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Fernageddon

73%Game Brain Score
graphics, optimization
gameplay, replayability
100% User Score Based on 24 reviews

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The end times are here - the Great Lord of Fire has decreed it! Let everything burn! Fernageddon is a RPG/strategy game, with the focus on character development, finding loot, and tactical turn-based combat. Oh, and burning things. Begin as a humble aspiring champion to the Great Fire God. Slowly gain skills and favour, learn spells, find followers and legendary weapons. Eventually, if you…

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100%
Audience ScoreBased on 24 reviews
graphics1 positive mentions
stability4 negative mentions
  • Fernageddon offers a unique blend of tactical combat and dungeon crawling, reminiscent of Battle Brothers, with enough unique mechanics to stand out.
  • The game features procedurally generated maps, enhancing replayability and providing a satisfying sandbox experience for players.
  • The developer is responsive and actively updates the game, addressing bugs and adding new content, which shows commitment to improving the player experience.
  • The user interface can be cluttered and difficult to read, with some text alignment issues and occasional glitches.
  • Players have reported game freezing bugs during large battles, indicating stability issues that need to be addressed.
  • The first-person exploration mechanic has been criticized as clunky, and the overall difficulty scaling can feel punishing as players progress.
  • gameplay
    18 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay features a blend of first-person exploration and tactical battle mechanics, drawing comparisons to Battle Brothers while introducing unique elements. Players appreciate the procedurally generated maps for replayability, though the tutorial can be inconsistent. The developer is actively engaged in improving the game, addressing bugs, and adding content, but some find the escalating difficulty and the focus on village destruction to be frustrating.

    • “The combat system is similar to Battle Brothers but with enough unique mechanics to make it stand out.”
    • “The gameplay switches between a first-person exploration mode and a tactical view for battles.”
    • “The procedurally generated maps provide replay value, and the core mechanics work well.”
    • “The tutorial explains the game’s mechanics but doesn’t always work correctly.”
    • “There are many similarities to Battle Brothers, and while the game is fine and entertaining, the overall game mechanic of destroying every village you come across is frustrating, especially as the enemy level gets harder the more you travel.”
    • “For anyone with any playtime of the aforementioned, a lot of the mechanics are incredibly similar but with a first-person overland movement system.”
  • replayability
    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game offers strong replayability due to its procedurally generated maps, which enhance the experience with each playthrough. Players appreciate the combination of strategic RPG elements and tactical combat, contributing to its overall replay value.

    • “[i] A strategic RPG combining tactical combat and dungeon crawling into a neat package with good replay value.”
    • “The procedurally generated maps provide replay value, and the core mechanics work well.”
    • “On the plus side, the maps are procedurally generated, which adds to the replayability.”
  • stability
    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game exhibits some stability issues, including occasional UI glitches and bugs, particularly with the day/night cycle during overworld exploration, which can cycle rapidly.

    • “There are some UI glitches here and there.”
    • “Bugs: for example, during overworld exploration, the day/night cycle occasionally glitches and cycles rapidly.”
  • graphics
    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game showcases a unique blend of hand-drawn graphics and AI-generated visuals, all of which have been meticulously edited by hand, according to the developer. This combination creates a distinctive visual style that stands out in the gaming landscape.

    • “It features hand-drawn graphics mixed with AI-generated visuals that have been edited by hand, as claimed by the developer.”
  • optimization
    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Overall, the game's optimization is generally solid, providing smooth performance in most situations; however, players may experience minor frame hitches during battles.

    • “The game runs smoothly in most scenarios, but minor frame hitches may occur during battles.”
  • story
    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's story is minimalistic, centering around the great lord of fire who initiates a catastrophic event known as the "fernageddon," aimed at annihilating everything.

    • “The game’s story is minimal: the great lord of fire commands the fernageddon—a fiery apocalypse to destroy everything.”
  • character development
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Players praise the character development system in this sandbox tabletop RPG, highlighting it as superior to that of similar games like Battle Brothers. The depth and flexibility of character progression contribute significantly to the overall gameplay experience.

    • “Excellent sandbox TRPG, similar to the great Battle Brothers but with a better character development system, in my opinion.”
  • atmosphere
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The atmosphere is generally praised for its atmospheric background music, though it is marred by a bug during battles that causes the tracks to restart abruptly instead of looping smoothly.

  • music
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The background music is praised for its atmospheric quality; however, it is marred by a bug during battles that causes tracks to restart abruptly instead of looping smoothly.

    • “The background music is atmospheric but suffers from a bug in battles where tracks fail to loop correctly, restarting abruptly instead.”

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7h Median play time
7h Average play time
7-7h Spent by most gamers
*Based on 2 analyzed playthroughs

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