Axion

About

Axion is a single player and multiplayer open world role playing shooter game. It was developed by Droog71 and was released on December 11, 2015. It received negative reviews from players.

Axion is an open world first/third person shooter with rpg and survival elements. The game is single player or multiplayer with LAN and online capability. Features include a large open world, character development and storyline in both single and multiplayer.

Genres & Tags

Play Modes

Skip User Reviews

35%Audience ScoreBased on 63 reviews

story3 positive mentions

gameplay3 negative mentions

The game offers an open world zombie survival experience with scavenging, crafting, and combat mechanics.
The developer is actively updating and improving the game, showing consistent effort despite being a one-person team.
Some players find the game's setting and atmosphere, particularly the autumn environment, enjoyable as a casual escape.

The game suffers from poor graphics, frequent bugs, and performance issues even on high-end PCs.
Gameplay is often described as clunky with difficult aiming, unbalanced combat, confusing mechanics, and lack of in-game tutorials or guidance.
The game world feels empty and bland, with little meaningful content to explore and repetitive mission design leading to a boring experience.

graphics
19 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
26%
48%
26%
The game's graphics are widely regarded as outdated and low-quality, often likened to early PlayStation 2 or Xbox 1 era visuals, with frequent glitches and performance issues even at low settings. While some improvements and enhancements have been made, many users find the crude, muddy visuals detract from the experience and contribute to gameplay frustrations. A few players with powerful PCs report better performance, but overall, the graphics remain a significant weak point.
- “Edit2: There have been some graphical enhancements, buildings look way better and so do many other models, this helps a lot with the game's atmosphere.”
- “This game has great graphics and runs really well on my PC.”
- “The graphics are starting to improve.”
- “Good god what an awful game. Graphics are rubbish, map is useless, buggy, boring. You start off on a beach, wander into some woods that look like blobs in different shapes, then come to a cardboard cutout that's supposed to be a town. You get killed by a wobbling zombie and start over again. Couldn't find any save feature. To get this junk running you have to hold your breath and download Java as directed. Don't be fooled by the video unless you have a good machine. You have to play on low to medium graphics. Waste of money.”
- “The graphics here aren't too impressive on any setting, but having to turn the detail down to Sega Dreamcast levels just to avoid a dip in framerate is not a good sign.”
- “But there are a large amount of graphic glitches in the game no matter what setting I put it on.”
gameplay
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
17%
50%
The gameplay is widely criticized for being shallow and unengaging, with repetitive run-and-gun missions and poor enemy design that diminish the exploration aspect. Players find it crude and simplistic, often reduced to holding a walk button, and recommend reading the manual to better understand the mechanics.
- “If a game boasts exploration mechanics, there should probably be something worth exploring.”
- “I won't get into the story aspect, since there isn't really much of one anyway (oh, mysterious chemical accident of new elements! oh noes!), but instead, I'll be focusing primarily on the gameplay.”
- “If a game is gonna boast exploration mechanics, there should probably be something worth exploring.”
- “The crudeness of the graphics is complimented by the crudeness of the gameplay itself, where many of the missions degenerate into run-and-gun pieces of proverbial cake, with the only significant threat coming from the few enemies who either spawn in far too close for comfort, or can cover hundreds of feet in a matter of seconds.”
- “There is a gameplay manual for this game and I would highly suggest reading it so the game makes more sense.”
story
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
33%
17%
The story in this game is minimal and largely serves as a simple backdrop with elements like a mysterious chemical accident, offering little depth. Players tend to focus more on gameplay and missions rather than narrative, as the story is not a central or compelling aspect. Overall, the plot is considered basic and secondary to the game's mechanics and progression.
- “Apparently there's missions and supply drops, too?”
- “I feel like maybe it's best to keep it one of those mission playing, character building like games and not go too far out the box to keep it really good.”
- “That's another interesting feature I'm looking forward to (finding weapon parts). I haven't even gotten into the crafting (and hardly played), but this is a game I will come back to when I don't want to be bothered with objectives (edit: but I read there are missions later?) or have to worry if I'm using my resources wisely and may need to restart.”
- “I won't get into the story aspect, since there isn't really much of one anyway (oh, mysterious chemical accident of new elements! oh noes!), but instead, I'll be focusing primarily on the gameplay.”
stability
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
100%
The game suffers from significant stability issues, including numerous graphic glitches and bugs that hinder gameplay. It requires a strong machine to run smoothly, and the lack of a save feature causes frustrating restarts. Being in early access, these problems are expected but currently detract from the overall experience.
- “There are a large number of graphical glitches in the game regardless of the settings.”
- “The game is buggy and unstable, causing frequent crashes and frustrating restarts.”
- “To run the game, you need a good machine; otherwise, you must play on low to medium graphics, but stability issues still persist.”
optimization
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game’s optimization is lacking, with noticeable lag and inconsistent frame rates, ranging from 25 to 45 fps outdoors and around 60 fps indoors. Performance improvements and tweaks are needed to achieve smoother gameplay, especially at 1080p resolution.
- “The game needs optimization; it gets a little laggy, with 30-45 fps outside and 60 fps inside buildings.”
- “Needs performance tweaks.”
- “Performance is still a bit of a letdown; on low at 1080p fullscreen I get 40 fps with drops to 25 fps.”
atmosphere
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
The atmosphere is initially described as very basic and lacking, with an unappealing visual style that weakens the overall mood. However, recent graphical improvements, including enhanced buildings and models, have significantly helped to improve the game's atmosphere.
- “An incredibly basic and fundamentally ugly first-person zombie-and-human shooter with only the vaguest semblance of atmosphere.”
music
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
The music is generally considered acceptable and includes a liked intro, though it appears to be sourced from free libraries. The overall audio quality is basic, with voiceover generated by a Google voice emulator.
- “I like the intro and the music is fine.”
humor
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The humor in the game is largely derived from its intentionally bad or simplistic physics, providing a lighthearted and casual experience for players who can overlook its rough edges. This quirky charm adds to the game's appeal as a mindless, entertaining escape.
emotional
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The emotional aspect of the game is intense and potentially distressing, making it unsuitable for players who are mentally unstable or emotionally fragile.