No Time For Pants

I feel like I have enough time in the game currently to be able to provide an objective and fair review. To start TL;DR No Time For Pants is a really fun spin on the rogue-like genre with a new aesthetic, neat atmosphere and genuinely engaging game play loop. There are a lot of bugs (with an attentive Dev who seems committed to fixing them), and a few choice game play decisions that feel oppressive for casual players. In Depth Opinion. The first time I put on the sunglasses I smirked at how creative this Dev was. When I put my first sight on a gun I couldn't help but fall in love. The fact that the small gear changes you make not only impact solid numerical statistics but also affect a lot of the game in a tangible way really spoke to me. Having a hard time seeing your "iron sites?" Slap on a site, having trouble determining your "aiming-cone"? Slap on a laser site. All of this in a 2-d game. The combat is frenetic and chaotic, but rewards a calm demeanor and level-headed thinking. Overwhelmed and can't do anything to get away? Start jumping strategically to dodge attacks and run when you have a straight-away. Get caught on fire? Run near a sprinkler, or run to the nearest fire alarm and pull it. (Or just y'know.. jump up and down until it goes out) The Actual game play loop fits the usual fair of what you'd expect from an extraction rogue-like. Get loot, sell it, progress further building up resources for your next "new run" all the while the slight twist being that the loot you return will slowly but surely snowball as you have the ability to purchase better starting gear you find during your runs until eventually you're walking out every time with a laser rifle and a rifle with a massive magazine. The atmosphere is top notch and really sells what the Dev was going for. Broody techno beats crescendo into fast paced battle music ramping up the tension and forcing you to focus in just a little bit more for the sound of enemies as they approach you. Spooky atmospheres with bodies and rot everywhere. All the while dealing with The Thing-esque creatures and abominations crawling towards you. The bad There are some glitches that can make individual runs entirely useless, things that ARE ACTIVELY being worked on from what I've seen and with the recent beta-build a lot of those issues do appear to be ironed out/so infrequent I find myself just going "whelp this run is a wash" and just jumping back in knowing the next one will be fine. Some of the moments in the game feel unfair for the player, (for instance there are instances where you are randomly swarmed with monsters that aren't ever sign posted or explained. A pseudo "blowout" if you would) There are also monsters that need specific parts of their bodies shot without much training/game play queues to indicate as such as much of the combat prior to this rewards just shoot at center mass. (There is one obvious one that is sign posted very well and is designed to give you time to experiment, but others that are more destructive in moment to moment experiences in much quicker fashion) The lack of a way to "suspend" a run is also something I think the game sorely needs. If the Dev does read this, I highly HIGHLY recommend having a way to suspend a run, even if it's something that can only be done in the Terminal (the games safe hub area). This decision above all else is one of the major reasons I say the game isn't necessarily casual friendly, a reliance on "One chance per run, and if you "leave" the run for any reason then the run is over" while fitting with the spirit of the game, doesn't do much for the enjoyment of it. It can be frustrating when you are having a good run with a NORM and find yourself with good equipment that you aren't ready to part with/want to squeeze in one more visit to Lobby but need to step away from the game knowing your NORM is done for. Reiteration of the TL;DR No Time For Pants is a really fun spin on the rogue-like genre with a neat aesthetic, neat atmosphere and genuinely engaging game play loop. There are a lot of bugs (with an attentive Dev who seems committed to fixing them), and a few choice game play decisions that feel oppressive for casual players.

Found this game from tomato, watched maybe 20 minutes of the stream and knew I had to give this a look myself. Genuinely one of the coolest little extraction type games I've played in a while. It's funny, it's intense, and it's hard. I highly recommend giving this game a look if its something you think you might be interested in. Also I think terminal is cool. :)

No Time For Pants is true to its name, and you gotta respect the vision. This game does not hold your hand or apologize for what it is. It makes no attempt to explain itself; entire systems are left for you to figure out, and good luck with that, because there isn’t a single YouTube tutorial to save you. Don’t be fooled by the silly hats. No Time For Pants is a butt-clenching tactical shooter where one mistake means you’re dead. It’s unfair, brutal, and totally uncompromising, and that’s exactly what makes it great.

