Outpost On Syrinx

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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.

Genres & Tags

Indie

Play Modes

Single-Player

84%

Audience ScoreBased on 38 reviews

music16 positive mentions

grinding4 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 dedication to improving the player experience.
The musical interactions and diverse biomes add depth and enjoyment to the gameplay, making it a fun and engaging experience.

The inventory system is limited, and there is no in-game database for recipes, making crafting tedious and frustrating.
Players have reported technical issues, such as falling through the landscape, which disrupts gameplay.
The game feels incomplete, with some players expressing concern over the lack of future updates and content expansion.

music
34 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
47%
44%
9%
The music in the game is highly praised for its novelty and immersive quality, enhancing the overall experience with its unique integration into gameplay mechanics. Players appreciate the diverse musical themes, interactive mini-games, and the way music serves as a form of communication within the game's vibrant alien world. The combination of beautiful visuals and an engaging soundtrack creates a captivating atmosphere that sets this survival sim apart from others in the genre.
- “Utterly unique, with immersive, toe-tapping groovy music and sound effects, and way out visuals.”
- “The music aspect of this game is quite an interesting mechanic and adds something that other survival, crafting, life sim type games generally lack.”
- “Interactions with the pitch, timing, and beat of the music could cause different results.”
- “The big feature with this game will be the musical interaction with the environment.”
graphics
16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
31%
19%
The graphics are widely praised for their beauty and unique art style, drawing comparisons to classic influences like Planescape and Star Trek, complemented by an engaging soundtrack. However, the full-screen display limits multitasking capabilities, making it cumbersome for users who need to reference external materials. Overall, the visuals create an immersive and captivating experience, though technical limitations may hinder some players.
- “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.”
story
14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
21%
58%
21%
The game's story features a novel musical theme and engaging quests, but players find the material-gathering aspect tedious due to the complexity of recipes and the need to collect numerous components. Despite this frustration, there is excitement for new expansions and missions that enhance the narrative experience, including mini-games that involve collecting notes and analyzing plant species. Overall, while the storyline shows promise, the quest mechanics can detract from the enjoyment.
- “Six months later ---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.”
- “You scan and analyze the different species of plants as part of the game's missions.”
- “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.”
grinding
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players find the grinding aspect of material-gathering quests to be tedious, particularly due to the cumbersome process of copying plant names, locations, and products, which is exacerbated for those without multiple monitors or graphics cards. This repetitive task detracts from the overall enjoyment of the game.
- “The material-gathering aspect of the quests is very tedious for the following reasons:”
- “If you don't have two graphics cards and two monitors, copying the plant names, locations, and products is very tedious.”
gameplay
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The gameplay is highlighted by a unique music mechanic that enhances the survival, crafting, and life simulation elements, setting it apart from similar games. Players engage in harvesting and crafting while exploring an alien world, making for an intriguing and immersive experience.
- “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 development
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Character development is highlighted as a significant aspect of the game, alongside musical mini-games and technology, suggesting that it plays a crucial role in enhancing the overall experience. However, the reviews do not provide specific details on how character development is executed or its impact on gameplay.

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