SHOVE

This game is honestly so fun!

SHOVE is a failed PvP arena game that revolves around shoving people off platforms instead of the more traditional shooting/bludgeoning that gamers preferred. Let's go into why this train wreck failed to attract any interest from gamers, and why you, too, probably won't like it. There's a local multiplayer (PvP) focus to the game, so you need to co-ordinate with your friends to play this... there's no bots, and unfortunately the developer didn't understand or have the skillset required to add online play to the game. Like I always say, if the only thing that makes a game fun is your friends, that just proves it's fun to spend time with your friends, and doesn't say much for the game at all. It's possible this limitation, which can be seen as a defect, is from some kind of console gamer mindset from the developers, who may be unaware that PC gamers don't need to pay additional money for online play. And while Steam offers some workarounds that may or may not work (Remote Play etc), there should be no expectation that the game can be played in the way the developer intended due to this deliberate design defect. The focus of the game is pure PvP, there's no single player content. The developer gambled that other players would be an acceptable substitute for adding storytelling, level design etc to the game. The vast majority of PvP-only games fail because they don't "go viral", and without players, or single player content to add a lasting value to the game, the game dies. Developers must learn that other players are not an acceptable substitute for adding content to a game. On the upside, the game does feature customisable controls and resolution, so at least some of the basic, minimum requirements have been met. Unfortunately there's a number of other technical defects and shortcomings which contribute to the game being difficult to recommend to gamers. The game assets are fairly mediocre/low quality, in some places they appear mismatched... Ultimately the quality of these assets, and thus the overall visual quality is lower than average, and low quality always makes for a less than optimal gaming experience. Remember, we're looking for the best of the best of 100,000+ games on Steam. The game features lazy low-polygon "retro" assets, making this look like a barely functional 3D game from the 1990s. It's unclear why the developers weren't able to arrange high quality, high polygon count contemporary assets for the game, and also irrelevant... what matters is that this looks bad as a result of their decisions, a compromise PC gamers shouldn't have to put up with. PC gamers will be insulted by the presence of console peasant children's toy controller prompts, despite this being on PC. Developers should try to be aware which platform they're developing for. These technical defects push this game below acceptable standards for any modern PC game. The poor quality of this game is reflected by how many people spent time with it. At the time of this review, SteamDB shows the all-time peak player number was only 5 players. This is a remarkably low number, and now, the only player activity occurs once or twice a month, presumably someone loading it up to see what it is then quickly uninstalling it. Considering there's over 120 million gamers on Steam and well over 100,000 games for gamers to choose from, the overwhelming lack of interest in this low quality game is to be expected. So, should you buy this game? Is this one of the best of the 100,000+ games on Steam? SHOVE has the cash grab price of around $7 USD, it's not worth it given the defects and shortcomings with the product, especially considering the sheer number of completely free, much higher quality games on Steam. For comparison, the $7 asking price for this game could get you games like "The Elder Scrolls Online", "Cities: Skylines" or "Mass Effect Trilogy Pack". Quality, professionally made games like those are frequently on sale cheaper than this.

SUCH FUN MUCH WOW! GET WHEN FRIEND IS HERE! :D This game is actually a W.

This game was gifted to me, we didn't read the description carefully enough. It's only a multiplayer game, but it only works with split screen or remote play? Why not have online lobbies! That should be a very good question to ask.

SHOVEEEEEEEEE

SHOVE!!!!!

Fun little game to play with friends when taking a break from a more intense game. SHOVE!