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Recommended
0.0 hrs last two weeks / 85.4 hrs on record (12.9 hrs at review time)
Posted: 22 Jun, 2024 @ 2:48am

Early Access Review
It is a colony builder from a perspective of a single character that you control, you can do anything that your NPC colonists can and vice-versa. It feels fresh and innovative, it is very slow paced and immersive, but still very rough around the edges and definitely in early access.

Pros:
- The sense of progression as you get your village up and running like a well oiled machine is great
- NPCs most often perform their tasks well, if you setup a hunter correctly you can expect him to actually get meat on his own
- Some game mechanics like blacksmithing get surprisingly deep and complex and it really elevates the game
- The game is very atmospheric, the music is great, I really like the animations and environment although the colonist models could use an improvement

Cons:
- The UI is pretty bad in some places and it gets in the way of village management. It can be hard to see what the issues are or how to fix them
- The villagers will sometimes die for no good reason whatsoever because of some AI issues (hopefully will be fixed soon)
- The overall balance feels a bit off
- We don't really have any good tools to control the soldier villagers. Even a simple "follow me, wait here" would be helpful
- Villager deaths feel too punishing considering how easy they die

It's a fun game, for the price I'd say it is worth it now but if you want a more polished experience give it some time in the oven.
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