Brinefall

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Brinefall is a single player open world hack and slash game with fantasy and mystery themes. It was developed by Qwerty Studio and was released on April 3, 2023. It received neutral reviews from players.

Experience the ultimate adventure in Brinefall, where you'll gather resources, build and expand your own village, and uncover the secrets of a vast open-world. Explore dense forests, treacherous mountains, and mysterious ruins as you uncover the hidden treasures of the world. Battle fierce enemies and collect valuable loot as you progress through the journey. With a unique blend of sandbox and RPG…

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46%

Audience ScoreBased on 80 reviews

gameplay5 positive mentions

stability7 negative mentions

Large and varied open world to explore with beautiful graphics and dynamic day/night cycle.
Village building and management mechanics offer a sense of progression.
Classless character customization with crafting, potion brewing, and spell learning adding depth.

Numerous bugs, glitches, and game-breaking issues severely impact gameplay and progression.
Clunky, unintuitive UI and frustrating building system with poor hit registration and combat mechanics.
Lack of polish and content depth; game feels unfinished and was released prematurely without Early Access.

gameplay
13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
38%
39%
23%
The gameplay offers a variety of mechanics and a large, deep game world with fun elements like village building and crafting, but it is often hindered by technical issues, lag, and lack of polish. New players may struggle due to unclear tutorials and clunky controls, which disrupt the overall experience. Improvements are needed to enhance core mechanics and provide smoother gameplay.
- “The game offers many different enemy types, an insanely large game world as well as gameplay elements with a lot of depth!”
- “Seems to have a good crafting system and good mechanics, but couldn't craft much as I had 10 enemies on me and would not let me go.”
- “Gameplay was pretty fun so far, hoping for a bit more village next time.”
- “The lack of clear tutorials or guidance can also make it difficult for new players to understand the game's mechanics.”
- “Brinefall has some interesting ideas, but it ultimately falls short due to its lack of polish, clunky gameplay, and numerous technical issues.”
- “Refunded and I do not recommend this until it fixes/improves the core mechanics.”
story
13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
23%
54%
23%
The story is loosely defined, centered on defeating legendary monsters to claim territory, but is hindered by numerous frustrating bugs that break quests and NPC interactions. Quest markers and guidance are often unclear or misplaced, leading to confusion and reliance on trial and error. Overall, the narrative and quest experience suffer from clunky UI and poor quest design, detracting from player immersion.
- “I hope they hire a DnD DM to create the story and then design raids and other content.”
- “There doesn’t seem to be a story other than that whoever slays the banshees, legendary monsters scattered across this archipelago, will have the right to claim the lands as their own.”
- “The low-res, fantastically borked and offset world map gives you a dubious idea of your location and the locations of important quests or NPCs, but for everything else like runestones that increase HP and mana, traders, and other points of interest, you’re on your own - which isn’t a bad thing per se.”
- “Ran into a bug where the same NPC was meant to fix my boat and tell me about a quest - this broke him entirely and locked me out of the first quest.”
- “When it's time to build the boat the NPC just goes quiet and you have to go into the quest log to figure out you need certain materials to build it, and then you have to figure out to go click on the flag next to the boat to build it.”
- “Quests pins are not added to the map, so you don't know where to go after building the workbench when you're given the next quest and the map tutorial.”
stability
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game currently struggles with numerous bugs, glitches, and performance issues that impact gameplay and features like building. However, the developer is actively working to address these stability problems through frequent patches. Despite its potential, the game remains quite buggy and laggy at present.
- “The game suffers from a lack of polish, with numerous bugs, glitches, and performance issues.”
- “I couldn't even get building going because the roof was fully bugged; there is potential, but it's buggy.”
- “It is very buggy, and the audio and hit markers are really bad.”
graphics
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
43%
14%
43%
The graphics receive mixed feedback, with praise for dynamic lighting, detailed vegetation, and overall scenic beauty, especially impressive for an indie project. However, some users criticize dated visuals reminiscent of older pixel-style games and note frequent graphical errors and framerate issues, even on high-end hardware.
- “The graphics are pretty impressive for a solo developer project.”
- “Graphically, Brinefall features a fully dynamic day/night cycle as well as beautifully rendered vegetation, water, and characters.”
- “Graphically speaking, the grass, trees, lighting, and all the scenery are absolutely beautiful.”
- “Building is clunky and I experienced constant graphical errors with the building menu.”
- “Heavily dated visuals for a 2023 release, even for an indie.”
- “Running on a 3090 and even on medium graphics there is framerate loss.”
optimization
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
67%
The game initially suffers from numerous bugs, glitches, and performance issues, indicating a lack of polish. However, the developer is actively addressing these problems with frequent fixes and optimizations, showing strong commitment to improving the game's performance.
- “The list of fixes and performance tweaks I have witnessed in the last day are too many to mention and demonstrate how passionate this dev is in ensuring his 'baby' grows into a game appreciated by many.”
- “The game suffers from a lack of polish, with numerous bugs, glitches, and performance issues.”
- “Numerous bugs, glitches, and performance issues!”
humor
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The humor aspect is characterized by lighthearted and playful interactions among gamers, often highlighting camaraderie and friendly rivalry that adds to the fun experience.
- “Funny fact: we were rivals that day, and we both lost that contest, xd but we stayed very good friends since then.”
replayability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
Users consistently praise the game for its excellent replayability, highlighting strong content and high replay value that keep players engaged over multiple sessions.
grinding
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Grinding in the game is tedious and repetitive, with slow and predictable enemies that quickly become easy to defeat due to overpowering gear progression, making combat feel unchallenging and monotonous.
- “Tedious combat against slow-as-molasses enemies that are not only easy to predict and dodge, but also become pushovers quite soon due to train-wrecked gear power creep.”
music
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The comments on the music aspect reflect a recognition that releasing the project invites varied reactions, implying that the music may receive both positive and negative feedback.