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The Hermit Chronicles

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53%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
Most mentioned negative aspects:story
70% User Score Based on 27 reviews

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The Hermit Chronicles is a single player survival management game with a horror theme. It was developed by WinterTent Studio and was released on June 16, 2023. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

The Hermit Chronicles is a 1st-person survival horror game set in a deep forest. Assuming the role of a hermit, you will have to get food, scout your neighborhood, and search for resources to make gear. But after the sun goes down, you'll have to survive for real...

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70%Audience ScoreBased on 27 reviews
graphics6 positive mentions
story1 negative mentions
  • Beautiful, atmospheric graphics and immersive nature sounds create a strong sense of being in a forest environment.
  • Good survival mechanics and tension build-up especially during nighttime, providing adrenaline and fear elements.
  • Developer is actively patching and improving the game with potential for more content and better functionality.
  • The game lacks content and features like crafting, tutorial, jumping, and camp creation, making gameplay feel unfinished and boring.
  • Technical issues such as FPS drops, invisible walls, limited inventory, poor menu and control responsiveness hinder the experience.
  • Developers have been slow to add story or respond to community feedback, leading to frustration and perception of an abandoned or pre-alpha state.

  • graphics

    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game features beautiful and atmospheric graphics that enhance immersion and complement its survival gameplay. While some consider the visuals stunning and varied across quests and maps, others find them just okay, but overall the graphics are praised for creating an engaging environment.

    • “Beautiful graphics, decent music, fascinating plot, survival.”
    • “The game is like a forest game, a survival game with good graphics and not very demanding, I recommend it.”
    • “Pros: the game is very good in a graphical sense, beautiful and atmospheric moments, many different quests and maps for survival.”

  • atmosphere

    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game is praised for its strong and immersive atmosphere, combining meditative and tense moments with beautiful visuals and varied survival quests. While the graphics are generally well-received, some consider them only decent. Overall, the atmospheric gameplay is a highlight that enhances the survival experience.

    • “Survival mechanics are my favorite, you get resources to survive, very atmospheric gameplay, I think you can have a good time.”
    • “The game is very good in a graphical sense, with beautiful and atmospheric moments, many different quests and maps for survival.”
    • “The game combines meditativeness and tension, creating a good atmosphere.”

  • gameplay

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    67% positive mentions, 33% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The gameplay features atmospheric survival mechanics focused on resource gathering, creating an engaging and immersive experience despite relatively simple gathering tasks. Overall, it offers a good and enjoyable time.

    • “Survival mechanics are my favorite, you get resources to survive, very atmospheric gameplay. I think you can have a good time.”
    • “Good atmosphere, nice enough looking, menial gathering mechanics.”

  • story

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 50% neutral mentions, 50% negative mentions

    The game's story is currently incomplete and its release date is unknown, but players appreciate the atmospheric visuals and variety of quests and maps that enhance the survival experience.

    • “Storyline is still missing and will be added eventually, but nobody knows when.”

  • music

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The music is generally described as decent and nice, complementing the game's beautiful graphics and engaging plot.

    • “Beautiful graphics, decent music, fascinating plot, survival.”
    • “Good graphics, nice music.”
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The Hermit Chronicles is a survival management game with horror theme. Common tags for The Hermit Chronicles include first-person, indie, exploration, life sim, nature and others.

The Hermit Chronicles is available on PC and Windows.

The Hermit Chronicles was released on June 16, 2023.

The Hermit Chronicles was developed by WinterTent Studio.

The Hermit Chronicles has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked The Hermit Chronicles for its graphics but disliked it for its story.

The Hermit Chronicles is a single player game.

Similar games include Arid, The Gold River Project, Under A New Sun, Retreat To Enen, Winter Survival and others.