Starground
- August 19, 2024
- Big Boy Games
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Reviews
- The game has a solid foundation with enjoyable mechanics and a fun automation experience.
- Multiplayer is stable and adds to the enjoyment, making it more fun to play with friends.
- The weapon customization system is unique and adds depth to the combat experience.
- The game currently lacks content, with players able to complete all available content in under 5 hours.
- There are significant bugs, such as game-breaking issues in co-op mode and crashes.
- The absence of a pause button and a map makes resource management and gameplay more challenging.
- gameplay4 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- -25 % neutral mentions
- 75 % negative mentions
The gameplay features a solid base loop focused on resource harvesting and building structures, but is currently limited by a small starting island and a restricted hub world with minimal vendor interactions. While the mechanics show great potential, players are eager for more expansive content and automation elements akin to games like Factorio.
“This game has a solid base in its mechanics and has a ton of potential.”
“The base gameplay loop is pretty solid right now, but they currently only have a small starting island, a dungeon map you can launch to, and a small hub world with two vendors, and you can't sell anything.”
“The base gameplay loop is pretty solid right now, but they currently only have a small starting island (which you can't expand), a dungeon map you can launch to, and a small hub world with 2 vendors, and you can't sell anything.”
“The gameplay consists of harvesting resources that spawn on the map, then using those to build structures like furnaces and crafters.”
“Waiting for Factorio expansion: ya'll got anymore of that 'automation gameplay'?”
- music2 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- -100 % neutral mentions
- 150 % negative mentions
The music in the game is generally praised for its calming soundtrack, providing a great start to the experience. However, some users have noted that there are occasional long periods of silence where the music does not play, which can disrupt the overall atmosphere.
“Great start, the soundtrack is calming.”
“The music sometimes doesn't play for a while, leading to long periods of awkward silence.”
“The soundtrack feels repetitive and lacks variety, making it hard to stay engaged.”
“The audio quality of the music is subpar, which detracts from the overall experience.”
- optimization1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
Users find that the game's optimization challenges hinder the creation of efficient factories, rendering advanced belts ineffective and diminishing their overall utility.
“It makes creating an optimized factory very difficult and ultimately makes the better belts feel useless.”
“The game's optimization is a mess, leading to frequent frame drops and stuttering during gameplay.”
“I find it frustrating that the optimization issues prevent me from fully enjoying the game's mechanics.”
- grinding1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious and unfulfilling, as they quickly exhaust available activities, leading to a sense of monotony rather than enjoyment. Despite investing time in gathering materials and improving their base, many feel that the content runs out too quickly, leaving them with little to engage with.
“There is very little to do; I took my time grinding (and it really does feel more like a grind than 'fun') for materials and completely rebuilding my base for slightly better automation, and still ran out of things to do within 5 hours.”
“The grinding feels tedious and repetitive, making it hard to stay engaged with the game.”
“After hours of grinding, I still felt like I was just going in circles without any real progress.”
