Soulbound: Online

they nerf the gleam twin, the staff, the rings, now nerf fire neckle what a waste time for this trash

I don’t normally write Steam reviews, but I wanted to support the game in whatever small way I could by sharing my experience, because I’ve genuinely been enjoying it so much so far. I’ve only played a few hours, but I’m having a great time. The pixel art looks fantastic, the world feels alive, and the gameplay is a fun blend of ideas from different games. The biggest draw for me is the progression. As a longtime RuneScape player, I love working toward small goals—leveling skills to unlock better tools, gear, and crafting options. Soulbound captures that same satisfying progression loop without feeling overly complicated. The dungeons are fun and offer a different take on MMO gameplay, and the quests have been more engaging than the usual “go kill 10 monsters” style. They have a bit more variety while still being easy to follow. I also want to address the biggest criticisms. Many negative reviews came from launch day when the servers were overloaded. I played on day one, and while there were issues, the developers responded quickly by adding servers and fixing problems. By day two, my experience was smooth. I’ve also seen claims that the game is a “crypto scam.” From what I’ve seen, the developers have been transparent about the game’s history. They took a project that didn’t succeed in the crypto space and rebuilt it into a traditional Steam game. That doesn’t bother me, especially if the end result is a fun game. Overall, I’m really enjoying Soulbound so far. It’s reasonably priced, the gameplay is fun, and I’m excited to see how it grows with the roadmap the developers have shared.

They worked out the lag. The game is just amazing.

Servers unplayable. Will not accept inputs for 30 seconds before deciding a random one over that period to execute before stopping again.

The game is fun if not slightly addictive. If you like crafting/farming sims and survivor like games. This is a combination of those two things. Believe it or not, the game sort of reminds me of stardew valley in a way, but without the relationships. That’s probably not a comparison most people are going to make. But, I smash rocks. Pull up plants. Farm vegetables. Manage stamina. Interact with townsfolk. And go into dungeons to gather resources. All in a pixel art game. So, nothing like stardew valley at all, but it oddly reminds me of it all the same. (Shrug) At the time of this writing I am 12 and a half hours in, and I am still discovering new things. For a game I spent ~$13 (bought on sale during release discount). This means I have already gotten an hour of gameplay per dollar, and I am likely to get many more hours. That said, the game is slightly repetitive. So far, smashing rocks, pulling up plants. Farming. Managing stamina. Interacting with townsfolk. Gather resources in dungeons. Is basically what there is to do in the game. Also crafting I guess. But despite the repetitive nature, it has continued to feel rewarding because I am still currently “progressing” so I get that continued dopamine hit from that progression. After 12+ hours of gameplay. And based on where I and what I see. I can easily see doubling that gameplay time before hitting any sort of end to that progression in the games current state. So I am enjoying it.

Played many hours into the Demo, While it does feel a little unpolished in EA and certainly with its flaws the team is actively pushing updates, fixes and maintenance since release ironing everything out. Would highly recommend playing with some friends for some funny moments and cheesing (We've had many giggles stacking healing, shields and buffs to just afk nuke waves of enemies) but even as a solo player you're guaranteed to enjoy it if this is your sort of game especially with all the quests and solid matchmaking system if you do want to play with others. With the roadmap given to us it really is promising on upcoming future updates and patches and I know our large group cannot wait for those to roll out down the line. Ignore all the typical womp womp crypto snowflake bros crying, Reddit drama and experience Soulbound for yourself rather than the typical sheep - Overlook the MS issues that are actively being fixed and I do promise you'll enjoy the game thoroughly! While the shady background of the games origination is questionable the game in its state now and everything to come to us is far beyond promising. Big Bonk, Numbers go up... Great dopamine release! [Edit]: Add romance to the game! We wanna smooch our homies!

I really enjoyed the game, however they plan on wiping all early access servers. I would advise to just wait until the full launch. That way you are not paying for a game that will reset your progress.