
MATCH DNA BUBBLES IN AN UNDERGROUND LAB TO KEEP YOUR PSYCHIC CLONE FROM INVADING YOUR MIND AND TURNING YOU INTO A CANNIBAL. This is the match-3 survival horror comedy RPG metroidvania you didn't know you needed.
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Creepy Redneck Dinosaur Mansion 3 is "committing to the bit" so hard that it hurts.
It's a sequel to a game series that doesn't exist, complete with lore and a fictional development team. It's a game where match-3 is used not just for combat, but for lockpicking doors, debating robots, and swallowing a bunch of diamonds in front of a notorious gem thief so that he can't steal them first.
It is, all genre elements considered, a match-3 survival horror comedy RPG metroidvania, and it's rad as hell.
20 years ago, Creepy Redneck Dinosaur Mansion emerged as a smash-hit genre fusion, casting fan-favorite protagonist Jack Briar in a fast-paced puzzle adventure.
8 years ago, Creepy Redneck Dinosaur Mansion 3 was announced on the biggest stage in gaming.
This is what happened next.
A match-3 metroidvania--or matchroidvania --exploring the development of a sequel to a game series that doesn't exist.
Another wild genre fusion from the developers behind Clickolding, I Am Your Beast, and Space Warlord Organ Trading Simulator.
A story about sequels, game development, and the horrible, beautiful things that happen when the foundation of your reality falls apart.
Part match-3 metroidvania, part choice-based narrative, part survival horror parody, part joyful wheel-spinning nightmare.
A game that could only work with a polka soundtrack, provided by award-winning composer David Mason (Dredge, Life Eater).
Committing to the bit
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Languages: English**languages with full audio support
Engagement
Hours played at review time, across 41 reviews with recorded playtime.
Reviews
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Reviews
I expected a silly, funny game for a day when I was sick and couldn't think. I got all that, plus a surprising depth of feeling from this little game. Choose your own adventure style of exploration, sending up the survival horror genre in an entertaining match-3 game.
Bought it ironically to play for friends cause of the funny name, stayed for what was actually among one of my favourite games of the year in the form of a casual gaming puzzle experiences packaged with a story that I didn't expect to be so cohesively palatable spiced with a banger soundtrack and refreshing gameplay.
Enjoyed it! Casual, fun and original
I was honestly not sure how I felt going into a match 3 style game but after that ending shame on me for having that mindset. This is genuinely a really creative take on the system and I had a really great time with it. Here's to looking forward to CRDM4
* Fun match-3 gameplay * Story goes in unexpected directions * Good art & music * Wishlist: * Some way to see which areas of the map have unexplored dialogue. * Show what traits block a path, so you don't have to repeat boards to find out.
Strange Scaffold always hits it out of the park! This game is unlike any I've ever played, give it a shot!
A little rough around the edges, but the writing carries it through. Goofy with a lot of inside humor for the survival horror genre, this basic match 3 puzzle game has a lot of heart and a cool insight buried within. I think a certain audience will really enjoy this game, but it is certainly a niche experience. 6/10 Decent.
Was kinda disappointed with the game story until I started seeing what the game was actually about, after which it got a bit more interesting.
An absolute joy to experience. What a testament to game development and the dozens and dozens of people that make these dreams come true! A one of a kind game through and through.
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