he was right in that) I love those with balls of steel and equal discussion. Even Gearbox's Duke is somethig I had a good time with no metter of how bad it is. Speaking about balls....well, no peds, no dark humor, roguelike....balls, you know)

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Raion 5 hours ago

Yeah after one of the devs little crashout on your other post, I am giving this a hard skip and considering Carmageddon dead. These devs clearly want to make what THEY want to make, and not what the fans want. And seeing them jump to every post defending their poor decisions is beyond pathetic.

It's sad, I liked their Redout games, but if this is how they handle PR, they should just quit altogether.

Shadeborn 5 hours ago

Originally posted by Raion:
Yeah after one of the devs little crashout on your other post, I am giving this a hard skip and considering Carmageddon dead. These devs clearly want to make what THEY want to make, and not what the fans want. And seeing them jump to every post defending their poor decisions is beyond pathetic.

It's sad, I liked their Redout games, but if this is how they handle PR, they should just quit altogether.

As one of reviewers said(it was cold, good, pros\cons review, not the hard f***ing of the game review): there's feeling that this game was made as something different. Carmageddon name was added much later. And I agree with that. This is the only explanation why spin-off does not have anything from the original. Wreckfest won't become Carmageddon by just adding Eagle into the game.

Telzen 4 hours ago

Originally posted by MONZUN:
Originally posted by Telzen:
Maybe next time don't only post the few reviews that are negative and omit the much larger amount of reviews that are positive? It's clear you have an agenda here. You really need to get a life lol.

Also talking about the handling being bad. lol hahahaha. I played the old Carmageddon games. The series has always been known for having ♥♥♥♥ handling. That was always it's biggest flaw, the cars controlled like ass.

what i see here is an oldschool carmageddon fan (shadeborn) being disappointed at this "abomination of an carmageddon game", which he not only is allowed to be but its even rightful because this IS an abomination for the carmageddon franchise.

what i also saw here is the dev aggressively fighting back about negative backlash, trying to minimize the damage by posting positive reviews etc.

this guy (shadeborn) might have an agenda, but so does every other human being !! he has the right to fully voice his opinion and he has the right to only post negative reviews if he wants to. its up to others to balance this out by posting positive reviews so ultimately everyone can make a balanced purchase decision about the game.

what i massively disliked here is how aggressively the devs answered to negative comments and then closed the topics (i'm talking about those 2 closed topics before this one).

initially when this game was announced i thought its going to be the worst of the worst. another absolute piece of garabage. after seeing those reviews today (i saw two of the positive ones) i actually got interested in this game because it seemed to be much better than i expected. looked like a positive surprise. after seeing the devs comments on this forum and closing of topics with negativity (the negativity will be justified from what i've seen) i lost ANY interest in purchasing this game.. its only your fault @devs for seeming to be full of it and thinking you are "the best" and are making "the best destruction game on the market".. LOL..

Being disappointed doesn't give him the ok to harass the devs and troll this forum for months.

Telzen 4 hours ago

Originally posted by Raion:
Yeah after one of the devs little crashout on your other post, I am giving this a hard skip and considering Carmageddon dead. These devs clearly want to make what THEY want to make, and not what the fans want. And seeing them jump to every post defending their poor decisions is beyond pathetic.

It's sad, I liked their Redout games, but if this is how they handle PR, they should just quit altogether.

Bro I loved the OG game at the time but I think by now it is obvious that Carmageddon doesn't have enough fans to be commercially viable lol.

Shadeborn 4 hours ago

Originally posted by Telzen:
Originally posted by MONZUN:

what i see here is an oldschool carmageddon fan (shadeborn) being disappointed at this "abomination of an carmageddon game", which he not only is allowed to be but its even rightful because this IS an abomination for the carmageddon franchise.

what i also saw here is the dev aggressively fighting back about negative backlash, trying to minimize the damage by posting positive reviews etc.

this guy (shadeborn) might have an agenda, but so does every other human being !! he has the right to fully voice his opinion and he has the right to only post negative reviews if he wants to. its up to others to balance this out by posting positive reviews so ultimately everyone can make a balanced purchase decision about the game.

what i massively disliked here is how aggressively the devs answered to negative comments and then closed the topics (i'm talking about those 2 closed topics before this one).

initially when this game was announced i thought its going to be the worst of the worst. another absolute piece of garabage. after seeing those reviews today (i saw two of the positive ones) i actually got interested in this game because it seemed to be much better than i expected. looked like a positive surprise. after seeing the devs comments on this forum and closing of topics with negativity (the negativity will be justified from what i've seen) i lost ANY interest in purchasing this game.. its only your fault @devs for seeming to be full of it and thinking you are "the best" and are making "the best destruction game on the market".. LOL..
Being disappointed doesn't give him the ok to harass the devs and troll this forum for months.

Where have you seen harassement? Saying that this game is a pile of crap if we're talking about asomething that wears Carmageddon name? Even if it could be OK game with any other name....This is harassment? Srsly? LOL

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Shadeborn 4 hours ago

Originally posted by Telzen:
Originally posted by Raion:
Yeah after one of the devs little crashout on your other post, I am giving this a hard skip and considering Carmageddon dead. These devs clearly want to make what THEY want to make, and not what the fans want. And seeing them jump to every post defending their poor decisions is beyond pathetic.

It's sad, I liked their Redout games, but if this is how they handle PR, they should just quit altogether.
Bro I loved the OG game at the time but I think by now it is obvious that Carmageddon doesn't have enough fans to be commercially viable lol.

Oh realy? Why then use this unviable and dead name without utilizing anything that refers to OG Carma??

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Sharkle_Bunwich 4 hours ago

Calling reviewes you disagree with "paid" is just rude and nasty for no reason. That's why your post was likely locked. You're not contributing anything, you're just being a nuisance.

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Shadeborn 4 hours ago

Originally posted by Sharkle_Bunwich:
Calling reviewes you disagree with "paid" is just rude and nasty for no reason. That's why your post was likely locked. You're not contributing anything, you're just being a nuisance.

Why? Look at those. They are literally labeled as "sponsored by 34". Isn't that means "paid"?

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Sharkle_Bunwich 4 hours ago

Originally posted by Shadeborn:
Originally posted by Sharkle_Bunwich:
Calling reviewes you disagree with "paid" is just rude and nasty for no reason. That's why your post was likely locked. You're not contributing anything, you're just being a nuisance.
Why? Look at those. They are literally labeled as "sponsored by 34". Isn't that means "paid"?

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