Outpost On Syrinx

57%
Game Brain Score Based on 19 reviews
  • music
  • graphics
  • story
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In "Outpost on Syrinx" , explore a wondrous region of the alien world Syrinx, harvest resources to craft equipment and unique items, and build and customize your own base while improving various skills. Create recipes, establish vacation and research sites, and even participate in musical activities on this distant planet.

  • PC
  • Windows
Genres & TagsPlay Modes

Reviews

57%
Audience ScoreBased on 19 reviews
music8 positive mentions
grinding2 negative mentions
  • The game features a beautiful art style and immersive music, creating a unique and relaxing atmosphere for exploration.
  • The developer is responsive to feedback and actively updates the game, showing a commitment to improving the experience.
  • The musical interactions with the environment add a novel gameplay mechanic that enhances the overall enjoyment of the game.
  • The inventory system is limited and lacks an in-game recipe database, making crafting and gathering tedious.
  • Players have reported technical issues, such as falling through the landscape, which disrupts gameplay.
  • The game feels incomplete, with some players expressing concerns about the lack of promised future content and updates.
  • music17 mentions

    The music in the game is a standout feature, offering a unique and immersive experience that enhances gameplay through interactive musical mechanics and mini-games. Players appreciate the novel themes, groovy soundtracks, and the way music integrates with the environment, making it a key aspect of exploration and communication within the game. Overall, the combination of beautiful visuals and engaging music creates a captivating atmosphere that sets it apart from typical survival and crafting games.

    • “Utterly unique, with immersive, toe-tapping groovy music and sound effects, and way out visuals.”
    • “Sounds and music are an important form of communication on Syrinx.”
    • “The music aspect of this game is quite an interesting mechanic and adds something that other survival, crafting, life sim type games generally lack.”
    • “The big feature with this game will be the musical interaction with the environment.”
    • “Interactions with the pitch, timing, and beat of the music could cause different results.”
  • graphics8 mentions

    The graphics are praised for their beauty and unique art style, reminiscent of classic sci-fi influences like Star Trek and Planescape, creating an immersive experience. However, the full-screen display limits multitasking capabilities, making it challenging for users without dual monitors. Overall, the visuals and accompanying soundtrack contribute significantly to the game's atmospheric appeal.

    • “The graphics are beautiful, and I like the eerie music and scenery that remind me a little of the original Star Trek series I used to watch as a kid.”
    • “The graphics are quite good and the different areas have enough variation that it makes them interesting and worth looking at.”
    • “Beautiful art style, awesome soundtrack.”
    • “Graphics display is full-screen and cannot be changed to windowed, making simultaneous use of a spreadsheet impossible.”
    • “If you don't have two graphics cards and two monitors, copying the plant names, locations, and products is very tedious.”
    • “The art style reminds me of Planescape a bit, with a touch of the original Star Trek.”
  • story7 mentions

    The game's story features a novel and enjoyable musical theme, but the material-gathering quests can be tedious due to the complexity of crafting requirements. Players express a desire to engage more with the storyline, which is hindered by the repetitive nature of gathering components. However, recent expansions and new missions, including a mini-game involving note collection and plant analysis, have revitalized interest in the narrative.

    • “The musical theme of the quests is novel and enjoyable.”
    • “Six months later, I just checked out this game again and was so glad to see the cave expansion and new missions!”
    • “There is a mission that is almost a mini-game where you collect notes.”
    • “It is a shame because I wanted to see where the storyline was going, but tabulating dozens of plants and complex recipes one alt-tab per text line is not my idea of fun.”
    • “The material-gathering aspect of the quests is very tedious for the following reasons:”
    • “The fabrications for the quests require multiple components, some of which are fabricated from gathered components.”
  • grinding2 mentions

    Players find the grinding aspect of the game tedious, particularly due to the cumbersome process of gathering materials, which is exacerbated by the need to manually copy plant names and locations without the aid of multiple monitors or graphics cards.

    • “The material-gathering aspect of the quests is very tedious for several reasons.”
    • “If you don't have two graphics cards and two monitors, copying the plant names, locations, and products becomes a very tedious task.”
  • gameplay2 mentions

    The gameplay is enhanced by a unique musical mechanic that distinguishes it from typical survival, crafting, and life simulation games, offering an engaging experience through harvesting and crafting on an alien world.

    • “Harvesting, crafting, and interesting musical gameplay on an alien world.”
    • “The music aspect of this game is quite an interesting mechanic and adds something that other survival, crafting, life sim type games generally lack.”
  • character development1 mentions

    Character development is highlighted as a key aspect of the game, alongside musical mini-games and technology, suggesting that it plays a significant role in enhancing the overall experience.

    • “The focus right now is on the musical mini-games, technology, and character development.”
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