Spirit Animal Survival

I've played the game a bit and I have to say I'm impressed with the amount of ability built into the game. I'll start with the pros PRO: A lot of functionality with building, crafting, character customization. Hunger and thirst isn't something you have to micro manage and is pretty balanced. The AI of the creatures is a pro and a con. I like the fact that when you get into an enemy camp and attract their attention they defend the camp, and if you run far enough away they lose interest in you and return home. I didn't see a lot of pathing issues, clipping or geo tears that are common with unity. The mesh is well done. My wife has found portals and little hidden nuggets all over the place as shes been playing through the night. CON: The swaying of the character is bad but the devs are working on a fix The menu's are clunky and the option to quit is not obvious. (switching to window mode (alt / enter) and selecting x at the top right works fine and saves the game. Dragging items into the hotbar is touchy and often items fall to the ground. The landscape appears very barren and not lush with life. Carnivores in the game seem to ignore obvious prey, and a Trike attacked me. It was like random creatures of all types running around the map or loitering around in one spot. It would be nice to run a steamCMD anonymous server as I am not a fan of paying for hosting. (also might add this is being worked on by the developers as a TOP priority) Summary: Bottom line this is a 3 person team who made this game out of their own pocket, and its impossible to beta test every possible bug with 3 people.. No kickstarters or funding to back the game either. If the community doesn't support the game its going to be rough for the team to finish the game.. BUT If you're not a fan of supporting indie developers and rolling with the fixes as they polish the game I would wait until some of the issues get fleshed out before you buy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lAEkyCWMpU

Not your typical developers who don't care about you and just want your money. They care about this game and their players, they respond quickly to bugs and problems and will bend over backwards to help you. One of the developers actually jumped into my game to talk to me about some issues I was having. I was standing face to face with his character and he even offered to replace the mats I lost. He also told me about things they are planning that will be coming soon. Never seen anything like that before. The game is fun and addicting, yes, it has some bugs and needs some polish and more content but what a great start. I'm really looking forward to the future of this game, I can't wait to see where it goes from here. SAS has a bright future. I hope some of you give it a chance and help out. Jump on PvP East Coast 2 server and lets all have some fun, just don't shoot me!

This game is close to unplayable in it's current state and I have no idea how it has positive reviews unless they're all from insiders or exceedingly hopeful people. If this is a serious attempt at a game and not a early access scam like so many games here are, then it's got a very very long way to go before it becomes even an enjoyable low quality exploring game. Terrain mapping is terrible, with many islands of mountains that provide rough exploration at best and a hell of a time getting around at worst. The models hover over the ground half the time and many are poorly rendered and either over or undersized. Resources and creatures both appear in strange and nonsensical places. The crafting system is unintuitive and the clothing crafting in particular is hard on the eyes because everying is labeled "bar_03" and such.

This game is unlike any Survival Game you’ve ever played. While it has many features similar to other survival games, it’s story line and dungeons granting you “Spirit Animal Abilities” to defeat the final boss is what pulls it apart from the rest. SAS is full of beauty, creativity, and adventure. From the moment I spawned into the game, I knew that I would be instantly absorbed into this massive open world game. With over 100 animals and a vividly colorful landscape, as I explored and crafted I was captivated with fascination. There are oceans and sunrises and sunsets with colors that put you at peace. Speaking of peace, the music is very peaceful and allows you to nearly fall into a trance as you explore the vast islands. There are multiple islands to explore but I currently have only seen one. As I got onto my Dragon Mount and flew around I found portals that lead you to dungeons and dark caves that give you chills. The monsters, such as Dinosaurs or Giant Spiders, are powerful, lurking at every corner and are nothing to mess around with. You definitely want to take your time breaking down trees and crafting equipment and weapons to level up before attempting those areas. It would also be a good idea to build a house whether it is custom or pre-built so you can craft a chest and store your supplies such as logs and cotton. But you don’t have to do any of this alone as this game is multiplayer so be sure to invite your friends to your custom server or one of the official ones. SAS has features such as a console that allows you to keep track of your character’s health, food and water. This is also where you find your character’s emote abilities such as break-dancing, or sitting. With a Karma based system, killing for sport is not the case here. As you run into creatures such as Elephants, Tree Ents, Sea Turtles, or different dinos, you will have the option to tame, fight, or run. If you fight them your karma will go down so best to let them be. There is plenty of food lying around though so you will be able to eat them to replenish water and food. I have very much enjoyed my stay in the Spirit Animal world and I am highly impressed with the 3 devs that have poured their heart and souls into this game. Every day there is new content and every day they are extremely involved in the discord community and in the game. Whether it’s to have a chat or report bugs or even add ideas that could improve the game I highly recommend being a part of the community. This review is my view on this game and I highly recommend trying it out. Special Thank you to the devs for all the hard work and perseverance. <3

