Per Aspera
It’s rare for a city builder / logistics game to have a good story, but this one sure does. Through monologue and dialogue options we follow the self-discovery and existential ruminations of the player character, an AI tasked with terraforming Mars. The planet visuals are beautiful. It’s incredible to zoom in and look at the contoured terrain and watch it change as it fills in with water and plant life.
Gameplay is less elaborate than most city builders and the logistics are not even close to the level of complexity of something like a Factorio style game. Managing the interconnected temperature and atmospheric composition is interesting. The end result is a casual, relaxing builder with a memorable story.
– Real player with 95.2 hrs in game
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This is my favorite game of 2021. I like simulation games as a group, and this is a beautiful installment of this growing genera. I love what simulations teach me, being spoon fed facts off a list. I love that (having played Per Aspera) I know the landscape of Mars better. I know some of the names, sure, but grokking the SCALE, the oddness, sparking my curiosity about Noctis Labyrinthus, just from working on the planet is priceless. I became familiar with Mars in a way that Surviving Mars never did (though I played that a lot too).
– Real player with 68.7 hrs in game
最后的夜晚 Babel
I would really love to give this game a good review, but I simply can’t. It is broken, unfinished, and not even completely translated into English.
It is a nice, stylish looking tower defense game, but there is much that either is unexplained, doesn’t seem to work, or both.
For example every gun has options beneath it, that might mean damage, range, health, rate of fire and crit chance, but clicking on them doesn’t seem to do anything. All of those are stats given for each gun, but nothing changes when you click them, even after they seem to have leveled up fifty times.
– Real player with 5.8 hrs in game
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The game has been translated over from Chinese, there are typos in some places (e.g. after base destruction). You can also see direct Mandarin in some text areas e.g a boss has appeared.
I also have a bug where if i zoom out too much the screen starts to shake i believe only on smaller maps. (May be due to ultrawide monitor 3860x1600)
Otherwise, the game is fun! Reminds me of Yorg.IO.
Great price at less than 10AUD, looking forward to updates.
– Real player with 3.9 hrs in game
DROPTCH
DO NOT BUY
i got banned by the dev for calling out his game being empty and saying it felt like a scam
and here the proof https://imgur.com/a/v6B9Cvy
– Real player with 2.8 hrs in game
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Travellers
work in progress not a good experience at all!
– Real player with 2.3 hrs in game
Penkura
Purchased this game a couple months ago and never sorry that I did. Game is very interesting and graphics are wonderful. Got to the end of the gameplay after about 15-20 hours into the game. This game is still in EA but very well worth the money. It will be growing in content slowly for the simple fact that it basically developed by one person. They do have someone to fall back on in case of problems. The dev is very open to helping if you have a problem and will assist you with it on Discord. They are very open-minded to good ideas. I think you will enjoy growing with this game as it grows in content. Currently designed so when you get to the end of current content it isnt neccesary to repeat after an update hits. You just continue on from last save. 9/10 Well worth the time.
– Real player with 94.9 hrs in game
Disclaimer: I know the creator. I’ve worked with the creator.
I love the story line and how well put together this game is. Everything feels like it belongs together, from the atmosphere to the UI to the way you interact with the world.
This game has a ton of potential. Can’t wait for the multiplayer to be done. Oh and for the ending of the story… xD Shhhh….
I’d like to point out a few things about the negative review Maelstrum wrote:
You shouldn’t be destroying a persons dreams based on what you THINK you may know.
– Real player with 67.9 hrs in game
Why It’s Empty Here: The Game
Survive in the world besieged by several unknown monsters! Discover the dilemma that awaits you on your secret mission. It’s up to you …
VAST OPEN WORLD
Explore the world with unprecedented freedom.
COOP MODE WITH MULTIPLE PLAYERS
Team up with other players and increase your chances of survival in a Co-op mode.
DAY AND NIGHT CYCLE
Experience the radical change that takes place between day and night.
SEASON CYCLE
Experience the radical change that takes place between the different seasons.
LOOT
Scavenge the world for the best guns, weapons, tools, armor, clothing, which have quality ranges which govern attributes to provide hundreds of thousands of item permutations. Augment items by attaching a multitude of mods
FARM OR HUNT
Plant and grow gardens for sustainable resources or head out into the wilderness and hunt the unique wild animals.
QUEST
Meet Trader NPCs to buy and sell goods and complete quest jobs for rewards. Enjoy several quest types in over 200 questable locations.
CRAFT
Craft and repair weapons, clothes, armor, tools, and more with over 100 recipes. Learn more powerful recipes by finding schematics.
Bromeliad
This game is an early acces and there are bugs, but if do you like games like Rust or Ark keep an eye over this title!
