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Abermore

Even Abermore's cult of beetle worshippers would draw the line at this many bugs.
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25%Game Brain Score
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20% User Score Based on 44 reviews
Critic Score 54%Based on 1 reviews

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Abermore is a single player role playing game with a fantasy theme. It was developed by Four Circle Interactive and was released on March 29, 2022. It received neutral reviews from critics and negative reviews from players.

"Abermore" is a first-person stealth RPG set in the unique, neo-Edwardian city of Abermore. As "The Unhanged Man," players have 18 days to prepare for a daring heist by undertaking countless unique heists, meeting strange characters, and assembling a ragtag crew with special abilities. Each campaign is different, offering new stories, spoils, and paths to the ultimate score, "The Feast of the Lucky Few."

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20%
Audience ScoreBased on 44 reviews
gameplay5 positive mentions
stability7 negative mentions
  • The NPCs are quirky and fun to interact with, adding charm to the game.
  • The game features a unique tarot card system that sets it apart from other fantasy stealth games.
  • The writing and worldbuilding are generally well-received, creating an interesting setting worth exploring.
  • The game is plagued with numerous bugs and glitches, making it nearly unplayable at times.
  • Level design is often broken, with missing geometry and soft-locks occurring frequently.
  • The game feels unfinished and lacks polish, leading to a frustrating experience for players.
  • story
    42 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story of the game is criticized for being poorly written and filled with bugs that disrupt gameplay, leading to frustrating experiences such as soft-locks and mission failures. While some players appreciate the unique worldbuilding and atmosphere, many feel that the narrative lacks depth and coherence, often resorting to excessive lore dumps without engaging storytelling. Overall, the potential of the setting is overshadowed by technical issues and a disjointed plot, leaving players disappointed.

    • “The small nuggets of story and worldbuilding paint a picture of a magic realist place.”
    • “I really like the art style, atmosphere, story, and characters.”
    • “[abermore] is the story of a thief, dreaming of building up his reputation to the status of legend in a world that is not without reminding you of Dishonored.”
    • “The story constantly lore dumps and you can't skip unless you want to spam spacebar.”
    • “The aesthetic of the world and the general ideas are great, but the details of the story are absolute garbage and I cannot deal with that when all I want is some tense immersive sim thieving in a magitech setting.”
    • “But when you need to restart the tutorial multiple times and the first mission too, both due to game-breaking bugs, you can’t help but feel that either nobody actually worked on the game or tested it or that sometimes, someone, somewhere did something absolutely horrible with it.”
  • gameplay
    20 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay features a mix of innovative mechanics and enjoyable moment-to-moment interactions, with notable elements like stealth and unique abilities. However, it suffers from significant issues such as bugs, soft-locks, and a lack of content, which detracts from the overall experience. While the movement feels good and some ideas are creative, the execution is marred by clunky design and repetitive environments, leading to a frustrating experience for many players.

    • “The movement feels pretty good and stealth mechanics work well.”
    • “The gameplay integrates some interesting elements like tarot cards that give your character special abilities or crafting from the items you loot in-game and food to eat to replenish your stamina.”
    • “It has so many unique systems and the gameplay loop is solid.”
    • “You can soft-lock the game at several points, some mechanics straight up don't work, the game is generally lacking in content and the story... well it could almost create a new term: 'aberlore'.”
    • “Clunky menu design and an overdesigned stamina system that has mechanics to it but never actually utilizes them at all.”
    • “I quit when I had to go through two completely empty 'corridor' areas, each with their own loading screen before entering them, before I could start getting to any sort of gameplay after dealing with a ten-page prologue with maybe a minute's worth of gameplay that should have been a skippable tutorial.”
  • graphics
    9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics of the game receive mixed reviews, with some praising the unique art style and atmospheric design, while others criticize the repetitive asset reuse and lack of graphical options. Many users feel that the overall execution is inconsistent, likening it to an asset flip and expressing disappointment in the level of detail and polish. Overall, the aesthetic is seen as promising but ultimately undermined by technical shortcomings and poor design choices.

    • “I really like the art style, atmosphere, story, and characters.”
    • “Graphically speaking, while it is certainly its own, the level design and the main city are definitely inspired by the Dishonored series.”
    • “The aesthetic of the world and the general ideas are great.”
    • “The art style is boring and assets are reused so much throughout the entire game that I experienced the same rooms more than I experienced actual unique gameplay content.”
    • “Not to mention the dearth of graphics options and the fact that the keybindings were patched in on day one as an afterthought.”
    • “The graphics and art direction are all over the place.”
  • stability
    7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game is plagued by numerous bugs and glitches, with players noting that its stability is severely lacking, reminiscent of the issues faced by Cyberpunk 2077 at launch. Many users report that the game feels unfinished, with poorly explained mechanics and nonfunctional systems, leading to a frustrating experience. While there is hope for future fixes, the current state is far from stable.

