Skyforge

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Skyforge is a single player and multiplayer open world hack and slash game with fantasy and science fiction themes. It was developed by Innova Co SARL and was released on April 13, 2017. It received neutral reviews from both critics and players.

In Skyforge, you will walk the path from an immortal warrior to a mighty God, gaining followers as you fight to protect your world. Your loyal followers will help you increase your power as you rise to become an Elder God. The best of the best will join the Order of Keepers and shape the fate of the world.

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story113 positive mentions

grinding195 negative mentions

Unique and versatile class system allowing players to switch classes on the fly.
Engaging action combat with fluid animations and satisfying abilities.
Rich sci-fi and fantasy themed world with beautiful graphics and immersive story.

Very grind-heavy progression, with many paywalls and pay-to-win mechanics.
Low player population causing long queue times and making group content difficult.
Gameplay is heavily gated behind time-consuming grind or spending money, making solo play frustrating after early game.

story
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The story in Skyforge is generally considered mediocre and uninspiring, with many players finding it repetitive, poorly paced, and lacking depth or engaging dialogue. While the premise of ascending from immortal to god is intriguing, the narrative often feels superficial, with a heavy focus on grinding repetitive missions rather than meaningful progression. Post-story content is criticized for difficulty spikes and requiring tedious farming or cooperation, diminishing the overall storytelling experience.
- “Aelion's story has become your own and ours as well.”
- “It's a nice and relaxing game, pretty good story too.”
- “The story and premise seemed nice at this point, quests are multi-parters, which means in order to clear a sector, you must complete a lot of tasks one after another or simultaneously in the current area.”
- “The story is terrible and rather shallow; some cutscenes have characters talking with no sound, the combat feels weightless and boring after a while, and so far I've yet to encounter anything to hook me into the game.”
- “The game's campaign starts well but quickly runs into a wall, with the scaling system making missions impossible to solo and forcing reliance on being carried or paying real money.”
- “Starts off fantastic but bogged down by poor design decisions; you have to complete the story missions solo before being able to play with friends, leading to repetitive content and frustrating solo progression.”
graphics
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Skyforge's graphics receive generally positive feedback for their unique art style, detailed character customization, and overall beauty, especially impressive for a free-to-play MMO. While some users praise the visuals as stunning and well-optimized, others note dated elements, occasional graphical glitches, and optimization issues on certain hardware. Despite some technical flaws, the game's visuals are often highlighted as a strong point that contributes to its immersive and engaging atmosphere.
- “The graphics in this game are so gorgeous and apart from how white it is, the NPCs were alright and the fact that you can look like a golf dad that's actually a god is a fun concept.”
- “Graphics - for a free-to-play game on Steam, these graphics are excellent. They feel like the art style of SWTOR and Neverwinter came together to create a beautiful, easy to run, well optimized art style. The particles are alright but don't really match up to the environment. I wish the game was more of an MMO and exploring was possible.”
- “The graphics are gorgeous, everything from environments to characters to effects to animations.”
- “Skyforge fps problem, I think the game is so badly optimized graphically. Is the Skyforge game dead?”
- “Graphical errors, my mouse just disappearing, this game runs fine fps wise but everything around it just doesn't.”
- “The game doesn't seem to support laptops that use hybrid dual graphics cards.”
gameplay
282 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Skyforge offers a unique blend of action-oriented MMO combat with a variety of fun, fluid class mechanics and an engaging combat system that allows class-switching on the fly. However, its gameplay is often criticized for being grind-heavy, repetitive, and burdened by confusing progression, pay-to-win elements, and server instability, which detract from the overall experience despite solid core mechanics. Seasonal updates and cooperative play add some freshness, but the game's potential is undermined by poor progression design and lack of polish.
- “As a newcomer to this celestial universe, I was immediately drawn in by its stunning visuals, seamless gameplay, and an immersive storyline that kept me hooked from the very beginning.”
- “The gameplay is extremely fun, cool and deeply satisfying; plus you can switch your class with no sacrifice and so change your experience on a whim.”
- “Gameplay is spectacular, the graphics are outstanding, great art direction, lots of content to do, 3-man, 5-man, 10-man dungeons are very good, interesting and with fun mechanics.”
