Skylost

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Skylost is a single player survival action adventure game with fantasy and dark fantasy themes. It was developed by Charliegamedev and was released on May 30, 2022. It received very positive reviews from players.

On a rescue mission, brave the mysteries of Spire, a series of beautiful, floating islands to which none yet have dared to travel. Armed only with your wits, limited supplies, and the items you discover during your journey, traverse the exhilarating verticality of this sky world. Craft, climb and glide your way past the Spire’s dangerous beasts and find your missing love, Amelia and save her from …

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93%

Audience ScoreBased on 28 reviews

story3 positive mentions

stability6 negative mentions

Interesting and unique concept with crafting and survival mechanics integrated into 3D platforming.
Enjoyable and immersive atmosphere with engaging story elements despite its short length.
The grappling hook mechanic provides fun and thrilling traversal moments.

Game is very short, with an abrupt and unsatisfying ending that feels like a demo rather than a full game.
Several bugs and glitches affect gameplay, including buggy traversal, enemy AI issues, and inventory management problems.
Low quality visuals and stuttering performance detract from the overall experience.

stability
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game’s stability is hindered by numerous bugs affecting core mechanics like traversal and inventory use, often resulting in frustrating and unintended gameplay glitches. While the concept shows promise, these stability issues significantly disrupt the experience and need addressing for a smoother, more polished game.
- “Traversal, the game’s fundamental mechanic, is super buggy, and it feels like you’re actively punished for mistakes you had no control over.”
- “0/10 no inventory item re-movement game breaking bug where once the crafting inventory is closed the cursor glitches out and stays on the screen breaking the game.”
- “The monster attacks are also a bit buggy, for example I got hit when it was standing quite far away from me, facing the opposite direction.”
story
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
The story is engaging and effectively draws players into the game's world and characters despite its short length. While the ending feels underwhelming, there is strong potential for expansion with more storyline, areas, and puzzles, and players hope for a continuation or sequel. Overall, the narrative concept is well-received and promising for future development.
- “In its brief game time, it got me invested in the game's world and its characters' storyline.”
- “Still, the game is doing its best at what it should do: it entertains, offers some challenge, and tells a story.”
- “Very short game but it has a nice story and good concepts. I like the use of crafting and the items being scattered made it seem like I had no room for error. The ending was quite lackluster; I would love to see a second part or a continuation of the story related to the village.”
gameplay
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
67%
33%
The gameplay features interesting and unique mechanics within a compact world, but is hindered by buggy and awkward traversal that can lead to frustrating, uncontrollable mistakes. Crafting feels disconnected and unnecessary, as simpler tools are often sufficient, reducing incentive to explore other options. Overall, it offers a short but intriguing experience despite its mechanical flaws.
- “The game's concept and mechanics are interesting; it packs a lot of punch in such a relatively small worldspace.”
- “The game has interesting mechanics.”
- “Overall, an interesting short game with some cool mechanics.”
- “Traversal, the game’s fundamental mechanic, is super buggy, and it feels like you’re actively punished for mistakes you had no control over.”
- “The crafting mechanics don’t mesh well with the rest of the game and it’s easy enough to beat just using the rope, so there’s not really any incentive to seek out other recipes.”
graphics
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
40%
60%
The graphics are characterized by low-quality, low-poly 3D visuals that may deter many gamers, though the atmosphere is decent. The lack of graphics settings limits performance optimization, but the game should run fine on a good computer. Overall, the visuals are basic and may not meet the expectations of players seeking high-quality graphics.
- “The graphics and atmosphere are also decent.”
- “There weren't any graphics settings, so my FPS wasn't the highest, but on a good computer it should be fine.”
- “In terms of visuals, this features fairly low quality low poly 3D visuals which will deter a lot of gamers, understandably.”
- “Gaming is a visual medium, and while some developers struggle with creating high quality visuals, failing to do so is a disservice to gamers.”
- “There weren't any graphics settings so my FPS wasn't the highest but on a good computer it should be fine.”
atmosphere
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's atmosphere is widely praised for its immersive fantasy landscapes, supported by decent graphics, soundtrack, and effects. While the setting is engaging, some note that the linear island arrangement slightly diminishes the sense of exploration. Overall, the atmosphere effectively enhances the gaming experience.
- “Amazing game and amazing atmosphere.”
- “The setting is quite nice, I will always appreciate fantasy landscapes and with the help of the pretty decent soundtrack and effects I found the atmosphere pretty immersive, though it very much shows that the islands are arranged so that you travel through them in a mostly linear path.”
- “The graphics and atmosphere are also decent.”
optimization
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game suffers from significant stuttering issues that negatively impact enemy behavior and tool usage, resulting in a less smooth and enjoyable experience. Optimization problems hinder gameplay fluidity and overall performance.
- “Just barely earns a recommendation from me; the game is crippled by stuttering and wonky enemy movement/detection.”
- “Shame it wasn't a smoother experience using the tools you craft, as often they become victim to the awful stuttering.”
music
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The music and sound effects contribute well to the immersive fantasy atmosphere, enhancing the game's setting, though the linear island design slightly limits the overall experience.