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Dolls Nest is a 3D action game where you can customize mecha girls and explore a ruined world. As a Frame Unit, your adventure will pit you against the gigantic autonomous factory world of Hod. Overcome obstacles using the parts at your disposal and uncover the mysteries that lie at its center.
Dolls Nest is a action, mechs and robots game
developed and published by NITRO PLUS.
Released on April 23rd 2025 is available only on Windows
in 4 languages: English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese.
It has received 1,274 reviews of which 1,100 were positive and 174 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.2 out of 10. 😎
The game is currently priced at 19.50€ on Steam.
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Windows
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows10 64bit
- Processor: Intel Core i5-8400
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 / AMD Radeon RX 6400
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 30 GB available space
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A flawed yet fun blend of two genres that I never expected to work well together [I]Dolls Nest is the first attempt by Nitroplus at delivering a full-fledged video game, fusing the classic mechanics of older Armored Core titles with elements of Demon's Souls . While the end result is full of jank and suffers from questionable weapon balancing, it still manages to offer a fresh and engaging mecha-Souls experience unlike anything I've ever played. The main appeal of Dolls Nest is its diverse mecha customization. The number of ways you can build your Nymph is genuinely impressive. Whether you prefer sniping enemies with the GAR Sniper Cannon, nuking them with missile barrages from your Gungnir, or sneaking in as a stealthy melee assassin wielding the Sabi, the game supports every type of playstyle. This is largely thanks to the ample selection of weapons and gear. Even after three full playthroughs to earn every achievement, I’ve probably only tested less than half of the available equipment. Thrusters and modules also play a key role, not just in combat, but in exploration too, letting you take on bosses more effectively or reach hidden nooks and crannies you couldn’t access otherwise. Level design is also commendable. Drawing inspiration from the Blame! series, most stages are set in sprawling, desolate post-apocalyptic cityscapes, enhanced by the game’s muted visuals. Each area offers multiple routes forward, some of which are so cleverly hidden that I would have never found them without YouTubing a guide. And true to being a Souls-like, the game also includes familiar zones like toxic swamps and annoying platforming sections. Something praiseworthy that might fly under the radar for many is the voice acting. While there's not a whole lot of voiced dialogue in Dolls Nest , what’s there is exceptional. Considering Nitroplus’s visual novel roots, this isn't surprising. Nehma and Yoyo in particular are the standouts. Now if there's one area where Dolls Nest sadly didn’t quite live up to its full potential, it’s the narrative. As a longtime fan of Nitroplus visual novels (I've even read some of their Japanese-only titles) and Souls-likes with rich worldbuilding like AI Limit , I had high hopes for the story. But despite teasing intriguing lore bits like the conflict between Gypro-Verde and Gardina and Nehma’s entire backstory, they never really get the depth or attention they deserve. The NPCs like Gilli-Vell and Yodo are interesting, but they’re not particularly memorable, and their questlines feel too fragmented and disconnected from each other. By the time the credits rolled, I was left with more questions than answers, and not in the satisfying, speculative way that From Software titles leave me with. The boss fights, while unique, are underwhelming. Most of them have pretty basic movesets, and only about three offered any real challenge. This was actually my first mecha game since MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf on the original Xbox, yet I was able to sail through the levels without much difficulty. The Nymph battles are fun conceptually, but they could’ve been better had their AI been smarter. And finally, the optimization needs work. This is far from the most graphically demanding game, but it stutters quite often. It also runs poorly on the Steam Deck even with the lowest settings. All in all, despite its flaws, Dolls Nest is an enjoyable little gem that’s definitely worth checking out, especially if you’re a fan of mecha or Souls-likes.
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Nitro+ make a DollsNest 2 or expansion and my life is yours. I'll even buy saya no uta. (It is already on the wishlist I'm not kidding)
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Like mech games? Buy it Like a challenge but not ball busting? Buy it You a degenerate? Buy it Like Souls exploration? Buy it You like playing dress up like a real man? Buy it Some balancing should be done for weapons Quad leg animations aren't great Melee and it's hitreg is strange but still usable and worth it The absolutely amazing music isn't utilized enough Not as Min maxy as AC6 nor as many options Definitely worth 2 play throughs Definitely worth $20
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Disclaimer: This review was posted after clearing 4 bosses in 2 worlds with a total play time of 14 hours (rounded down for AFK moments). As of writing, there has also been an annoying crash that occurs when entering the loadout screen from the checkpoint after some time of playing. Luckily the game saves when the checkpoints are interacted with so you do not lose progress. Aside from some framerate slowdowns in some areas (using 6800xt), there has not been any other glaring problems technicality wise. A very charming low budget feeling game with a lot of love and ambition put into it by the developers. It feels like a very high end school project where they did everything they could to make a game the best they could despite not being the best ones to do it. Simply put, the game is a mashup of Armored Core 5th generation's gameplay and combat mechanics with Demons Souls's level progression and design. After the tutorial, you're given the choice of visiting three major worlds in any order just like Demons Souls. Just like Demons Souls, every major zone in each world has a single checkpoint which also works very well with the "single loadout per mission" design that Armored Core is known for. Each world features multiple zones and you are hard gated after the 2nd boss to go off and explore the other worlds before you can progress further. This makes sense due to weapon and upgrade scaling. The level design is probably the strongest aspect of this game. Since every major zone in each world has a single checkpoint, each area feels densely interconnected so that they can many shortcuts returning back to the