Ars Notoria

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Ars Notoria is a single player and multiplayer role playing game. It was developed by XRON Software and was released on November 27, 2025. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Roadmap About the GameArs Notoria is an open-world survival crafting game set in a rich fantasy world. Blending classic gameplay elements like building, crafting, and survival, it invites you on a journey filled with wonder, mystery, and discovery. Venture out alone or team up with friends to explore a land full of secrets and danger. Build your base, gather resources, expand your influence, …

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76%

Audience ScoreBased on 103 reviews

gameplay4 positive mentions

grinding10 negative mentions

The game has a lot of potential with its complex systems, crafting, and building mechanics, making it enjoyable for players who love survival and RPG elements.
Despite its early access state, the game is surprisingly fun and engaging, with many players looking forward to future updates and improvements.
The developers are responsive and actively working on bug fixes, which gives hope for a better gaming experience as the game evolves.

The game is currently plagued by numerous bugs and technical issues, including broken quests, disappearing items, and clunky controls, making it frustrating to play.
Many players find the combat system unbalanced, with melee being overpowered while magic feels weak and underdeveloped.
The world feels incomplete, with limited content and areas, leading to a repetitive experience that may not satisfy players looking for a fully realized game.

story
24 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story aspect of the game is marred by numerous quest-related bugs and a lack of clear direction, leading to frustration among players. While there is a sense of progression and some quests make sense within the survival genre, many are broken or poorly designed, resulting in players feeling stuck and unable to advance the main storyline. Overall, the narrative experience is hindered by technical issues and a need for more engaging quests and NPCs to enhance the RPG elements.
- “There is a story that I haven't progressed too much in, but it relies heavily on the systems in the game and gives you a sense of progression that is lacking in a lot of other survival games.”
- “The quests make sense, so much so that for a survival game, it's really refreshing to still feel like you have a progression of things, such as what to build and why, which a lot in the genre don't.”
- “I think you rebuild your village, but that's the main story and we know how this is going.”
- “You never know exactly which thing to do since the quests stack up all over the place and you'll have 20 things in the guide that need to be done.”
- “Some quests are just flat broken.”
- “I have a quest to talk to 'the commander', that guy tells me to go talk to a table, that table has no options.”
graphics
15 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics of the game have received mixed feedback, with many users noting significant graphical bugs and outdated visuals that detract from the overall experience. While some appreciate the artistic style and the depth of options available, others criticize the poor framerates and robotic animations, suggesting that the visuals need considerable improvement. Overall, players recommend caution for those expecting high-quality graphics, as the game is still in early access and may improve over time.
- “In spite of some graphical bugs, I really like the graphics.”
- “Menus and systems, if you hover over things, they give you details in graphics menus as well, which is great for people who don't know what each thing does.”
- “Graphics-wise, it could be improved a lot, and the animations, well, they look and feel quite robotic and unnatural.”
- “The graphics were clearly sacrificed for all the options.”
- “Even if I put it on the lowest graphics setting and set it to ultra performance, the framerates are still bad.”
- “Graphics look like trash, polished up in the trailer.”
gameplay
11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Gameplay is a mixed bag, with players enjoying the rewarding crafting system and automated mechanics, while also expressing frustration over clunky controls and combat. The absence of item durability is praised, but issues like movement problems and bugs, such as the horse becoming unresponsive, detract from the overall experience. Despite its potential and depth, the execution leaves much to be desired, indicating a need for further refinement.
- “Good fun, the crafting ladder is rewarding, and the battle mechanics are pretty good.”
- “It also blends farming and crafting mechanics, but with a more automated system that I wish other survival games had.”
- “Feels really good; smooth gameplay and polished controls seem really cool.”
- “When I originally wrote this review, it was at three hours of gameplay, I have had to use the 'unstuck' button six times.”
- “Clunky mechanics, combat and movement feels awful...”
- “A mounted horse, if inflicted by poison, gets into an infinite loop of 'the horse is aggressive.' Maybe restarting the game fixes it or maybe there's a mechanic to calm down the horse (dunno on this one) as I did not see any tips for calming down the horse.”
grinding
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be significant, with a heavy emphasis on resource gathering and crafting, often consuming 90% of gameplay. While some appreciate the casual, grindy nature that allows for building and exploration at their own pace, others feel that the world lacks depth for adventuring beyond farming and crafting. Despite its grindy elements, many express hope for future improvements and enjoy the blend of mechanics that offer some non-grindy gameplay options.
- “You will spend 90% of your game grinding resources and making mats.”
- “I'd say this game is really for those folks who just love to build hundreds of items ever so grindingly.”
- “You breeze through basic combat skills... then the rest is grinding to improve those.”
stability
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Overall, the game's stability is described as quite buggy, with users reporting various glitches and animation issues. While some players find the experience enjoyable despite these problems, others express frustration and hope for improvements in future updates. The consensus indicates that the game lacks the polish expected after a lengthy development period.
- “I need to save and quit about every other hour so the game smooths out and glitches stop.”
- “But my review will remain not recommended until I can confirm in a future release that the game experience is more enjoyable and less buggy.”
- “It’s buggy, the animations feel strange, and overall it just lacks the polish you’d expect after this long in development.”
optimization
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game suffers from significant optimization issues, with players reporting poor framerates even on the lowest graphics settings. Many users feel that substantial improvements are necessary to enhance overall performance.
- “Optimization is a runaway train.”
- “But god, this game is so unoptimized.”
- “Even if I put it on the lowest graphics setting and set it to ultra performance, the framerates are still bad.”
- “Probably some optimizations need to be worked on to improve overall performance.”