Collision Course
- January 7, 2017
- Crynosaurs
- 8h median play time
Get on Steam"Collision Course" is a sandbox survival game set in a prehistoric world 70 million years ago. After crash landing, you must scavenge for resources and fight off dinosaurs and other obstacles to repair your spaceship and return to the present. The game currently offers a free-exploration experience, with plans to add missions and story elements in the future.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game has stunning graphics and a beautiful environment, creating an immersive experience.
- The dinosaur AI is impressive, making encounters feel realistic and adding to the suspense.
- There is a lot of potential for the game to grow, with interesting mechanics and hidden features to discover.
- The game feels unfinished and lacks content, with many players reporting bugs and crashes.
- There is little direction or objectives, leading to a sense of aimlessness during gameplay.
- The development has been slow, with long periods between updates, causing concerns about the game's future.
- graphics80 mentions
- 48 % positive mentions
- 49 % neutral mentions
- 4 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game are generally praised for their realism and beauty, with many users highlighting impressive environmental design and detailed dinosaur models. However, some players note issues such as graphical glitches and a lack of polish, which detracts from the overall experience. While the visuals are considered a strong point, there are calls for better graphics settings and improvements to enhance immersion.
“The graphics and lighting are incredible and beautiful.”
“For now I would say it's easily one of the top 5 most gorgeous games on Steam; the detail and the overall real feel of the graphics is astonishing.”
“Just this unbelievably beautiful graphic and intense atmospheric environment.”
“Other than that, the visuals look very off; the color palette is just ugly.”
“The game needs better control of graphics quality.”
“Crashes randomly and for no known reason; sometimes you have to restart the whole game as everything goes dark. I guess something graphical doesn't load correctly.”
- story46 mentions
- 26 % positive mentions
- 67 % neutral mentions
- 7 % negative mentions
The game's story currently lacks depth and direction, with players noting a minimal narrative and vague missions that often lead to dead ends. However, there is potential for expansion, as players express hope for future updates that could introduce more engaging story elements, side quests, and a richer world. Overall, while the foundation is seen as promising, significant improvements are needed to enhance the storytelling experience.
“Although this game needs a little work, it is an extremely fun survival game and it's even more enjoyable to imagine the story.”
“The cyborg is an awesome final fight and I can't wait to see how they expand on the story.”
“Has a super big potential from what I've seen and read, and the story looks like it will be super interesting, with droids, prisoners, and dinosaurs!”
“I quickly realized that story-wise there wasn't much to do.”
“Direction: the direction of this story has none at the moment except hope to find a pod somewhere.”
“It gives vague missions... explore a cave that has a dead end and nothing inside, then the objective doesn't go away.”
- gameplay40 mentions
- 25 % positive mentions
- 68 % neutral mentions
- 8 % negative mentions
The gameplay of this survival game is described as unique, featuring interesting AI mechanics and a large map, but it has faced criticism for wacky controls and a lack of significant updates over three years in early access. While some players appreciate the potential and fun aspects, others express frustration with the game's stagnation and mechanical issues, suggesting a need for further development and refinement. Overall, the gameplay experience is mixed, with both solid elements and notable shortcomings.
“This game has great AI mechanics and looks really good.”
“Already in this stage it has a huge map and very interesting gameplay.”
“It's a neat little indie game; it's pretty fun and the game mechanics are pretty neat.”
“Not much to say... yeah, the graphics are beautiful, and I played this game and got it 3 years ago in early access and did beta with the devs. I got busy with life, came back 3 years later to still find the same old crap honestly. The gameplay and controls are still wacky, and I feel it's new. You don't even start off in a pod anymore like the original game in the swamp forest. Come on, 3 years later and it's still early access. The developers are ruining the game more and more, and there are hardly any dinosaurs to run into still.”
“I am sick of this game and where it is leading, that I am finally uninstalling it. It had a chance for potential, but the devs can't even see what they're doing wrong mechanically.”
“Thoughts on the 3/25/2017 update: an hour of gameplay and couldn't build anything.”
