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Robin Hood - Sherwood Builders - Bandit's Trail

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84% User Score Based on 371 reviews

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Robin Hood - Sherwood Builders - Bandit's Trail is a single player open world role playing game with fantasy, medieval and historical themes. It was developed by MeanAstronauts and was released on August 9, 2023. It received positive reviews from players.

Bandit's Trail is a FREE prologue version of Robin Hood - Sherwood Builders. Become the legendary outlaw of folk tales, explore Barnsdale, the first region of the game's world, and face its challenges. Robin Hood: Sherwood Builders is an action-adventure RPG with city-building elements, where you take on the role of a classic hero who stands up to the tyranny and injustice that haunts Sherwood.…

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Audience ScoreBased on 371 reviews
gameplay21 positive mentions
monetization11 negative mentions
  • Engaging blend of RPG, survival, stealth, combat, and base building set in a rich Sherwood Forest environment.
  • Graphics and atmosphere are praised for their detail, beauty, and immersion, with good sound design and voice acting for main characters.
  • The game offers satisfying progression, puzzles, and a well-crafted storyline that appeals to fans of Robin Hood and genre hybrids.
  • Combat system feels clunky, sluggish, and unpolished, particularly melee and bow mechanics, with awkward controls and unbalanced enemy AI.
  • Several gameplay and UI issues including confusing tutorials, repetitive quests, limited building options, frustrating gathering mechanics, and intrusive survival needs (food/water).
  • Bugs, glitches, crashes, input lag, and some low-quality animations/voice acting break immersion and reduce polish, making the experience rough especially for a paid title.
  • gameplay
    86 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay of "Robin Hood - Sherwood Builders" offers a mix of action-adventure, RPG, and base-building elements with potential, but it is often hindered by clunky and underdeveloped mechanics, particularly in combat, hunting, and bow usage. While some players find the mechanics accessible and engaging, many criticize the cumbersome survival systems, awkward controls, and lack of polish that limit immersion and enjoyment. Overall, the gameplay shows promise but requires significant refinement and deeper innovation to fully realize its concept.

    • “"Robin Hood - Sherwood Builders" stands out not only for its captivating story and stunning visuals but also for its innovative gameplay mechanics.”
    • “The gameplay is a delightful mix of combat, crafting, and stealth. The blend of these elements adds a unique and compelling layer to the gameplay, making every decision crucial for the success of the band of merry men.”
    • “For this being a prologue of the game, I find it very fun to play and cannot wait till the game finally comes out. The mechanics are better than they were, the combat is interesting, hunting is interesting at times when you are sneaking trying to find a deer, and it comes bolting at you and jumps over you to try and escape—you hit to slow down time enough to get a shot off.”
    • “The hunger and thirst mechanics are enough to ruin this game for me unfortunately.”
    • “Game mechanics are cumbersome to say the least (food, water, crafting, cooking, building ...) plus the way you use items.”
    • “Fighting mechanics are miserable, hunting is meh, village management is bare bones and food and drink system is just slogging the game.”
  • story
    82 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story in "Robin Hood - Sherwood Builders" is generally seen as a promising and enjoyable blend of classic Robin Hood elements with action-adventure and RPG mechanics, featuring a mix of quests, base building, and puzzles. While some find it engaging and rich in character depth, others feel it lacks innovation, depth, and polish, with criticisms targeting repetitive quest design, limited story progression in the demo, and occasional bugs. Overall, it offers a fun foundation with potential for greater narrative development in the full release.

    • “The characters are imbued with depth, and the storyline is rich with intrigue, humor, and a sense of justice.”
    • “The game's plot unfolds seamlessly, keeping players engaged and invested in the fate of Sherwood and its inhabitants.”
    • “The prologue gives you just the right amount of leeway in regards to exploration and quests that leave you wanting more, from robbing royal convoys, building and customizing your town, or straying from the beaten path to find ruins and puzzles that reward you for your curiosity.”
    • “Low graphic game for 40 GB, repetitive storyline and boring. I played 22 hours.”
    • “The story is simply too rough and too old; you have to give it life or at least make something new.”
    • “In some aspects reminds me of Witcher 3 but with poor dialogue and no deep story.”
  • graphics
    65 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game features generally praised graphics that range from beautiful and immersive visuals to well-detailed environments, with some noting impressive performance on high settings. However, a few users report occasional issues like clunky camera angles, input lag, and inconsistent lighting effects, with graphics quality sometimes resembling older-generation games. Overall, while not AAA-level, the graphics are considered solid and fitting for an indie title, contributing positively to the game's atmosphere and appeal.

    • “The visuals are nothing short of breathtaking.”
    • “"Robin Hood - Sherwood Builders" stands out not only for its captivating story and stunning visuals but also for its innovative gameplay mechanics.”
    • “The graphics are well done for a small game studio, pretty detailed as well.”
    • “Very slow game, the graphics look poor, like from 10-15 years ago.”
    • “I'm playing on the highest graphics but in the evening and night I have to say it looks horrendous.”
    • “The graphics are decent, except the ground, the water and some other stuff... but 30 minutes in and the level of cringe is too high to even play another second.”
  • music
    13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music is generally praised for its epic and immersive qualities, enhancing the game's atmosphere and gameplay. Some users find the soundtrack relaxing and fitting, though a few note occasional confusing cues that mimic combat music. Overall, the soundtrack is well-received, with calls for more variety and additional tracks.

