Exit Ways

The game is honestly interesting, with goofy graphics and enjoyable gameplay, but it gets boring unbelievably quickly. After around two or three hours, there is genuinely nothing left to do. The blueprint system is basically useless. You can obtain every weapon so easily that blueprints have no real purpose. It feels like the developers should have worked on the game for at least another year before releasing it. The launch was also a complete mess. Players couldn’t even join the game for around three or four hours. Instead of communicating with the frustrated player base gathered in their Discord, what did the developers do? They deleted the text chat because—and I quote—there was “too much negativity.” Hahahaha. I won’t refund it because I’m a collector, but you definitely shouldn’t buy this game in its current state.

As someone who enjoys extraction shooters such as Escape from Tarkov and Marathon, I was interested as soon as I saw an extraction shooter game with zombies. I initially wanted to buy it at launch, but the negative reviews about its lack of polish and server issues made me hesitate, but after around 12 hours, I decided to give it a chance anyway. The first thing I played was the tutorial. It was not terrible, but the UI needs serious work. The gun-modding system felt clunky, and when I opened the building overlay, the materials requirement text overlapped with other UI elements. At the end of the tutorial, the NPC dialogue box also stayed on screen for a few seconds after the conversation had ended. Back at the base, I found some starter loot in the storage box, including an SMG, clothing, and other items. However, after relogging, all of it was gone. I am not sure whether this was intended, but it definitely felt like a bug. During my runs, I did not encounter any other players. Maybe there were fewer people online at that time, but the maps felt empty. Zombies, including the large juggernaut-looking ones, were also very easy to kill. Combat itself is one of the better parts of the game, but many mechanics need improvement. There are also several issues that hurt the experience: [spoiler] Enemies can move freely while players are still waiting for the match to begin. In one game, I aggroed a zombie dog before I could even move.[/spoiler] [spoiler] On the first map, near the sewer spawn, there are rocks that players can partially clip through or hide inside.[/spoiler] [spoiler] On the bunker map, one zombie carried an entire inventory of grenades. I could not tell whether this was meant to teach grenade usage or simply something the developers forgot to remove and moving on the stairs in the bunker felt laggy and clunky.[/spoiler] Overall the game currently feels very unfinished. It reminded me of an older video from roughly a year ago about the game, aside from some UI changes. The idea behind the game is interesting, and there is potential here. However, the core mechanics, UI, bugs, balance, and map issues need much more attention. For now, I will refund the game and check back later. I would rather return when the game has had more time to improve than risk investing in an early-access title that may never reach its potential.