Adventure Craft

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Adventure Craft is a single player role playing game. It was developed by Edible Entertainment and was released on July 5, 2017. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Adventure Craft is a procedurally generated open-world sandbox survival action RPG with day/night cycles and varying biomes. Descend into cave systems to battle powerful monsters, craft various weapons and equipment, and build a customizable home. Create party members with adjustable AI and train a pet attack dog. Explore, survive, and thrive in this expansive world.

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Audience ScoreBased on 116 reviews

gameplay5 positive mentions

grinding2 negative mentions

Adventure Craft offers a unique blend of sandbox gameplay and retro pixel art, providing a fun and relaxing experience.
The game features a variety of crafting options and survival mechanics, keeping players engaged and challenged.
Despite its early access state, the game has a lot of content and potential for growth, with frequent updates from the developers.

The crafting system is overly complex and unintuitive, making it frustrating for players to progress.
The game can be punishingly difficult, especially for new players, with one-hit kill enemies and scarce resources.
There are significant issues with saving progress, as players have reported losing their saved worlds and characters.

gameplay
17 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
29%
53%
18%
The gameplay features a procedurally generated open world with survival mechanics and base building, offering a mix of addictive elements and challenges. However, players often struggle with unclear instructions, imbalanced combat, and reliance on loot, which can lead to frustration. While the game showcases charming visuals and a captivating experience, it lacks innovative mechanics and can feel punishing, especially in combat scenarios.
- “Has the type of features that you'd come to expect from a game that includes a procedurally generated open world with survival mechanics and base building.”
- “Charming pixel art, great soundtrack and challenging gameplay.”
- “Edible entertainment has successfully harnessed various aspects of so many classics, added their own style and mechanics and managed to bring a cute (and sometimes terrifying), captivating and very much enjoyable experience.”
- “Seems like there is fun to be had here, but it's buried deep within the game's mechanics.”
- “This game gives a middle finger to balance; right off the bat, you are left with unclear instructions and a 'to-do list' which is as empty as the game itself is in mechanics. The loot table here is nuts, and your progress depends a lot on loot chests found uncommonly around, and they might never drop what you need.”
- “The mechanics are not innovative, basically a 2D Minecraft.”
graphics
12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
42%
25%
The graphics of Adventure Craft are characterized by a retro pixel art style that evokes nostalgia for classic games like Zelda and Terraria. While some users note the low resolution and simplicity, they appreciate the graphics for enhancing the fun and relaxing gameplay experience rather than detracting from it. Overall, the visuals are seen as a charming blend of old-school aesthetics that complement the game's crafting and survival mechanics.
- “As a veteran gamer, Adventure Craft is a unique fusion between sandbox game and retro pixel art, emphasizing fun and relaxation over high-end graphics. It provides a very calming environment, perfect for unwinding after a day of competitive gaming.”
- “The old school feel of the graphics really takes me back to my childhood, exploring the realms of 8 and 16-bit top-down worlds like Zelda. The massive amount of activity, from resource gathering to escaping hordes of enemies, reminds me of more modern games like Terraria.”
- “The art style takes me back to Zelda, but the movement of everything gives me a more satisfying grind, making the experience enjoyable and nostalgic.”
- “The graphics are so low res.”
- “It's like a mix of Minecraft and Don't Starve Together, with graphics like Terraria.”
- “Graphics may not be the prettiest thing you've ever seen, but that's not what makes the game fun to play in the first place.”
story
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
43%
14%
43%
The game's story is largely criticized for its lack of direction and depth, with players feeling that it offers minimal guidance or narrative structure. While there are unique quests available, many users express a desire for more missions and a clearer storyline to enhance the overall experience. The open-world exploration is praised, but the absence of a compelling story leaves players feeling lost and unmotivated.
- “The storyline and quests offer a rich free-roaming experience.”
- “Players can choose to complete unique quests to uncover the ultimate purpose of the story in the game.”
- “If more smaller missions were added, I think that would elevate the game even further.”
- “You don't know what to do, there is no story, and most of the time you will just die of hunger while exploring.”
- “If you ever asked what would happen if I took Adventure Time, the TV show, and Crashlands but removed the story and NPCs, and just made it open world like Minecraft, well, you get (wait, the game says Adventure Craft, oh well that's self-explanatory...) this game is awesome, so many places to go and... well wait, you might want some equipment first. Just craft with the slice, crush, and combine features and pick up recipes from attacking things like trees, stones, goblins, then go explore, but can you make all the things?”
- “☐ story?”
music
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The music in the game is highly praised, featuring a great soundtrack that complements the charming pixel art and challenging gameplay. Players appreciate how the music enhances their experience as they progress through the game.
- “Charming pixel art, great soundtrack, and challenging gameplay.”
- “I played this game for about an hour and enjoyed the game along with the soundtrack, as well as how it introduces new elements at the right pace as you progress.”
replayability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players express a desire for multiplayer options to enhance replayability, indicating that the game's current single-player experience may not be sufficient to encourage repeated play. Some users are willing to revisit the game after updates, suggesting potential improvements could increase its replay value.
- “I wish this were playable with friends; I would literally pay like $20 for this game easily.”
- “Edit: This review was made for a very early version of the game. I will give it a second try now that it has gone through dozens of updates after I stopped playing, and maybe edit or delete my review depending on how much more playable it has become for me.”
- “I wish this game had multiplayer options; I would easily pay $20 for it.”
- “This review was made for a very early version of the game. I will give it a second try now that it has gone through dozens of updates, and I may edit or delete my review depending on how much more playable it has become for me.”
grinding
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be overly tedious and complex, detracting from overall enjoyment. Many feel that the extensive grinding required, particularly for crafting, is excessive and frustrating.
- “The crafting is so tedious and needlessly complex that it ruins any enjoyment of the game.”
- “You'll need a second life for grinding.”
optimization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game exhibits issues with fluidity, indicating that while the core systems are functional, further optimization is needed to enhance overall performance.
- “The optimization efforts have significantly improved performance, making the gameplay experience much smoother.”
- “With a few tweaks and optimizations, the game could reach its full potential and provide an even more enjoyable experience.”
- “The game lacks fluidity, but it has the core systems in place, so it's just a matter of optimization.”
monetization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
300%
The monetization in "Realy Realy Adventure Craft" is heavily criticized, with users likening it to a mobile game plagued by constant ads and frequent errors during gameplay, detracting from the overall experience.
- “It's more like 'Error Craft' because no matter what I do, I keep encountering errors while crafting or moving items. It feels like a mobile game with non-stop ads.”
- “The monetization is overwhelming; it feels like I'm constantly bombarded with ads and prompts to spend money.”
- “I can't enjoy the game because the constant push for in-game purchases ruins the experience.”