このゲームを始めてからそろそろ60時間に達するが、今のところ飽きる気配はない。「パンイチの棒人間がぴょんぴょんしながら銃を乱射するふざけた見た目の2Dシューター」かと思って始めたらガチンと来る歯応えがあった。マシュマロの中にボルトが入っていた気分。 そもそもこのゲームの命中システムからしてかなり独特なのである。 ①銃口から延びる円錐を想像してほしい。発砲すると、弾丸はこの円錐の「どこか」に当たる（銃器にも寄るが、ハンドガンだと広くライフルだと狭い） ②そしてこの円錐のどこかに当たる確率は完全に同確率である ③円錐は自キャラが歩行または走ることによって振動、あるいは増幅される ④マウスでカーソルを合わせ、狙いを定めると円錐の揺れが抑制され、クリティカル率も向上する。またスコープやドットサイトのクリティカルボーナスもこの時にのみ上乗せされる おわかりいただけるだろうか？つまりリボルバーやハンドガン程度なら「弾倉がカラになるまで高速で走り寄る敵に銃を乱射しても、命中するのは一発か二発」なんて状況はザラなのである。言うまでもなくそれは致命的な事態を招き、 高速で敵が走り寄ってくる→こちらも後方へ走りながら銃を乱射する！→一発も当たらないうちに銃弾が尽きる→リロードの隙を突かれ敵の群れが殺到→アア！ギャアアァアアア！（断末魔） …このパターンで大体300回くらい殺された。たぶん「敵を避けながらこちらの弾を当てる」というアクションゲームの基礎を身につけた人ほど混乱するんじゃないだろうか。 もちろん上記はあくまで装填数の少ない銃器であって「敵がハンバーガーになるまで弾を叩き込む」は充分有効である。母数を増やせば命中弾も増えるからね。一方で狙いをつけて撃つメリットも同様にある（ゲームが進むと、小さな弱点にカーソルを合わせて撃たないと死なない敵が出てくる） このへんは自キャラの見た目と、実際に要求されるゲームプレイが剥離しているような気がしないでもない。 なんだか今までボロカスにけなしてしまったが、このゲームのコア部分はよくできているのだ。 「威力の大きな銃器は発砲音が大きく警戒レベルを上昇させる」「タバコを吸うと体力が回復するが、火災報知器の下で吸うと警戒レベルが上昇する」「警戒レベルの上昇は敵の強さと数を増加させるが、ドロップアイテムのレア度も増す」「レーザー兵器は強力だが発熱ゲージを上昇させ（唯一の衣服である）パンツを燃やす」 …クセは強いが理不尽ではないし、もっと理不尽でゴミみたいな出来のゲームなら他にいくらでもあるやろ（暴言） 最近はアプデでスタート時にもらえる資源が多くなり、弾丸や回復薬のドロップ率も上昇したから今が始めどきだと思うぞ。あとローグライトなので死んでも資源と永続強化要素であるインプラントは残る（ただしバッテリーを消費するので注意）。また資源を稼いで死ぬだけの「捨てプレイ」も開発者推奨スタイルだ。 とにかくもうちょっと評価されてもいいゲームである（一時期は本気で『アジア圏で遊んでいるの僕一人じゃないのか？』と思っていた）。 この手のゲームは挑んだ誰も歯が立たなくて「これどうするんだ？」と皆で知恵を寄せ合うのが醍醐味だと思うのに、それができるのが現時点で公式Discordくらいしかない（『敵は強いし武器は弱いのしかないしどうにもなりません。ぴえん』と書いたら開発者本人からアドバイスをもらった時は仰天した）のでもっとプレイ人口が増えてほしい、その方が攻略法も確立されるので… （2025.11.30追記） 既にプレイ時間は100時間を越えたが、驚いたことに全く飽きる気配がない。おかげで他のゲームやソシャゲすらお義理程度にしかやらなくなってしまった。飽きなさすぎて自分が怖くなってきた。 前述の通りゲームの警戒レベル（実質的な難易度）と装備のレア度が比例しているので「今回はMedical Wingで回復薬を稼いでからLobbyで装備集めを…」「いやまずNORM Laboでfleshを稼いでから…」「資源は充分あるからいきなりLaboratoryに行ってみるか…」と装備やルートを変えて幾度も再挑戦しているだけで時間が溶ける。 開発者が熱心にデバッグとアップデートに努めているのも特筆するべきだろう。先日のアップデートでこれから入る部屋への覗き込み&ドア越し射撃ができるようになり、理不尽な不意打ちを食らう確率が下がった（ドア越しに撃ちづらい敵にイラつくこともなくはないが）。 またショットガンに強化が入り、バリエーションと装備が増えたことでかなり使えるようになった（先日も説明したが、このゲームは連射武器が圧倒的に強すぎてこれまでは事実上息をしていなかった）。 現在はおそらく最終ステージの手前あたりまで来たが、クリアまでには当分かかりそうだしアップデートも今後続きそうで楽しみである。こんな文章を書いているうちにまたやりたくなってきた。正直飽きない自分が一番怖い… 機会があれば公式Discordも覗いてみてほしい。ここでは書き切れなかった小技が山のようにある（あと、バグ報告をすると単純に喜ばれる。よほど捻った言い回しをしなければ翻訳ソフトの直訳でも充分通じる）。

