Hydroneer

As much as I wanted to love it, I just don’t think Hydroneer is a title for me. From a personal standpoint, I didn’t especially enjoy Hydroneer‘s gameplay loop. Would an inventory system have alleviated this? Possibly, but then that would take away the one unique thing about the game. It’s just a shame that that unique feature isn’t something I clicked with. I can absolutely see why people would love playing this, and for these people, Hydroneer will no doubt be a blast. Unfortunately, for me, the unwieldy controls and slow early game left me too frustrated. There are other automation games out there that are more my speed, so, unfortunately, I don’t see myself returning to Hydroneer. For those reasons, I’ll be giving Hydroneer the Thumb Culture Bronze Award.