GeckoShop

abandoned :(

Dev abandoned game and expects people to still pay for version 0.2 while it still has many game breaking bugs.

I was very excited for this game and have been left extremely disappointed. I made the mistake of not reading the recent reviews before buying. The developer has openly admitted to deciding to ditch this one in its current state in order to remake it from the ground up as Gecko Shop 2. They are unable and unwilling to work on anymore content or bug fixes for this version of the game. Within the first 20 minutes I ran into multiple run harming bugs such as; Geckos disappearing, Purchased items not arriving, Not being able to open/close the shop, The personal tank shrinking in size when moved. I didn't play enough to unlock some of the other mechanics, so I have no idea if there are any other or even worse bugs present. You could probably play it, but prepared to be frustrated by bugs and know that you'll never get fixes or any of the missing/planned for content. I recommend saving literally before any time you purchase, open, place or move something. I dabbled briefly in the demo for the new version, but so far it's taking on a completely different vibe/style. Overall it was an excellent concept, and I did like what was available aside from the bugs and lack of ongoing support. It seems like the dev has a lot to learn, and this game would have been decent fun if they had been able to continue working on fixes and content for it.

I love this game, but it has some setbacks. It's fun to just run around and see what you find, trying to figure out the secrets and explore. But between it lagging any time it saves and the game being buggy, sometimes it's more annoying then fun. If you want a game to just run around in and be silly, I'd say yes get this game, but if you where wanting to get it to truly play and discover everything it has to offer, I'd say wait tell Gecko Shop 2 is out. I was looking forward to all that was upcoming but the game has unfortunately been abandoned. When I'm running around looking for shells sometimes I randomly fall into the map, I will be standing still and the entire world will be moving and spinning around me. I haven't gotten motion sickness in years but it triggered it badly. (had to go to home screen and back and lost all 7 of the shells I had grabbed to put into the box) The audio is also all sorts of a mess, while most sounds are nice and calm the leveling up sound causes me to flinch every time from the sudden loud noise it plays. Sometimes loud wind will also start playing and turning down the Nature sounds doesn't stop it at all. even with the audio very low were you can't hear any sounds it's still extremely loud and I don't have my headset that loud at all. So yes, just running around being silly, opening boxes of geckos, and finding the shells is fun, It's so super annoying. So again, if you just want a silly little game that has some quirks, go ahead and get it; But if you were wanting a fully enjoyable game. Wait for the second one to release.

Abandonware.

Abandoned and buggy

A great game until game breaking bugs weasel their way into your save and make it completely unplayable. Developer decided to abandon the game before it could even leave early access, disappearing for months without any fixes in sight, and now they're bringing out a sequel to a game that didn't even technically come out. Absolutely no communication from the developer until they decided they were going to give a second shot at taking people's money. Apologies wont cut it, either give people back the money you scammed from them, or give owners of the first game the second game for free. Idec about what's in my bank or library, but this ♥♥♥♥ is still purchasable through Steam. People are STILL getting scammed. Do something about it if you're that sorry.

I loved this game when it initially came out. However, I question if the dev actually cares about this game anymore. However, instead of focusing on fixing and making this game playable and more enjoyable, they are scraping it and starting from the ground up, while also making a sequel. I wish the dev would actually put more work into the first one and not be concerned with a sequel while the first game is still so broken.

Game was fine untiL last updates, now it's unpleyable on top of being abandoned in favor of sequel and another game. Dev himself confirmed game is spaghetti coded and he wants to sell it in a new wrap after "fixing", than finishing this one for free.