Десять часов я пытаюсь сбежать из этого комплекса, но пока что сбежал я только пару раз из игры посредством alt+f4. Интересный экстракшн, даже скорее rogue-like с постепенным накоплением ресурсов чертежей и имплантов, общих между жизнями в одном забеге, Всё ещё в активной разработке, так что баланс и фичи тут меняются время от времени, есть уютный дискорд с автором, где он выслушивает пожелания и подкидывает коды. Из минусов - типичная оптимизация для инди игр со странными лагами на вменяемом железе. Лично ловил парочку багов, но в целом не критичных.

I'm having a great time with this game. The learning curve is steep and you're gonna die a lot but once you start figuring it out I you'll get hooked

At first i consider this game was odd, i mean, what kind of absurd was that to make your char die if you exit the game? Also, how silly is that the medkit just heal a small amount of health and it require alot of it, why? And the use rate of battery is rudiculously high, and constantly depleted because of the permanent implants. And if it not powered, it take down your hp as compensation, why should bother to upgrade then, right? And then, after you get a better gears or weapons to compensate that all, it still useless in the long run because why bother? Its all gonna lost anyway when you exit the game, right? And most importantly, the CURSOR! UGH, i was really pissed of it at first, it really small, and gray in colour, how the ♥♥♥♥ should i aim with that?? But still, i wont giveup to try, keep continue to play, and manage to return back to terminal with all the loots. And that when i realized, all of my gear is register if i sold it in the terminal, so i can use it again instantly and infinitely if i got enough credit, which persistence through the entire savegame. The cursor, turn out it change accordingly to the scope of the weapon, so no scope, no shiny cursor to aim, lol. And the battery, the are some gear that charge your power need, even enough to power a laser gun. And the sound the gun when you firing, it surprisingly good, very realistic. Also, the are some medkit attachment that let you mending alot of health with only a small amount of medkit, and faster too. Wow. Really? This game probably being misunderstood, the reason for a low player count and review. But honestly, if you love rouge type of game, you should try this game, and got laught at all the surprise you find while playing. I mean cmon, its cheap already, what not to like. And for the dev, thank you for this awesomely surprising fun game, and bless your kindness for charging this huge fun with only a small amount of money.

I really wanted to like this, but wow — this game fights you harder than the enemies do. You start the first level, kill a rat‑on‑fire looking thing, try to walk past it, and the tiny ember it leaves behind instantly kills you. Respawn, open a door, and something crawling on all fours deletes you before you even understand what it is. The game gives you almost no health, the enemies do a ton of damage, and they take five bullets to kill. It’s not difficulty — it’s imbalance. I love roguelikes and extraction shooters, and I can see the potential here. The graphics and style are great. But the actual gameplay loop is super boring because you’re forced to repeat the first level endlessly with almost no progress. I can’t imagine how many times you’re expected to grind the same room just to maybe unlock a new gun. Enemy spawns are a mess. The game literally drops enemies on top of your head. Open a door? Hope nothing spawned directly in front of it or you’re dead instantly. Several times I reloaded my gun, an enemy charged me, and the gun just refused to fire even though it had ammo. That’s not difficulty — that’s broken. The game also explains almost nothing. The terminal uses a shuffle icon — the same icon roguelikes use for rerolling rewards — but here it’s the accept button. Nothing in the UI communicates what anything does, and the game never teaches you the basics of its own systems. And then there’s the ammo problem. I cannot forgive the game for not giving you enough pistol ammo to clear the first level. Everything was going fine, and suddenly I’m out of ammo and completely useless. There’s no melee, no fallback option, nothing. The enemies take a ton of bullets, and the game never explains that you have to buy ammo — nor does it give you the chance once you pass the terminal. You apparently have to clear the level to buy more ammo… but it’s the first level. It makes no sense. This game looks like it was made for someone exactly like me, but the balance and design choices completely fumble it. When you don’t let the player progress, the fun dies fast. Right now, No Time for Pants just isn’t fun. They need to ease up the early game, fix the spawns, and let players actually see more than the first room. This is a pass from me. Can’t recommend. Refunding.

Cool little shooter at a cheapness, I live I die, I live again!

Will properly review this game more in depth as I get more time put in. For now however, I think the game's great. It may seem a bit different in terms of how some of the mechanics are done at first, but I think that's part of the charm for this game that will help make it stand out from others in the same genre. Really looking forward to putting more time into the game hopefully soonTM.