Aiyana
- April 12, 2024
- Laireon Games
Get on Steam"Aiyana is a voxel builder game set on a beautiful yet dangerous alien planet where players must survive aggressive nightlife using a spell system, with unlockable spells as rewards for completing achievements. The game also features a blueprint and structure builder system, allowing players to create and duplicate structures for added creativity."
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game has a beautiful and vibrant art style, creating an immersive environment that players enjoy exploring.
- Aiyana features a unique skill and attribute leveling system that adds depth to gameplay, allowing players to specialize in their preferred playstyle.
- The developer is highly engaged with the community, providing consistent updates and responding quickly to feedback, which shows a commitment to improving the game.
- The game suffers from significant control and movement issues, making it frustrating and difficult to play, with characters often moving erratically or not responding to input.
- Performance problems, including frame drops and crashes, detract from the overall experience, leading to instability during gameplay.
- Many basic bugs, particularly related to inventory management and crafting, can result in lost progress and items, making the game feel unpolished and unreliable.
- gameplay16 mentions
- 19 % positive mentions
- 56 % neutral mentions
- 25 % negative mentions
The gameplay is characterized by a relaxing yet challenging loop, where players can specialize their abilities and tools through use and perks, enhancing their personal gameplay style. The transition from day to night introduces a significant shift in mechanics, increasing difficulty and encouraging exploration. However, some players express concerns about the game's evolving mechanics and a perceived decline in quality over time.
“Your abilities and speed with tools increase with use, and perks allow you to specialize in areas that emphasize your gameplay style.”
“Watch out though, because like it says in the description, when it turns to nighttime, the mechanics of the game seem to flip and most things are out to kill you, which at this early stage of my playing happens a lot to me.”
“This all together creates a relaxing gameplay loop that, if you go out into the world, becomes more challenging, giving a nice vibe of completing your objectives at your base then going back out into the open world to keep exploring, rinse and repeat, going further and exploring more as you progress.”
“But as time has gone on, they've listened less and less to me on the gameplay getting worse, and want to develop the game as they wish.”
“Watch out though because, like it says in the description, when it turns to nighttime the mechanics of the game seem to flip and most things are out to kill you, which at this early stage of my playing happens a lot to me.”
“I'd compare it to Vintage Story, but with less annoying enemy mechanics and much more streamlined crafting.”
- graphics12 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 25 % neutral mentions
- 25 % negative mentions
The game's graphics are praised for their unique and immersive art style, reminiscent of Minecraft but more visually appealing. However, players have reported significant stability issues, including frequent crashes that affect graphics performance, alongside various UI and crafting problems. Overall, while the visuals are generally well-received, technical instability detracts from the experience.
“Having the benefit of newer engines to work with, there is a unique and wonderful style to the artwork which encourages immersion.”
“Nice visuals and chill music.”
“A cute game with beautiful graphics that reminds me of Minecraft but more beautiful.”
“The one thing that the demo hid tremendously well with its 30-minute time limit is that this game is tremendously unstable, to the point of causing my entire graphics drivers to crash every 20 to 40 minutes.”
“Decent graphics, but the game has a lot of UI issues, along with problems related to crafting and items disappearing.”
“I had to turn down the graphics a bit as I felt my laptop was getting a little hot while playing it, but it is an old laptop, so the issue is probably more with my cheap computer than the game.”
- music10 mentions
- 60 % positive mentions
- 30 % neutral mentions
- 10 % negative mentions
The game's music is generally well-received, featuring a catchy soundtrack that enhances the overall experience with calming tunes during the day and a more exciting ambiance at night. While players appreciate the peaceful and cozy atmosphere, some feel that the addition of more dynamic fight music could improve the gameplay. Overall, the music contributes positively to the game's relaxing and immersive environment.
“Has a very peaceful soundtrack, great ambience, and reasonably decent sound effects, allowing you to relax and just enjoy the game, when you know you don't have a wolf chasing you, of course!”
“Only played a couple of hours but the game looks super fun, so many crafting options and it looks really well put together and needs a wee bit of thought to play. I love the music and graphics; one particular tune is really catchy, so look out for the earworm once you start to play...”
“The ambiance of the game is very cozy, allowing for a relaxed experience when near your base, with calming music and atmosphere in the day and more exciting and spookier at night.”
- story6 mentions
- 17 % positive mentions
- 33 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The story aspect of the game is likened to "Vintage Story," featuring streamlined crafting and improved enemy mechanics, though players desire more quests for depth. Despite its current beta state, the game offers a quest-like progression that provides a relaxing experience, with the expectation of future content enhancements. Overall, it is recommended for its engaging narrative potential.
“All together, I would recommend the game, even in the current beta state, allowing for quest-like progression and a relaxing time playing.”
“More quests to do would be nice, but I'm guessing that in the future there will be more content. The tutorial ends fairly quickly.”
“The story feels underdeveloped and lacks depth, making it hard to stay engaged.”
“While the game has potential, the narrative is weak and doesn't provide enough motivation to continue.”
- optimization4 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
Overall, the optimization of the game is criticized for poor performance, broken shaders, and an inadequate control scheme that seems difficult to improve. Players have had to adapt their playstyles to complete the content efficiently, indicating significant issues with the game's technical execution.
“I learned three things from the demo: performance is bad, the shaders are broken, and the control scheme is lacking and not really that fixable, all things considered.”
“I've optimized my playstyle so I can get the content done in about 10 hours.”
- grinding4 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be excessively tedious and unfulfilling, comparing it unfavorably to the early days of World of Warcraft. The progression feels stingy, and the spellcasting mechanics contribute to a sense of frustration rather than enjoyment.
“Now the progression is almost as stingy as vanilla World of Warcraft; spellcasting is terrible and unrewarding, and it just feels like a massive and tedious grind to play.”
- stability2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game exhibits some bugs, which is anticipated given its early development stage; however, the developer is responsive and attentive to player inquiries, indicating a commitment to improving stability.
“It is a little buggy, but it is to be expected this early in the game. The developer does care and responds well even to my questions that can make me look quite dim at times.”
- atmosphere2 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game's atmosphere is characterized by a cozy ambiance that promotes relaxation near the player's base, complemented by calming music during the day. At night, the atmosphere shifts to a more exciting and spooky tone, enhancing the overall experience.
“The ambiance of the game is very cozy, allowing for a relaxed experience when near your base, with calming music and atmosphere during the day and more exciting and spookier at night.”
