Human Diaspora

About

Human Diaspora is a Retro First-Person Shooter where you fight your way to save the remnants of your family and find what is happening on the post-human colony planet. Take action against small and big enemies. Are you up to the challenge and save humanity?

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Play Modes

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

57%

Audience ScoreBased on 14 reviews

graphics2 positive mentions

optimization3 negative mentions

The game is free-to-play and open-source, which is a commendable gesture from the developer.
The graphics and 3D models are visually appealing, showcasing the potential of the Godot engine.
There are fun moments in gameplay, especially in the open-world and vehicle levels, despite some initial repetitiveness.

The game suffers from significant optimization issues, including stuttering and frame drops, making it unpleasant to play.
The user interface is poorly designed and lacks clarity, leading to confusion about gameplay mechanics and objectives.
Overall, the game feels unpolished and limited in scope, resembling more of a tech demo than a fully developed product.

optimization
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The optimization of the game is widely criticized, with users reporting significant stuttering, frame drops to single digits, and random performance hiccups during gameplay. While the graphics design is praised, the overall performance issues detract from the experience.
- “There is very beautiful graphics design and excellent performance!”
- “The only major issue is lots of stuttering, especially in the first few seconds after loading into a new level and when destroying an enemy.”
- “Very serious frame drops have the game drop to single digit frames and stuttering frequently.”
- “There are tons of performance problems, like I get random hiccups for half a second when firing a gun.”
graphics
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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33%
The graphics, particularly the 3D models, are praised for their quality, but the lack of resolution options and customizable graphics settings has drawn some criticism. Users hope for future updates to include more graphical controls.
- “The graphics, and especially the 3D models, look very nice.”
- “It would be nice to have some settings to control graphics, but I assume that it may happen in due time.”
- “There's no option to change the resolution and no useful graphics tweaks.”
gameplay
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay is generally well-received, with solid controls and simple mechanics, though some players may find it lacking given the $21 price tag. However, the game suffers from poor optimization and level design issues, indicating that it is still in early access. The developer's commitment to adding more content in the future is a positive sign for potential improvements.
- “It's definitely still early access (changing settings in the pause screen will return you to the main menu) but the gameplay is there.”
- “Game controls fine and the game mechanics are simple enough, which may turn off some people with the $21 price tag (I'm Canadian and this review was written a half hour in, there could be more to this game) though this is early access and the one-person developer plans to add more content and I'm inclined to believe them due to their communication on their personal feeds.”
- “It's definitely still early access; changing settings in the pause screen will return you to the main menu, but the gameplay is there.”
- “The game controls fine and the mechanics are simple enough, which may turn off some people considering the $21 price tag. This review was written a half hour in, and there could be more to this game, though it is early access and the one-person developer plans to add more content.”
- “The gameplay feels incomplete and lacks depth, making it hard to stay engaged for long periods.”
story
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story in the game is minimal and largely optional, requiring players to endure lengthy fade-to-black animations to access it. While the visual style is reminiscent of Ultrakill, the narrative elements may not engage all players due to their limited integration into the gameplay.
- “The game's visual style and story are evocative of Ultrakill.”
- “There are only some optional text segments with the story, and you have to endure long fade-to-black animations to access them.”
- “The story is minimal and often feels like an afterthought, requiring players to sit through lengthy fade-to-black animations.”