Feartress
- June 28, 2022
- Aaron Miles
Get on SteamIn Feartress, you play as a soul seeking to restore balance to the universe, traversing different dimensions to find elemental corruption sources. Build up your settlement, train an army, and defeat enemies to progress, using knowledge to unlock perks and discover new strategies. Collect epic and legendary items along the way to enhance your gameplay.
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Reviews
- The game offers a lot of freedom in strategy, allowing players to experiment with different approaches to win.
- The core gameplay loop is entertaining and encourages players to think ahead about their unit preparations.
- The game has potential with unique mechanics and a charming presentation, making it enjoyable for fans of incremental and idle games.
- Progression feels excessively slow, often requiring long waits for resources and lacking offline gains.
- The game appears to be abandoned, with no updates or patches for several months, leading to concerns about its future development.
- Gameplay can become repetitive and tedious, with limited interaction and a lack of meaningful content beyond the initial maps.
- gameplay14 mentions
- 29 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 21 % negative mentions
The gameplay is characterized by a repetitive and slow-paced loop, often requiring players to wait for resources to accumulate, which can lead to boredom. While some players appreciate the unique mechanics and potential for fun, many criticize the sluggishness, lack of manual save options, and the absence of engaging strategies, making it feel more like babysitting than active gameplay. Overall, the game has potential but currently lacks depth and polish in its gameplay experience.
“Fun ideas and good gameplay; if you like incremental/idle games, you'll have a few days' worth of playing here in the current state.”
“Mechanics are revealed to you at a pace that enables you to digest information before being exposed to more.”
“Regardless, it's pretty fun and has unique gameplay compared to a lot of other idle/incremental games.”
“The gameplay is basically that over and over until you beat an area, then you just do it over again on the next platform.”
“With such little gameplay, each area should take 20 minutes, and yet it easily takes multiple hours to do nothing but wait for resources to build up.”
“But the actual gameplay loop is the worst kind of incremental/idle: babysitting.”
- graphics2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game are widely praised for their charm and quality, contributing positively to the overall experience. Players appreciate the visual style, which complements the game's engaging concept and progression mechanics.
“I want so badly to like this game—it's a great concept and the artwork is charming.”
“Graphics are great, progression is great, min-maxing is great!”
- monetization1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
The game is praised for its lack of microtransactions, making it an appealing choice for players who prefer a traditional gaming experience without the pressure of in-game purchases.
“If you ever played an online slow build game and wanted no microtransactions, this game is for you.”
“The monetization model feels overly aggressive, making it hard to enjoy the game without spending money.”
“It's frustrating that essential features are locked behind paywalls, which ruins the overall experience.”
- stability1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
Users report significant stability issues, including buggy gameplay, slow autosave rates, and frustrating RNG elements, which collectively detract from the overall experience.
“The combination of buggy gameplay, such as unlocking the alchemy book but not having access to poison units, along with a sluggish pace, slow autosave rate, punishing RNG, and the complete absence of offline gains, results in a frustrating experience.”
“The game frequently crashes, making it nearly impossible to progress without losing significant progress.”
“I encountered numerous bugs that disrupted my gameplay, including freezing and unexpected errors that forced me to restart.”
- story1 mentions
- 300 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The story is considered interesting by users, but the lack of sound elements makes it challenging for visually impaired players to fully engage with the narrative.
“The story seems interesting and engaging, drawing me into the game's world.”
“The narrative is well-crafted, with intriguing characters and plot twists that keep me invested.”
“I appreciate the depth of the story, which adds a rich layer to the overall gameplay experience.”
