Arboreal

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Arboreal is a single player action game. It was developed by Team Nomad and was released on July 16, 2018. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Arboreal is an open world farming and adventure game where you have to save the world from a spreading corruption.

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68%

Audience ScoreBased on 22 reviews

grinding7 negative mentions

The game features beautiful watercolor graphics and a soothing soundtrack that create a calming atmosphere.
It offers a unique blend of exploration, puzzle-solving, and farming mechanics, making it an engaging experience.
The game is free to play, providing a refreshing alternative to many paid titles, and has potential for improvement.

The game is plagued by numerous bugs and crashes, making it frustrating to play and often uncompletable.
It has been abandoned by the developers, leading to a lack of updates and a sense of being unfinished.
The low-quality visuals and clunky gameplay mechanics detract from the overall experience, leaving players disappointed.

grinding
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The grinding aspect in "Arboreal" is criticized for being tedious and lacking depth, with farming mechanics described as bare-bones and clumsy controls leading to frustration. While there are elements of combat and unlockables that add some enjoyment, the overall experience feels empty and unfulfilling, particularly due to glitches in advanced farming quests.
- “Farming appears to be bare-bones; the plots are already laid out, etc. You just plant and water.”
- “Unclear hitboxes paired with clumsy control and no depth whatsoever leads to an empty, tedious mechanic.”
- “The quest for advanced farming appears to be glitched and cannot be completed.”
graphics
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The graphics of the game feature low-poly 3D visuals that may deter some players, but many appreciate the charming design and cute monster aesthetics. While there are occasional graphical issues and crashes related to settings, the overall presentation is considered well-executed, especially for a student-developed title, with some reviewers even preferring it over "Stardew Valley."
- “The design is great, the graphics match that very well and even the monsters look super cute!”
- “This game is heavily inspired by 'Stardew Valley', but to be honest, I prefer this game much more, partially because it is free, but mostly because a group of students were able to make this game with much better graphics than 'Stardew Valley'.”
- “The graphics, even if they are not much, look very nice and taken care of!”
- “This features fairly low quality low poly 3D visuals which will deter a lot of gamers, understandably.”
- “I've also had some extremely weird graphics issues occasionally when the trees change state.”
- “Using the wrong graphics settings can also crash the game, for some reason.”
story
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The game's storyline is engaging and runs smoothly, but players report significant bugs and confusion regarding quest progression, with some quests completing automatically without prior activation. Additionally, there are issues with specific areas causing crashes and glitches that hinder quest completion.
- “It runs very smoothly and has an interesting storyline.”
- “Quests completed themselves, and quest lines would progress because I walked into an area that was attached to a quest, even when I hadn't gotten the related quest itself yet.”
- “The quest advancement farming appears to be glitched and cannot be completed.”
- “It's a bit buggy and confusing to figure out what to do and where to go, and my game keeps crashing in the lava quest area when I open certain chests.”
stability
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's stability is inconsistent, with some players experiencing frequent crashes and bugs, particularly in specific areas like the lava quest. However, others report a smoother experience, suggesting that recent patches may have resolved many issues. Overall, stability appears to vary significantly among users.
- “It's a bit buggy and confusing to figure out what to do and where to go, and my game keeps crashing in the lava quest area when I open certain chests.”
- “Very buggy game.”
gameplay
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The gameplay is criticized for being clunky and tedious, with unclear hitboxes and awkward controls that lack depth, resulting in a frustrating experience.
- “The gameplay is extremely clunky.”
- “Unclear hitboxes paired with clumsy controls and no depth whatsoever lead to an empty, tedious mechanic.”