Rad Reviews
This sort of gameplay is much better suited for casual play on a portable gaming device during a long commute, than on a stationary game console.
RAD comes from the 80's with a message of fun and entertainment that players will enjoy.
What his come does to is, do you like the 80s, do you like mutant humor ala TMNT, and do you love rogue like games. If so, this game could give you a few hours of fun.
Heroes of the radioactive post-post-apocalyptic world dying a lot. From start. And permadeath is funny only for hardcore players.
Review in Slovak | Read full review
RAD is a weird potion that doesn't blend well with the ingredients, but when you drink it you get a nice sharp taste that won't let you quit playing too soon. RAD is one of those experiences that, if you play it together, you always tell your friends, "In this game, killing new enemies was a new skill, and every time we could become an animal. We became spiders once, we became skeletons once, throwing fire and ... ".
Review in Persian | Read full review
RAD is a cool game on paper. Unfortunately the fact is that the game falls short on a lot of areas. The worlds are a bit too small, lack diversity and cleared within a few hours. Still it's a fun game to try in between the big titles of the fall.
Review in Dutch | Read full review
Despite the visual and mechanical creativity provided by its signature mutation hook, RAD never elevates itself among other rogue-lites on the market.
An engaging 80's world is the playground for a romp through a procedurally generated dungeon crawl. But it's not really the changing landscape that spices up the experience, its the wildly shifting abilities earned via in-game mutations that drastically alter one run to the next. The package oozes style and has enough substance to back it up. I just find it lacking that last little bit of polish to help me decide how I want to play, not how the random number generator is going to direct me.
RAD is not a game you want to plan for or stategically proceed in it; you just have to advance as fast as you can, kill, get more powerful, die, and repeat this process many times. The intriguing ideas of the game in terms of mutations and their variety, coupled with the unique color scheme and beautiful design of the environment, makes for a fun experience that due to some weak design choices in some aspects, can get repetitive after a while and lose its appeal
Review in Persian | Read full review
The apocalyptic future the 80's imagined is back... imagined as the 80's apocalyptic future.
Or something.
RAD ultimately feels far too repetitive and unrewarding to recommend to people. It has a lot of potential should Double Fine choose to add post-launch updates, but at present I'm hoping for a third Armageddon to make things more interesting.
RAD is a nice throwback to the eighties alongside being a decent roguelite. It won't be a roguelike you put over a hundred hours into, but it will give you enough value for its $19.99 price point. Double Fine hit the mark on making RAD stand out, despite having shortcomings around combat and performance issues when too much is going on.
RAD is a fun title, but the lack of refinement in several aspects is evident, which makes the game extremely repetitive and boring most of the time. Nevertheless, it is an excellent choice for those who are looking for a good challenge and are fans of the 80's culture.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
GOOD - RAD is a pretty typical rogue-like that’s bound to be familiar for fans of the genre. It splices up things by mutating your character as you progress and explore the ‘80s neo post-post-apocalyptic wastelands giving you a dynamic experience that both can feel great but also land on the unbalanced side frequently. Double Fine has brought their style and quality here from everything in the visual identity of the game, to the humor and just overall class. There’re some nagging performance problems on the Switch you’ll have to contend with, but thankfully it didn’t cripple the game in any way.
RAD, synonymous with "cool" in the 80s in English, is really not the appropriate title for this new Double Fine production. Difficult to understand the very proposition of this title, a rogue-like relatively tasteless while the market abounds with very successful productions of the same kind, that the 80's aesthetic worn until disgusting in recent years fails to save.
Review in French | Read full review
An enjoyable retro-style rogue-lite; in RAD you should expect brutal gameplay in a gaudy and synthesised world. The random nature of the world sometimes proves to be a problem, but not enough to diminish what is a fantastically loud take on the genre. If only for letting players smack about mutants with their engorged limbs and a baseball bat, RAD lives up to its name. Just try to stop playing it, you'll struggle.
You'll want to check out Rad for its unique concept, addicting gameplay and beautiful style, you just may want to consider it on a different console. The Switch version has too many aesthetical issues for me to feel confident that it represents its true potential. Don't be discouraged if you don't — it still plays great and personally, I'm going to keep perfecting my runs to, maybe eventually, become rad.
RAD is a well thought out and put together roguelike that will keep fans of the genre coming back for more. The procedurally generated levels mean that no two runs will ever be the same, and the sheer amount of customization that can go in to a run with all the different mutations will be sure to please fans that want something to just pick up and play from time to time.
As it stands, RAD will likely please roguelike aficionados who will forgive ill-conceived gameplay ideas because of the challenge it adds to the experience.