Logistics Simulator
so along with some bugs and lack of directions i’m finding this game a challenge to play. i figured out how to get to warehouse level. but right now i have no clear understanding what to do next to progress in this game. so i guess i just experiment til it seems i have the right employees and my warehouse seems somewhat organized. no tutorial right now being as it played my first game and now is non existant.
– Real player with 98.6 hrs in game
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I HAVE A EXTREMELY DETAILED REVIEW IN GAME DISCUSSIONS
– Real player with 10.4 hrs in game
Village Bus Driver Simulator
CHALLENGING AND ADDICTING!!! I have to admit that I was not expecting much when I purchased this game. With that being said, I am blown away. There is a lot of bang for the buck here. The graphics are wonderful, the bus upgrades are fun. I hope Village Bus Driver Simulator 2 has a co-op mode.
– Real player with 0.7 hrs in game
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the gameplay is amazing and graphics next gen would recommend 10/10
– Real player with 0.6 hrs in game
METALWORKING
I genuinely have no idea what to do in this game due to a lack of in-game tutorial outside of the standard directions and so on. Even the first level I couldn’t figure out what to do with the power box above the door because it just expects you to figure out everything yourself. If there would be an instruction guide patched into the game, it would have potential, but as of its current state, I cannot see myself playing this again.
– Real player with 0.2 hrs in game
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Division of Labour
In Division of Labour, the player takes on the role of The Manager in a developing nation called Auriverde during a world ecological collapse.
The player manages the workforce and machinery of a factory, fulfilling contracts and earning profits for the Overseer Corp. Buying resources, manufacturing goods, managing the workers and facing moral and ethical decisions are the core of the game.
Compassion
The player has the option to make their workers more comfortable to improve efficiency, or pay them more to increase worker happiness. Events may occur where the player can do a favour for a worker, give time off for a holiday or generally try to help them.
Exploitation
However, Overseer Corp always demands larger and larger profits, and so balancing these becomes the core of the game. To make greater and greater profits, more sacrifices will need to be made and corners will need to be cut.
Storytelling
Along the way, the player will be presented with moral and ethical decisions regarding their works and the world at large. Whether it’s simply a worker who needs time of for medical reasons or an earthquake on the other side of the world sending migrants flocking to Auriverde for work and security, there’s always decisions to make.
Development Progress
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Burrow
Burrow is an ever-expanding sandbox style game where you can explore, create, and share small levels (called… burrows)
Creation is a core concept of Burrow, all of the level creation tools are packaged with the game and are designed with simplicity in mind. Hundreds of props, simple terrain deformation tools, and built-in LUA scripting makes designing your own worlds a breeze.
VR and Desktop players are both welcome! Oh yeah, and we’ve got multiplayer too! Cross platform play is supported. You can play alone, or with your friends, no matter if they’re on VR or Desktop.
Craftlands Workshoppe
Been playing this off and on since early access started and I’m gobsmacked by the negative reviews by people with very few hours played.
There is a TON of content, yes it’s a bit grindy to start with until you understand the mechanics with workers but there really is a lot of game here for the price.
Orig review below:
This is a delightful shop management game full of interesting mechanics and strong progress goals pushing you to become A Master Of All Crafts.
At present in EA I haven’t encountered any game breaking bugs and it feels like its 75% towards being an excellent time sink.
– Real player with 94.6 hrs in game
First Impressions - It’s fun but rough around the edges.
Craftlands Workshoppe dabbles in a bit of everything from gathering, crafting, consumables, trade, management, a semi-automated worker system, etc. There are a fair number of systems and game mechanics but, many feel hollow or half-finished at this stage in development. With that said, the current state of the game does show promise.
-Gripes-
Not a whole lot is explained well and pacing really needs work to make progression flow better. Most of the crafting is progress bar/timer based while smithing features a horribly annoying minigame, which I found odd and out of place. I also think workers are overwhelming and introduced too early in the game, although, they are a time-saver as you progress and earn more cash. The big issue early on being they cost too much upfront to hire and in continual upkeep considering the starting profits. Lastly, gathering and crafting in general require an obscene amount of clicking which could be streamlined to prevent pointless time waste.
