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Akimbot
Developer Evil Raptor
In the action-adventure platformer, Akimbot, blast your way through armies of robots, pilot spaceships and forge your own path to save the universe from impending doom! Set in a sci-fi world where only robots exist, travel the galaxy and experience non-stop robot mayhem and explosive action! From the Steam store page
301 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
73
Fresh
166 positive · 62 negative
95% range 67–78%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 166 | 62 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 19 | 3 | 37 |
| Lemmy * | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Mastodon * | 3 | 0 | 3 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mostly Positive
489 of 631 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
72% recommend · 153 yes, 59 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 212 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (771 of 959 positive).
Many players praise the game as a great homage to Ratchet & Clank. [1][2][3] Some reviewers find the sidekick character Shipset extremely annoying. [4][5][6] Several players note the game has pacing issues and tedious sections. [7][8][9]
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- [5]
BAD "This game is just like Ratchet and Clank!" is a common mistake people seem to make when bringing up this game. I guess it kind of is in concept, but in reality all the characters are EXTREMELY annoying, the combat is slow and unsatisfying, the weapons all feel worthless, and it has horrible pacing. The main character feels like a 12 year old's Sonic OC, and the sidekick has literally the most annoying voice I …
- [1]
Pure PS2 platformer energy, great combat, amazing variety of gameplay, and visual style with good designs. Like Pumpkin Jack from the same developers, it has excellent animation, voice acting, humor, great soundtrack and presentation, with a lot of talent and work put into all aspects. Among the most notable features is the pacing, with vehicle sections that handle really well, mini-games, gameplay changes, and …
- [3]
Akimbot is a love letter to Ratchet and Clank games. Hell, I'd even say that it's better than the modern games. I love the gameplay, music, platforming, story, humor, and world we are put in. Crazy how Akimbot does better than Insomniac at Ratchet and Clank. My biggest issue though is the lack of weapons. While the four in the shop are cool and the upgrades are nice. It's still not enough. The four others are good. …
- [7]
Overall I do like this game, though it put in a surprising amount of effort to make me not like it. Great visuals, music, movement and combat. The core of the game is very fun. However the dozen or so mini games it forces you into are not fun. Temple run clones, 2d fighter, flappy bird, etc. they're just annoying and so frustrating to the point that I wanted to stop playing. Every level feels like it goes on 5 …
- [2]
8,5/10 Perfect for people who are looking for a game like Ratchet and Clank. Just be reasonable with your expectations. You know, don't be a bitter old nostalgia chaser. The graphics are more than enough, making use of ray tracing making the game look good without being annoying or having trouble with optimization. Also, the overall aesthetic of the world is very cool. I very much appreciate that they went with the …
Summarised from 34 of the 286 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 10, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
72% of the 212 Steam reviewers we collected recommend Akimbot. The complaint that keeps coming up: annoying sidekick character Shipset. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
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60 of 301 · most liked firstY'all ever played Akimbot? I think it's a pretty fun game, was fun enough for me to doodle the main guy in some proper "armor". >w> Couldn't finish though because... welp, the writing just didn't work for me. Fun gameplay, but not really Ratchet and Clank level writing. hehe ^^, #ABDL #babyfur
neutral · AI labelView post →Today @ 4PM CDT The Ratchet & Clank-inspired Deathstream ft. Flop-Swap Technology! Yea, that's right, Ruff Trigger. What do you mean you've never heard of it? Well what about the new PS5 game Akimbot? No? Well they're both really inspired by Ratchet & Clank and delightful!? www.twitch.tv/gigaboots
neutral · AI labelView post →List of 3rd person shooter-3D platformer hybrids I know of (and looking for more). **Brief overview:** This particular hybrid genre is quite rare to find and very enjoyable for me. I think it can largely be credited to *Ratchet & Clank* for trendsetting and inspiring all the rest (even *Jak 2* had used some of *Ratchet*'s code after *Jak and Daxter [1]: The Precursor Legacy* didnt have any weapons). There are some older games that might have inspired *Ratchet & Clank*, such as *Blasto*, which…