- stability24 mentions
- 8 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 92 % negative mentions
The game's stability is heavily criticized, with numerous reports of severe bugs, crashes, and visual glitches that significantly hinder gameplay. Many users express frustration over the lack of updates and polish, leading to a consensus that the game feels unfinished and unoptimized. While some see potential in the concept, the current state is deemed unplayable by most reviewers.
“Interesting game, makes me think what it could be, but when the game crashes and freezes your screen so you have to restart your PC, just because a dinosaur is walking by you, it doesn't make me want to start it up again.”
“After 3 and a half years, the game is ravaged by bugs, visual glitches, and crashes.”
“Every time I press new game, it just freezes on the menu screen and stays like that. I left it for a while and it still did not load, so until they fix that and the game plays, I will not be playing or recommending it to anyone.”
- atmosphere20 mentions
- 60 % positive mentions
- 25 % neutral mentions
- 15 % negative mentions
The game's atmosphere is highly praised for its immersive and intense environment, featuring realistic dinosaur behavior that enhances tension and surprise during gameplay. Players appreciate the stunning graphics and the ability to feel the weight of survival in a beautifully crafted world, despite some noting that the experience is somewhat basic due to its early access status. Overall, the atmosphere is a standout element that contributes significantly to the game's enjoyment.
“The atmosphere is great for building up tension and making you look over your shoulder, and I've jumped more than once from a raptor attacking me from a blind spot.”
“Just this unbelievably beautiful graphics and intense atmospheric environment.”
“But with this one I felt I had my money's worth just bathing in the swamp and soaking in the atmosphere.”
“But with this one, I felt I had my money's worth just bathing in the swamp and soaking in the atmosphere.”
“If you fancy a walk in the woods with the odd bit of combat and heaps of atmosphere, you can get it here.”
“This game is fun with a bit of updating and refining; this will be a superb survival game. In my mind, the character gets infected way too often with some virus like dysentery, but going with the space atmosphere where your spaceship crashes and you need to survive is all well and good.”
- optimization16 mentions
- 13 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 38 % negative mentions
Overall, the game's optimization is criticized for being buggy and unoptimized, with significant performance issues reported, especially when additional content is downloaded. While some players experience stable frame rates, others note a lack of updates and progression, indicating a need for further optimization and content development.
“The game does have a few performance issues but for me it has been very stable, maintaining a solid 60fps and only dropping to about 50fps even on an old 780 GPU.”
“Plus performance is great !!!”
“Bad performance, very little in the way of progression, and the game was last updated over 3 years ago.”
“The game needs more content and optimization, but it seems to be promising.”
“[*] buggy and unoptimized.”
- grinding12 mentions
- 25 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 25 % negative mentions
Players have mixed feelings about grinding in the game; while some appreciate the lack of tedious grinding compared to titles like Ark, others find the initial stages to be quite tedious and grind-heavy. Overall, the experience can vary, with some describing it as almost no grinding and others noting it can be grindy at times.
“No tedious grind like Ark.”
“Almost no grinding.”
“Can be grindy.”
“The game is unique, but starting the game is very tedious.”
“The game can be grindy.”
“Farming is a significant aspect of the gameplay.”
- humor6 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is highlighted as entertaining and engaging, with players finding joy in absurd actions like throwing stones at dinosaurs and playful interactions. Many users appreciate the comedic potential, suggesting that the game's antics can be amusing to watch and experience.
“It was funny to watch.”
“Much potential and it's funny to throw stones and sticks at dinos and don't forget to punch! XD”
“It was funny to watch.”
- monetization2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Users express concern that the game may resort to exploitative monetization practices, fearing it could turn into a cash grab.
“So please don't become another cash grab.”
- music2 mentions
- 150 % positive mentions
- -50 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Reviewers emphasize the need for a soundtrack that enhances the game's atmosphere by evoking feelings of adventure, danger, and mystery. They suggest that the music should play a crucial role in immersing players in the game's world.
“The music adds a sense of adventure, danger, and mystery to the game.”
“The soundtrack perfectly captures the essence of exploration and excitement.”
“The musical score enhances the overall atmosphere, making every moment feel epic.”
