Sunkenland

Okay. So. I've played the game a bit since the update dropped. Has my opinion changed? ... Unfortunately, I don't think it has, but perhaps I now have different reasons for having it. I once said this game was "dead." It isn't. It's "undead." And I'll explain that in a minute. This still almost hurts to write. When Sunkenland first came out, I was immensely excited for it. It was definitely bare-bones; most of the ocean was empty and barren, the graphics for the mutants and people were clearly placeholder images, the tech tree was almost pointless. As friends and I played, we critiqued all of it, how we'd do things if this was our project. Yes, as we played, the game was actually FUN. And soothing. And even though it was sparse, it was still beautiful. Then bonus, as the updates came out, it was almost like they were listening to our conversations -- every idea, every "improvement" we'd brainstormed showed up in the game! The ocean floors because alive with more and types of life and ghosts of the drowned world of men. Graphics improved. The tech tree improved. World building improved. A mission system was introduced. Surface naval combat was introduced. For awhile there, it was looking like the sky was the limit. And then everything just...stopped. It's back now, with a MAJOR update! But is it actually any better? Well, let's see. They added primarily "end game" content, and made it so your old saves aren't compatible with the new content. So yeah, lots of new stuff to see; but you have to repeat all the old grind you've already done (if you're like me, several times now) to get to it. And this is becoming a pattern with this (and other) early/pre-release games. Hence the "undead" label. Waiting as long as the community has for this update, are the graphics better? No. They overhauled the quests and tutorial feature. ...and now the tutorial has you trying to take out a Marlin in shark infested waters. Whole ocean full of Marlin...and it directs to you to school next to a shark. Really? More locations! So many more that you tend to actually overlap, drawing aggro from enemy islands as you try to gather resources from "safe" zones. Speaking of enemies, is the combat better? Not that I can tell. In fact, the mutants now have what I think is supposed to be a lunge attack, and it looks like they are teleporting to me to perform it. I still feel like the game has "stopped" at a point where you can't help but see where it was going, but instead of actually GETTING there, they've revealed even more track. When I thought the game was dead, I said it was at a point that it was like seeing an Olympic runner collapse a few feet from the finish line. Still kind of feels that way, since I can't see what they "improved" in the over all game mechanics, but did reveal it's not a sprint, it's a triathlon. The shortcomings in the game now feel ignored, which I KNOW they're not. Which makes the basic shortcomings feel intentional. Like, they looked at it and said "Good enough." It really re-enforces the "Wow...so this is it, eh?" I am thrilled beyond words the game isn't dead (I hope?), and I really want to recommend it! I really do! ... I just can't. Yet. I feel like the devs need to offer a free to play demo version of the game. Let you, the player, get feel for what they're making here and decide for yourself if you want to help support it "as is" on its journey to completeness. I'll keep playing from time to time, and I promise you if I see any reason -- any reason at all -- to change my stance to a "Yes" recommendation, I'll absolutely do it. Because as I said, I really, REALLY want to. I just can't. Yet. :(

only 5% of the playerbase was able to get the easiest achievement in the game (walk 100 meters). How does this game have 9k positive reviews. This is statistically impossible.

Another game abandoned by its devs. Its time Steam takes responsibility for these.

Bon potentiel mais jeu abandonné par ses dév apparemment........dommage il ne sortira certainement jamais en 1.0

игруха клевая, с кафом поиграл, но с новыми обновлениями сохранения не совместимы теперь че получается батрачить все заново ? ты ипанулся разраб оптимизируй сохранения старых игроков

I keep coming back to this game, play it for an hour, and then see where it is going... and stop playing it. It has promise... it reminds me of 7 Days to Die, you just have opponents who can shoot back. In short, when playing it, you swim out to a spot, loot piles of crud (mostly metal fragments), and then swim back to see what you can make out of it. This is no Assassin's Creed or Fallout 4. It has promise, however the map is just a tic-tac-toe board of things to loot. I was hoping for a Waterworld type experience... flooded cities to explore... I think I am tainted by my experience with Subnautica. I am guessing if you like 7 Days to Die, you'll find something similar in Sunkenland. The world is not a sandbox... you can't create blocks or destroy things to build anew, etc. Enemies are cardboard cutouts. It is fun at first... hopefully will get better in time.

"Note: The last update made by the developers was over 16 months ago. The information and timeline described by the developers here may no longer be up to date."