Recent reviews by ScriptPostum

Playing this game makes me more and more realise this game would make for a very interesting social study, especially considering just how generally (and by that I mean playing solo cause I got no friends '.w.) people generally don't shoot eachother DESPITE the very clear advantage of killing someone, all because of the looming threat of drones that blow you up or turn you into swiss cheese.

Also holy moly so many moments happen each time I play, it's like a campfire story generator and I love it

I quite liked this game, doesn't feel like it aged too badly honestly (apart from recognising a couple half-life sound effects, which was a little goofy :p)

Gunplay is quite good, with a great variety of weapons either given or acquirable during the game, each with some pretty creative attachments (personal favorite, the quadruple barrel shotgun)

The atmosphere is immaculate, it makes you feel claustrophobic in the dark metro and dread the bleak unbreathable surface

Enemies are quite varied and fair, from humanoid nosalisks that will tear you up close to the demons that fly over and grab you if you linger too long in the open. My only gripe is in early sections where the game just swarms you while you have to make it through with peashooter weapons.

Admiteddly the story is a little basic but it does a fine enough job of getting you from location to location, though most of the details are behind collectible diary entries which are walls of text.

Overall, 8/10, I had a pleasant time

I've been absolutely obsessed with this game ever since I tried the demo a couple weeks ago. TL; DR is this game is an amazingly relaxing game, even for a ball of constant nerves such as myself.

The artstyle is pretty nice, I like the mix of camera-following pixelated sprites, low poly but detailed environments and cozily painted character portraits, they all go together pretty neatily in my opinion. And of course, all the characters are cute, which to me personally is a slam dunk.

Gameplay-wise, there is quite a variety of things to unpack here:
- Farming, which while may be the first thing that the game offers, didn't quite grip me, it follows the Stardew Valley formula of sow, water every day, eventually forget when you unlock sprinklers. But that's okay, it's not supposed to be the deepest thing and I like that some seeds have different crops depending on how long you leave it to grow, even though there's not much variety but oh well;
- Fishing, which I admit here is not the greatest, you blindly cast a rod at one of 3 fish shapes and pray that you happen to find the one you need for one of the many quests that involve that, I had to go into the wiki VERY often to find what I had to catch which is not the best;
- Gathering and mining, which has an interesting mechanic where you can either spam-click to mine faster but use more stamina, or charge swings to take a bit more time but use less stamina. It does leave a relatively small choice to make but I like it, and you can also modify later in the game with gems. As for the resources, I appreciate that there's no particularly rare (annoying) resource to gather, and it is satisfying to do so, particularly later in the game drilling blocks with the kart is super satisfying and never gets old to me;
- Combat, speaking of the mines, offers a bit of variety through whacking the enemies with any tool, using a bow and arrows or even magic, and it's also pretty satisfying to mow through them. It's not the deepest thing in the world, but it's good for what it is;
- Completing shrines, personally my favorite part of the game, offering puzzle challenges which may be simple, but the real fun is getting these done fast by getting creative with the movement system. A real shame that there's not many of these, but I hope the devs put more of these eventually;
- Building, which while I may not have gotten in depth much, I've seen people making some pretty amazing stuff on that, and the builder is pretty in-depth so it definitely allows a lot of room for creativity if you wish to give it a shot;

Difficulty is what I would call Stardew Valley but with a waaay more forgiving time constraint, which works in this games favor as you can take your time and not need to rush through anything, not even punishing you if you're not home when it's too late and actually just allowing you to sleep wherever you want. Definitely reinforces the cozy and carefree vibe the game is going for.

Then there's the story and overall writing, which I found pretty charming and cute, with jokes that did get a chuckle out of me on multiple occasions, with characters that do feel realistic (and with one in particular that felt like literally me)

And lastly the soundtrack is pretty good, I could see myself try to relax to it instead of blasting my usual mostly metal playlist

Overall, while it does have some flaws and the occasional bug, I adore this game and it feels like the game I've been looking for to break up my usual gritty shooter diet. And the devs are really active, so far I've seen them patching the game daily, which is frankly insane but very appreciated, they're clearly passionate about their game and I'm rooting for them

Objectively I'd say is a 7.5-8/10, but to me personally it's a 10/10

Speaking as a mainly solo player since I don't have any friends to play this with (I have left the group of "friends" that tricked me to buy this game only to have me bullied), so be aware I am basically in the minority when it comes to the target audience.

This game does not feel fair to me. I can complete the first level like 1/10 times cause I just get oneshot or steamrolled with what feels like no counterplay possible. I am very much aware that I could just suck and I'm generally not a great fan of horror, but I've given my all to try and enjoy the game and it's just not for me. Really a shame since I see the devs really passionate about their game.

TL;DR, it's not really good as a singleplayer experience I think, it holds up better as a game with friends (with good ones at least)