Carth
- May 15, 2024
- Deidre Reay Studios LLC
- 8h median play time
Get on Steam"Carth is a massively multiplayer survival RPG, offering a vast open world with unique enemies, legendary items, and diverse scenery. Emphasizing building, crafting, and exploration, players can host servers or enjoy solo mode. The game's backstory involves four sibling gods, with the youngest, Taernath, viewing the inhabitants as weaker beings, leading to manipulations and conflicts."
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game has a lot of potential with a promising open-world design and engaging gameplay mechanics.
- The atmosphere and soundtrack are well-received, adding to the overall experience.
- The developers are active and responsive to community feedback, showing commitment to improving the game.
- The game is extremely unfinished, with numerous bugs, poor graphics, and a lack of content, making it feel hollow.
- The user interface is clunky and unpolished, leading to frustrating gameplay experiences.
- Many core mechanics, such as combat and interaction, are hit or miss, making the game feel unplayable at times.
- story31 mentions
- 23 % positive mentions
- 68 % neutral mentions
- 10 % negative mentions
The game's story is primarily driven by a variety of quests, which players find engaging and often humorous, contributing to a rich RPG experience. However, the quest navigation system is criticized for its confusing map design, where quest giver icons and destinations are indistinguishable, leading to frustration in tracking objectives. Overall, while the quest content is praised, the lack of clarity in navigation detracts from the storytelling experience.
“Really interesting and flat out brilliant mix of RPG, survival elements, building, and a huge open world filled with tons of quests and things of interest.”
“It's a good create-your-own story with all the jobs you can have.”
“The quests and the writing were pretty funny.”
“The map is covered in a fog-of-war style, so if you pick up a quest, you might not know which direction you need to go.”
“Last but not least, there are no icons for anything other than quest givers and settlements, and red dots for NPCs; there is no icon for merchants or anything else.”
“I told myself after the fetch quest for the sorceress's lunch that I was done, but then she gave me an interesting quest that felt main quest-like. She said she marked my map of where it may be, but there was nothing on it, so I'm done and I'll just keep an eye on updates, I guess.”
- graphics26 mentions
- 12 % positive mentions
- 77 % neutral mentions
- 12 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game have received mixed reviews, with many users noting a lack of polish and numerous glitches that give it an outdated appearance reminiscent of early 2000s titles. While some players appreciate the nostalgic visuals and find them passable, others criticize the animations as goofy and the overall graphical quality as subpar for modern standards. Overall, the graphics are considered standard for the genre, but significant improvements are needed to enhance the visual experience.
“The graphics remind me of Skyrim and fill me with nostalgia.”
“Really enjoy the visual look of the game, even though it's not the next-gen type of graphics.”
“Graphics 8/10”
“There are so many obvious graphical glitches (4070ti) right from the start, and a lot is just unfinished and obviously unpolished.”
“The graphics look like a pretty old game (maybe early 2000's) so there will be many upcoming games in this genre that will be much more appealing if that is not updated.”
“Graphically, the game is visually doable but the animations look like playdough poop.”
- gameplay14 mentions
- 14 % positive mentions
- 64 % neutral mentions
- 21 % negative mentions
The gameplay is characterized by a bulky and clunky feel, but it features an engaging core loop of exploring, crafting, building, and fighting. Players appreciate the freedom of choice, which supports diverse playstyles, although some mechanics may detract from the overall experience. Overall, it receives a solid rating of 8/10.
“The core gameplay loop of exploring, crafting, building, and fighting is engaging, and the freedom of choice allows for diverse playstyles.”
“Gameplay 8/10”
“Gameplay is bulky.”
“Clunky mechanics.”
“The mechanics, however, are everything you would want in this type of game.”
- stability10 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game is plagued by numerous bugs and graphical glitches, leading to a perception of it being unfinished and unpolished. Users have reported issues with lighting and audio, typical of early access titles, indicating a need for significant stability improvements. Overall, players should anticipate a frustrating experience due to these stability concerns.
“This game is a buggy mess and the lighting feels washed out and unnatural.”
“There are so many obvious graphical glitches (4070ti) right from the start, and a lot is just unfinished and obviously unpolished.”
“Early access blues: as with any early access game, expect bugs, glitches, and content that may be unfinished or lacking polish.”
- optimization6 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The game's optimization is currently lacking, with many players reporting frame rate drops and stuttering, even on high-end hardware like the RTX 4090. As it is still in early access, users should expect ongoing bugs and performance issues.
“Performance issues: optimization is not perfect yet, and some players may experience frame rate drops or stuttering.”
“However, the early access nature means you'll encounter bugs and performance issues.”
“I get tearing and stuttering on a 4090.”
- music5 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The music and overall atmosphere of the game are highlighted as its standout features, with many reviewers praising the original soundtrack (OST) for enhancing the experience. While the visuals and enemy variety are also appreciated, the soundtrack is considered a key selling point that elevates the game's appeal.
“I will say that the atmosphere and the OST of this game are actually quite good, and I think they are its main selling points.”
“It's off to a great start, especially the soundtrack.”
“Looks nice and has cool enemies and variety with a cool soundtrack.”
- grinding4 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be excessively tedious, particularly when it comes to gathering resources and recipes for building projects like a log cabin. While some appreciate the challenge of figuring things out independently, many feel that the effort required is overwhelming and detracts from the overall enjoyment.
“You'll need a second life for grinding.”
“I was interested in building a house and bought the log cabin recipe, but you need a lot of things to make it and then need those recipes as well. I like having to figure it all out on your own, but it's just way too tedious for something like this.”
- atmosphere2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The atmosphere and original soundtrack (OST) of the game are frequently highlighted as its standout features, contributing significantly to its overall appeal. Reviewers appreciate the immersive quality these elements bring to the gaming experience.
“The atmosphere and the original soundtrack of this game are actually quite good, and I think they are its main selling points.”
“The atmosphere and the original soundtrack of this game are actually quite good, and I think they are its main selling points.”
- humor2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is highlighted by its amusing quests and witty writing, which consistently elicit laughter from players.
“The quests and the writing were pretty funny.”