checkpoint. Some checkpoints even have up to five or six shortcuts returning back to it. Admittedly, some of these shortcuts are teleportation circles but at least they show the player the inactive teleportation circle first which helps incentivise exploration if the player finds that they have not activated it yet. As the game features hover gliding mechanics, the levels will heavily reward you for picking legs that can jump high and glide long distances efficiently. This also means that some levels have incredible verticality and interesting platforming segments. Gameplay wise, there is a very heavy focus on energy management to perform your mobility options so you can avoid taking too much damage. The game also features a regenerating barrier which is an extension of your health so it allows you to strategically use that to plan your ambushes and retreats. As a long time fan of Armored Core, the numerous stats feels right at home to me but some players may find it confusion especially when trying to compare between gear to swap between. Luckily the game does have explanations for each stat which can be brought up just like Armored Core and the Souls series. Some stats are kind of weird such as the fire rate stat which every weapon has roughly 1900 of and doesn't provide very much information on how it actually works. The currency system has a little unique twist. While you earn "souls" (cells as they are called in game) for each enemy killed as usual, what is lost on death is controlled by a stat that increases or decreases based on the gear you have equipped. This means that you are punished equally for dying even if you hoard a significant amount of currency. The game also features weapon upgrades. I'm kind of on the fence about this because it is very unlike Armored Core due to how everything is meant to be balanced. Stronger weapons tend to have deficits to balance out their greater firepower such as increased reload times, lower fire rate, weighing more, or having increased energy costs. This game does that but the upgrade system allows you to take a weaker weapon with high ammo/damage efficiency keep it with you the entire time. Some weapons are prohibitive to use because they ammo costs are very high which encourages further strategic usage but I'd rather just have every weapon have its own ammo pool. The game also features melee weapons and while they feel clunky at first, are very rewarding when hits are landed due to the incredible damage output they provide. They also do not consume BP which makes them great for long stretches of exploration where you need to conserve ammo. Some enemy hitboxes are wonky and poorly defined which can add to the difficulty of pulling off melee attacks as well. To add to that, some bosses and enemies are too high for you to reach so you will never hit them with melee so a pure melee run wouldn't be possible. In addition, every melee attack has a notable startup which is something that needs to be considered during gameplay as well. Excluding the long melee cooldowns, melee is very much in line with the first 3 generations of Armored Core. The enemy variety is somewhat lacking and many enemies have very strict AI patterns which can make them feel a bit monotonous. Bosses seem pretty decent so far and most of them require some sort of strategy to defeat. Not the best designed bosses in general but honestly they're already way better than anything Armored Core made in the last 28 years. The story is on the weaker side which is a bit surprising considering the Nitroplus lineage. There is a ton of world building in item flavor text but it mostly has to do with weapons and equipment R&D though. I wish there were more NPCs with questlines to find and talk to. The middle world so far has had several NPCs but I have not found any in the left world so far at all. Had to bring it up eventually but the game features mecha musume and the girls appear on the younger side. If you don't like it, at the very least your mecha parts cover up 80% of the girl when viewed from the backside. Also fellas I don't know how else to break it down for you but if you can't tell the difference between real life and fictional media, you have to go touch some grass. Its just a video game and many video game developers like to create designs of what they like to see. This is no exception. On the cosmetics side, there are many hairstyles (mix and match back and front hair), faces, and clothing options, all completely obtained in game and they do not affect your stats. Every part, hair, apparel in the game can be dyed to any colour of your liking and everything has multiple dye channels. You can even customize the body of your character with sliders as well. Very Armored Core-esque but without a decal system. Complaints and glaring issues: [*]The BP (total ammo pool) system needs to be reworked where SMGs are way too efficient and damaging so this weapon class becomes one of the best in the game especially when factoring in the weapon upgrade system. Later on you can rely on consumables to recover BP and you can upgrade your BP total from 10000 to 13000 but this will take some time. [*]The lighting is poorly executed in some areas where the contrast between light and dark can be too extreme. Many light sources have no logical origin such as random light sources coming from the walls and often times, objects that are illuminated are heavily overexposed. [*]Some levels can be quite confusing to navigate due to the lack of unique environmental structures in some maze-like areas. There are areas that are lit up to attract your attention on where to go but this can be affected by the hit or miss baked in lighting mentioned earlier. I've had moments of falling in the same hole in the ground multiple times because both the ground and the hole itself were the same brightness and colour (not in the Depths area). All in all, it's like one of those Armored Core + Soulslike fever dreams you see people entertaining on social media and now someone has finally done it.
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Deserves so much more recognition for doing a combo of armored core, dark souls, and nier....really loving it so far
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Dolls Nest is currently priced at 19.50€ on Steam.
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Dolls Nest received 1,100 positive votes out of a total of 1,274 achieving a rating of 8.21.
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Dolls Nest was developed and published by NITRO PLUS.
Dolls Nest is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Dolls Nest is not playable on MacOS.
Dolls Nest is not playable on Linux.
Dolls Nest is a single-player game.
There is a DLC available for Dolls Nest. Explore additional content available for Dolls Nest on Steam.
Dolls Nest does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
Dolls Nest does not support Steam Remote Play.
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