    • “The musical score is nothing short of epic.”
    • “From the soul-stirring melodies that accompany Robin's heroic deeds to the lively tunes of the merry men's celebrations, the soundtrack enhances the overall experience.”
    • “The soundtrack complements the gameplay beautifully, enhancing the overall experience.”
    • “When approaching some of the camps, the music would change in a way that made me think I was in combat, but it was just the background music for the area. This threw me off and made me constantly think someone was after me.”
    • “A couple of things I think need adjusting include some of the music and the variation in the trader's supply, though the latter might improve with more traders in the full game.”
    • “The music sometimes created confusion, as the combat-like tunes played in non-combat areas affected the immersion negatively.”
  • monetization
    11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The monetization approach is criticized for essentially functioning as an advertisement rather than a full game, misleading players by posing as free while pushing the purchase of a full-priced title. This tactic is seen as exploitative and harmful to both gamers and legitimate developers, offering little value and detracting from genuine game visibility.

    • “While it might seem like an innocuous mistake, publishing demos and advertisements as if they are full games is misleading and in some ways harmful.”
    • “Often developers may choose to incorrectly publish demo/advertisements as separate games as a cheap way to bypass paying Valve for marketing presence on the Steam front page, which may seem clever to them, but it's harmful behaviour and it's not good for gamers.”
    • “It's impossible for me to recommend this incorrectly published advertising spam to gamers; you deserve better than adverts.”
  • optimization
    8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's optimization is mixed, with generally smooth performance and good graphics on mid-to-high-end hardware, but it suffers from occasional glitches, lack of features like DLSS support, no autosave, and some intrusive elements affecting gameplay. Users suggest it needs further refinement and content before final release.

    • “I like how the game runs smoothly and is quite beautiful and relaxing.”
    • “The graphics are great looking, performance was excellent, managed to have a satisfying 60fps with a 3060ti.”
    • “Just kidding, but seriously, the game needs much better optimization before its 2.0 final release, including support for DLSS and future Nvidia technologies.”
    • “The game needs a lot more love, quests, content, and better optimization before its 2.0 final release. It should support DLSS and future Nvidia technologies, and add cooperative multiplayer for joint heists with friends.”
    • “There are a few performance issues, including no autosave and tutorials that pop up at inconvenient times during combat or hunting.”
    • “Terrible optimization.”
  • grinding
    7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Grinding in the game is notably time-consuming and might feel tedious, requiring significant resource gathering and repetition. However, the variety of activities like side quests, puzzles, town building, and resource collection help keep it engaging and prevent the grinding from becoming monotonous.

    • “You'll need a second life for grinding.”
    • “Building is simple, yet a little grinding for materials is certainly needed.”
    • “If you get bored of grinding the story, then just go make improvements to your town, and if that gets too much, go out and collect resources to improve your weapons and grind experience while you do it to improve skills.”
  • atmosphere
    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's atmosphere is widely praised for its immersive sound effects and stunning visuals that effectively transport players into the game world. While generally regarded as great, some users feel the foliage and lighting could benefit from updates. Overall, the atmosphere significantly enhances the gaming experience.

    • “Combined with immersive sound effects, it creates an atmosphere that truly transports players to the heart of the legendary forest.”
    • “First, the visuals, atmosphere are stunning and runs with no problems.”
    • “The atmosphere of the game is great.”
  • humor
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The humor in the game is a mix of intentional silliness, especially noticeable in the voice acting and character animations, which some players found amusing. While the story includes elements of humor and intrigue, expectations for more comedic situations and playful tricks were not fully met.

    • “The characters are imbued with depth, and the storyline is rich with intrigue, humor, and a sense of justice.”
    • “The voice acting is a little silly, Robin's is the only good one, but it wasn't bad enough for me to really care. In the prologue, the only voices are really Robin, Marian, Little John, and Friar Tuck – and while they talk, they are swinging their arms around and around. I get what they were trying to do, but it was a little ridiculous – it made me laugh.”
    • “Since there is Robin Hood in the title, I expected a game with bow combat (check), arrows (check), tricks and traps (nope), funny situations (nope).”
  • stability
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game has some glitches and slightly buggy controls that may require a short adjustment period, but overall it remains stable with no crashes reported during extended play sessions. Compared to many modern titles, its stability is notably reliable.

    • “Glitches, yes, many.”
    • “Some issues like obviously the controls are a little buggy and hard to manage, but it's not such a big deal that 30 minutes can't fix.”
    • “Make this game kind of great as lately it is the norm for even AAA titles to be buggy as heck with random crashes; as a matter of fact, I played it for 3 hours and got zero crashes.”
  • replayability
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game offers an extensive skill tree and a reasonably sized map, providing a solid initial playthrough. However, reviewers feel that it lacks significant replay value after completion.

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Robin Hood - Sherwood Builders - Bandit's Trail is a open world role playing game with fantasy, medieval and historical themes.

Robin Hood - Sherwood Builders - Bandit's Trail is available on PC and Windows.

On average players spend around 8 hours playing Robin Hood - Sherwood Builders - Bandit's Trail.

Robin Hood - Sherwood Builders - Bandit's Trail was released on August 9, 2023.

Robin Hood - Sherwood Builders - Bandit's Trail was developed by MeanAstronauts.

Robin Hood - Sherwood Builders - Bandit's Trail has received positive reviews from players. Most players liked Robin Hood - Sherwood Builders - Bandit's Trail for its gameplay but disliked it for its monetization.

Robin Hood - Sherwood Builders - Bandit's Trail is a single player game.

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