– Real player with 41.0 hrs in game
NASCAR Heat 5
Give this game a chance guys. At a glance it looks like a copy/paste of Heat 4. But try playing this for an hour or two then go back to Heat 4. You will see and feel a significant difference. Several tracks were improved both visually and on how they drive. On top of that, the AI have been improved a bit, providing the most fun single-player racing I’ve seen in a heat game. I honestly barely played single player in Heat 4, but i’m enjoying it a lot more now. Another great thing is the new custom car options. Sure it’s no paint booth but to me it’s satisfactory for the most part and they will be adding more templates via DLC. Custom seasons in championship mode are also awesome, though sadly you can’t put tracks that series doesn’t normally go to such as Cup at Road America, though this might change.
– Real player with 538.3 hrs in game
First off let me say, I’ve been sim racing for 3 decades (which yes, makes me old!). I started with Indianapolis 500: The Simulation and have played each and every Papyrus game since. I have also run iRacing and I have been a HUGE fan of each and every one of those games.
This year, during the pandemic, NASCAR Heat 4 was on sale and I thought, what the heck, I have time on my hands, lets give this thing a try. I set out wanting to not like it to be very honest. My expectations were low, quite low in fact. After running my first few races I felt I was liking it just enough to try running a career. A few days in I realized something. I was having fun. More fun than I expected. I kept playing, and my fun level continued to rise. I continued to play NR2003 for my weekly races but kept coming back to NH4. It was a damn fun game. Was it perfect, absolutely not. But, the racing was very good, the setups fun to build and I was moving on up in my career.
– Real player with 203.8 hrs in game
Dyson Sphere Program
Easily my game of the year. In my decades of gaming, never have I encountered a game this satisfying.
It’s basically Factorio in space, but there are 2 major differences: the end goal, and the visuals.
In Factorio, your goal is to launch a rocket.
In DSP, it’s to plan and build your very own fully customizable Dyson sphere.
Factorio’s moment-to-moment gameplay is a bit more engaging and interesting, but as soon as you put your first solar sail into orbit around your home star, you’ll know this game is something special.
– Real player with 649.4 hrs in game
Pros:
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Visually stunning
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Straightforward tech & production graph
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Planets
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Strip mining planets
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Good early to mid game performance
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Feels more accessible than Factorio or Satisfactory
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Modding (can help with the cons below)
Cons:
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Late game performance and file sizes can become horrible
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Tedious editing of the titular Dyson Sphere
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Boring and repetitive placing of mining equipment and factories late game
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Not much replay value beyond going for certain achievements
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Late game is practically waiting for hours for research/mining/achievement progress
– Real player with 577.4 hrs in game
Trashed
Edit: This game is chugging right along. Still recommend, still think $10 is too much. But if it keeps going, it’ll be worth it in no time.
Ok. Here we are a month and a half in. I just picked up this game because the partner saw it and said it looked like something I would like. I did not realize it was pre-alpha, I just jumped in. Bought it for both of us. We’ve both put about or close to, 10 hours into the game, each.
I want to like this game mainly because I don’t wanna be wrong about spending $10 or go through the refund process. I am really hoping the Dev’s listen to gamer suggestions and improve this little project.
– Real player with 18.4 hrs in game
This is currently pre alpha, and that taken into consideration, i could still not recommend. It is utterly unplayable 5 min in with frames counting 1/min.
I’m gonna wait it out and come back in a year or two. You should do the same, unless you wish to support the devs or just have fun money to spend with little return.
Edit: after another 4+ hours of gameplay, most of which spent on just getting the game off the ground, there are additions to be made.
Hey.
So, i checked it out again as pr your recommendation. I’ve sort of completed the game - in the way that the game’s broken, inhibiting further progress through the story.
– Real player with 8.0 hrs in game
Automation* of Sorts
I played the first few levels, and while some of the menu functions need a bit of updating, the gameplay action itself and controls are very solid and a lot of fun! Never ending chaos! My dad and I are having a lot of fun with it in our solo playthroughs.
I will update this review when we get a chance to play multiplayer later.
– Real player with 0.2 hrs in game