Developer Regular Studio seemingly cracked the Steam algorithm with Motorslice, a game that strings together some fluid parkour, a beautifully brutalist world, a chainsaw-wielding anime girl, and blatant inspirations from two stone cold classics (Prince of Persia, Shadow of the Colossus) - it's no surprise, then, that it made its money back within hours of launch.
Motorslice leaped onto Steam, Xbox Series X|S, Game Pass, and PS5 earlier this week and is already, relatively for a game seemingly made by a one-person team, a pretty big hit. "The release was very successful and recouped the investment within the first few hours," the developer tweets. "Thank you so much for all the love!"
Over on Steam, the game's already attracted well over 1,000 player reviews that average out to a 87% 'Very Positive' score.
"Excellent game," one reviews reads. "Rreally want to highlight how nice the slack off sections are. They're an excellent way to provide insight on the main character, provide a short break for the player, and just barely skirt the edge of fan service. They are also optional for repeat playthroughs."
Another says, "It's industrial Shadow of the Colossus with tons of parkour," and that sounds like a match made in scrapyard heaven to me.
Other reviews call Motorslice's giant bosses, who are mainly all just outsized pieces of construction equipment like a crane or tractor, a good-as-can-be successor to the iconic colossi in Shadow of the Colossus on account of how you'll regularly climb across their sides before sawing scraps off of them.
Some players do complain of the game's slightly jankier elements, but Regular Studio knows there's work to be done on that front. "I am aware of some bugs about save corruption and checkpoint teleportation... So I will be fixing the major issues now," it writes on social media.
