Rainbow Reactor Reviews

I'm having a lot of fun playing this - it ticks a lot of boxes for me. I love throwing stuff in VR. The music is sick. The factory environment looks really good. The game has a sense of humour. The core game play requires good strategy. Works great on the Pimax!

If you like to stand at the exact same spot inside an interesting looking complex industrial building and are the "match 3" loving type of gamer go ahead. I have to admit that I am not a fan of "Match 3" so I tried to have a look around. The only spot reachable by teleport seems to be in front of the exit button. This is too bad since the building looks stunning and I would love to explore... The throwing part actually was surprisingly accurate, can't confirm the problems some other reviewers were experiencing. From a technical point of view this is done very well. I did not find enough content for the amount they are currently asking. This might be different for fans of "match 3" games. They also could add different locations or the possibility to walk around and explore...

Fun game for everyone! We installed this game at our company to try our freshly installed HTC Vive with some non-violent, inoffensive content. Now the problem is, I can't stop my colleagues from playing! Young, old, male or female, everyone loves throwing and especially mixing these paint balls! Really a fantastic showcase that pretty much works for everyone and has you play more, the depth of the gameplay starts to reveal itself. Will be interesting to see how this game develops, so far it's got great visuals and perfect playability. The audio side, especially music, could have more punch and variety but this really doesn't make too much difference for the game. Still I guess we'll have to restrict the use of this game to outside of work hours. OR, we let the boss try it as well...

Its a match 3 game that relies on your aiming being off to create tension... The graphics are colorful, the game easy to understand and pretty entertaining to play. Id love for a way (pistol shoot with a guide of where it will fall?) would be great. because my biggest frustration was that i didnt hit my intended target, and levels are challenging so having bad aim is a game killer. That being said, the throw mechanics are very well done, its quite probable my misses where my fault rather than the games fault... still, its easier to blame the game because i knew where i wanted to throw the ball. Enjoyable, kid friendly, relaxing.

Great game! This ‘match three’ type game deserves to be played by more people. I loved playing a similar game, Puzzle Bobble, back in the day and enjoy this game just as much. There are nine levels of increasing difficulty with level 9 offering a great challenge as you have to try and make 99 matches. The ability to mix colours to form other colours is a great addition to the game play and is well executed. I found the friendly robot, Dottie, to be adorable and, unlike some, won’t be turning her voice off! Also, in between games you can take a breather and do a tour of the factory which is a nice touch. This game was made by a very small dev team but you would never know this as the level of polish to the game is top notch and the background environment of the factory and the cityscape is stunning. It’s a great game to demo to VRgins as there’s no motion sickness and the gameplay is intuitive. This game should belong in everyone’s VR library!

A fun, addictive game. I was surprised by the level of polish of this game, considering that its coming from an indie studio. The throwing mechanic is very well implemented and consistent, making it a very satisfactory experience

This is Puzzle Bobble/Bust A Move in VR where you can throw the balls with either hand and mix balls to make different colors. It's fun, looks great, has good music, and has global leaderboards. Here's my green screen gameplay https://youtu.be/tGOIF2842qE

Rainbow Reactor has an interesting approach to bring Match-3 into VR: you grab colorful spheres with your hand and throw them into a hex-shaped grid. If three or more of the same color are next to each other, they disappear and you score some points. Through the natural feeling of throwing, it all feels very physical. The nice 80s music, which is in sync with the spheres rolling to you from the left and right, almost makes it feel like a rhythm game. Definitely an interesting mix with addictive high score hunting!

EDIT: 1/21/19 - I originally expressed hesitation toward paying full game price, but that was before I realized the FULL ACCESS version would be much larger, and almost certainly a better cost / content ratio. Yes, I think a bigger and better game will be more worthwhile and more fun game. ----------------------------------------------------------- I paid full (sale) price (and I’m glad I did!) This reviewer just spent 30 minutes playing Rainbow Reactor, and I had such a great time I (literally) had to force myself to stop! While perhaps not the world’s biggest fan of color matching games, I’m far from a stranger to the genre, and I have enjoyed it often while on Steam. Yet even in that context I don’t hesitate to take this opportunity to say that color matching through a combination of dexterity and strategy (mostly strategy, I’m inclined to think at this point) is just remarkably fun, and I sincerely thank the friend who told me about Rainbow Reactor. First, the reason I had to force myself to stop is the same reason I had some hesitation about acquiring Rainbow Reactor (RR). I’m 100% permanently disabled and have been almost entirely sedentary for over a decade. Movement is pain, especially where the back, neck and shoulders are concerned. (Yeah, now you get it, right?) But as far as game reviewing, that might make me perfect. After all, this game relies 50% on that thing I have zero ability in; throwing. (But the other 50% is that thing I have NOT neglected; strategy!) Actually, throwing in RR is designed to be something pretty much anyone can do. (Later, as I expect speed increases will require the use of both hands, I may tell a story of less success but I suspect no less fun.) The tricky part isn’t so much hitting a target as it is throwing with not quite anatomically correct VR hands! Actually, it adds to the whole cartoony story atmosphere, and I hope that never changes. And even with no throwing skill to rely on, I can come reasonably close to most targets I aim for. The concept of the game, and the means leveling is accomplished are both intelligent and intriguing. The learning curve (which is more a skill curve) feels ideal to this player and seems to offer very reasonable and realistic challenges. In just half an hour I managed to reach Level 5 and Leaderboard position 21 (out of how many I suspect I’d prefer not to know, thankyouverymuch!) Rainbow reactor is at first look, both a fun game and a great VR game. I experienced zero headaches or nausea, played while sitting on my couch, and the VR graphic and physics (throwing) aspect seems just about perfect. This is a game for anyone (thus the reason I explain my "issues"), any age, and while I doubt I’d have paid full price, I’m VERY happy to have this game for the price I paid. Thank you, both readers and developers.

Fully functional, it does what it says on the tin. A serviceable match 3 in a genre that strangely see's little movement in VR. The positives: Seated or standing, it plays the same. Graphics are nice and tidy, and looks the part when you increase the in game rendering scale. The throwing mechanic works, the game is can be played at differing paces that will alter percentages of scoring, that is backed up by a global leaderboard. The Rhythmic update is a great addition, very like 'To The Tops' cool vibes if you enjoyed that. One or two nit picks: Struggled with lack of instruction, there appears to be no visual text explaining things. There's vocal instruction, but it seemingly flew over my head as it happens while your in a game and easily missed if you don't happen to start the level where things are explained to you. Performance could be sketchy, at 1.0 on the render it looks very average, something you'll want to change. I have a powerful computer and upped to 1.8, the motion of the balls coming towards were very slightly flickering. There's a lack of visual or vocal 'pow' when you clear lines. One of the most appealing things about match 3 is that gratification that's normally conveyed to you visually or vocally when you succeed with things. I do recommend this though, it is fun to play and has that frustrating one more go thing about it.