Crestfallen: Medieval Survival

70%
Game Brain Score Based on 309 reviews
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  • story
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"Crestfallen: Medieval Survival" is an immersive RPG set in a detailed medieval open world, where you build and defend castles, engage in strategic battles, manage resources, and embark on epic quests. Experience the ultimate medieval fantasy, either solo or with friends, by constructing modular castles, training knights, and conquering fierce enemies. Your legacy in the realm awaits!

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70%
Audience ScoreBased on 309 reviews
gameplay22 positive mentions
grinding17 negative mentions
  • The game has a lot of potential with engaging gameplay mechanics and a beautiful medieval setting.
  • The crafting and building systems are enjoyable, allowing players to create unique structures and gear.
  • The developers are responsive to community feedback and actively work on updates and improvements.
  • The game is currently plagued by numerous bugs, including issues with saving progress and character data.
  • Combat mechanics are inconsistent, with problems in hit detection and enemy AI behavior.
  • The multiplayer experience is marred by griefers and hackers, making it difficult to enjoy the game in a PVP environment.
  • gameplay58 mentions

    The gameplay of Crestfallen: Medieval Survival is a mixed bag, featuring engaging mechanics like crafting, survival, and combat set in a beautifully rendered medieval world. While many players appreciate the immersive atmosphere and variety of gameplay options, including base building and questing, there are significant criticisms regarding the lack of intuitive controls, unclear mechanics, and numerous bugs that detract from the overall experience. Despite its flaws, the game shows potential for depth and replayability, particularly for fans of the genre.

    • “The game's immersive medieval setting and challenging survival mechanics have kept me coming back for more.”
    • “The game features challenging gameplay, a variety of crafting options, and a dynamic weather system that adds realism to the experience.”
    • “The game's core gameplay loop is satisfyingly addictive, with a perfect balance of resource management, crafting, exploration, and combat.”
    • “Farming: ridiculously unexplained on the mechanics, and costly to try.”
    • “Filled with bugs, delays, awful animations and mechanics.”
    • “Combat and gameplay is very junky and bad.”
  • graphics58 mentions

    The graphics of the game receive mixed reviews, with many praising the stunning visuals, detailed environments, and immersive medieval setting. However, some players criticize the graphics as being subpar, likening them to older titles and noting performance issues, particularly on high-end systems. Overall, while the game showcases beautiful artwork and potential, it also faces significant criticism regarding optimization and graphical fidelity.

    • “The graphics are stunning, immersing you in a richly detailed world filled with challenges.”
    • “Beautiful graphics and fullness of locations, a lot of interesting events and ways to develop your character.”
    • “The graphics and sound are at their best, which allows you to fully immerse yourself in the atmosphere of the game.”
    • “This game's graphics are on the low end side of Unreal Engine 4, if it's even 4, lol.”
    • “The game is empty and looks like a game made in 2000 with horrifyingly ugly graphics, crappy animations, and choppy gameplay at best.”
    • “The fact that it runs on UE5 shouldn't say much... it's poorly optimized (my GPU was cooking on this game) and the graphics are early 2000s level.”
  • story29 mentions

    The game's story is praised for its engaging and captivating elements, with a rich lore and well-developed characters that enhance the gameplay experience. While the quest system offers diverse and immersive challenges, some players find it frustrating due to bugs and a lack of clear direction. Overall, the potential for a deeper narrative and world-building is recognized, with many looking forward to future developments.

    • “Engaging gameplay and captivating storyline.”
    • “The characters are well-developed, and the plot twists are truly surprising.”
    • “Crestfallen shows tremendous potential with its rich storyline and immersive world-building.”
    • “Village quests are a dead end with no reward.”
    • “None of the quests from the city worked for me either.”
    • “Very early in development, could not find logs for the first quest after running around for 20 minutes.”
  • grinding17 mentions

    The game is heavily grind-focused, particularly in the early stages where players must transition from basic stone tools to more advanced resources, leading to tedious and repetitive gameplay. While it offers various activities like farming, fishing, and crafting, many players find the mechanics poorly explained and frustrating, resulting in lost progress after significant time investment. Despite these issues, some players still recommend it for those who enjoy a building and crafting grind, especially in single-player mode.

    • “I spent over 3 days of grinding and playing this sad example of a survival game.”
    • “You'll spend hours doing the same boring grinding—breaking rocks, trees, making ingots, repeating the same actions countless times.”
    • “All the effort I put into grinding... gone!”
  • stability12 mentions

    The game's stability is heavily criticized, with numerous reports of bugs and glitches affecting gameplay, such as freezing menus and inconsistent mechanics. Players express frustration over lost resources due to these issues and note that server instability often resets progress. While some acknowledge the developers' passion, the overall sentiment is that the game requires significant improvements to its stability to enhance the player experience.

