Spire Horizon

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"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.

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69%

Audience ScoreBased on 49 reviews

graphics3 positive mentions

grinding7 negative mentions

The game features beautiful graphics and a large open world to explore.
The soundtrack is enjoyable and adds to the overall experience.
It offers a relaxing gameplay experience, making it suitable for casual players.

The game feels unfinished, with numerous bugs and poor AI narration.
Quests are repetitive and lack substance, often requiring players to kill the same monsters multiple times.
The user interface and controls are clunky, leading to frustrating gameplay experiences.

story
31 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
10%
81%
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The story in the game is criticized for being underdeveloped and repetitive, with players facing numerous tedious "kill x of y" quests that feel artificially inflated to extend playtime. While the initial setup is engaging, the lack of depth and variety in quests leads to frustration, as players encounter the same tasks repeatedly across different biomes. Overall, the narrative is seen as a basic framework that requires significant expansion and refinement to enhance player engagement.
- “The opening was well made, making players want to continue the story.”
- “It's a very good 3D RPG open-world skeleton adventure game with very beautiful views, graphics, and story.”
- “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.”
- “There's barely any mobs in the open world, and the quests have you kill 30+ mobs that are spaced far apart, making it take a lot longer to complete quests. This feels pretty lazy; just add more content if you want us to play longer.”
- “More of a skeleton of a story than fleshed out; it needs significant expansion.”
gameplay
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
30%
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The gameplay has received mixed reviews, with some players finding it boring and the world lacking vibrancy, while others appreciate the potential of its RPG mechanics and less grindy progression system. However, issues such as bugs, frame drops, and overly flashy visuals detract from the overall experience, indicating a need for further development and refinement.
- “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.”
- “The gameplay is dreadfully boring, and the world feels empty and dead.”
- “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.”
grinding
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be somewhat tedious, particularly in terms of farming materials for crafting and healing items, with some noting the reliance on RNG for drops. While the game includes an AFK mechanic and an auto-farm feature that shows potential, many still feel that the overall experience can be grindy, especially when compared to other titles. However, the skill progression system is seen as a positive, making it less grindy than some other games.
- “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.”
- “You can make food, and there are foods that heal for 600, but have fun farming the materials for that.”
- “Item crafting feels grindy; the drop system reminds me of old school MapleStory, with extremely annoying RNG as I had to kill over 50-60 pigs just to get enough to craft 2 new armor pieces.”
graphics
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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33%
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The graphics in the game are generally praised for their beauty and the expansive open world, offering stunning views that enhance the experience. However, some players noted issues with extreme visual effects, such as overly bright elements that can be distracting during gameplay.
- “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.”
- “[b]🏞 Graphics:[/b]”
- “Some gameplay visuals were too extreme; the scythe glows so much when attacking that it can be blinding.”
music
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
75%
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The music in the game receives mixed feedback; while the soundtrack is generally praised for its charm, some players find the AI narration distracting and report audio issues such as noticeable looping and transitions. Overall, there is a desire for more acoustic songs instead of the current offerings.
- “The soundtrack is charming and adds a delightful touch to the game.”
- “The music enhances the overall experience, making it enjoyable.”
- “The graphics are nice, and the soundtrack is good.”
- “The soundtrack is charming, but the AI narration grates on my nerves.”
- “There are audio issues with noticeable music looping and awkward transitions.”
- “I wish I could listen to acoustic songs more than this.”
stability
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Overall, players report that the game suffers from significant stability issues, including bugs in multiplayer, NPC store interactions, and dialogue that can lead to game freezes. These problems have contributed to a frustrating experience, particularly during initial gameplay.
- “Multiplayer was nice, but it was a bit buggy.”
- “The NPC store is really buggy; I can't sell an item without it closing out because it registers my auto attacks while selling.”
- “There are dialogue issues that lead to game freezes.”
replayability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
150%
The game's replayability is currently limited due to its early development stage, suggesting that players may not find enough content or variety to warrant multiple playthroughs at this time.
- “Replay value is limited by its early development stage.”
- “The game lacks enough content to encourage multiple playthroughs.”
- “Once you've completed the main story, there's little incentive to return.”
optimization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
300%
Users have reported issues with optimization, specifically highlighting memory leaks that negatively impact overall performance.
- “There are significant memory leaks affecting performance.”
- “The game suffers from poor optimization, leading to frequent frame drops.”
- “I experienced constant stuttering and lag due to the lack of proper optimization.”