Recent reviews by Merlin

I bought this game 3-4 years ago. My first tries to play did not go great, and I put the game down. I tried it again a couple times with the same result. I recently heard about the Voyagers update and decided to give it a try again. I can't put it down. I'm not sure if it was all this patch, or this patch and all the ones before it but whatever was making it not fun before has been fixed. I am enjoying the story, the exploration. I usually play solo but was excited to run across real players when I tried the Corvette Expedition. (My Corvette looks like a flying Box. Still proud of it. Resistance is futile!) The game, to me, has an old Space Opera feel to it, with modern twists. I am loving it. Some things you can do in the game: Quests, discover new worlds(with their own plants, animals, and geology), trade, uncover the mystery of the main story line, fight pirates(or become one), upgrade your weapon, space suit, and starship, or build your own, build your own Corvette(A bigger starship, more like a flying base), or get your own Freighter(A truly mammoth starship that becomes the heart of your capital ship fleet, which will run missions for you bringing you riches and supplies. Combat can occur in space, on the ground, or can progress seamlessly from one to the other. There is so much to do. If you enjoy first person space games I feel like this is one of the best now. Give it a try!

I think this game has a little bit of work before it's quite ready for general use. As a professional programmer, I struggled to get things to work. After some time searching for help, I found somebody said something about restarting the game. I did so and things started working. The code editor shows there are issues with the code, but the code still runs. Sometimes.

The code editor should just "work" out of the box. If the dev can get the interface between code and game to work smoothly without issue, that would go a LONG way to making this game more fun and accessible.

Having said that, the concept is great, and I encourage the dev to keep at it. I will not be refunding my purchase as I think the concept has merit and the dev appears to be actively working on improving the game. If you don't mind spending time to get things working, you might enjoy this now. Otherwise, you might wait for a few patches and check it out after that.

This is a fun game. Each character has a different strategy making the game different for each one. You can easily pick it up for 2 minutes or 2 hours. Would recommend.

I was pleasantly surprised. This is a fun game about running a fantasy shop. I have only experienced one issue that had to due with pathing for one of the cleaning owls. It keeps getting stuck. Aside from that everything has ran well and has been enjoyable. I find that you can control the pace of the game just by limiting the number of seats you have, and if you start to get overwhelmed just close the shop and do what you need to do and catch up. There is no penalty for closing.

All in all a great experience! Would recommend!

This is a decent truck driving sim. There are quite a few DLC state expansions and the business side of things, although shallow, is enough to scratch that itch for most of us. Being able to play with friends is great fun. Probably the best truck sim out there.

I used to play this on my PS back in the day. Had many hours of great fun. Decided to grab it for PC and relive some of the fun. Still plays like it did before. Highly recommended. Explosive. Riveting. OutSTANDing!

I was really surprised that you do not control your character in any way once the round starts. All you do is choose cards and arrange them strategically before the round begins. Then you watch what happens. I'm debating on returning the product as I like a little more control over my bullet hell games. Not sure if I just misinterpreted the description or if the devs left that part out. I do see the auto battler tag now though, so that's probably on me. Having said that, it's not a bad game. It might be just what you're looking for, but if you want more control, this isn't the game for you. I'm also torn over if I recommend the game or not. Going to click recommend because it delivers what it is supposed to. Just not fun for me.

There's some discussion as to if you can actually accomplish the goal in this game. I currently think not. Still, it delivers the game play as advertised except for the being able to win. =]

This is a pretty cool little game. It's not long by any means, but it's pretty fun for the price. The three maps are pretty similar, and the bosses remain the same throughout. The way you put together your spell(s) is easy and fun. The linking of one spell to another is fun to mess around with. After 7 hours I have basically completed the game, and have all the achievements. Mind you the game was running without me playing for some of that time as I was multitasking. =] Still, if you like this sort of game, this might be fun for you. If you are looking for a difficult game, this isn't it. Once you figure out a couple effective combos you can just reproduce those until you finish the game. I do recommend trying everything out though. It was fun to try different combos. Overall, at this price point would recommend unless you are looking for challenging gameplay.

Phasmo, but you steal stuff. The game is very playable. The devs are active, sometimes releasing fixes within hours of bug reports. I've been enjoying my time and am looking forward to the realization of some of their ideas. It IS early access, and some bugs do exist. Most bugs have been fixed quickly unless the fix is rooted in a large change to how things work. In those cases you have to wait a little longer while they test that out.

All in all I think you'll get good bang for your buck on this one.