STEAM HAMMER

This is a review of an early access game. It is rough around the edges; the UI needs work, and a lot of visuals are unpolished. The playable map itself is too small an area. There is no hiding that it feels like it is in late alpha stage, but these things are to be expected. Underneath the rough exterior is a real gem of a game. I really enjoy the depth of crafting this game offers, it's not easy, but it is complex. This is a unique treat for any fans of the steampunk genre, because it is just dripping in it. Nowhere else offers a place where you can create and live in such a detailed steampunk world. I personally look foward to the day I can create my own airship. This is a must buy for any steampunk fans out there!

TL;DR Fun if you like complexity, challenge and research mechanics. Not going to work for casual gamers who unfortunately became the majority. This game is a pleasant surprise for me. I probably like it for the wrong reasons but I am so sick and tired of streamlined games where everything is explained and so easy that challenge in Steam Hammer is a very welcome change. Trying to figure out what to do, how things work, explore the world and game mechanics struck a right chord in me. Somehow all this figuring out reminded me of complex strategies where you don't start from simple things and have to read up a lot until you know what to do. If you like good old hardcore games, this might be right up your alley. Also, I spend almost an entire hour walking around and looking at everything - it was like a meditation with very nice music. That's all for plusses. As for minuses, it's a bit tedious. I see in other reviews that not everyone seems to like it but for me it's again not so bad, maybe for my deep dislike of easy games.

Nice setting, but I expected more. Currently it's not worth the 28 €. Cons: - The map feels kinda empty and is missing details - Animation and sounds not matching sometimes - Very slow paced (like LiF:YO) - Blackscreen of Death when playing in fullscreen and trying to Alt+Tab or when generating a new world - No female character-models yet. The 4 available male-faces are ugly af! 2nd race not really implemented (also not going to win any beatuy competitions) - unmoveable progressbar right in the middle of the screen :O Pros: - Steampunk setting - Crafting and building - has multiplayer ;) Wait a little bit longer before purchasing :)

Crooked Developers that I still don't understand why Steam Allows this game to be sold Last 'official' update was one year ago and was a small ~30 mb update that did nothing that happened at the same time of the last STEAM summer Sale. The last major update that actually did anything was months before that. Since that update, nothing, no updates, no responses from the DEV that to bugs, issues, the website went offline...and then today they pop up and say,.....hey everyone An Update Just Happened, and the Public Servers are online and the Game is now 4.99 (USD)..... F*CK them and you're F*CK'ed if you so much as put a dollar into this game. STAY AWAY

It's a good game, the basics are great, but uh, they claim for it to be "out of early access" within a year. It has been a year. The website is broken, their twitter is dead, the devs have abandoned their game. RIP In Spaghetti, Never Forgetti.

with almost 100 hours in this game i could write a lengthy review, but i will save your eyes from a wall of text. I will just say i cannot recommend this game after 4 months of no updates for a very early access game (which is very odd). Most EA games recieve multiple updates within the first month of life. I Feel the devs took our money stopped development and laughed at us all the way to the bank. this is the last EA title i will ever buy. #NeverAgain I see people are still buying this game, a full year after i posted this review. STOP AND READ REVIEWS BEFORE BUYING INTO THIS SCAM. The game has been dead and abandoned by its devs since its release, a fake update was released in June 2018 to further scam people out of money. Honestly valve needs to do this community a service and remove this garbage from steam to prevent these scumbags from scamming anyone else, i mean they release a fake update to scam more people a year after they duped all of us. there is no other word for these people except scum.

This game is abandoned. i bought it on the website shortly before steam release and wish i hadent as i cant even get any form of refund. The servers are down for me and it is still incomplete and barely playable as it stands. Dont bother its a waste of money unless it gets a new maintainer and server hosts.

This game has been abandoned. From what I've heard in discussions, public servers aren't even up anymore. Last update was almost a year ago, so I don't know where these random positive reviews are coming from lately. Decided to give my imput since it's shocking this game doesn't have overly negative reviews at this point. Do not buy this game, do not listen to the positive reviews that just excuse it, being in "Early Access" doesn't excuse almost a year of no updates or communication. Before that, barely anything was updated as it was. If you want to see for yourself, go look at the discussions, and their news feed. I had no issue with the gameplay, I like grindy survival games, but paying twenty dollars for something that feels like a mod of Life is Feudal that has been abandoned, is not my idea of a good experience. If you are interested, just wait and follow their news feed to see if they ever come back, because at this point, this seems a bit fishy.