TerraForge

About

"TerraForge is a mining and crafting game where you manage a blacksmith family's operation to forge the ultimate weapon. Dig deep into the earth to collect rare minerals and ancient relics, upgrade tools, and purchase better mining licenses. Craft and sell items for profit to fulfill your ambition of becoming the best blacksmith."

Genres & Tags

Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

74%

Audience ScoreBased on 50 reviews

grinding4 negative mentions

The game has a cute aesthetic and offers a good amount of content for its price, making it enjoyable for casual play.
There is potential for future updates to improve gameplay and add more depth, which many players are looking forward to.
The mining and crafting mechanics provide a relaxing experience, making it a decent time-killer for those who enjoy resource management games.

The game suffers from significant quality of life issues, particularly with navigation and repetitive gameplay that can become tedious.
Many players have reported frustrating mechanics, such as short time limits and lack of meaningful progression, which detract from the overall experience.
The crafting mini-games are often seen as unengaging and can lead to a feeling of monotony, making it hard to stay invested in the game.

gameplay
12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
25%
50%
25%
The gameplay has been criticized for its lack of content and repetitive mechanics, making it feel tedious and uninspired. While there are some interesting elements, such as crafting and mining, the overall experience is hampered by poor balance and a lack of engaging progression. Players express hope for improvements in future updates, but currently, the gameplay does not meet expectations.
- “Engaging gameplay.”
- “Similar to Turmoil initially, but with some nice extra mechanics, such as the crafting/blacksmith feature to turn the minerals you've mined into items to sell for upgrades.”
- “This process requires finding blueprints to unlock crafting abilities – a standard mechanic in many games.”
- “The gameplay currently lacks content in the early access version, requiring significant repetition with minimal progress each time.”
- “Its repetitive and uninspired gameplay elements fall short of creating an engaging experience, turning what could have been an enjoyable mining adventure into a tedious and unfulfilling game.”
- “The wood harvesting mechanic feels like a chore, and the process for obtaining a 'license' is poorly explained and integrated.”
grinding
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be a mixed experience; while some enjoy the fun elements, many criticize the repetitive and tedious nature of grinding for upgrades, which detracts from overall engagement. Although magnet upgrades help alleviate some of the tedium, the gameplay is often seen as uninspired and lacking depth.
- “The short level timers, mixed with the game feeling like an endless loop of grinding for ores for pointless upgrades, made me realize the lack of work put into the features.”
- “Its repetitive and uninspired gameplay elements fall short of creating an engaging experience, turning what could have been an enjoyable mining adventure into a tedious and unfulfilling game.”
- “With magnet upgrades, this becomes less tedious, but it's still a bit obnoxious.”
story
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
100%
The game features a concise storyline that quickly establishes its context, alongside additional buildings to unlock, such as missions, an inn, and a shop, although some of these elements will only be available in future updates. However, players have noted that the duration of each mission feels too short.
- “There's a fairly concise storyline introduced swiftly to set the game's context.”
- “The storyline feels rushed and lacks depth, making it hard to connect with the characters.”
- “The plot twists are predictable and fail to deliver any real surprises.”
- “There are additional buildings to unlock such as missions, an inn, and a shop (that won't be available until a later update of the game).”
graphics
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
150%
The graphics in Terraforge are characterized as simple yet cozy, with appealing colors that enhance the overall gaming experience. Players appreciate the aesthetic, finding it to be a perfect fit for the game's atmosphere.
- “The graphics are simple but hit the sweet spot, making the game really cozy.”
- “I love the graphics, the colors, and the overall feeling when I play Terraforge.”
- “The graphics feel outdated and lack the detail expected from modern games.”
- “Character models are poorly designed and look flat, which detracts from the overall experience.”
- “The environments are bland and repetitive, making the game visually unappealing.”