I want to love this game, I love the idea behind it. However, so many things made me unhappy in the first 10 min of playing! #1..why have character creation if you can't see yourself, please give a third person option! (some people get motion sickness from first person) #2 No in game tutorial, the tutorial button take you to youtube videos. Even after watching the videos the interface in game was unresponsive and sluggish. #3 I could not put the game in full screen mode and the bottome of my tool bar was cut off. The idea behind this game is amazing, please keep working on it and I will give it another try in the future. For a game made by 3 people I am impressed. Please make it more user friendly. I wish you luck!

This is NOT EA, this is early alpha at best ... Glitchy is one of the words I would use, this game might become something great sooner or later, but for now it's unplayable. Sorry devs, I do like your idea, but you guys need to fix so many things it's not even funny. I'll stick around to see if it improves, but for now I can't recommend it. Problems encountered: - weapons/tools break super fast ( 10-15 hits with a weapon and poof ) - only T-rex spirit would actually attack ( had T-rex, Dragon and Phoenix ) - constant glitching underground ( especially in T-rex form, same with mobs ) - mobs/bosses can't damage you in a dungeon ( went to couple, with Harpy and "player" !? )

Attempted to play, but there's very little introduction, absolutely no tips or tricks or anything to even get you started, and none of the "animal morphing" which is exactly why I bought the game in the first place! I tried looking in discussions, looking up guides, but there's nothing. I'd love to actually play the game but there's such a massive learning curve that it just doesn't feel worth it, which sucks because I've wanted a game like this for ages.

Ok, so I don't write many reviews at all. Just being honest. I just don't make the time to do so. However, from time to time I do find a game that warrants one. SAS is one of those games. Graphics - amazing!! If you have a machine that can run this game on high end, and a card that can support all the bells and whistles of the engine the game looks so amazing. The animals and landscape is simple amazing. The detail in some of the tools and weapons is worth every penny. Game Mechanics - Some of the ideas behind how things work in the game is perfect in the flow of the game. The way you can shape shift or mount your ride works in smooth action and is not cumbersome at all. The game offers a great many actions and the controls work in perfect harmony with the actions. There are so many things in the game that the player can do its easy to work them all without a second thought because of how fluid the game play actually is. Lore - the story behind the game is very interesting and has room to grow and evolve as you progress through the game. The game has that feeling of never ending, like there might not be an end game... or not anywhere close to where you are here in the game but much further through many many dungeons, caves, tunnels, temples, entire underground worlds or burned out castles, and the list just keeps going and going. Almost sounds like a book I heard about one time where this small person went some place and came back to where he started. :) This game could be just as good of a tale as that!! All in all if you want a game that breaks some molds, adds some things not seen before, not done before, or just simply looking for something new, this is the game to get. I have spent just over 37 hours in the game as of this review and I have just scratched the surface of the things possible. Check out my screen shots or come watch a stream @ twitch.tv/prayr_ you can find many past videos there as well. Not trying to plug my channel but trying to bring awareness and attention to a well deserved game. Feel free to shoot me some questions about the game anytime. And no I am not part of the team at True Illusion Software and yes I did pay for my copy. I am just a really big fan of a great game and I think you guys would be too. Take care,

I uninstalled after 71 minutes. 60 minutes, assuming Steam starts counting time once you click "Play", were spent stuck in a loading screen, having to end the process in task manager to get out of the game at least 12 times. In only 2 of those 12 starts did I actually get into the game. The first time I had a frozen screen and never was able to move, so another end process. The second time I had character movement, but about 50 feet from the huts, the screen froze, and something behind me that I never did see killed me. Yet another end process. That was enough for me since I play games to alleviate stress, not cause it. In summary, I never got to play it, so it isn't possible for me to rate the game play. EA games are hit and miss, so I check back occasionally to see what has been done and often I'll give the game another try. Sometimes you get a winner, eventually.

This game has a good concept, My pc suck so i ciuld not play long but what time i got to play it was great.