V Rising

Tried playing four times, and my base and progress was not saved three times - each time I came back into the world, I apparently died as well. How do you make progress in a base builder when your base is continuously deleted? Technical issues aside, this is the definition of a tree puncher. Combat is boring, upgrades are unsatisfying, and there is no engaging story. Save your time and play Grounded instead.

It's a cute game and the gameplay is fun enough. But it lacks a lot of lasting appeal because it's core gimmick is just either playing through it once in a PvE setting or doing cyclical resets on PvP servers. A big emphasis is on the whole survival-craft-fighting angle and I don't think that interests enough people for multiplayer longevity. Games like Conan Exiles still runs these days because they have a more sided fanbase for Roleplay and stuff like that. Rust survives because... I don't know maybe gun shooting just feels fun. The game is played constantly still but likely just on friend-only servers or single player. And a big part of stuff is suppose to be community interaction so without that element I find it very lacking. There isn't limited house space for no reason after all. I only played through it because I got it in a bundle, I likely wouldn't buy this game by itself, especially now that post-support is over.

the best

Game is amazing, the progression system is the best one i've played on any survival game. The building system is so fun, as theres so much to do. Its also not copy paste slop like every other combat games, where you see the same monster/boss every time, they actually took time to provide us different mobs/bosses and variety of system and mechanics you can do in the game. The only downside i think is there's no story line inside the game but theres a lore for sure. I love this game so much, I just wish they released more cosmetics/skins dlcs, this has so much potential for it. Sadly they wont be releasing any content for the game but its still very worth playing even just pve.

I’ve put 181 hours into V Rising, which is honestly something I normally don’t do. I usually get bored with games long before I put anywhere near that many hours into them, so that probably says a lot about how much I enjoyed this one. V Rising is a nice mix of a survival game, ARPG, and base-building game. You play as a vampire, explore the world, collect resources, build and upgrade your castle, craft better gear, and take on bosses to unlock new abilities and progression. The combat feels a lot like an action RPG, with different weapons and vampire abilities that let you build your character in different ways. What I really like is that there’s always something to work toward. You’re constantly unlocking new abilities, better equipment, castle upgrades, or another boss you want to take down. The castle building is also surprisingly addictive – although you do need to like world building for this. There’s some grinding involved, and traveling around the map can get a little repetitive, but it never bothered me enough to stop playing. If you like games like Diablo, Valheim, or other survival/building games, I’d definitely recommend giving V Rising a shot

Strong vampire themes. Engaging combat. Immersive factions. Lack of stealth and non-combat interactions. Raiding mechanic for minions limited by technical constraints. Graphics fidelity.

They should do a frost expansion that expands Hallowed Mountains and add a frost soul shard. I'll gladly hand over my money to see that.