– Real player with 13.5 hrs in game
It has most of the basic survival elements, and still needs more content added but its a chill relax game to play, Of course since its new and early there is plenty of fixing as well. The base build is ok, I think the animals battle can be tuned up. But if this is the genre you like for the price its worth it.
– Real player with 3.1 hrs in game
Elements
Elements is a beautiful 3rd-person open-world adventure RPG about two siblings fulfilling their destiny. Go in search of 8 Elemental Stones in a fantastical world to uncover magic and mystery and restore balance to the Elemental world and ours.
The 8 Elemental Stones are scattered throughout this fantastical world. Gain Elemental magic and abilities as you recover Elemental fragments and stones. Use weapons and gear you find, gather, and craft to help you on your journey. Remember the stones are linked to the Elements of Earth. You hold the fate of two worlds in your hand. This is your destiny.
EXPLORE
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Elemythia is yours to explore. Choose your path wisely.
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Ensure your mind is as sharp as your sword. You will encounter puzzles along the way.
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Many creatures you encounter are tameable and mountable. Have fun exploring!
COLLECT
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Collect resources and elemental fragments on your journey. Use them to craft gear, build, and enhance your magic abilities.
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Mix and match your gear, abilities, and elemental magic to customize your character and find the most powerful build.
BUILD
- Build a homestead to store items, farm, or just relax by the fire. Use homesteads as fast travel points and customize them to make it feel like you are home.
FIGHT
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The Elemental stones will be protected by powerful guardians. When you are ready, challenge them for a chance at legendary Elemental gear.
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Melee, Magic, or Ranged combat gives you a choice on how you defeat your enemies.
PLAY WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS
- Play local split-screen co-op and go in search of the Elemental stones with family and friends.
JOIN A GROWING COMMUNITY
- Join our Discord community to share ideas and help shape the game. We want you to get lost in the game while searching for the stones.
No Man’s Island
No Man’s Island is an uncompromising wilderness Survival game.
Enter a strange and unexplored world full of strange creatures, dangers, and surprises. Gather resources to craft items and structures that match your survival style. Play your way as you unravel the mysteries of this strange land.
Key Features:
Uncompromising Survival & World Exploration:
No instructions. No help. No hand holding. Start with nothing and craft, hunt, research, farm and fight to survive.
Isometric game:
3D characters and odd creatures inhabiting a unique 3D world.
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Player controls (mouse, keyboard)
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Inventory system
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Crafting system
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Equipment (attached to character)
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Resource gathering
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Character attributes (health, hunger, thirst…)
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Animals
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Hunting and Fishing
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Farming (Sowing seeds, and plant/fruit growth)
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Eating and cooking
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Basic material (wood, grass, rock, …)
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Gathering tools (axe, pickaxe, fishing rod, …)
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Weapons/armor
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Food (berries, apples, nuts, meat, fish, …)
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Cooked food (fish & chips, skewer, bread…)
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Constructions (fire, shelter, house…)
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Environment (trees, bushes, rocks, floor patterns…)
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Farming plants (corn, potatoes, wheat…)
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Combat (against wild animals)
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Item durability and food spoilage
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Storage boxes (chest)
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Pets (follow, attack and dig behaviors)
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Bonus effects (Consumable or equipment that boost stats).
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Temperature, cold and heat sources.
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Game clock, day/night cycle
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Save/Load system
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5 biomes, with different enemies
The island contains 5 biomes.
Pre-Alpha: 2 Biomes. Difficulty * / Difficulty **
Alpha: 3 Biomes. Difficulty ** / Difficulty ***
Beta: 5 Biomes. Difficulty *** / Difficulty **** / Difficulty *****
Starsand
BEFORE you rage quit - please read.
I have put some time in on the game and have to say that it would be an excellent addition to an anger management course. The dynamic with the bugs is very frustrating and it can seem like the developer is trying to troll you. It begins to feel like a “groundhog day” endless restart of your life to do things exactly right. More of a puzzle that you only get to figure out the next piece by dying. Over and over and…..over. For those who go in thinking it will be a sandy and hot version of The Long Dark there will be angst at first.
– Real player with 68.3 hrs in game
The game has potential, that’s why I kept playing, but there are way too many things wrong with it as it is right now.
It crashes Firefox. Every single time. I literally cannot have Firefox open at the same time as Starsand.
The centipedes are the most annoying mobs I’ve seen in any game, and they completely ruin it for me. No matter how many of them I kill they are always back the next day. I can’t even find myself on the map most times, how can THEY find me again THAT fast?
Their bodies also despawn very fast, so you can easily find yourself with no loot at the end of a tough fight. The bodies despawn on load too, so if you killed 3 of them, saved and then got killed by the last one you’ll notice the ones you killed disappeared.
– Real player with 61.5 hrs in game