neutral · AI labelView post →The game has some good moments but is ultimately pretty tedious. The car sections are AWFUL. I applaud the devs for the effort, but all this game makes me want to do is play Ratchet & Clank.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pure PS2 platformer energy, great combat, amazing variety of gameplay, and visual style with good designs. Like Pumpkin Jack from the same developers, it has excellent animation, voice acting, humor, great soundtrack and presentation, with a lot of talent and work put into all aspects. Among the most notable features is the pacing, with vehicle sections that handle really well, mini-games, gameplay changes, and bosses with their own mechanics. It feels neither too short nor too long, including…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Play this game only if you don't have anything, ANYTHING else to play. Or play a random Ratchet & Clank. 90% of the gameplay is excruciatingly annoying vehicle gameplay; who thought this would be fun should be fired. The remaining 10% is mediocre platforming. Also, the game lasts like 4 hours too much for what it has to offer.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →NOT A GOOD GAME. This was one of my favorite demos a couple of years ago; when I finally acquired it, I was hoping for fun and challenging platformer with some good story. None of that happened. Let's address the good things: graphics are amazing and... that's basically it. The story it's non-enticing, the character have no chemistry between them and can be reduce to simple clichés or tropes. The levels are mostly empty a super lineal, with a couple of extra, not interesting tho,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Is it cheating if I post one picture with two roles? owo;; Here's Exe and Shipset from 'Akimbot', a game that I also wrote the final draft script of the entire game for! #VoiceActorsOnBluesky
neutral · AI labelView post →There has been a rise in indie titles filling this niche and lots of announcements in the future. Retro Game Corps: Says 3d action platformers need a come back. Akimbot Corn Kidz 64 pseudoregalia The Big Catch Tacklebox Demon turf Blessed Burden etc
neutral · AI labelView post →Venba Tinykin Tchia Steam World Dig 2 Until Then White Night Withering Rooms OFK Wizard With a Gun Crypt of the Necromancer The Artful Escape After Love EP Akimbot 1000 X Resist Book Walker Darkwood Fall Guys Goodbye Volcano High Lil Gator Game Blue Prince Ender Lilies The Last Campfire Moonlighter
neutral · AI labelView post →While it boasts some fun movement and occasionally breaks the pacing up with some puzzles, Akimbot is sadly a very messy title and not what I expected being sold on the "Indie Ratchet & Clank" premise. The game's Clank counterpart is a pretty annoying Numbuh 2 sounding fella who I almost wanted to mute the game several times whenever he was yapping. The game that sells itself as an indie R&C is... not really super R&C styled in gameplay at all. It has four guns + a special weapon, the latter…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Awesome game! I enjoyed every minute of it. The gameplay, story, and worlds are all amazing. Highly recommended!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The combat is awful and the sidekick is insanely annoying. What a waste, I really wanted it to be good being a Ratchet fan.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →BAD "This game is just like Ratchet and Clank!" is a common mistake people seem to make when bringing up this game. I guess it kind of is in concept, but in reality all the characters are EXTREMELY annoying, the combat is slow and unsatisfying, the weapons all feel worthless, and it has horrible pacing. The main character feels like a 12 year old's Sonic OC, and the sidekick has literally the most annoying voice I have ever heard in my life, and they squawk and screech throughout the entire 8…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really wanted to like this game- looks nice, has some really great polish, plays well, unlimited ammo with an overheat function if you use it too much ok cool, etc just like Pumpkin Jack... ...and just like that game, it starts out nice and easy and then just rams the difficulty up your butt. More enemies, more things shooting, more wall running, longer larger areas that feel super padded out, you take too much damage, grunts take multiple shots with sniper rifles and grenade launcher.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Honestly the vehicle physics in the non platforming sections makes those into an absolute chore, some so much so it's not even worth trying to complete what should be a doddle of a game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →[GreenmanGaming] RoboCop: Rogue City ($15.00 / 70% off). Or look at [Fanatical] Build your own Supreme Collection (Winter 2024) which features RoboCop and the following games - Akimbot - Another Crab's Treasure - Bears in Space - Crab God - Diplomacy is Not an Option - Distant Worlds 2 - Dune: Imperium - Dungeons of Hinterberg - Ghostwire: Tokyo - Deluxe Edition - High On Life + High On Knife DLC - It's Only Money - PAYDAY 3 - STAR WARS: Bounty Hunter - Sledders - Sovereign Syndicate -…
neutral · AI labelView post →I'm given to understand that Akimbot has multiple writers, which slightly shocks me because I feel like most experienced writers would instantly recognize the issues with the game's script. I don't necessarily think it's an issue that Shipset is kind of annoying and Exe sounds like he's trying to do an impression of a teenager doing an impression of Shadow the Hedgehog, these things could be charming in their own way and sometimes they are. But there are so many lines that serve absolutely no…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Okay, I’m done, I give up on Akimbot. I’m sorry, I wanted to love this callback game to the PS2 era, and I can’t. Maybe it’s me or my skills, this game was so frustrating for so many reasons. This was supposed to be our “we beat the game” sketch when I drew it earlier, instead it’s just… whatever.
