IMPACT

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IMPACT is a single player casual city builder game with economy and science fiction themes. It was developed by Hochschule Darmstadt and was released on September 2, 2024. It received neutral reviews from players.

IMPACT – Your Journey to the Moon Begins Here! Dive into IMPACT, an immersive sci-fi game that takes you to the Moon. Build and manage your own lunar base, generating valuable scientific data used by the European Space Agency (ESA) to train a real AI that will one day land on the Moon. Experience how your decisions directly influence the future of lunar exploration! Key Features: Build Your Lu…

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Audience ScoreBased on 32 reviews

story3 positive mentions

graphics2 negative mentions

The game supports real space research and collaboration with ESA, allowing players to contribute meaningfully to lunar crater identification and future space missions.
Gameplay involves base building and crater marking with a simple, chill loop that some players find fun and relaxing.
The concept of combining gaming with crowd science is innovative and engaging, providing a sense of immersion and purpose beyond typical casual games.

The game suffers from poor tutorial and lack of clear instructions, causing confusion and making it difficult for new players to understand gameplay mechanics.
It has low visual quality, reliance on AI-generated assets, and suffers from lengthy, repetitive grind with slow progression and frustrating resource management.
Requiring a third-party account raises privacy and security concerns, and the game feels unfinished and lacking polish, with many reviewers perceiving it as a low-effort student project rather than a proper PC game.

graphics
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's graphics are characterized by low-quality, low-poly 3D visuals that may deter many players, though the charming, stop-motion miniature-like building art style adds a unique and appealing touch.
- “The buildings' art style is also adorable; they look like little stop motion miniatures.”
- “In terms of visuals, this features fairly low quality low poly 3D graphics which will deter a lot of gamers, understandably.”
- “Gaming is a visual medium, and while some developers struggle with creating high quality visuals, failing to do so is a disservice to gamers.”
story
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story is praised for its meaningful and immersive concept, as players feel directly involved in contributing to real future space missions. Despite being early access and somewhat rough, the mission-driven narrative and the idea of building a moon town provide an engaging and unique experience.
- “Knowing that my actions in the game could help with future space missions makes it feel really meaningful.”
- “The fact that you're actually contributing to future missions and playing a small role in that effort creates a sense of immersion that's hard to find elsewhere.”
- “The concept is incredibly cool—linking a game to an actual space mission is genius!”
gameplay
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay is generally seen as lackluster and in need of improvement, particularly with certain mechanics like crater marking. While some appreciate the relaxing, research-assisting concept, overall the idle mechanics feel uninspired and fail to deliver engaging fun.
- “I like the idea and the whole topic with assisting research behind the game. The gameplay is also very relaxing.”
- “It is the worst of idle mechanics barring pay to win and gambling, and lacks the fun mechanics that tie it together.”
- “As for the game itself, the gameplay is a little lackluster and some elements (mostly crater marking) are in desperate need of a rework.”
grinding
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Grinding in the game is perceived as tedious and repetitive, which can cause player interest to wane over time.