Rise of Man
- September 15, 2017
- Darkcross Games
- 2h median play time
Get on Steam"Rise of Man" is a real-time strategy game set in a dark fantasy world where players must lead their tribe through various ages of civilization. Gather resources, develop technology, and build and manage your empire while battling fierce creatures and rival tribes. The game offers a compelling story campaign and online multiplayer mode for up to eight players.
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Reviews
- The game has a great concept and potential if the developer puts more time and effort into it.
- Graphics are nice and the core gameplay is present, showing promise for future updates.
- Some players appreciate the developer's responsiveness to feedback and quick fixes for bugs.
- The game has been abandoned for years, with no updates or communication from the developers since 2017.
- Gameplay is repetitive, shallow, and filled with bugs, making it unplayable and frustrating.
- Many players feel scammed due to the game's incomplete state and lack of content, leading to a poor overall experience.
- graphics9 mentions
- 56 % positive mentions
- 11 % neutral mentions
- 33 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game receive mixed reviews, with some users describing them as reminiscent of mid-1990s quality and suffering from significant lag, even on capable hardware. Conversely, others praise the visuals as good or great, highlighting an interesting concept and easy controls. Overall, the graphical performance appears inconsistent, with notable issues affecting gameplay experience.
“Graphics are great and controls are easy.”
“Good looking graphics and an interesting concept.”
“Graphics are nice, the core of the game is there (other than bugs that need to be fixed).”
“Graphics are like mid-1990s quality.”
“Graphics, sound, music, movement, visuals are all very poor.”
“Meat is gathered from invisible animals, and the graphics are nothing special.”
- gameplay6 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 17 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The gameplay has been criticized for being boring and plagued by numerous bugs, leading to a lack of recommendation from some users. However, others acknowledge ongoing improvements and frequent updates, suggesting that the core experience may enhance over time as the developers address these issues. Overall, the current gameplay experience is seen as short and in need of significant refinement.
“Feedback duly considered to improve both gameplay and fun factor.”
“It has some problems during gameplay, yet the developer is working on them all the time, sometimes releasing two updates in one day. Give the game some time; I think it'll work well eventually.”
“A boring gameplay and a lot of bugs.”
“Even if the devs add content, the overall gameplay is so poor I can't recommend it.”
“Current gameplay is short, while the core is being playtested.”
- stability4 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game's stability is heavily criticized, with users reporting numerous bugs, crashes, and poor optimization, rendering it nearly unplayable. Many feel it should be removed from sale due to its unfinished state and lack of content, although some express hope for future improvements.
“This game has been abandoned for a long time and has no right to be on sale on Steam; it is buggy and unplayable. Please take it off.”
“Other than the fact that the game's tech tree isn't finished and is super limited, the game is very buggy and ultra painfully repetitive.”
“Poorly optimized, buggy animations, game crashes, and very little content.”
- grinding4 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game tedious, particularly due to the management of individual citizens and the repetitive nature of tasks like farming and crafting. Many suggest that reducing research costs for early game progression could alleviate some of the grind and maintain player interest.
“A lot of the bugs or annoyances can make gameplay fairly tedious at times.”
“Tedious individual citizen management.”
“Reduce research prices for early research to keep the player intrigued and make the game feel less grindy.”
- optimization1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game suffers from significant optimization issues, including buggy animations, frequent crashes, and a lack of content, leading to a frustrating experience for players.
“Poorly optimized, buggy animations, frequent game crashes, and very little content.”
- music1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
The music in the game has been criticized as being subpar, with users noting that it contributes to an overall lackluster audio experience alongside other elements like graphics and movement.
“The music is repetitive and lacks variety, making it hard to stay engaged.”
“The soundtrack feels uninspired and doesn't match the game's atmosphere.”
“The audio quality of the music is subpar, detracting from the overall experience.”
