Nightingale

looks good, is fun, i like the progression, yup

Macht Spass aber cooler wäre es mit Leuten zusammen

the idea for this game is good but it needs more work

Could sink many many days into this game. Extremely well made and a very deep game with lots to uncover.

I'm not usually much for crafting games but I took a chance on this one and I find it's pretty fun! I enjoy the general aesthetic and the idea behind the game's lore and I find it's pretty chill to play.

(Edit after 30 hours or playtime) OK so I originally gave this game a bit more praise than it realistically deserved, however I still think it's a solid game for singleplayer (never tried multiplayer) - if it looks interesting to you, I'd recommed you give it a chance. Pros: +Pretty to look at at (although uses unreal engine so there are the usual issues with poor image quality with movement - way too out of scope of this review - pretty minor and most gamers seem to be blissfully unaware of them) ++Takes all the best mechanics & features from the best modern games in the genre ++Everything feels satisfying, interaction and feedback is very well done, that's very basically how you make games fun +Nice sound design and an awesome soundtrack - though it can get a bit repetitive at times - whoever made the soundtrack, get them back, we need more tracks, there aren't enough tracks but they're so damn good ++Crafting system is unique and very very awesome, you may have to google that but trust me it's cool and works well +Good sound design + good ambient soundtrack + convincing weather effects = good atmosphere Cons: -I abhor unreal engine. I'm not very knowledgeable on computer graphics but the weird trailing/ghosting effect is everywhere, though I imagine that's mostly because of using frame-gen, but frame-gen becomes subjectively essential when optimization is not the best. People dog on this game for its performance WAY too much, but it's not perfect, it's better than I'd expect for an early access game these days. -The silence from NPCs does take a bit away from immersion, I feel, but reading doesn't bother me. I can read. -I haven't played for that long but after 9-ish hours I haven't seen much enemy variety. They are at least fun to fight against but I really would like to see more. -> (Also side-note I have only played solo, so I have no idea if there are issues with multiplayer) (Edit after playing for longer: ) -I've tried many different combat options and playstyles, though remained biased toward a ranged build as that was most appealing to me and unfortunately, NONE of them were particularly fun. The animations are excellent and the mechanics are great, there's just a couple of issues that make the combat not fun for me. Basically, combat is probably fine, but I thought that I could do it in the way that I prefer because of all of the options you have in terms of weapons and spells, etc., so it was a shame when I realised I just couldn't make it engaging. -Building is generally fine and there are a great deal of options for decorating, but several assets just refuse to line up correctly, so some decorations (and augments i.e. important decorations) will require you place them clipping inside a wall. Drove me mad. Some buildings refuse to be moved but it's unclear why that is considering you can move almost anything. Resource/production stations only have one variation, so you can place them indoors (which is cool!), but they'll look ugly unless you're building a wooden house (which is a shame). I've had a lot of small annoyances with the building over my playthrough of things just not wanting to be placed where I want to place them. -Finally, there's a bubble around chests that determines where you can auto-pull resources from, and I'm not a AAA game dev but I don't understand why it can't be considerably bigger. There's probably a good reason for it but it means I was able to build up heaps of cool structures for different purposes and get really creative with the decorations and augments, however I just gave up on that because you'll be making a shirt in your shirt-making-station and have to run up to the wood-making-station or whatever because you can't access its resources from where you are, even if it's right around the corner in another building. [h2]tl;dr[/h2] Overall a solid singleplayer experience. Great fun for a good 30 hours (which by the way I'd say was well worth the price) though the combat and building mechanics are slowly making me lose interest. I still think this game has great potential but it's hard to tell what the devs plans for its future are, as in my opinion it's quite clear that their focus has mostly shifted elsewhere, so I'm not holding out hope for many future updates. The game is technically "early access" but as it stands it feels like a worthwhile, finished, but imperfect game. [h3]Lazy performance reference[/h3] Because heaps of people in the reviews below are talking mad ♥♥♥♥ about it. I'm averaging 140-150 FPS with FSR frame-gen. Slight hiccups evey once in a while but they're in no way distracting or regular. My graphics settings are pretty much all on medium, playing at 1440p (though apparently FSR also upscales resolution but it doesn't say from the settings so can't be sure. Looks fine anyway.) Specs: 6-core processor @ 4.00GHz (Ryzen 5 7600) 16GB DDR5 Ram at 4800MT/s from god-knows-who running in dual-channel AMD RX 6700XT, 12GB VRAM, probably running at whopping-low stock speed Please give this game a shot if it looks good. Steam has a cool refund policy and this game is well worth the price.

Worst game design i have ever seen.

This game is beautiful. There's a decent bit of stuff to figure out, systems wise, but the progression is perfectly woven together in a way where you're incentivized to progress every kind of crafting. This is the only game I know of that allows you to make an incredible base with ease, and then shoot a green deer with your gun immediately after stabbing a giant yellow spider with your red hot sword made with the bones of a jabberwocky. The varieties of material types offering different bonuses offers a layer of complexity for your min-maxing munchkins, while letting the casual people still make guns or swords with only marginally reduced damage, and I think it's truly beautiful watching it all come together, making the "Hole in yo head 4000" as I dubbed my rifle. Playing with a friend makes this even easier to hypothetically open and then play for 10.6 hours straight. That doesn't even mention the look of the game. Genuinely I feel like a 15 dollar price tag is criminally low for this. The sole complaint I could level is just that early game especially, storage feels low. The variety of items make it very easy to fill several chests easily. Anyways, play this. Like, full stop, you're a fool if you don't