Fernageddon

About

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…

Genres & Tags

Role Playing

Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

100%

Audience ScoreBased on 12 reviews

graphics1 positive mentions

replayability2 negative mentions

Fernageddon offers a unique twist on the RPG/Strategy genre, allowing players to embrace an evil role while enjoying satisfying combat mechanics reminiscent of Battle Brothers.
The game features procedurally generated maps, enhancing replayability and providing a fresh experience with each playthrough.
The developer is responsive and actively updates the game, addressing bugs and adding new content, which shows a commitment to improving the player experience.

The user interface can be cluttered and difficult to read, with some text alignment issues and occasional glitches that detract from the overall experience.
There are reports of game freezing bugs during large battles, which can interrupt gameplay and lead to frustration.
The first-person exploration mechanic has been criticized as clunky, and some players feel that the increasing difficulty as they progress can be discouraging.

gameplay
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
33%
33%
The gameplay features a blend of first-person exploration and tactical battle mechanics, drawing comparisons to Battle Brothers while introducing unique elements. Although the tutorial has some issues, the procedurally generated maps enhance replayability, and the developer remains actively engaged in improving the game. However, players note that the core objective of destroying villages can become repetitive, with increasing enemy difficulty adding to the challenge.
- “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 so the game is fine, good, entertaining, and all... but the overall game mechanic is to destroy every village you come across, and the enemy level gets harder and harder the more you travel, which is horrible.”
- “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
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
67%
The game's replayability is enhanced by procedurally generated maps, which offer fresh experiences with each playthrough. Additionally, the combination of strategic RPG elements and tactical combat contributes to its overall replay value.
- “A strategic RPG combining tactical combat and dungeon crawling into a neat package with good replay value.”
- “On the plus side, the maps are procedurally generated, which adds to the replayability.”
- “The procedurally generated maps provide replay value, and the core mechanics work well.”
stability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Overall, users report that the game experiences some stability issues, including occasional UI glitches and bugs such as a rapidly cycling day/night cycle during exploration.
- “There are some UI glitches here and there.”
- “Bugs: For example, during overworld exploration, the day/night cycle occasionally glitches and cycles rapidly.”
graphics
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
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 artistic 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
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
Overall, the game's optimization is generally solid, providing smooth performance in most situations; however, players may experience occasional minor frame hitches during battles.
- “The game runs smoothly in most scenarios, but minor frame hitches may occur during battles.”
story
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
The game's story is minimalistic, centering around the great lord of fire who unleashes the fernageddon, a fiery apocalypse aimed at total destruction.
- “The game’s story is minimal: the great lord of fire commands the fernageddon—a fiery apocalypse to destroy everything.”
character development
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The character development system in this sandbox tabletop RPG is praised for being superior to that of similar games, such as Battle Brothers, offering players a more engaging and nuanced experience in shaping their characters.
- “Excellent sandbox TRPG, similar to the great Battle Brothers but with a better character development system, in my opinion.”
atmosphere
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
300%
The game's atmosphere is enhanced by its background music, which is generally immersive; however, a notable bug during battles disrupts this experience by causing tracks to restart abruptly instead of looping smoothly.
- “The background music creates an immersive atmosphere that enhances the overall experience.”
- “The game's environment is richly detailed, drawing players into its unique world.”
- “The atmospheric effects, from lighting to sound design, truly make you feel part of the game.”
music
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The background music is praised for its atmospheric quality, but players have reported a significant issue during battles where the tracks do not loop properly, resulting in abrupt restarts.
- “The background music is atmospheric but suffers from a bug in battles where tracks fail to loop correctly, restarting abruptly instead.”