[Edited] - Current Standing
[TLDR] - While there are some issues or bugs I definitely RECOMMEND Embark If

- You like Simulation, RTS, God Games, Colony Survival Or games similar to the ones listed below.
-Relaxing game play that can provide mental stimulation



- Great game to relax with a survival simulation taking some of the best and most complex features from games like Rim World, The Sims, Dwarf Fortress, Minecraft, and Populous (1989)

- Deep and Complex system that create varying challenges that stimulate creativity and analytical thought processes.

- A long replayability life cycle as each play though present a different set of challenges and circumstances. Each time starting over is engaging and fun. This bodes well for Embark because several titles having to start over feels like a chore and Embark seems to navigate around that.

- Deep Character creation and skill system allowing players to actually breed traits and skills and enabling the player to truly control the flow of their population and skills. Giving control to Modify what tasks, character traits, and personalities they desire.

-Item Quality system includes just about every Actor, Item, Building, and Plant in the game. You can actually breed out low quality farms by planting higher quality seeds and yielding better products thus allowing you to produce higher quality food.>>>>>

>>>>>This is compounded with the skill level of the workers allowing you to Harvest, Craft, Build, and Breed just about anything from Shoddy> Poor> Normal> Decent> Quality> Exquisite> Masterwork> Legendary Quality. These Prefixes give stat buffs including Armor, Damage, Bonuses to Skills, Speed, Durability, and Mood among other things.

-Random Events keep you on your toes always making you a bit anxious about whats coming next from Enemy Faction Raids to Traders to Berserk animals and insects that will attack you.

-Deep Research system allowing technology unlocks. The current depth of which allows the players to progress from a somewhat primitive tech through the medieval era. I suspect this tree will become more robust through out the EA and into full release. I really like the way its shaping up.

- Procedurally generated seeds never making the same world or map twice.

- The Developers on discord have been extremely responsive to feedback and rectifying issues as they arise. Since launch I believe they have had about a dozen patches and have been correcting issues or mistakes at a very fluid and well managed rate.

- Early Access so you can bet there are bugs, but they are quickly identified by the player base. The developers have allowed us to upload our save files directly in game so they can see exactly whats going on with certain issues.



- There are multiple Biomes which is pretty cool affecting temperature and landscape conditions adding a plethora of Varied plants, minerals / Ores and wildlife however there does not seem to be much distinction when it comes to using these materials as far as I've seen. Different varieties of the same material are used in the same way.

- UI indicators seems to be lacking for important events. Such as unit death or warnings showing if a unit is getting close to death to lack of Water / Food. Would like to see things such as a notification if a unit is stuck on a roof or underground and cant path inevitably leading to their death.>>>>>

>>>>> In keeping with UI/UX I think the same way you can see your food, water, and the amount of plants you have planted I would like to see all items in my stockpile on the UI Widget or have the ability to toggle Items on and off along the side of the screen Possibly Categories with drop downs allowing you to see the items in there. [See below for suggestions and Ideas #1]


- Unable to destroy unwanted items. [See below for suggestions and Ideas #2]



- The fresh water system seems lacking currently. There is nothing punishing you from setting up a base near fresh water and just allowing your people to drink directly from the source. There is a slight Mood penalty, But this does not diminish the amount of water left and really makes the brewing category moot. It's too much trouble to make drinks That's 1 more task for your people to complete with out much benefit. Considering these freshwater location drain rather quickly when they are used as intended. The game does not allow for much base mobility so having to always find fresh water to source from can be an unwanted annoyance. [See below for suggestions and Ideas #3]

- The Storage system I think is my least favorite aspect of the game and consumes too much Real Estate. Every item on the ground Takes up 1 block and with as many items there are and how many you obtain while playing you can easily use hundreds of spaces. This increases distance back and forth slows overall progression and cost valuable time.

Seeds take up the same space as a log or other larger items. There are barrels you can use and store things in however you still end up with hundreds of them which is an eyesore and just does not meld well with the overall feeling of the game. [See below for suggestions and Ideas #4]


- Event Progression seems random at times When starting off you could get attacked by a faction bringing 5 wolves, A bear, and 5 enemy units and they will absolutely slaughter your village. There is no way to defend against that especially early in a game.

- Early Access has bugs that may cause disruption to the game, your save or cause an occasional crash. These have been minimal in my experience. They do seem to be quickly rectified.




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