The Gold River Project

In its current state, the game is unplayable. Keys can disappear, forcing you to load older saves just to progress. The health and hunger systems are inconsistent, as are deaths and respawns. The game has great potential, and I love the concept, but playing it in its current state will likely ruin the experience.

This is not worth the price they have it set to. for $25, you too can face frequent disconnects if trying to play with friends. And rejoining the world means those items are just lost to the void. At least this game at its current place is not worth $25 and I cannot stress to anyone to not buy this. The developers need to fix basic game functions BEFORE adding more

Game still in development progress and needs a lot of optimization, and bug fixes.

This game is just flat out too janky to enjoy in its present state and I am a gamer who will overlook some pretty [i]enormous[/i] amounts of jank for a decent game, so that is really saying something. First off, just loading in to the game itself felt really bad, because moving the mouse to walk or even look causes a nausea-inducing slightly blurred effect that cannot be turned off. The lack of inventory space is completely unmanageable even for starting game gear, and this is compounded by some VERY poor dev choices on how much space everything takes up. [b]NOTHING[/b] in a game with inventory management and resource gathering as central mechanics should ever take up more than one inventory slot, let alone making half the items take up 2-6+ (!!!!) slots per (non-stacking) item. Oh and there is no map screen either, just random "park sign" maps here and there out in the world. Some of the maps are also completely impossible to read because the sun washes out the entire image, but I guess some people might think standing in front of a glaring white ten foot tall billboard for ten minutes waiting for the sun's position to move so you know where the hell you even are is super fun? Then there is the fact that the story is so incredibly ham-fisted and shoved down your throat so hard that the game leaves no room for suspense, creates no desire to explore, and gives players no sense of progressive discovery. My friend and I MIGHT have overlooked the [b]multitude[/b] of glitches and glaring rough spots for the compelling story that it seemed the devs tried very hard to create though, had they not immediately completely ruined that by telling us the entire game's story within the first TEN MINUTES when we found the first map and also the "hidden" (read: ridiculously obvious) message carved into the border of it that - I ♥♥♥♥ you not - actually just flat out says "They are trying to kill you!!!" Surrounded by a box of BRIGHT. YELLOW. TAPE. They then sealed the deal with the first cabinyou find by literally wallpapering every last inch of the interior with notes that all said something along the lines of "This place is a hoax, and you are about to be murdered!" It COULD have been a really decent storyline to discover, had the devs not completely insulted players' intelligence and sense of curiosity by blatantly and immediately telling us as though we were toddlers who needed it spelled out or we'd just NEVER figure out the "big secret" [b][i][u]ten steps away from the first spawn point[/u][/i][/b] lmfaoooo ...It felt about as subtle as a bag of hammers to the face. Refunded.

well umm!! started out good everything looking ok running great then 3 days of playing got hit with an update today loaded in to no trees or buildings loot boxes hovering everywhere took screen shots of it all reloaded in same thing started new game came back running good i left the game came back same thing happen uninstalled it reinstalled same thing no tress or buildings hate it but this game is broke i really liked playing it till it is fix i wont be back hours wasted progression lost yet again update: bug in purple key bunker found cant progress cant find UV flashlight anywhere to get the codes i had to watch a old video of a streamer had 3 UVs in the toolbox for him i didn't even have a toll box there but when you enter the codes in computer A&B both open the loading doors get blue keycard but now you need T1 T2 & T3 codes yet again you need a UV flashlight to look for the codes but if you can't find one there is another way but its locked behind a door the was suppose to unlock when you enter the codes in A&B the codes at this point i am just done i have reloaded the game out reloaded in checked game files nothing i refuse to wipe for a 6th time in this game i am to far in to it to want to trees still doing the same but go to your campfire and reload the file it will fix it i gave it another chance being the developers help me out but at this point i am getting aggravated this game has to many bug and im just done with it

This game cannot be compared to Dayz, maybe The forest but not Dayz.... visually it is beautiful but the character movements and overal UI are less than tolerable. Movement is odd, you're either walking at a snail's pace or sprinting like theres a bear chasing you. Trying to pick up ground objects (sticks, rocks, etc) is painful. Your cursor has to be exactly on the object to get the "pick up" prompt; there should be more of a hit box or something so you can look close to it and still receive the prompt. I gave up after not being able to place a crafting bench because I guess I am not in the correct zone. But where is the correct zone? My character arrived on a dock with a dilapitated cabin and destroyed neighboring campsite with nothing but his clothing. Other than the occasion berry bush, there isnt enough sustinance to venture much further than I have. Honestly this game has potential but the cost for early access is not justifiable. I will be checking back periodically to see if any improvements have been made. I believe its been in early access for a little over a year? But currently the playtime felt more like a chore than an activity at this moment in time. Less mariner updates and more polishing.

less mature version of rust! I'd play rust if i am in the mood for survival . Devs. didn't answer my question ... they patch the game with one very large file that it will take ages to replace other one(s) so patching will be at least for 10 minutes... I'd say you buy it to play with friends or support your dev friend for trying to create a rust knock off!

Game is great. Few bugs here and there but nothing major. Seems like it must have really been cleaned up since a majority of the bad reviews have been posted. Definitely well worth it imo. It is extremely demanding tho, could use some optimization I think.

The games i have saved here brings me back to the begining wtf!

One of the best games I have found this year! I hope they can continue to grow and make this the game I know it can be! Well worth the money!