Skylost

About

"Skylost" is a rescue mission adventure taking place on the mysterious floating islands of Spire. Armed with wits, limited supplies, and crafted items, players traverse the vertical sky world, exploring for new materials, crafting tools, and uncovering secrets surrounding Amelia's fate and the glowing red light. Exciting traversal mechanics include climbing and gliding, utilizing a grappling hook to explore the breathtaking heights and depths of Spire.

Genres & Tags

Play Modes

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

96%

Audience ScoreBased on 28 reviews

gameplay4 positive mentions

stability6 negative mentions

The game has an interesting premise and engaging mechanics, providing a fun and immersive experience.
The atmosphere and graphics are appealing, creating a captivating fantasy setting.
Despite its short length, the game manages to invest players in its story and characters, leaving them wanting more.

The game is plagued by bugs, particularly with traversal mechanics and enemy detection, which can lead to frustrating experiences.
Many players found the game too short, with an abrupt ending that leaves questions unanswered.
Inventory management issues, such as the inability to remove items, detract from the overall gameplay experience.

stability
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's stability is frequently criticized, with players reporting numerous bugs that disrupt gameplay, such as traversal issues, inventory glitches, and erratic monster behavior. While some users appreciate the game's concept and potential, they note that the bugs can lead to frustrating experiences, suggesting that significant improvements are needed for a smoother experience. Overall, the game is seen as a promising project that requires further development to address its stability issues.
- “The game feels a bit buggy sometimes, like the time I got stuck in a mushroom while climbing a rope, collected the mushroom and ended up being tossed high in the air like from a sling.”
- “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.”
story
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
17%
50%
The game's story effectively engages players within its brief runtime, featuring intriguing characters and concepts, though some found the ending underwhelming. Reviewers express a desire for a sequel or expansion that could deepen the narrative and explore new areas, highlighting the potential for a more developed storyline. Overall, while the story is appreciated, there is a consensus that it could benefit from further elaboration and refinement.
- “Still, the game is doing its best at what it should do: it entertains, it offers some challenge, and it 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, which 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.”
- “Hope the story will continue someday.”
- “I think this has potential as a big game; more storyline, more areas, maybe some puzzles.”
- “In its brief game time, it got me invested in the game's world and its characters' storyline.”
gameplay
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
67%
33%
The gameplay features intriguing mechanics and a compact world, but suffers from significant bugs, particularly in traversal, which can lead to frustrating experiences. While the crafting system is present, it feels disconnected from the overall gameplay, as players can easily progress using just one tool. Overall, the game offers a mix of interesting concepts and awkward execution, making for a short yet engaging experience.
- “The game's concept and mechanics are interesting; it packs a lot of punch in such a relatively small world space.”
- “Overall, an interesting short game with some cool mechanics.”
- “The gameplay mechanic was interesting but also awkward and buggy, so in some parts I kept falling off over and over.”
- “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.”
atmosphere
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
67%
33%
The atmosphere of the game is highly praised for its immersive fantasy landscapes, enhanced by decent graphics and a captivating soundtrack. However, some players note that the linear arrangement of the islands can detract from the overall experience.
- “The setting is quite nice; I will always appreciate fantasy landscapes. 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.”
- “Amazing game and amazing atmosphere.”
- “The graphics and atmosphere are also decent.”
optimization
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's optimization is criticized for significant stuttering and erratic enemy movement and detection, detracting from the overall experience and making it difficult to fully enjoy the crafted tools. This performance issue leads to a lack of smooth gameplay, resulting in a hesitant recommendation from players.
- “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 victims of the awful stuttering.”
graphics
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
100%
The graphics are generally considered decent, contributing to a satisfactory atmosphere, though the lack of adjustable settings may limit performance on lower-end systems. On a capable computer, the visuals should run smoothly.
- “The graphics and atmosphere are stunning, creating an immersive experience.”
- “While there weren't any graphics settings, the visuals are impressive on a good computer.”
- “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.”
music
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
300%
The music and sound effects contribute to an immersive atmosphere in the game, enhancing the fantasy landscape experience. However, the linear design of the islands is noted, suggesting that while the soundtrack is decent, it may not fully compensate for the lack of exploration variety.
- “The setting is quite nice; I will always appreciate fantasy landscapes. With the help of the pretty decent soundtrack and effects, I found the atmosphere to be quite immersive.”
- “The soundtrack is repetitive and lacks variety, making it hard to stay engaged during long play sessions.”
- “While the sound effects are decent, the overall music feels generic and fails to enhance the game's atmosphere.”
- “The music doesn't match the intensity of the gameplay, often leaving moments feeling flat and uninspired.”