Motorslice Reviews
MotorSlice is an exceptional platformer and titan battler with a cinematic style and a chill atmosphere in which you fight construction equipment with a chainsaw. The combat and parkour challenges rise in difficulty in a way that is ingenious, gradual, and inviting. The protagonist is bizarrely objectified. The setting is imposing and hostile. The game was immensely fun over the roughly 14 hours I played.
Motorslice delivers a visceral, momentum-driven thrill when its chainsaw-powered parkour clicks, yet it frequently stalls due to finicky context-sensitive controls and repetitive level design. While its "Shadow of the Colossus" style bosses provide high notes, the thin world-building and average combat prevent this dystopian sprint from truly reaching its peak.
Motorslice is an excellent illustration of how focused design can work. It loves itself just the way it is, warts and all, which makes for an amazing experience. People who are willing to work with it and get past its problems can gain something extremely special: a direct link between you and the movement.
MOTORSLICE succeeds in its main promise. The game delivers fun parkour, good boss battles that truly evoke a sense of grandeur from these machines, and well-designed environments capable of conveying the feeling of strangeness and loneliness characteristic of liminal settings.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
Motorslice is a blast to play and makes for some exciting platforming action, though some occasional missteps prevent it from achieving greatness. Don’t get me wrong, the mix of chainsaws and parkour is absolutely a winning combination, whilst the boss battles are a true spectacle. It just lacks the modern polish needed to smooth over its rough edges, mostly with the sometimes janky controls that can make for some frustrating moments. Believe me, there’s a lot more good than bad here and I’d absolutely recommend Motorslice to those who loved the classic 3D platformers of yesteryear… it’s just more of a flawed gem than a must-play experience.
This is a fairly unique game that's pretty impressive in some ways, given its indie nature, but the controls and signposting simply aren't good enough. With some tweaks to the platforming, wall running, and wall chainsawing, this would be a far better game, but as it stands, it's too frustrating for general audiences, even if I think most people interested in the concept will still be able to overlook its many foibles.
Some minute frustrations aside, Motorslice really had its hooks in me. It pulls together elements from some of my favourite games and turns them into something that’s genuinely fun to play. I had a great time exploring its world, experimenting with movement, and yes, parrying massive construction machines just because it looks and feels cool.
Motorslice takes mechanics from several classic games and creates a unique, highly addictive blend. The game definitely deserves a spot on the lists of the best indie games of 2026.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
In an era where so many games seem terrified of simplicity, Motorslice feels confident enough to strip everything back to movement, atmosphere, and momentum, and it is all the better for it. In short, chainsaw go brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
Motorslice has some cool moments, but they’re largely lost in stale and dated gameplay and weirdly sexualized beats.