The Gold River Project

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.

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!

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

Well is average, great looking views. kayaking around is ok, but does lack any pace. The story if you call is that is every loose and at the start you just go, what am i suppose to do? There are better games out there.

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

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!

ich habe das spiel gleich wieder zurück gegeben den 20 euro ist es bis jetzt nicht wert also egal welche einstellung ich mache es ist nur am ruckeln selbst wenn ich auf 1080p runter gehe sieht alles sehr schlecht aus

First off, I have 20 hours in the game so it's not like I did not give it a shot. This could be a fantastic game. I love how scarce food is, however after sometime I could no longer get the attach menu to pull up for the simple fishing rod. I crafted the first one so I figured even though it had 99 (uses or percent not really sure) left on the rod. Tried the rod you can just find on the map and got the same results. Having a flaw or glitch in the game is no big deal, but when you have an issue with one of the only reliable sources of food in the game none the less a survival game it's unacceptable. Finding food in containers is very rare and berries are not just out in the wild as I have found they are only at POI and do very little for hunger. (In the words of the sharks) "And for this I am out". I have requested a refund, whether I will receive it who knows but if I were anyone looking at this game I would wait till it's closer to being finished and/or becomes way cheaper it's not worth the $20-ish dollars in my opinion at this time. Edit: So after almost 10 more hours giving this game a change, it's so much worse than I thought. Containers and pouches will for no reason no longer allow you to see inside them in your inventory. I have tried everything and nothing aside from starting all over for the second time will resolve the issue. About the only help you will receive is a Dev commenting on your review telling you theirs works just fine. Do not spend money on this game till they have developed solutions or finished the game.