Survisland
- April 14, 2024
- Super Trampers Studio
- 3h median play time
Get on Steam"Survisland is a Role Playing game that offers both single-player and multiplayer options, including co-op and PvP. The game features good graphics and realistic mechanics, such as a metabolism system that includes muscle, fat, protein, water, and calories. Players must use real-world logic to survive on a deserted island, where interactions with the environment and wildlife can impact their health and well-being."
Reviews
- The crafting system is unique and complex, providing a rewarding challenge for players who enjoy survival mechanics.
- The game offers a realistic survival experience, requiring players to think critically about resource management and crafting.
- The developers are actively working on updates and improvements, showing commitment to enhancing the game based on community feedback.
- The crafting system can be overly complicated and unintuitive, making it difficult for new players to understand how to create basic items.
- There are significant performance issues, with many players experiencing low frame rates and bugs that hinder gameplay.
- The lack of a comprehensive tutorial leaves players feeling lost, as essential mechanics and crafting processes are not clearly explained.
- gameplay34 mentions
- 9 % positive mentions
- 82 % neutral mentions
- 9 % negative mentions
The gameplay is characterized by complex and realistic mechanics, particularly in crafting and survival, which require players to engage deeply with the systems and materials available. While many players appreciate the intricate mechanics and the challenge they present, others criticize the game's optimization and the steep learning curve, particularly due to a poorly designed tutorial and bugs that disrupt the experience. Overall, the game shows potential for improvement with upcoming updates, but current issues may frustrate some players.
“I love the graphics and the crafting mechanic is unique as it seems to be very realistic in materials required and several step processes to make something as simple as a stone axe.”
“The crafting and survival mechanics are deep and intricate, requiring experimentation and resourcefulness – just like real survival.”
“For people that enjoy survival games, actually grind, and try to figure out game mechanics, this is an amazing game.”
“I often find myself having to save and quit to reload because core aspects of the gameplay break down, and to fix it, I need to reload.”
“Dont buy this, you will regret it. It would be okay if the crafting mechanics weren't so dumb and complicated; it is just so idiotic how they have made the crafting. It totally takes all the fun out of the game.”
“It's really hard to figure out the crafting and mechanics.”
- graphics20 mentions
- 35 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 15 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game receive mixed reviews, with some players praising their beauty and realism, while others criticize the performance issues and low frame rates, even on high-end systems. Many users note that despite the appealing visuals, the game struggles with optimization, leading to frustrating gameplay experiences. Overall, while there is potential for improvement, the current state of the graphics leaves much to be desired.
“I love the graphics and the crafting mechanic is unique as it seems to be very realistic in materials required and several step processes to make something as simple as a stone axe.”
“Beautiful graphics.”
“Graphics are beautiful, stable FPS, didn't have any bugs... totally worth the money.”
“Then I thought, why am I spending 40 minutes starting a fire on some shoreline in a game with 2006 graphics?”
“This game is good as far as gameplay, but it does not run very smoothly and the graphics quality is poor. I'm running it on an RTX 2080, and it doesn't matter where I put the graphics settings; it still runs like crap and looks like crap. I really hope the developers fix it.”
“My PC can usually get 60+ fps on graphically demanding games with medium settings, but this game can barely give me 5 fps with minimum settings and 800x600 resolution.”
- stability8 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game's stability is a significant concern, with users reporting various bugs, glitches, and poor optimization, particularly in the crafting system. While the gameplay elements are engaging, the presence of these issues, especially for a 1.0 release, detracts from the overall experience. Players are advised to expect a bumpy experience, typical of early access titles.
“The demo is slightly buggy.”
“As much as I have enjoyed the crafting of the game, the glitches (for a 1.0 release) do get frustrating.”
“Fussy details, pitch black nights, dysfunctional tutorial, and glitches spoiled the game for me.”
- optimization8 mentions
- 25 % positive mentions
- 25 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The game suffers from significant optimization issues, with users reporting high GPU usage and various bugs, such as resources falling through the game world and a malfunctioning crafting system. Overall, the consensus indicates that the game's performance is lacking and requires substantial improvements.
“In early development versions, whether optimized or the gameplay mentioned in the advantages, have not been implemented in this version.”
“Game optimization.”
“I know it's just a matter of optimization because my GPU usage is maxed out when playing this game and I have an AMD VII graphics card.”
“I could go on and on about the horrible optimization and bugs such as resources and tools falling through the mesh.”
“Poor optimization and buggy crafting system (could not chisel a stick into a handle).”
- story7 mentions
- 29 % positive mentions
- 29 % neutral mentions
- 43 % negative mentions
The game's story is minimal and revolves around survival on an island with no clear narrative or objectives beyond staying alive. Players find the storyline basic and lacking in direction, with a desire for more structured goals, tutorials, and a backstory to enhance the experience. Overall, the absence of a compelling narrative or quests leaves players feeling unengaged.
“It takes more involvement than a game like Minecraft, Valheim, or most other survival crafting games that exist (Vintage Story being the only thing I have played that is more involved) and requires you to actually go through the steps of making what it is you want to make, rather than just running up to a crafting bench and pressing a button.”
“I wish the devs would add some kind of real tutorial on how to craft and a story on how you arrived at that island, and give the player some goals more than just walking around trying to hide from the sun.”
“The storyline is fairly basic - you are on an island group with just your underwear (to conform to the 'comics code') and it's up to you to find the necessary resources, craft them into 'things', and progress your own storyline.”
“There's no story, no goal, nothing to achieve but staying alive.”
“This game has no real tutorial on how to craft and has no story or anything to actually do in the game.”
- grinding4 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Reviews indicate that the grinding aspect of the game is polarizing; while some players find the survival crafting elements enjoyable and engaging, others view the process as overly tedious and frustrating, particularly during the tutorial phase.
“It's too tedious to ever succeed.”
“Bottom line: this game is for the tedious survival crafting lovers!”
“The opening was a bit tedious due to the tutorial, but a necessary evil to understand the game.”
- atmosphere2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game's atmosphere is widely praised for its stunning visuals and immersive sound design, creating a captivating and beautiful environment that enhances the overall experience.
“The game is beautiful, and the atmosphere sounds spot on.”
“I love the atmosphere; it's visually great.”