- “Skills don't register, dodging attacks is pointless, constant connection losses and error codes, etc. On top of bugs in regular gameplay; keyboard shortcuts randomly stop working, constant 'ability not found' messages appear on screen for no reason, your character sometimes auto-attacks nearby enemies while walking, animation glitches and loss of UI functionality (like damage numbers randomly stop showing), and countless more.”
- “So what you end up trying to do is solo them, except because of the flawed scaling system, you are effectively a potato trying to go against hordes of bullet-sponge basic enemies that hit like trucks, which makes for incredibly frustrating and boring gameplay.”
- “"Yes, but you can play everything" is not a valid answer. Why should I have to grind many hours to acquire the currency to change class (even though that was free before, but now you have to pay) with gameplay I dislike only to unlock a new class and maybe hate that too?”
grinding
196 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The grinding in Skyforge is extensively described as repetitive, tedious, and time-consuming, often requiring hundreds of hours to make meaningful progress, especially in unlocking new classes and advancing ranks. While some players accept the grind as part of the MMO experience and find it manageable or even enjoyable, many criticize the game for its pay-to-win tendencies, where spending money can dramatically reduce grinding time. Overall, the heavy grind, coupled with limited non-combat activities and gated content, is a major barrier for new and solo players and affects the game's long-term enjoyment.
- “Man, Skyforge used to be so cool... but then it became a horrid, grindy, pay-to-win mobile game where once you finish the several hours long "tutorial" in the form of the story, you are instantly several hundred levels underpowered and can't do anything without being fully carried (which is impossible due to horrid toxicity).”
- “The game is simply too grindy; removing key features such as testing classes in the training room before you buy them, and the talents within the classes has created an even less enjoyable playing experience.”
- “You'll spend most of your time grinding through increasingly similar-feeling missions by yourself, quickly tiring you out on both the combat and the story, because those are the only two things to do for the first 50+ hours of this game.”
stability
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The game suffers from widespread stability issues including frequent crashes, freezes, and login problems that often render it unplayable. Numerous bugs affect gameplay, UI, and graphics, with recurring glitches and broken mechanics significantly hindering the experience. While some find the core combat enjoyable, the pervasive technical problems severely undermine overall stability and user satisfaction.
- “Skills don't register, dodging attacks is pointless, constant connection losses and error codes; keyboard shortcuts randomly stop working, constant 'ability not found' messages appear on screen for no reason, your character sometimes randomly auto-attacks nearby enemies when walking near them, animation glitches and loss of UI functionality (like damage numbers randomly stopping showing up) and countless more.”
- “The game is broken; any time I play for more than 3 minutes it freezes, and I can hear the audio but nothing happens on screen. It just gets stuck. I can kill it in task manager but it is unplayable for me.”
- “Downloaded 3 times, could not play at all; somehow it says I have 96 hours of playtime. Buggy, unplayable game. I don't know why they keep it on Steam.”
monetization
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Monetization in this game is widely criticized as aggressive, predatory, and pay-to-win, often resembling mobile cash grab tactics with excessive microtransactions and grinding to push purchases. While some players acknowledge it's possible to play without paying, many feel that progression and new content are heavily gated behind paywalls, leading to frustrations and a perception of greed overshadowing otherwise enjoyable gameplay. Issues with regional bias, technical problems in purchasing, and intrusive ads further compound the negative perception of its monetization model.
- “The game can be played without using the microtransactions; there are plenty of ways of obtaining premium without paying!”
- “This is just a very fun game to play. Sure, the monetization scheme is not the best it could be, but it's not pay-to-win in my view; it's mostly pay to progress faster. It's still plenty manageable to just play for free without spending anything. You can even earn premium currency for free in-game by participating in events and such.”
- “If you're interested in trying this out, please do not hesitate. This is a very fun game to play and despite the flawed monetization scheme, it can be easily circumvented by playing a lot, just like you would with any MMO. Plus, it's free; you lose nothing but a bit of your time by trying it out.”
- “Predatory monetization, unnecessary gatekeeping (from the game itself), RU bias over the rest of the player bases from the devs, intermittent updates that tend to break or wreck the meta in a way that causes you to regrind everything (and usually pay to do so), and many more things.”
