CrossWorlds: Escape
- March 19, 2020
- Another Reality
- 14h median play time
Get on Steam"CrossWorlds: Escape" is a virtual reality puzzle adventure game where players navigate through different realities to solve challenging puzzles and uncover the mystery of a lost civilization. With a focus on exploration and interaction, players must use their wits and the tools provided to them to make their escape. The game features stunning visuals and an immersive atmosphere, making it a must-play for VR enthusiasts.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game features a unique seasonal system that affects gameplay, requiring players to adapt their strategies for survival.
- It offers a challenging survival experience that rewards players for their ingenuity and resource management.
- The graphics and environmental details are appreciated, creating an immersive atmosphere despite some performance issues.
- The game appears to be abandoned, with many players reporting bugs and a lack of updates from the developers.
- Crafting mechanics can be frustratingly slow and grindy, leading to a tedious gameplay experience.
- Performance issues, including lag and freezing, significantly detract from the overall enjoyment of the game.
- graphics17 mentions
- 35 % positive mentions
- 47 % neutral mentions
- 18 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game are generally described as average to good, with some players appreciating the beautiful scenery and seasonal changes, while others note that they are not state-of-the-art and can be lackluster in certain areas. Despite some visual appeal, issues like slowdowns and freezes can detract from the overall experience. Overall, while the graphics may not be groundbreaking, they are adequate for players who prioritize gameplay over visual fidelity.
“The graphics are very pretty.”
“Graphics are wonderful - seasons changing is the addicting aspect of this game; it really makes you think of what to do to get ready for winter.”
“It's a cute survival game with nice graphics, good performance, and a weather system.”
“Graphics are very much average.”
“I lowered my graphics settings but it did not make much difference.”
“When I eventually did get to start the game, I was quite disappointed with the graphics quality and gameplay itself.”
- gameplay11 mentions
- 27 % positive mentions
- 45 % neutral mentions
- 27 % negative mentions
The gameplay has received mixed reviews, with players expressing frustration over the introduction of crafting timers, which detracted from enjoyment and made the experience feel grindy. While some appreciate the building mechanics and the ability to customize game settings, many criticize the overall execution, citing bugs, slowdowns, and a lack of polish that hinder the experience. Overall, the game seems to prioritize graphics over engaging gameplay, leading to a tedious experience for some players.
“You can set game mechanics before you play to a certain extent, like the length of seasons/days and food and water consumption rates.”
“Good building mechanics.”
“The graphics and scenery are adequate to good, but the action and gameplay with slowdowns and freezes makes the game almost unplayable.”
“But the current state of the game mechanics, UI, and AI currently make the overall experience just tedious.”
“Overdid the graphics and under-did the gameplay.”
“My limited game time is because I just don't enjoy the gameplay much.”
- stability8 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game's stability is a significant issue, with players reporting frequent stuttering, freezing, and lag after short play sessions, rendering it nearly unplayable. Despite some positive remarks about the graphics and environmental features, the overall experience is marred by numerous glitches and poor performance. Users generally advise against playing due to these stability problems.
“After 15 to 20 minutes, the game starts to stutter and after a while, it freezes.”
“The longer you play, the more frequently it locks up until it's impossible to play at all between freezes.”
“The graphics and scenery are adequate to good, but the action and gameplay with slowdowns and freezes makes the game almost unplayable.”
- story7 mentions
- 43 % positive mentions
- 14 % neutral mentions
- 43 % negative mentions
The game's story is described as vague and underdeveloped, with some players finding it difficult to engage with due to its lack of clarity and pacing issues in the prologue. However, there are hints of an intriguing underlying plot that may become more compelling as players progress, alongside improvements made in recent updates. Overall, while the setting and gameplay mechanics are appreciated, the narrative aspect leaves much to be desired.
“Awesome detailed forest landscapes and building kits create wonders in this world. It's not perfect, but they are definitely working on it! I love the settings where you can customize your experience, especially the peace mode. The story is super interesting as you navigate through a world that feels completely unique. Surviving through the seasons gives a sense of accomplishment, especially after overcoming winter!”
“Previous patches have improved performance, completed the first chapter of the storyline, added new items, and changed some of the old ones.”
“In moving around the landscape, it looks like there is an underlying plot that may prove interesting, but I am not far enough along to know yet how developed the plot is.”
“If there is a story to the game, it is so vague as to be meaningless.”
“The first thing is that in the new update, some of the long texts in the prologue do not stay long enough, and I don't have enough time to read the whole story.”
“Besides that, I would love to see the plot progress more than anything.”
- grinding6 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious and frustrating, primarily due to mechanics like crafting timers and resource depletion that detract from enjoyment. While some acknowledge that grinding is common in survival games, the current implementation feels excessive and burdensome, overshadowing the potential for a more engaging experience.
“Sadly it had a lot of potential; the seasons and everything were neat, but I stopped having fun when the crafting timer mechanic and a lot of bugs came up, and it just became more grindy for no good reason.”
“My overall impression after 6.5 hours of play comes down to one word: tedious.”
“But the current state of the game mechanics, UI, and AI currently make the overall experience just tedious.”
- optimization3 mentions
- 67 % positive mentions
- -33 % neutral mentions
- 67 % negative mentions
Overall, optimization in the game has seen improvements through previous patches, enhancing performance and adding new content. However, performance issues persist, particularly due to the limitations of the Unity engine, despite the game's appealing graphics and engaging weather system.
“Previous patches have improved performance, completed the first chapter of the storyline, added new items, and changed some of the old ones.”
“It's a cute survival game with nice graphics, good performance, and a weather system.”
“Performance is an ongoing issue (as with all games that use the Unity engine).”
“Previous patches have improved performance, but there are still significant optimization issues.”
- music2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The music in the game is generally well-received, featuring good, non-intrusive background tracks that adapt to the game's danger levels. While some players appreciate the meditative quality of the sparse music, others note the minimal presence of music throughout the gameplay.
“Good and non-intrusive background music that changes according to the danger level.”
“Good for listening to some music... almost no music in the game... and it's meditative.”
- replayability1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 100 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Users indicate that the replayability of early access games is generally high, as they are playable and have had most common bugs addressed, encouraging players to revisit them.
