Midnight Acres
- October 25, 2023
- Keaton Applebaum
Get on Steam"Midnight Acres" is a narrative-driven, atmospheric horror game set on a mysterious farm. Uncover the dark secrets of the Keaton family as you navigate supernatural events, puzzles, and eerie encounters. With multiple endings based on your choices, every playthrough brings new twists and terror to light.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game has a fun and unique concept that combines farming simulation with FPS survival mechanics.
- Exploration is enjoyable, with a large map and various caves to discover, providing a sense of adventure.
- The monster design is varied and interesting, adding excitement to the gameplay during night-time defense sequences.
- The day-night cycle is too short, making it difficult to gather resources and prepare for night-time attacks.
- The game lacks clear instructions and has numerous bugs, including non-functional achievements and clunky inventory management.
- Currently, the game feels unfinished and unbalanced, with many aspects needing significant improvement and updates from the developer.
- grinding32 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The grinding aspect of the game has received mixed reviews, with many players finding the farming mechanics tedious and poorly balanced against the resource demands for defense. While some appreciate the blend of farming and FPS survival, the short daytime limits resource gathering, leading to frustration with the slow-paced farming system. Overall, players feel that the farming component needs significant improvement to enhance the gameplay experience.
“The farming part is bare-bones at best.”
“I really cannot stress enough that in a game that advertises itself as a farming game, farming is completely pointless.”
“It is way too long and tedious to water and ferment every plant one by one, to an extent where it is much easier to completely ignore this aspect of the game to get wood, rock, and buy stuff from the merchant.”
- gameplay10 mentions
- 60 % positive mentions
- 40 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The gameplay is highly praised for its fun and relaxing mechanics, particularly highlighting the unique first-person fishing experience and effective combat systems. Players appreciate the overall execution of game mechanics, sounds, and the enjoyable laid-back theme, making it a compelling experience that encourages continued play.
“I would definitely continue playing it; it's pretty fun mechanically and combat-wise, and the laid-back theme is pretty relaxing.”
“Excellent in terms of gameplay and mechanics.”
“My favorite is fishing; I haven't played a game with FPS fishing mechanics before, and this was fun!”
- graphics4 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The graphics are praised for their variety, featuring a mix of relaxing and intense art styles that enhance the overall world design. Users appreciate the visual appeal and the quality of the graphics throughout the game.
“The art style of the enemies varies.”
“Relaxing and intense with some nice graphics and world!”
- stability2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game suffers from significant stability issues, particularly with glitches that can cause softlocks when navigating menus, leading to potential loss of saved progress. These problems highlight a pressing need for further development and bug fixes.
“There are lots of unfortunate glitches that need to be worked out, such as pressing escape in any menu, like inventory or the shop, which will softlock your game and cause you to lose your save without exception.”