- “My gripes with this game fall entirely on the grind they put in to promote the idea of speeding things up via microtransactions, it's truly ridiculous.”
- “Massively abusive monetization.”
optimization
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Optimization reviews for the game are highly mixed, with many users reporting significant performance issues such as frequent FPS drops, stuttering, and poor server optimization, making the experience frustrating on mid-range PCs. While some praise the game's graphics as well-optimized for an MMO and running smoothly on high-end rigs, others note regression in performance and a lack of meaningful optimization patches despite the game's age. Overall, optimization is seen as a major weakness that detracts from otherwise solid visuals and gameplay potential.
- “The game runs smoothly at 4k with my RX Vega 64.”
- “In fact, I'd say that this game is far better optimized than most MMOs, especially concerning meshes and textures.”
- “Very nice looking graphics with rich environment, optimized, players to play co-op, also they are giving a Steam welcome gift - an outlaw class which is cool and haven't felt any lag yet.”
- “Seriously not optimized at all.”
- “So, be warned, the optimization is nowhere to be found, and honestly, I wouldn't bother buying an expensive rig for such poor visuals.”
- “Graphically it has been dumbed down as well from early days of the game, and I think this is the first time I've seen optimization work backward with the game running worse on the same system than before on lower settings.”
humor
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The humor in the game is often described as a mix of intentional comedic moments and unintentional laughs stemming from bugs, glitches, and frustrating design choices. While some players find certain elements and characters amusing, many feel the humor is overshadowed by gameplay frustrations and the grind. Overall, the humor can be enjoyable in social settings but tends to fall flat or become ironic when playing solo.
- “Tiberius-dude does an amazing job at laughing off his pain but still being a devout believer in the immortals and gods.”
- “Graphical glitches are common and often hilarious.”
- “The translation for NPC dialogue is alright, funny at times but it works.”
music
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The music in the game receives mixed to positive feedback, with many praising its epic orchestral score and memorable soundtrack that enhances the overall experience. However, some users find the music unremarkable or note issues with sound balance, such as music overpowering other audio elements. Overall, the soundtrack is considered a strong aspect that complements the game's atmosphere.
- “The soundtrack further enhances the experience, with an epic orchestral score that perfectly complements the grand scale of the game.”
- “Music is also great, it changes from the normal ambient track to a combat music when you're in battle.”
- “(Surprisingly) great music, great environments - each is unique, very fun and engaging combat coupled with excellent animations.”
- “So basically deactivates speech and combat sound and plays music instead.”
- “When it starts, I only get music and no game!!”
- “Seems they focused on graphics but did not focus much on ambient sounds or music.”
character development
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Character development is praised for its dynamic and high-quality character design, offering depth and freshness to gameplay through customization options like changing design and names. The art team is commended for creating visually appealing, unique class identities with intricate yet accessible customization. Overall, the character design enhances the game's aesthetic and player engagement.
- “This dynamic approach to character development adds depth and keeps the gameplay fresh and exciting.”
- “As a player who loves intricate character design and in-depth but simple customization myself, I love this game.”
- “The game's world is rich in vibrant colors, majestic landscapes, and impressive character designs that reflect each class' unique identity.”
- “Feels like one of those mobile games that steals character designs from other games for advertisements.”
emotional
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The emotional experience is mixed, with some players feeling empowered and truly immersed in becoming a god, while others feel frustrated and disappointed to the point of rejecting the developer's future games.
- “It made me feel like I’d truly earned my place as a god.”
- “Never has becoming a god made me feel like an ant to be crushed underfoot.”
atmosphere
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The game's atmosphere is praised for its beautiful and immersive environments during both combat and non-combat segments, but it is also criticized for a pervasive bigoted and sexist tone that creates an unwelcoming experience for female players.
- “Maps are beautiful and have a great atmosphere both in combat and non-combat areas.”
replayability
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The game offers a high level of replayability, encouraging players to return and enjoy it multiple times.