Stars Reach

I want to like this game so bad and to an extent i really do. But Jesus Christ it is in such a rough state that it is nearly impossible to play. What in the actual hell were all of those months/year of playtesting for? Its just crazy how they fumbled this so much. "Oh but its early access" Yeah well early access is basically treated as a release. Especially if you charge money for it. People expect a working product. I literally cant do any missions or build my plot up like i wanted to because the lag is so bad to where it can be at minimum a 5 second delay and up to literally a minute. That's unacceptable. (Not my internet. 220down, 200up) I will continue to check in daily to see if they are fixing things because I really like the idea of the game and the overall atmosphere they are going for. After a month if its still complete aids, i'm considering it dead. Otherwise i hope to update this to a positive.

It's the best non AAA mmo I've tried in awhile. It's a bit laggy here on day 1 but it's still better than any other MMO launch that I can think of. There is frame stuttering issues but that isn't a big deal to me personally. I played eq2 at 10 frames per second when it launched, lol. I like it despite the flaws. I want to level up, actually have a desire to explore, and the game at this point in time holds mystery for me. I have a higher thresh hold for early access jank than some people though.

Worst EA title I have ever played. Considering I own most of the games published by Snail Games, that is saying something. Graphics are missing textures, UI is horrible, animations are whack, movement is jerky. All things that should have been addressed before launching. Oh, plus you have to pay a monthly subscription if you want a house.

this game is going to need a good community to succeed and you can not rely on people unfortunately. people like coldplay and voted for nazis

Its way better than it was in alpha but its still not good. The worst part really is the combat and creatures part of the game. its just so wildly different than the rest of the experience which feels like its aiming for a hyper simulated consistent world based on science or at least procedurally predictable results. But then you encounter ungulates (deer-like creatures) that shoot fire balls or blobs of purple goop. If that wasn't bad enough, these gloopy blobs track you, so they are homing goop balls. It just totally draws me out of the game with big WTF moments. there's no rhyme or reason to it either. Are they going for like some sort of wild Pokémon vibe or something? But even Pokémon have sort of an internal consistency within their wild abilities. Animals should not shoot anything at you, no laser beams or fireballs. They should run up and bite and kick. if They want combat with things that shoot then make NPCs with guns. You lose your entire inventory when your character is killed and need to do a corpse run like old school EverQuest. I thought MMO games evolved past full loot drop corpse runs? Oh and if you don't go loot your glowing death marker in that session its gone for good. I played a bunch in alpha but I've barely played at all since EA because every time a lagomorph (bunny like creature) pukes out an orange homing death ball at my character who is trying locate pathfinder points and kills me i just cant help but quit and go play something that isn't planning server wipes. oh yea and don't forget all progress in EA will be wiped before launch according to their FAQ.

As a former SWG vet, I followed the game with certain expectations. Unfortunately Stars Reach feels like and performs like it was developed in the early 2000s. "Outdated" is how I can describe it best. Not the Terrafrom Tech itself, but the overall implementation. The UI, movement, character design,... Because of this very poor impression, I refunded the game within an hour of playtime. This is NOT worth 30€ in 2026!

Ok time to be fair I gave it a try and its got a long long way to go BUT, its not bad. It's actually kind of fun and the PVE is actually a challenge.

40 million for this? Did they buy gold toilet paper for the office? Seriously. I could have made this myself, alone for 40 million. Hire me. In all seriousness this is a "we failed, we're trying to recoup some of our losses by launching on steam before shutting down." This is basically Ashes of Creation 2.0 If you do buy into this game, just know that this is very likely the reality of the game and you're basically buying it and hoping it survives long enough to be something good. Definitely do your research, I thought it would at least be playable but it very much was not. The lag was unbearable