Shooty Shooty Robot Invasion Review
Shooty Shooty Robot Invasion is a silly, frantic shooter with cartoon graphics you’ll want to inject into your eyeballs.
Shooty Shooty Robot Invasion. Credit: Bubby Darkstat
Solo developer Bubby Darkstar’s Shooty Shooty Robot Invasion features thousands of hand-drawn sprites across six sprawling levels. I was attracted to the game because its art style is colorful, stylish, and full of energy, looking like an Adult Swim cartoon I would have loved to watch. I discovered a rough-around-the-edges FPS that’s messy, chaotic, and hilariously funny.
You play as Shooty, a member of F.O.R.K. (Force of Robot Killers), stopping a robot invasion in “Califlordia.” The story is deliberately stupid, and it works. Dialogue with more than 200 NPCs is packed with absurdity and genuinely sharp humor. Many of these NPCs often need help with meaningless tasks while robots destroy everything. Each of the six levels is a massive sandbox packed with side quests and hidden bosses.
Shooty Shooty Robot Invasion. Credit: Bubby Darkstat
The core shooting feels basic, but it isn’t the star here. What elevates combat is the movement system. You can hit enemies with devastating uppercuts that chain into aerial combos that are far more fun than the actual shooting. The game is messy, but so much fun.
The best part of the game is how it looks. Everything is stylishly hand-drawn with manic energy. Shooty Shooty takes a retro approach to building its world, using 2D sprites in 3D spaces covered in hand-drawn textures. The animated cutscenes are a blast.
Shooty Shooty Robot Invasion. Credit: Bubby Darkstat
Shooty Shooty Robot Invasion is messy, fast, and bursting with personality. The hand-drawn art is genuinely impressive, and the game is sure to make you laugh.
Shooty Shooty Robot Invasion is available now on Steam.
Overall Score: 7/10
Played on: Steam Deck
