Crime Boss: Rockay City Reviews
Crime Boss Rockay City has many flaws – but here’s the thing – I’ve had a blast playing it regardless. It’s clearly been made on a modest budget, and its celebrity cast feels largely like a pointless distraction, but the core design of its criminal empire simulation is really damn compelling. Every time I failed a run I wanted to immediately dive into a new one, which I think is a sign that it’s doing the roguelike thing very well on at least some lizard-brain level.
Crime Boss: Rockay City is a has-been roguelike mashed together with a has-been FPS that's mostly filled with has-been movie stars.
I'm really enjoying Crime Boss Rockay City and highly recommend it! If you have a soft spot for the cast then that's a good draw card… but if you have a big ol' spot of nostalgia for music of the 90's… it will be hard to suppress the smile as you enter a shopping mall only to hear Freestyler playing. If you want a great heist game that involves a bit more thinking and planning than GTA or even Payday… grab a copy!
Despite its many flaws, Crime Boss Rockay City is often fun and will make you wonder what would have happened if you decided to approach things differently. Unfortunately, the game feels not-so-polished and, apart from some technical issues on PC, its structure doesn't give enough credit to some of its good design idea.
Review in Italian | Read full review
Here's why your summer vacation in Rockay City is a bad idea. Or maybe a good one, depending on how you feel about street wars with '90s rappers.
There is a good amount of content to be found in its story DLCs, and if you are lucky enough to find matches with good ping, then there is some fun to be had here and there, but maybe it wasn’t the best idea to spend your budget on actors instead of tightening up the game.
Crime Boss: Rockay City has done something that few other games have accomplished since the advent of patching. The team has taken what was a very bad game at launch and made it good enough to be enjoyable. The missions may be short, but the lack of lag and the presence of better-than-expected AI companions makes each encounter fun. The presence of the player XP system makes the tweaked campaign and online modes worth grinding through. Coming in at a cheaper base price than its Epic Games Store launch price, Rockay City is a decent purchase for those who were disappointed with Payday 3 and exhausted with Payday 2.
As much as a pretended nostalgia for the action movies of the 1990s can make us overlook many of Crime Boss: Rockay City's flaws, it is inevitable to conclude that this is a game that failed in all its objectives, even to make us laugh.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
Crime Boss: Rockay City isn't a complete disaster. The idea of fusing together managerial duties with action-oriented shooting works well on paper since the gameplay styles complement each other. However, neither aspect plays out that well, and when you combine it with a lackluster story and worse than mediocre performances, the experience doesn't improve as you get further into it. Unless you're hard up for a crime-based game, there's little reason to give this title a shot.
B-movie style 1990s-infused star-studded FPS roguelite
Crime Boss: Rockay City is a pleasant surprise considering all of the aspects that make its foundations usually crumble from the weight. Just get ready to die, try and die again until you take the throne.
Crime Boss wants to be majestic, but the game doesn't do it very well. It's not exactly bad, but despite all the effort to be pompous, it feels very cheap. The idea is good, but the execution is poor. On the other hand, the game is suitable for beginners in the cooperative action genre.
Review in Slovak | Read full review
Crime Boss: Rockay City didn't get off to the best of starts. The lack of content and many bugs sank the game and not even the stellar cast saved it at the time. However, the developers didn't give up and kept working on the game, and the current marketing strategy coupled with a price cut and promises for the future might attract new players.
Review in Slovak | Read full review
Crime Boss makes a very compelling argument in its favor. Is the game perfect now? No, not by any stretch of the imagination. The single player may as well not even exist and is good for maybe a brief look out of morbid curiosity. The online multiplayer, on the other hand, is very fun.
Crime Boss: Rockay City is an amazing game for fans of organized crime games and first-person shooters. Its compelling story, diverse gameplay mechanics, and robust multiplayer options create an immersive and thrilling gaming experience. Whether playing solo or with friends, climbing to the top of Rockay City’s criminal hierarchy is an adventure worth undertaking.
Crime Boss is a game that has not used its potential. Even the presence of Hollywood stars cannot break this trend. The game suffers from a repetitive mission structure and problematic gameplay. It also appears not to have improved since its debut a year ago.
Review in Turkish | Read full review
While there are better games within the genre, Crime Boss' roguelite approach may appeal to those looking for a different, nostalgia-laden experience.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
If Rockay City was more than its references, its gameplay could shine, but what remains are uninteresting modes and a failed attempt to inject some novelty into the roguelike genre.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
Crime Boss: Rockay City didn't live up to its potential. There are a lot of flaws in the game, and a lot of elements feel unpolished. Still, it will find its fans.
Review in Czech | Read full review
There is fun to be found in "Crime Boss," but its issues bog down the experience enough to keep it from keeping you invested for very long.