    • “The bugs and glitches can be cataloged so extremely clearly that it’s incredible that this game even got released, let alone past playtesting.”
    • “It's remarkably buggy, badly tutorialized, systems vary from nonsensical to nonfunctional, and you can't even see the controls in-game.”
    • “A catalog of bugs and glitches, on par with Cyberpunk 2077.”
  • optimization
    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's optimization is widely criticized, with performance issues leading to inconsistent frame rates capped at 60fps, even on high-end hardware. Players report significant softlocks and various glitches, suggesting that the developers have implemented questionable hacks to manage performance. Despite these issues, there is a sense of hope that the developers will address the optimization problems in future patches.

    • “This game is definitely what I wanted; it's like getting a custom-made game for myself. I love it, but unfortunately, there are some downsides. The optimizations are all over the place; I get 50 frames, then 144, then capped at 60, and then 90. This is not on a low-end or mid-end PC; it's on a high-end PC with a 3080 and i9 9900k, 16GB RAM at 1080p resolution.”
    • “So I can definitely see the devs fixing optimizations and glitches. If any of the devs see this review, I can show screenshots of the glitches I faced.”
    • “Performance is also abysmal and appears to be capped at 60fps.”
    • “After spending a few hours trying to figure out the performance issues this game has and identifying the source of the softlock in the tutorial level (which I have informed the developer about), I have decided otherwise regarding my initial optimism.”
    • “Ultimately, after seeing the state this game is in, the abysmal performance, and the ridiculous hacks that developers have implemented (like disabling shadow casting for almost all surfaces and setting a far plane for the camera to a distance of less than 100m), I just can't overlook it. As a game developer myself, I know that Unity is capable of handling a game like this and much more when used correctly.”
  • music
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music in the game receives mixed feedback, with some users praising the sound quality while others find it lacking, particularly noting the absence of ambient music. Overall, opinions vary significantly, highlighting a divide between appreciation and disappointment.

    • “Nice job on the sound and music!”
    • “Music is horrible.”
    • “Wouldn't have hurt to have some ambient music, right?”
  • humor
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Abermore features a captivating world populated by intriguing and humorous characters, contributing to its overall charm and entertainment value.

    • “Abermore is a fascinating world with interesting and funny characters.”
    • “The humor in this game is clever and keeps you laughing throughout.”
    • “I love how the dialogue is filled with witty one-liners and hilarious situations.”
  • grinding
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Players find the grinding aspect of the game tedious, with excessive and poorly crafted exposition detracting from the overall enjoyment of the gameplay.

    • “The little bit of gameplay felt nice, but the tedious and poorly written fantasy novel's worth of exposition is not worth it.”
    • “Grinding feels like a never-ending chore rather than an engaging part of the game.”
    • “The repetitive tasks required to progress make the experience feel more like a job than a game.”
  • replayability
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Players appreciate the game's infinite replayability due to its beautiful, randomly generated environments, which enhance the stealth experience. The attention to detail, such as character interactions with the environment, further contributes to its replay value.

    • “This game is beautifully randomly generated, which means infinite replayability for me. Stealth is my favorite genre, and I also love the small details, like when you get close to walls and your character puts their hands on them.”
    • “Though I cannot speak to its state at launch, it is far more playable than most of these reviews would have you believe.”
  • atmosphere
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The atmosphere of the game is highly praised for its engaging art style and storytelling, creating a tense and creepy environment that enhances the stress of missions, particularly in the context of thievery.

    • “I really like the art style, atmosphere, story, and characters.”
    • “When on a mission, the atmosphere is tense and creepy, making the stressful job of thievery even more nerve-wracking.”
    • “When on a mission, the atmosphere is tense and creepy - making the stressful job of thievery even more nerve-wracking.”
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Abermore is a role playing game with fantasy theme.

Abermore is available on PC and Windows.

Abermore was released on March 29, 2022.

Abermore was developed by Four Circle Interactive.

Abermore has received neutral reviews from players and neutral reviews from critics. Most players liked this game for its gameplay but disliked it for its story.

Abermore is a single player game.

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