Spire Horizon
- February 14, 2024
- Mendoka
- 28h median play time
Get on Steam"Spire Horizon," found on Steam with the ID 2321880, invites you to Aetheria, a world of diverse races and unique monsters. Engage in challenging battles, enhancing your skills and experience to rise in power. Unite with friends to vanquish epic bosses and overcome formidable forces together. Forge bonds and strategize to emerge victorious.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game offers a decent amount of fun for the price, making it a good option for casual play.
- The movement mechanics are fluid and enjoyable, especially after defeating the first boss and unlocking flying.
- There is potential for future updates and improvements, with a solid roadmap set by the developer.
- The game is plagued by bugs and performance issues, including lag and memory leaks, making it feel unfinished.
- The quest design is repetitive and lacks depth, often requiring players to complete tedious 'kill x of y' tasks.
- The user interface is clunky and frustrating, with issues in inventory management and NPC interactions.
- story63 mentions
- 10 % positive mentions
- 86 % neutral mentions
- 5 % negative mentions
The story in the game is described as a basic framework that lacks depth and requires significant expansion to engage players more effectively. While the opening is well-received, the repetitive and grindy quest structure, particularly the numerous "kill x of y" tasks, detracts from the overall experience, making it feel forced and inflated. Players express a desire for more content and variety in quests to enhance the narrative and gameplay.
“It’s a very good 3D RPG open world skeleton adventure game with very beautiful views, graphics, and story.”
“The opening was well made, making players want to continue the story.”
“Expand the narrative for deeper story engagement.”
“The quests out now are basically a tutorial island.”
“More of a skeleton of a story than fleshed out; needs significant expansion.”
“It is a relaxing game that you can sink your playtime into, but for playing objectively for the sake of progressing the story, the content feels forced and inflated in a not-so-good design.”
- gameplay20 mentions
- 30 % positive mentions
- 55 % neutral mentions
- 15 % negative mentions
The gameplay offers a glimpse of engaging RPG mechanics, though it remains in an early stage of development, with notable bugs and frame drops affecting the experience. While the afk mechanic is convenient for casual play, the combat could benefit from more dynamic mechanics, and some visual effects, like the scythe's glow, can be overwhelming. Overall, the game is considered less grindy than similar titles, with skills unlocking alongside player levels, making it more enjoyable.
“A glimpse of engaging RPG mechanics, yet still in embryonic form.”
“Mechanics-wise, the weapons remind me of New World's, but this is more fun and less grindy as the skills are unlocked along with player level.”
“Develop more engaging and dynamic combat mechanics.”
“This is nowhere near a long game; it has an AFK mechanic which is useful for grinding while you walk the dog, but not a lot else.”
“Notable frame drops during gameplay.”
“Some gameplay visuals were too extreme; the scythe glows so much when attacking that it can be blinding.”
- grinding18 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be somewhat tedious, particularly in item crafting and material farming, with complaints about the RNG drop system reminiscent of older games like MapleStory. While the game includes an AFK mechanic and a promising but buggy auto-farm feature, many still feel that the overall grinding experience detracts from enjoyment. However, some mechanics, such as skill progression tied to player level, are viewed more favorably, making certain aspects of gameplay less grindy.
“This is nowhere near a long game; it has an AFK mechanic which is useful for grinding while you walk the dog, but not a lot else.”
“Item crafting feels grindy; the drop system reminds me of old school MapleStory, extremely annoying RNG as I had to kill over 50-60 pigs just to get enough to craft 2 new armor pieces.”
“You can make food, and there are foods that heal for 600, but have fun farming the materials for that.”
- graphics11 mentions
- 36 % positive mentions
- 55 % neutral mentions
- 9 % negative mentions
The graphics in the game are praised for their beauty and the expansive open world, offering stunning visuals that enhance the experience. However, some players noted that certain effects, like the scythe's glow during attacks, can be excessively bright and distracting. Overall, the game features advanced graphics options that allow for customization.
“It's a very good 3D RPG open-world skeleton adventure game with very beautiful views, graphics, and story.”
“+ Beautiful graphics and a big open world to explore.”
“The graphics are stunning, creating an immersive experience in the game world.”
“Some gameplay visuals were too extreme; the scythe glows so much when attacking that it can be blinding.”
- stability8 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Overall, the game's stability is marred by numerous bugs, particularly in multiplayer and NPC interactions, which can lead to frustrating experiences such as store closures during item sales and dialogue-related freezes. Players have reported significant issues with AI performance, especially during the intro sequence, contributing to a lack of confidence in the game's reliability.
“The NPC store is buggy; I can't sell an item without it closing out because it registers my auto attacks while selling.”
“Dialogue issues are leading to game freezes.”
“The AI used to create the intro was really buggy, and the character reading the book was so poorly executed that I had to skip it, which made me extra wary about playing the game at first.”
- music6 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The game's soundtrack is generally charming, but it is marred by issues such as noticeable looping and awkward transitions. Additionally, the AI narration is often considered grating, leading some players to wish for more acoustic music options.
“The soundtrack is charming and adds a delightful atmosphere to the game.”
“I would love to hear more acoustic songs in the game.”
“The music really enhances the overall experience.”
“The soundtrack charms, but the AI narration grates.”
“There are audio issues with noticeable music looping and transitions.”
“If possible, I would prefer to listen to acoustic songs more than this.”
- replayability4 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The game's replayability is currently limited due to its early development stage, which restricts the variety and depth of content available for players to explore.
“Replay value is limited by its early development stage.”
“Replay value is limited by its early development stage.”
- optimization2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game suffers from significant memory leaks that negatively impact performance, leading to a less than optimal gaming experience.
“Memory leaks are severely affecting performance.”
“Memory leaks are severely affecting performance.”