negative · AI labelView post →Oh man, I absolutely love this game. Think classic 3D platformer with a vibrant Halloween aesthetic. Same team also did Akimbot (Ratchet & Clank-like) and this year’s Far Far West, a very cool spin on Helldivers.
neutral · AI labelView post →Picked up this game for me and some buddies cause it was on sale for $3 and I wish I didn't waste the money cause I tried to launch the game only to be met with a black screen after all the logos finished displaying. I tried for 15 minutes give or take to apply a bunch for fixes before launching to try and get past the black screen, but nothing worked which is sad cause this game looked like a cool Ratchet and Clank inspired platformer, but when me along with several other people on the Steam…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game crashes after logos, black screen, and only task manager helps closing it. Literally, unplayable.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Kid: Mom, can we buy Ratchet and Clank? Mom: No honey, we have Ratchet and Clank at home. Ratchet and Clank at home: This game is a meme. I won't refund, for the sake of supporting the indie scene, but I'm not playing this. If they wanted to copy-paste Ratchet and Clank, they could atleast have copied the things that made those games fun to play. The level design is boring, with pointless obsticals that are really just there, as you can jump around them. You can't do backflips or sideflips,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Heya folks, here's a short featuring an indie 3D platformer called Akimbot. Decided to do a First # video for this game next. I recorded a couple new ones last night, so I have a few more shorts to share. #akimbot #videogames #indiegames #3dplatformer #shorts #gameplay
neutral · AI labelView post →8,5/10 Perfect for people who are looking for a game like Ratchet and Clank. Just be reasonable with your expectations. You know, don't be a bitter old nostalgia chaser. The graphics are more than enough, making use of ray tracing making the game look good without being annoying or having trouble with optimization. Also, the overall aesthetic of the world is very cool. I very much appreciate that they went with the Ratchet Deadlock inspiration. You can hear it in the music too. And the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Akimbot Review. Akimbot is a 3D platformer that blends Ratchet & Clank and Jak & Daxter. It still has unique ideas of its own, though. But does this lively platfomer live up to either PlayStation legend? T...
neutral · AI labelView post →This game has no personality, the voice actors are bad, the controls are bad, everything is flat. I could understand if this was still in early access, but the developer chose to release an unfinished product. Bad vibes right off the bat.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☑ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Masterpiece ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☑ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☐ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run Paint ☐ Potato ☑ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've discovered this cool-looking game today on my Xbox, and this game has robots in it. The game design looks pretty cool and the game design reminds me of Ratchet and Clank :3 #akimbot #robots
positive · AI labelView post →Hi there! I'm Reece, a freelance game writer, voice actor, and voice/casting director! Most recently I worked on such titles as 'Akimbot', 'CyberThreat', 'Coreupt' and 'Freaked Fleapit'!
