Sky Nations
- June 23, 2013
- Damaged
Sky Nations is a 2-player cooperative Science Fiction simulation game set in a sandbox world of floating islands and sprawling skies. Players construct customizable airships and engage in warfare while exploring the persistent player servers. The game offers a unique experience of building and riding on ships for adventure and exploration.
PC
Reviews
- The game features in-depth ship building mechanics and a large variety of blocks, offering a creative experience similar to Minecraft.
- The developer is responsive and actively engages with the community, taking player feedback into account for improvements.
- The game provides a unique blend of open-world exploration and PvP combat, allowing players to build and customize their own airships.
- The game suffers from a very small player base and limited server availability, making it difficult to find active games.
- There is no single-player offline mode, which may deter players who prefer solo gameplay.
- Griefing is a significant issue, with players often losing their hard-built ships and bases to others, leading to frustration.
- gameplay6 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 17 % neutral mentions
- 33 % negative mentions
The gameplay is praised for its in-depth ship building mechanics and seamless multiplayer experience, drawing comparisons to Minecraft while offering more features and variety. Recent updates have enhanced gameplay, introducing new movement options and improvements, although some minor bugs remain that are being addressed by the developers. Overall, players find the gameplay engaging and enjoyable.
“As for the gameplay, it is awesome! You can run or join any server and meet other people. The flying aspect is flawless, and the overall similarities to Minecraft are obvious, but I find this game superior as it has more features and a larger variety of things to do.”
“The gameplay currently has been enhanced, and I am loving the new aspects and ways to move about!”
“So the current update is a great improvement upon previous gameplay!”
“Gameplay is simple enough, being indeed similar to Minecraft, despite the 'this is not a Minecraft clone' arguments.”
“There are some bugs, but they don't impede much on the gameplay and the developer is actively fixing them.”
- graphics2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The graphics in the game are generally praised, with particular acclaim for the moon, which is highlighted as having the best visuals in the entire game. Overall, players appreciate the quality of the graphics.
“The moon now has the best graphics in the entire game.”
“Good graphics.”
- stability1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
The game has been criticized for its numerous glitches, leading some players to request refunds and suggesting that the price should be lowered due to its instability.
“It is the glitchiest game I've played in a long time, so if the developer sees this, please give me a refund and lower the price of the game.”
“The game crashes constantly, making it nearly unplayable.”
“I experienced frequent freezes and bugs that ruined my gaming experience.”
