Roswell Ranch

About

In Roswell Ranch, a free survival horror game, you'll hide from a UFO, search for weapon parts, and protect a farm from extraterrestrial threats. Solve puzzles to find all the components of BERTHA, the world's first anti-extraterrestrial firearm, and fend off an invading UFO. With randomized puzzle key locations and collectibles to find, each playthrough offers a unique experience.

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Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

55%

Audience ScoreBased on 44 reviews

optimization2 positive mentions

gameplay2 negative mentions

The game offers a fun and quick experience, with randomly generated items that provide a different experience each time.
It has a humorous and quirky theme involving aliens and crafting goofy weapons, which can be entertaining.
Despite its flaws, some players found it enjoyable as a classic roguelite that can induce a fun challenge.

The game suffers from significant glitches, unpredictable AI, and frustrating mechanics, such as instant death and lack of save points.
Many players found the movement and stamina mechanics to be poorly designed, making gameplay feel unfair and tedious.
The overall execution feels like a first attempt at game development, leading to illogical puzzles and a lack of polish.

gameplay
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay of Roswell Ranch is criticized for its frustratingly small stamina, instant death mechanics, and difficulty in locating essential parts, leading to a perception of broken mechanics that squander the game's potential.
- “Roswell Ranch had potential but squandered it with annoyingly small stamina, instant death mechanics, and frustratingly hard-to-find parts at times.”
- “The mechanics of the game are also entirely broken.”
stability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game shows potential, but users report experiencing glitches that detract from the overall experience, with some elements, like the UFO, feeling cheesy.
- “Has potential, but there are glitches and the UFO becomes cheesy.”
optimization
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game features good visuals and voice acting, but it suffers from poor optimization, as even high-end hardware like the 4080 Super struggles to maintain over 60 fps on high settings. Additionally, players have reported frustrating mechanics, such as climbing ladders.