    • “Full of bugs & glitches.”
    • “Building menu freezes and the only escape is relogging.”
    • “Its a total buggy game; servers restart the progress all the time.”
  • optimization11 mentions

    Overall, the game's optimization is a significant concern among users, with many reporting severe lag, stuttering, and poor performance even on capable hardware. While some players noted decent performance on older systems, the general consensus is that the game is still in development and requires substantial optimization to improve gameplay experience.

    • “There are good graphics, music, and optimization, a huge variety of loot, resources, and things for crafting, simple and exciting gameplay.”
    • “The graphics are beautiful and the performance was great on an old/borderline outdated PC.”
    • “The biggest standing issue is the performance.”
    • “So a semi-decent machine can't play this because the lag and stuttering is abysmal.”
    • “Until this is optimized and save/load repaired, still a thumbs down.”
    • “The optimization is terrible; I was getting poor frames and stuttering with it on medium, and I have a 4060 Ti Super.”
  • music10 mentions

    The music in the game has received high praise for its quality and ability to enhance the immersive experience, perfectly complementing the game's atmosphere and graphics. Reviewers highlight the soundtrack as a significant factor in creating an engaging medieval world, contributing to the overall enjoyment of gameplay. Overall, the music is described as phenomenal and well-suited to the game's themes and mechanics.

    • “Plus, the soundtrack adds to the immersive experience.”
    • “The music in Crestfallen is phenomenal, perfectly complementing the game's atmosphere.”
    • “The game's atmosphere, enriched by detailed graphics and a fitting soundtrack, immerses players in the medieval world.”
  • humor9 mentions

    The humor in the game is widely appreciated, with players noting its lighthearted approach and funny lines that enhance the experience. Many enjoy the quirky situations, such as a flying frog, and the NPC commentary adds to the comedic atmosphere. Overall, the game successfully balances its serious themes with a playful sense of humor.

    • “The game doesn't take itself too seriously and has funny lines and situations, which I like very much.”
    • “Wasteland 3: post-apocalyptic adventures with a side of radioactive humor.”
    • “And honestly, having a frog go flying 50 feet was just hilarious rather than game breaking.”
  • atmosphere8 mentions

    The game's atmosphere is highly praised for its stunning graphics and immersive sound design, which together create a believable and vibrant medieval world. Players are captivated by the detailed landscapes, atmospheric sounds, and a phenomenal soundtrack that enhance the overall experience, making it a standout in the survival genre.

    • “The graphics and sound are at their best, which allows you to fully immerse yourself in the atmosphere of the game.”
    • “The world looks alive and believable: detailed landscapes, atmospheric sounds of the forest, river, and wild animals.”
    • “The game's atmosphere, enriched by detailed graphics and a fitting soundtrack, immerses players in the medieval world.”
  • character development3 mentions

    The game excels in character development, providing players with numerous opportunities to build formidable castles and engage in battles, complemented by a robust economic system. Reviewers praise the depth of character progression and the impressive attention to detail in both environments and character designs.

    • “The game delights with a deep character development and economic system.”
    • “The attention to detail in the environments and character designs is impressive.”
    • “The game offers many opportunities for character development, including the construction of formidable castles and battles with opponents.”
  • monetization2 mentions

    The monetization of the game is widely criticized as a blatant cash grab, with many users feeling it resembles a scam and is indicative of an unfinished product.

    • “This is a cash grab, nothing more.”
    • “Feels like a scam game, cash grab and abandoned unfinished.”
  • emotional2 mentions

    Users express mixed emotions regarding the game's emotional impact; while the sound design effectively enhances both intense and quiet moments, frustrations with gameplay mechanics, such as poor hitbox accuracy, detract from the overall experience, leading to feelings of discomfort.

    • “The sound design enhances every moment, from intense battles to quiet, emotional scenes.”
  • replayability1 mentions

    Players highlight the game's beautiful graphics and well-designed mechanics, drawing comparisons to titles like Kingdom Come: Deliverance and Skyrim. The variety of battle strategies and the MMO component contribute significantly to its replayability, offering engaging content that encourages players to return.

    • “The beautiful graphics and well-thought-out mechanics remind me of games like Kingdom Come: Deliverance and Skyrim, offering a variety of battle strategies and a lot of action. The MMO component keeps me engaged for a long time and provides significant replayability.”
    • “The diverse gameplay options and dynamic world make each playthrough feel unique, ensuring that I always find something new to explore and experience.”
    • “With multiple character builds and story paths, the game encourages experimentation, making it easy to dive back in for a fresh experience.”
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Play time

30hMedian play time
30hAverage play time
20-60hSpent by most gamers
*Based on 4 analyzed playthroughs

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