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Platforms:

• PC (May 5, 2026)
• PlayStation (May 5, 2026)
• PC (May 5, 2026

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Review Aggregator:

OpenCritic - 75 average - 63% recommended - 16 reviews

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Critic Reviews

But Why Tho? - Matt Sowinski - 6 / 10

Motorslice has some cool moments, but they're largely lost in stale and dated gameplay and weirdly sexualized beats.

CGMagazine - Robin Melrose - 7.5 / 10

Even though I found the gameplay loop to be just okay, it's the world that drew me in and kept me totally hooked.

COGconnected - Jaz Sagoo - 66 / 100

Motorslice has the heart and soul of a classic adventure title, but it lacks modern sensibilities that sometimes hinder the experience.

Gamer Social Club - Harry Glynn Jones - 9 / 10

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.

Impulsegamer - Nay Clark - 4.5 / 5

MOTORSLICE is a game that thrives on its feel. Moving through its world, chaining together actions, and carving through enemies with your chainsaw is consistently satisfying. The mystery of its story, the creativity of its mechanics, and its strong visual style all come together in a way that feels genuine. While some of its oddities can get in the way and cause frustrating or unfair restarts, there's a clear sense that it was made with a love for games and experimentation. MOTORSLICE ultimately leaves a lasting impression thanks to its exploration, movement-focused gameplay, and a world that leaves room for interpretation, with mechanics that feel deeply connected to its massive structure.

Niche Gamer - Eustace - 6.5 / 10

While MOTORSLICE starts out great, it can get unwieldy the longer you play it (read: it became too difficult for me). Despite this, MOTORSLICE can be quite fun with its clear, singular vision and brutalist style.

NoobFeed - Zahra Morshed - 67 / 100

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.

Pizza Fria - Leandro Felippe de Paiva Gomes - Portuguese - 7 / 10

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.

República DG - Ruancarlo Silva - Portuguese - 8.6 / 10

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.

SmashPad - Andrew Farrell - 3 / 5

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.

So Many Games - Jesse Hazel-Greer - 4 / 5

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.

The Outerhaven Productions - Scott Adams - 4 / 5

Overall, I enjoyed my time with Motorslice. It does a great job of blending its two main elements of parkour and chainsaws, although the use of both at the same time is a bit janky. The chainsaw is fun to use as a weapon against the construction-type enemies and especially in the boss fights. The parkour makes for an exciting romp through the varied and creative obstacle courses. The bits of personality on display from P and Orbie provide some really sweet moments that help give you a break from the action. Motorslice is a delightful second game from Regular Studio that brings with it the potential for more adventures with P down the line.

Twisted Voxel - Salal Awan - 7 / 10

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.

Use a Potion - 7.5 / 10

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.

VDGMS - Darren Andrew - 8 / 10

MOTORSLICE is a love letter to Shadow of the Colossus that boldly attempts to capture that magic in a bottle and it mostly succeeds because it takes the elements that made it a classic and fuses them together with a Prince of Persia style parkour movement, a Mirror's Edge style art direction, in a post apocalyptic setting dripping with atmosphere and style. MOTORSLICE checks most of the boxes: Massive and mysterious world, isolated protagonist and storytelling minimalism. Unfortunately, the one area where it needed to be flawless was the boss battles, which were inconsistent and the controls needed to be slightly more precise to meet the insane challenges that MOTORSLICE throws your way.
The task was colossal, but MOTORSLICE manages to capture most of the magic by offering something that feels both fresh and familiar.

WayTooManyGames - Kyle Nicol - 7.5 / 10

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.

 

[RPS37]

You gotta love that I'm playing this alongside Aphelion. I should add Mixtape to that too.

 

[adamsapple]

Have this downloaded and ready, will put in some hours tomorrow and see how it feels.

Read that the controls aren't exactly the most responsive and floaty for the kind of precise platforming it requires at times tho.