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Anchors: Blockade Zone

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44%Game Brain Score
humor
gameplay, story
61% User Score Based on 23 reviews

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Anchors: Blockade Zone is a single player action adventure game. It was developed by SwimmingGod and was released on May 20, 2024. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

"Anchor: Blockade Zone" is a 2D pixel style shooter with a Cthulhu theme, where you play as an agent investigating strange events in a blockade zone. Your character must survive by finding food, water, and supplies, while completing quests to uncover the truth. Expect to encounter hostile agents, Kraken monsters, and otherworldly phenomena, with a variety of guns to choose from for tactical combat. * 2D pixel style shooter with a Cthulhu theme * Investigate strange events and survive in a blockade zone * Variety of guns and enemies, with potential for time-travel and otherworldly phenomena

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61%
Audience ScoreBased on 23 reviews
humor2 positive mentions
story3 negative mentions
  • The game offers a unique blend of Tarkov-style extraction mechanics with Lovecraftian themes, making it an interesting experience.
  • Players have reported high engagement, with some logging over 100 hours of gameplay, indicating strong addictive qualities.
  • The developers are active and responsive, having already released updates to improve the game since its launch.
  • The game suffers from poor English translations, making it difficult to understand quests and mechanics.
  • Gameplay is often slow and tedious, with long pauses during looting and a lack of dynamic movement, which detracts from the overall experience.
  • Many core systems, such as the quest and inventory systems, are poorly implemented or confusing, leading to frustration among players.
  • gameplay
    12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay features interesting core mechanics that become easier to navigate once players learn the tricks for survival, though the lack of clear explanations for the "intuition" mechanic can lead to frustrating moments. Additionally, the game's pace suffers from a lack of dynamism, which detracts from overall enjoyment. While the potential for fun exists, significant improvements are needed before it can be recommended.

    • “Don't be afraid if your character dies at the beginning of your gameplay; just restart and do better. You will understand the tricks for longer survival.”
    • “Easy to play once you get the tricks for efficient gameplay.”
    • “The core mechanics of the game are pretty interesting.”
    • “The 'intuition' mechanic is not explained properly, and after it reaches 25%, you are screwed (there are three options to combat this - a ridiculously expensive stim, a chocolate bar, or a pack of cigarettes).”
    • “This lack of dynamism is a major drawback and severely hampers any enjoyment that might be gleaned from the gameplay.”
    • “Don't be afraid if your character died at the beginning of your gameplay, just restart and do better; you will understand the trick for longer survival.”
  • story
    12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story aspect of the game is criticized for its poorly implemented quest system, which often provides quests for items that players cannot find while neglecting to offer quests for items that are available. Many quests are viewed as meaningless fillers or fetch quests, exacerbated by translation issues that render some descriptions unreadable. Overall, the narrative experience is hindered by these flaws, leading to confusion and frustration among players.

    • “The quest system is only half implemented.”
    • “Certain quest descriptions can't even be read in English because the font runs off the display area.”
    • “The quests in the game are just fillers or fetch quests (because of the translation, most of them are making no sense).”
  • humor
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Players find the humor in the game largely stems from amusing bugs that enhance the experience, encouraging others to discover these moments for themselves without spoilers.

    • “There are bugs that are beneficial and funny for players, but I don't want to spoil your fun, just experience it yourself, lol.”
  • grinding
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Players note that grinding can be challenging at the beginning due to high cash requirements for character maintenance, but it becomes more manageable as they progress and learn efficient farming strategies.

    • “At the start, you need a lot of cash to maintain your character's needs. It will get easier the more time you play and understand the tricks for efficient farming.”
  • atmosphere
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The atmosphere is criticized for being dull and lifeless, primarily due to repetitive ambient noise that fails to engage or excite players.

    • “The ambient noise is equally repetitive, creating a dull and lifeless atmosphere that fails to engage or excite.”
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Anchors: Blockade Zone is a action adventure game.

Anchors: Blockade Zone is available on PC and Windows.

Anchors: Blockade Zone was released on May 20, 2024.

Anchors: Blockade Zone was developed by SwimmingGod.

Anchors: Blockade Zone has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked this game for its humor but disliked it for its gameplay.

Anchors: Blockade Zone is a single player game.

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