Recent reviews by robot

Just not for me. Got very bored of the game loop very quickly. Repetitive with mediocre incentives to keep doing runs. Nice looking game with good performance, though. Clearly in the minority, but not every game is for everyone.

Not a great survivor experience. Starts out very slow, with most upgrades feeling very anaemic. Even the different modes and weapons for your character aren't very interesting. There's nothing worse than being surrounded by enemies and feeling like the slow reload or recharge time is the reason.

Definitely far better survivors games out there.

Annoying controls and irritating combat mechanics, not for me.

Interesting game, but the flickering on the main character and their health bar makes playing the game very annoying. The dev doesn't seem to think there's a fix for it, so if you're not sensitive to that, there's a fun game here, but for me, I'd prefer to not have a headache!

Is free, is kitteh

Exactly what you hoped a full 3D bullet heaven would be. Build crafting, tons of unlocks and a very enjoyable game loop for way less money than the AAA beasts.

You make cozy room and support one of the most generous devs on the planet. Plenty of updates and lots of contents make this an easy purchase!

The gameplay just doesn't click with me unfortunately. The movement feels clunky, the weapons feel off and the world in general isn't that interesting to me. Also, describing this as a looter shooter is a bit of a stretch... for that to be the case, the game needs to be actually dropping new weapons more frequently. Picking up resources for a few hours and making minor upgrades to the same weapons isn't looting.

Honestly, I wonder if DS is just a bit too esoteric for me. I like when a game tries to build a world by introducing themes and narrative over time, but the first few hours of DS feels like a continuous exposition dump. It's like every 20 seconds there's a new concept with stilted dialogue and cringe-inducing "bridge", "link" or "connection" related names thrown at you.

Dialogue feels very repetitive, like you're being told the same thing over and over again, seeming altogether patronising at times. This doesn't help with making the characters feel relatable, instead they all feel like actors waiting to deliver their next line than a cohesive set of protagonists.

The monotonous traversal and cargo management mechanics feel like a chore, rather than a challenge, with the interface being almost intentionally obtuse at times.

I'm sure with all the accolades the game has, that somewhere in the next 20 hours there's a decent story with some interesting plot points. Having played the first few hours of the game on multiple occasions on PC and PS, the game just doesn't have the narrative hook or gameplay interesting enough to make me want to slog through those hours to get to something interesting.

Edit : Just watched a YT synopsis of the story and I'm glad I didn't keep playing. No amount of entertaining gameplay could make that storyline worth it.

An unexpected game with an equally unexpected story. I'll be honest and say the story definitely lost me a couple of times, but the overarching narrative was excellent. Strong voice acting and interesting switches in mechanics kept me wanting to find out more about the world. Probably not for everyone, but I definitely enjoyed my time with the game.