New update did a bad thing
Eliminating the ability to use over clock for people who use screen reader without buying the permanent upgrade does not solv the problem of ads being inaccessible, it just forces disabled people on fixed incomes to have to buy the permenant upgrade instead of solving the problem. Not just that but it was not something that blind people weren’t able to work around in the first place, I’ll update my star rating if you revert it. Cause its now discriminatory instead. I dont know how you thought that was a solution honestly. Good game otherwise though.
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Game isn't very good
Too slow + P2W - deleted
Just an okay idle game
Pros: Don’t have to play super actively to progress
Cons: Progression is too slow at nearly all points of the game to feel satisfying. Doesn’t offer anything new compared to other idle games.
Cons: Progression is too slow at nearly all points of the game to feel satisfying. Doesn’t offer anything new compared to other idle games.
Love the game! But the overclock menu is broken
The gear icon does not appear.
Simple but good
Unique and pretty simple game, but nonetheless entertaining and interesting
Thoroughly impressed with this game!
I am thoroughly impressed with Perceptron! It is pretty much the only game that I really can play with one hand these days. Everything is always fighting and war. I will admit, That is kind of sad. but keep up the great excellent work.
Nothing happens
It keeps changing nodes but I don’t gain anything and I’m not able to buy anything, I just started the game about an hour ago and nothing has happened… at all…
I don’t know if I already wrote a review
But I’m going to write a second just because. This app… is more than an app. It’s more than an experience. It’s experiential. It’s you-play-around-with-it-and-think-about-how-it-applies-to-your-dreams-and-goals. It’s literally an example of the foundation of how most great ideas start- from tinkering and thinking to compiling and producing. This app is a legend in my book and I’m sure in the books of a lot of other people who have a passion to be someone and do something but don’t quite know how to get started.
Please, if nothing else, just know this- about the app and your well being- the truth will set you free but first you’re going to have propagate it.
Please, if nothing else, just know this- about the app and your well being- the truth will set you free but first you’re going to have propagate it.
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Grindiest Idle Game (Also Scummy?)
As many others have mentioned in their reviews, you will hit a wall just mere minutes of starting this game. This is due to its linear nature. Upgrades that you grab are linear and are only additive to your total gain (in data, reps, etc.), but the cost of these upgrades are exponential in nature. This means that as you grab upgrades that will only give, for example, +1 reps, the cost of the upgrade that you just bought can go up by a large margin. As a result, it will take longer and longer to just obtain an upgrade that, in total, will only add up around like 5% more power. An idle game that is based solely on linear progression is the worst idea I’ve seen yet. The game will never speed up; it will only slow down.
Also, this game is honestly kind of scummy. (Spoilers for those of you that want to go through the same slog that I did) There is a mechanic you unlock after a retrain that lets you “overclock,” letting you gain a 2x increase to all attributes in the game. While this contradicts what I said earlier in the fact that this upgrade is multiplicative and not additive, the issue lies in the fact that you need to watch an ad for this increase. Now, I’m perfectly fine with idle games allowing you to watch an ad for an increase in profit for a time. “Then, what’s the problem?” you may ask. The problem is that watching an ad for a profit increase is an actual game mechanic in Perceptron. While you are encouraged to watch ads in other idle games, you are intended to watch ads in Perceptron. Having ads be an actual game mechanic is the scummy part about this game. Speeding up the process by cutting the time of waiting for upgrades in half? Watch an ad for it, and give the programmer some ad revenue. The main upgrade for the retrain at this point is the overclocking. It is the only way here to speed up your game, and I believe it’s ridiculous.
TL;DR: I do not recommend playing this idle game. It is a constant wall due to the linear nature of the game and zero exponential aspect to it. The game includes ad watching for profit as an actual game mechanic, which (to me) is very scummy to do.
In my opinion, the layout (the story points, for the most part) seems to be inspired by Exponential Idle. However, it’s like Perceptron is attempting to be that game’s antithesis. One is exponential, one is linear. One has many intriguing and fun mechanics introduced throughout as you play, one has new upgrades that are introduced that you continue to trudge through, just like the previous upgrades. In any case, play Exponential Idle instead.
Also, this game is honestly kind of scummy. (Spoilers for those of you that want to go through the same slog that I did) There is a mechanic you unlock after a retrain that lets you “overclock,” letting you gain a 2x increase to all attributes in the game. While this contradicts what I said earlier in the fact that this upgrade is multiplicative and not additive, the issue lies in the fact that you need to watch an ad for this increase. Now, I’m perfectly fine with idle games allowing you to watch an ad for an increase in profit for a time. “Then, what’s the problem?” you may ask. The problem is that watching an ad for a profit increase is an actual game mechanic in Perceptron. While you are encouraged to watch ads in other idle games, you are intended to watch ads in Perceptron. Having ads be an actual game mechanic is the scummy part about this game. Speeding up the process by cutting the time of waiting for upgrades in half? Watch an ad for it, and give the programmer some ad revenue. The main upgrade for the retrain at this point is the overclocking. It is the only way here to speed up your game, and I believe it’s ridiculous.
TL;DR: I do not recommend playing this idle game. It is a constant wall due to the linear nature of the game and zero exponential aspect to it. The game includes ad watching for profit as an actual game mechanic, which (to me) is very scummy to do.
In my opinion, the layout (the story points, for the most part) seems to be inspired by Exponential Idle. However, it’s like Perceptron is attempting to be that game’s antithesis. One is exponential, one is linear. One has many intriguing and fun mechanics introduced throughout as you play, one has new upgrades that are introduced that you continue to trudge through, just like the previous upgrades. In any case, play Exponential Idle instead.
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I don’t often review but…
this game is a breath of fresh air and I am glad I found it amongst all of the awful, ad-heavy carbon copies of every other idle game.
