Navalia
- June 2, 2017
- Luotsi Entertainment
- 2h median play time
Get on Steam"Navalia is a single-player strategy game with 2 hours of playtime, where you command a spaceship fleet to protect your home system and conquer the galaxy. Customize your fleet with a ship editor, engage in large-scale battles, and discover new ways to enhance your ship tactics with procedurally generated enemies. Experience beautiful minimalistic graphics and zoom option."
Reviews
- The ship building mechanic is fun and allows for creative designs, providing a unique experience in customizing battleships.
- The game offers a decent decision-making aspect with research and upgrades, making it engaging for a few hours.
- Despite its flaws, the game can be enjoyable for fans of space strategy games, especially when on sale.
- The game suffers from performance issues, including crashes and low frame rates, which detracts from the overall experience.
- There is a lack of content and variety, leading to repetitive gameplay and minimal replay value.
- The user interface is unintuitive and poorly designed, making it difficult to navigate and understand the game mechanics.
- gameplay3 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 67 % negative mentions
The gameplay is characterized by a lack of intuitiveness across various elements, including the plot and controls, which may hinder new players. However, it effectively avoids overwhelming players with complex mechanics, offering a concise experience that can be completed in about 2-3 hours, showcasing all it has to offer within that time.
“The game does a very good job of not overwhelming you with mechanics and micromanagement for what is essentially a 2-3 hour playthrough (if you are just starting out).”
“Very little about this game is intuitive - from the plot, to the UI, to the controls, and gameplay.”
“In 2 hours of gameplay, you will have seen everything the game has to offer.”
- stability3 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game's stability is frequently criticized, with users reporting random glitches and a general lack of polish, suggesting that it feels unfinished and buggy.
“I get the feeling that this game was never truly finished; you can run into random glitches and some aspects lack polish.”
“Occasional glitches; lacks polish in a few places.”
“Buggy trash.”
- replayability2 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- -100 % neutral mentions
- 150 % negative mentions
Overall, the game's replayability is mixed; while some players find enjoyment and potential for replay, others criticize it for lacking sufficient content to warrant multiple playthroughs.
“So yes, it is simpler, but there is fun in this game and replayability, it seems! ;-)”
“Too little content, no real replay value.”
“Once you've completed the game, there's no incentive to play it again.”
“The lack of diverse endings makes replaying feel pointless.”
- graphics2 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- -100 % neutral mentions
- 150 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game are noted for their nice aesthetic and relaxing atmosphere, but some users criticize them as poor, alongside issues with ship building and combat mechanics, leading to refunds.
“The game features a nice aesthetic and a relaxing atmosphere.”
“The graphics are subpar, making it hard to immerse myself in the game.”
“The visuals feel outdated and lack detail, which detracts from the overall experience.”
“The art style is inconsistent and doesn't match the game's theme, leaving it looking unpolished.”
- optimization1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
Users have reported significant performance issues, indicating that the game's optimization is lacking and negatively impacts the overall experience.
“The optimization is so poor that it feels like the game is running on outdated hardware.”
“I constantly experience frame drops and stuttering, making it nearly unplayable.”
“The final nail in the coffin is the weird performance issues that ruin the overall experience.”
- humor1 mentions
- 300 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Players find the humor in the game largely stems from the creative and often unexpected shapes they can create, leading to amusing and entertaining outcomes.
“I spend a lot of time just playing around with shapes; it's pretty funny what people can come up with.”
“The humor in this game is top-notch, with clever jokes and hilarious situations that keep me laughing.”
“I love how the game incorporates witty dialogue and funny character interactions that make every moment enjoyable.”
- atmosphere1 mentions
- 300 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The atmosphere of the game is characterized by a pleasing aesthetic that creates a relaxing environment for players.
“The game features a nice aesthetic and a relaxing atmosphere.”
“The atmosphere is incredibly immersive, drawing you into the game's world.”
“The combination of visuals and sound creates a captivating atmosphere that enhances the overall experience.”
- grinding1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be frustrating and unintuitive, with unclear instructions and a tedious tutorial that stifles creativity. Many express boredom and dissatisfaction with the rigid rules that hinder their enjoyment.
“Completely unintuitive in every way; I can't even save an unfinished ship design. The instructions are unclear, and I couldn't escape the tutorial before getting bored of the tedious rigidity. Every stupid rule felt like a slight against player creativity.”
