Mixtape
Best for players who enjoy short, story-driven narrative games with strong music and atmosphere.
Where creators disagree
Asmongold dismisses the writing, but
Luke Stephens and
Gameranx praise it.
Reviews
The creator clearly reviews Mixtape based on personal play, calling it really good, fun, and highly recommendable. He praises the sharply written story, snappy dialogue, engaging character delivery, and phenomenal music, while noting that gameplay takes a back seat because it is primarily a narrative experience.
May 10, 2026
The creator spends the whole video giving first impressions of Mixtape, praising its music integration, presentation, writing, atmosphere, pacing, and emotional coming-of-age story while noting that the gameplay is extremely simple and one voice performance weakens a few scenes. Overall he came away pleasantly surprised and recommends it for people who enjoy short, story-driven games.
May 8, 2026
The creator is clearly criticizing Mixtape and mocking the very high review scores it received. They argue that critics are overpraising the game mainly because of its licensed soundtrack rather than the developers' own work, suggesting the praise is undeserved.
May 14, 2026
The video is mostly Asmongold playing Mixtape and reacting to it in real time, so it is clearly focused on the game itself. His overall assessment is strongly negative: he repeatedly calls it cringe, says it feels like an interactive movie rather than a game, criticizes the writing and scenes as unnecessary, and mocks the target audience, though he briefly compliments the audio/dialogue and says the visuals look fine.
May 11, 2026