neutral · AI labelView post →This game has been a blast to play, and instead of comparing it to Sony's outer space TPS–I evaluated this game on its own merits. The graphics/particle effects are well done being one of few games to get depth-of-field, AND fire effects right... The reflections/lighting effects on this game, are chef's kiss also. Runs buttery smooth at 1080p high/mixed settings, on an MSI Claw 7Ai+ via Optiscaler. Gameplay/weapon variety is about what I expected (including difficulty). Dodging/navigating…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →gameplay – A story – C sound - B design – B detail - B ui – A enjoyment - A === overall - B == Takes me back to the old Rachet and Clanks, if you like the classic R&C than you will probably like this game, plays alot like it. and I loved the gunplay and feel of the old R&C play. However a few notes, the story feel really flat the charicters were not really consistent and like able. The mini hacking games were fun at first but with how much their was in this game it should have been…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game will not blow your mind, but it can still be a decent game for one-and-done playthrough if you are in for some 3D platforming at the moment. I think the visuals save this game tremendously. There are many beautiful and colorful locations. Even if your brain will feel some tedium and frustration here and there, your eyes will never get bored. Funny enough, I think playing with mouse and keyboard is a better option here. There are a lot of action scenes and the quick aiming/precision…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I remember playing the demo some years ago the first part was cool, but now with the full game and getting into the other levels i have such a huge mixed feelings about this, it tries to be Ratchet and Clank but it fails so hard and hits the face on the floor. For the love of god, make this bootleg Claptrap stop talking, it's not even funny, it's just obnoxious, if you want to make a Ratchet and Clank game, fine you can do it but please LEARN on how to make the characters good, you have…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As I'm your #indiegames reviewer! I had so much good time playing #akimbot I highly recommend checking my full review of it on my YT channel but here is small vid about the #game! #GAMING
positive · AI labelView post →Going live, talking about new updates and some life stuff. Then we're gonna play Akimbot because I think it looks cool and I love Ratchet and Clank!! Come join <3 wolf.stream #furry #twitch #furrylive
neutral · AI labelView post →The game overall felt whelming in its okayness, some good and some bad. At 20 euros or equivalent thereof I'd find it just a little hard to justify purchase, but I got it for 3 euro so in that regard I got away like a bandit. As someone that grew up playing Jak & Daxter and Ratchet & Clank on the PS2, this game is pure nostalgiabomb straight into the veins in the way it switches up into minigames/gamemodes. Can you believe it? In the year of our lord, 2026, TURRET SECTIONS?! Shipset proved a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →if you love Ratchet & Clank, Jak & Daxter, you'll definitely love this. great game, deserves more attention. Only complaint right now is some bad frame drops out of nowhere but fixed it by turning dlss on for me. You might need to tweak the settings to eliminate that. Running at 144fps stable.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →ratchet and clank but its a generic entirely linear third person shooter with only assault rifles and sniper weapons, no exploration and no destruction.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun game, nice visuals and dubbing. If you love Ratchet & Clank games you'll certanly enjoy Akimbot ! Some boss fights and gameplay ideas are kinda surprising and really fun to play, I would recommend if you're into 3d platformer.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Akimbot is a love letter to Ratchet and Clank games. Hell, I'd even say that it's better than the modern games. I love the gameplay, music, platforming, story, humor, and world we are put in. Crazy how Akimbot does better than Insomniac at Ratchet and Clank. My biggest issue though is the lack of weapons. While the four in the shop are cool and the upgrades are nice. It's still not enough. The four others are good. Well, except the first blaster you get. Eventually it'll be obsolete later on.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Since Sony won't give us another Ratchet and Clank this is the best alternative. Really fun and whole heartily recommend.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm a big Ratchet and Clank (R&C) fan and so I was excited by the prospect of this game. The movement and shooting mechanics are similar, it has a familiar crazy story, and the platforming aspects feel right at home. Overall I recommend the game, however there are some major elements of the game that I didn't enjoy and it misses some of the magic that I enjoy from R&C. 1) My biggest complaint is the fog and the lack of communication about it. I played through until I was on a beach island…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have mixed feelings about this game. I think it tries to do too many things at once and does not really excel in either of them. The platforming is very basic and because the levels are mostly linear it gets boring real fast. The combat sections are a slog, you kill three waves of enemies, move to a platforming section, then kill another 3 waves. The weapon upgrade system is pointless, because the best thing to do is to pick one "ultimate" weapon and stick with it to the end. On the other…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game JUST gets a thumbs up and only becasue I got it on big discount. Do yourself a favour and don't compare this to R+C... it will just set you up for disappointment. Treat this as a budget shooter/platformer that doesn't do anything original. Just a good way to kill some time.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →for 5$ it's ok but some of the levels are just annoying as f*ck all the drive a car\fly a spachip and avoid rocks got me to quiz the game 5/10
