Per Aspera

I want to like this game so badly. There has been a lot of care taken with the aesthetics and general atmosphere, and I love the concept. However, the core gameplay loop is shallow and gets so repetitive. I found the story mildly intriguing but got bored of the game before finishing it. I cannot recommend it.

Like the game, Hate that the rizzed up Elon

First off, the UI and sound design are impeccable. The vibes and music, the sounds and visual feedback given by the game are a reward for continued play. On multiple occasions I'd wind up not checking my phone or the clock for 3 hours and wind up playing into the wee hours. My main prior terraforming game experience was with Surviving Mars, which is a much simpler game that only later added via DLC several elements inherent to the base of Per Aspera. I got the main Per Aspera bundle so didn't have to deal with any glitches from the original DLC rollout. The rising seas and usage of them adds a fun challenge and opportunity to the late game. People who are finding it too simple or easy likely should max the difficulty so that logistics are more strained and require more focus. I've also completed each possible ending, enjoying the game so much that I went back-to-back in playthroughs immediately after buying to get it all done. I do wish we could do more micromanagement of things like emergent ecosystems and that there was additional CO2 balancing alongside oxygen in the later game stages, but those are niche complaints. The main thing I'd like to see is a way to continue to other planets that each present additional challenges, with the ability to use your chosen Martian path to influence your game settings/goals/abilities. That might be worth a large DLC or make more sense as a sequel. So overall I'm very satisfied with the purchase and think it worthwhile, especially if bought on sale.

Der größte Feind in diesem Spiel ist das Logistiksystem. Im Multiplayer sogar noch mehr als im Singleplayer. Wäre das System rund um die Arbeiterdrohnen nur etwas besser gemacht, hätte man sehr viel mehr Möglichkeiten um seine Basis zu designen und könnte sich mehr über das Terraformen und das Koloniemanagment erfreuen.

A much easier time than Surviving Mars. Much simpler mechanics and no old people to worry about. There's also a... frankly somewhat half-baked RTS combat thing in it, but it's mostly non-offensive. If you don't like the Tik-Tok lady AI voice, this will probably grate on you. It's noticeably pro-AI and pro-Elon Musk, but not so much that you can't ignore them. It's a good enough time.

мобильная ♥♥♥♥♥, чисто тайкун, даже по скидке за 150р того не стоит

I only played for about 2 hours then had to refund it. I liked the game play, mechanics and everything I had experienced so far. The reason I refunded was because there is a massive memory leak in the game that makes it eat up all of my gpu/system ram and swap file under linux, Nobara distro. If they fix that bug then I will absolutely pick the game back up.

The story and the logistics mechanics weren't really doing it for me by the time I reached the mark where I stopped playing; while the AI angle is cool from a narrative point of the view the storyline just... felt off and shallow. And the less I talk about the logistics of Per Aspera the better as it was infuriating to a certain extent which may be bad on my side for not understanding it, or it's something else entirely. Just my experience, man.

This is one of those games that I kinda want to give it a thumbs down but don't quite feel it deserves it. There are tons of small little issues and annoyances. Things that many other similar games do better. Plenty of the game is fighting against the controls and UI. Like you can have multiple power grids independent of one another but the UI doesn't reflect that well. The entire combat and "military" aspect of the game could be completely removed and the game would be better for it. It's barely in the game thankfully but it is annoying. The AI for the drones is pretty awful. All that said I was able to get enough enjoyment out of this to give it a thumbs up. Just be ready for lots of little things that make you ask "why does it work like that?"