Evertown
- January 11, 2016
- cg-imagine
Get on Steam"Evertown is a real-time strategy game with survival elements, where players must build and manage their town to survive increasing nights filled with monsters. Manage five resources, with glory used to upgrade the town and unlock new buildings and units. Players begin by creating their hero, levels of whom affect the overall strength of the town, in a procedurally generated world."
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game has a nostalgic 8-bit graphics style that some players find charming.
- It offers a simple and easy-to-understand gameplay experience, making it accessible for casual players.
- There is potential for fun gameplay, especially if the developer continues to add content and fix bugs.
- The game has been abandoned by the developer, with no updates or communication for years.
- It is riddled with bugs, including frequent crashes and broken mechanics, making it effectively unplayable.
- The content is extremely limited, with essential features missing, leading to a lack of depth and replayability.
- gameplay8 mentions
- 38 % positive mentions
- 25 % neutral mentions
- 38 % negative mentions
The gameplay features basic mechanics that are easy to grasp, but players note a significant lack of content, especially in the mid-game where difficulty decreases. While the art and music are praised, the game has seen minimal updates since its early access release, leaving many wondering if the developers will expand on the current mechanics and add more content.
“Promising game mechanics.”
“The gameplay is simple to understand.”
“The music is immersive and complements the gameplay well.”
“It has base mechanics; however, there is a lack of content, and although the beginning is somewhat hard, it becomes very easy in the mid-game.”
“Basically, no content exists in the game, just basic mechanics, and it has seen one or two updates since release for what was meant to be 'only a few months' in early access.”
“This pretty much sums up the gameplay in the game's current state.”
- graphics6 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The game features nostalgic 8-bit graphics with a quirky pixel art style that some players find charming and fun, while others struggle with the low resolution, which may not perform well on all PC setups. Overall, the graphics evoke a retro feel that enhances the gameplay experience for those who appreciate this aesthetic.
“The game has a solid idea; using this low-resolution graphical style, the options seem to be limitless.”
“Graphics are quirky and fun.”
“At this point, this game runs well with simple old-school style pixel graphics, yet it is pretty fun to play if you can get past that.”
“The lower resolution may be an issue for some people depending on their PC setup; some graphics cards simply don't run windowed games at such low resolutions.”
“The pixel art style would be fine without it, but personally, it makes it impossible to play for me.”
“Nostalgic 8-bit graphics, scanlines and all.”
- stability5 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game's stability is heavily criticized, with users reporting it as extremely buggy and incomplete, suggesting that it should not have been released in its current alpha state. Many believe the developer has abandoned the project, leading to concerns that it will remain in early access indefinitely. Overall, players advise against purchasing the game due to its persistent issues.
“The developer has abandoned this project years ago, so it remains very incomplete and buggy.”
“The game will never be out of early access, and if it does, I would gladly change my review. But until hell freezes over, spend your money elsewhere.”
“At this current state, the game is too buggy and incomplete and should not have even been released in its current alpha state.”
- monetization3 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The monetization aspect of the game has received negative feedback, with users expressing concerns that it feels like a cash grab, leading to feelings of abandonment by the developers.
“Abandoned after a cash grab, sort of f*** you, Mr. Dev.”
“This may be more of a cash grab, or maybe it's not.”
“Abandoned after a cash grab.”
- music2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The music and ambient sound in the game are praised for being immersive and well-complemented by the overall art style. Reviewers appreciate how the audio enhances the gameplay experience, making it a standout feature for the low price of $3.
“The music is incredibly immersive.”
“The art is well done, and the music enhances the overall experience.”
- grinding2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players have reported a significant bug that causes villagers to randomly stop farming, leading to tedious micromanagement as users must constantly monitor and reassign them to vacant plots. This issue detracts from the overall enjoyment of the game, making the grinding aspect feel more frustrating than engaging.
“A major bug that is a game breaker for me is that villagers will randomly stop farming fields, leaving you micromanaging them often since you have to put each one back to work.”
“When you have many farm plots going, this can get tedious because not only do I have to keep an eye on them, I need to watch which plots are vacant due to this bug so I can put the villagers back to work.”