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It pains me to dislike this game, but it genuinely feels so unfocused and so scattered that it feels confusing at best and frustrating at worst. It's a decent game when it's a platformer shooter, certainly could've done a lot more with the combat admittedly, but instead they decided to just slap in random gimmicks everywhere. It was fine at first with the turret section then having to do a spaceship shooting section, but soon after you have to do a weird 2D fighting game with Shipset because…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Akimbot was one that was recently posted about: https://piefed.social/c/peertube/p/1573783/akimbot-review [steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1843540/Akimbot/) Also [Psychonauts 2](https://store.steampowered.com/app/607080/Psychonauts_2/)
neutral · AI labelView post →it's a fine game but bordering on pretty mid. some stuff to like and some stuff to dislike. currently it's 80% off and $3.99 USD. i recommend buying the game at that price. i do not recommend buying the game at full price. 6.5-7/10 buyer beware, the sidekick named Shipset is insanely insufferable throughout the entire playthrough
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really wanted to like this game. I am a huge Ratchet and Clank fan. I thought a small dev team making a similar game would be awesome. I was patient through the stiff controls, sub-par weapon variety, pacing, and unique gun fight experience. But the final nail in the coffin is not being able to finish the game because the 6th level (Processor/Desert level) is impossible to see in. This level turns the game into squint your eyes as you get increasingly frustrated simulator. The only fix I…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you like Ratchet and Clank you will enjoy this game as well. Maybe I haven't played long enough though but it takes forever to earn enough credits to upgrade your weapons. But again, I'm only three hours in. 2nd review. Ok, so I'll have a bit of egg on my face for this one. In short, this game sucks. I mean unless this is $5 or better yet, free, stay as far away from Akimbot as you can. I'm not trying to be mean cause I understand the developers put a lot of work into this but unfortunately…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's not a bad game, but... There may be spoilers. The story is not bad, the level design and weapons and enemies too. But the game is very linear without any development. You spend a large part of the game jumping and the rest fighting without much variety. Secrets are just lore with no meaning other than achievement and no points awarded. The puzzles are easy and quite repetitive, the mini puzzles are annoying to hack, especially the snake. You get 4 weapons, two of which have poor stability…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →That’s why I love Donkey Kong Bananza because it really leaned into DK being a gorilla and let him do stuff gorillas do. Or the occasional indie game that takes inspiration from a less looked to source. Spark 2 and 3 for Sonic Adventure. Akimbot essentially being another Ratchet and Clank game.
neutral · AI labelView post →Genuinely never write reviews. But I literally can't see anything in this game. I feel like each level is foggier than the previous one and I got to a level where I have to look for wheels and it 's literally unplayable. I don't know if my game is corrupt or if it's just like this. I've tried changing every single setting and nothing has worked.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →THIS GAME IS AMAZING. Its basically like ratchet and clank. Its got the dynamic duo. The humor. The platforming. The music. The only think lacking is the weapon variety. However I still highly recommend this game to anyone who like action games or platformers. Its nice that that you can go back and they have a level select for people who want to get all the achievements.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A wonderful game that feels reminiscent of gen-7 titles like Jak & Daxter. The gameplay is decently fun and challenging with each level offering something unique and different along with a steadily building arsenal and a number of different gameplay types to spice things up. One thing that's VERY different from other action-platformers is how this is the most linear game that I have ever played. There is no redoing a level, there are no hub worlds, there is only FORWARD. Not a complaint, as…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love buying a game from this developer and launching it just for it to sit on a black screen
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This was a good convo to sit in on. One, because I got to learn about Saros which sounds like a neat game. Two, because I finally got to help talk through Akimbot, which I'd previously only ever heard about through"INSOMNIAC WOULDN'T DO THIS NOWADAYS!!!" pleas from some folk.
neutral · AI labelView post →They made a bad Ratchet and Clank game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a very good prototype of a game but sadly it doesnt feel good to play. It plays like very linear basic action game of the PS1 era. I do hope the Devs keep on making games cause there are some good ideas in this game that I would like to see get more refined.
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