Black Forest

I don't even know where to start on this. Game mechanics aren't there. The outline for what the game wants to be is there, but is poorly executed. "Guards" constantly get stuck on buildings or in a fight animation loop that makes them worthless. Being able to only hire 2 guards and 2 archers when the game wants to send 14 wolves, 6 rats, a bear and a troll at you makes them worthless. This should be delegated to the population while being able to hire mercenaries. Game functionality is clunky, but ok to play with. Without the defending mechanic in place you can easily play this game without issues. The UI and menu is just a mess. It's clunky and extra buttons are made where the buildings can serve better in different tabs. Can't change hotkeys and for me the + key didn't increase game speed. Game is riddled with bugs that won't make this fun. Fully suggest anyone buying this game to wait it out to see if updates are made to this game

I first started playing this game in late December of 2021 when it was a free "Early Access" game. I only played it about three weeks, then gave up and uninstalled it because of all the bugs. It was, hands down, the buggiest game I've ever played on Steam. I finally installed it again about ten weeks ago in order to give it another try. Surely it's a finely-polished game by now. Nope. Nothing's changed in that regard. I've come across at least fifteen different bugs in the last ten weeks or so that I've been playing, so it's STILL the buggiest game I've ever played on Steam. The bugs often prevent you from finishing a scenario, or playing it properly. A game that has been out for three years should NOT be this buggy. It just shouldn't. But as frustrating as the game is, I find a certain charm to it anyway. It's not a city-building game. It's a beat-the-clock survival game. During the day, you gather food and resources, and build a few structures. At night, you just sit and watch defenselessly as monsters come in and destroy your hard work. Most structures seem to take two or three days to get built, yet it only takes the bigger monsters one night to destroy them. One wood hut, for example, takes eight peasants thirty daytime hours to build. However, one hydra can totally destroy three of those in one night. Another night you'll get attacked by fourteen wolves, two werewolves, six kobolds, and one bear. A group like that will usually damage eight or nine structures, and totally destroy three or four more. As such, it eventually becomes mathmatically impossible to expand your village, or even keep up with the needed repairs. So the game becomes just watching the clock and hoping you can survive for the required number of days stated at the beginning of the scenario. And if that isn't hard enough, some scenarios will throw in bandits who come steal some of your food and resources, thus ensuring you never have all that you need. There's a definite satisfaction when you survive until the clock runs out, and there's LeaderBoards so you can compare your scores against the scores of other players. Graphics are quite beautiful. For relaxation, you can play the "sandbox" mode. It doesn't have monsters, thus you can create absolutely stunning medieval villages. In summary, if you can deal with the bugginess of the game, it's a great time-waster. However, since it's been out for three years now and the reviews currently stand at a paltry 33% postive rating, I would recommend you only buy it at a deep discount.

Overall i liked the game. I like the dark atmosphere and different creatures that attack you. But they attack you constantly and destroy your buildings. It's not a game that you play to relax it is frustrating most of the time.

I don't really like giving a negative review, but in all honesty the game feels very far from complete, I wouldn't recommend the game in it's current state. On another note, the concept of the game is very cool, I really like the idea.

I am thoroughly impressed by Black Forest. The game's unique focus on defense and survival creates an intense and immersive experience. The strategic depth required to manage resources, make tough decisions, and fend off relentless creatures keeps you constantly engaged. The robust simulation features add layers of complexity that make each playthrough unique. Highly recommended for fans of city-building and survival games who are looking for a fresh and challenging experience.

Incredible poor game, from the UI the size of ant eggs to the mechanics. Bugs, clunky commands, bad mechanics, you name it. Name it and keep your money, it is not worth it, not a single cent.

The developer cared enough to patch a now widely know unity bug, after the couple of years of being ?finished? anyway I do vaguely remember playing this game. It was neither bad nor good in my memory, but if you have played similar games it could be forgettable. Edit: Fixed typo not to nor

This game`s Playability and graphics are very good if the year were 2004.

I got the game back when it was free on Steam and barely functional, it remained in my library for months before I felt it was good enough to play properly. The game is still in development and requires a lot of optimization and balancing, but the concept of resource managing and survival got me hooked up; I'm cautiously optimistic regarding development and I'm ready to be patient and see where it goes. Expect your villagers to die en masse, expect to do a lot of rebuilding, expect to run out of resources at every turn and be ready to make some hard decisions to survive.

Was good for a prototype but abandoned and not updated in over 4 months. Too bad I can't refund it...