Survival Vacancy

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Survival Vacancy is a single player and multiplayer open world city builder game with a post-apocalyptic theme. It was developed by mindleak and was released on February 19, 2021. It received neutral reviews from players.

In a nuclear apocalypse, you have to use your engineering skills to save as many survivors as possible. Defending, mining, crafting, automation, and building an underground city for survivors is your purpose in life.

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59%

Audience ScoreBased on 108 reviews

graphics8 positive mentions

gameplay3 negative mentions

The game has a lot of potential, especially for fans of automation and crafting games.
The art style is catchy and the gameplay offers interesting challenges with resource management and base building.
The developer is active and responsive, providing updates and engaging with the community, which is promising for future improvements.

The game is unfinished and lacks quality of life improvements, with a clunky interface and a patchy tutorial that leaves players confused.
There are numerous bugs and performance issues that hinder gameplay, making it feel unpolished and frustrating at times.
Many mechanics seem poorly thought out, leading to artificial difficulties and a lack of clarity in gameplay objectives.

graphics
14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
57%
29%
14%
The graphics of the game are generally well-received, with an interesting and catchy art style that enhances its sci-fi atmosphere. However, some players feel that the cartoony visuals resemble those of mid-90s games, which may detract from the overall experience. While the graphics are considered good, there are suggestions for improvements in gameplay to complement the visual appeal.
- “The art style is really catchy.”
- “The graphics are great for its atmosphere.”
- “Graphically it is quite good, but on gameplay it needs a few tweaks!”
- “While the graphics are clearly meant to be cartoony and fun, they just feel like something out of a mid-90s game like Worms.”
- “The game itself is a science fiction factory automation game with side-scrolling graphics.”
gameplay
12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
17%
58%
25%
Gameplay is hindered by a lacking user interface and a challenging crafting system, with many mechanics feeling underdeveloped and poorly explained. While the initial challenges can be engaging, players often find themselves confused and reliant on external resources for guidance. The recent addition of multiplayer does not introduce new mechanics, leaving much of the gameplay experience feeling incomplete.
- “This is an interesting challenge when first encountered and effectively shapes gameplay once understood.”
- “When I got confused in the game (I found the research mechanic hard to suss out), I went to the developer Discord.”
- “The user interface is severely lacking, the crafting system is difficult to use, and some game mechanics seem like they need to be more thought out.”
- “The last update has provided multiplayer but it didn't add any new mechanics at all.”
- “There's very little information about a lot of the game mechanics, resources, components, machines, etc., you need to figure them out as they go.”
grinding
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious and repetitive, particularly when it comes to building automation lines and managing workers with individual stats. The constant need to open and close inventory windows adds to the fatigue, making the overall experience feel laborious.
- “Building actual lines for automation is quite tedious.”
- “Opening and closing inventory windows repeatedly is not fun, and is tediously fatiguing.”
- “The similarities to Oni are that you get workers with their own stats that level up, which you can assign to different productions such as electrical, smithing, farming, and cooking.”
stability
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game has been widely criticized for its severe stability issues, with many users reporting it as "incredibly buggy" and "unplayable" in its early stages.
- “Buggy to the point of being unplayable.”
- “*incredibly* buggy early on.”
story
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The story aspect of the game is perceived as lacking depth and engagement, with players finding the quests tedious and the gameplay experience marred by clunky controls and monotonous tasks. Overall, it fails to captivate players, leading to a sense of aimlessness during gameplay.
- “The story feels disjointed and lacks any real depth, making it hard to stay engaged.”
- “The quests are repetitive and often lead to long stretches of aimless wandering.”
- “I was expecting a rich narrative, but instead, I found myself bored with the monotonous tasks.”
optimization
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
Users emphasize the importance of optimization in the game, noting that players must consistently manage and synchronize various elements to achieve optimal performance.
- “You have to think about optimization and keep everything in sync.”
monetization
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The monetization strategy of the game is widely criticized as being a blatant cash grab, suggesting that it prioritizes profit over player experience.
- “A cash grab is all this game is going to be.”