The Rule of Land: Pioneers
- July 18, 2023
- Horgee Games
- 31h median play time
Get on Steam"The Rule of Land: Pioneers" is a survival game where you are a participant in a post-apocalyptic competition to return to the surface after a coronal explosion caused widespread radiation. The game features realistic wilderness survival details, including hunting, building, synthesizing, planting, cooking, mining, trading, exploring, taking in refugees, raising animals, treating diseases, and maintaining ecological balance. Fight against other players and survive in this challenging and immersive game world.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game offers a relaxing survival experience with a charming visual style and soothing soundtrack.
- Players can build and manage a settlement, with NPCs providing useful services, adding depth to the gameplay.
- Despite its flaws, the game has potential and can be enjoyable for those who appreciate survival mechanics and crafting.
- The game feels shallow and lacks substantial content, with much of it locked behind a playtime wall.
- There are significant balance issues, including a fast day/night cycle and tedious resource gathering that can lead to boredom.
- Many players feel the game has been abandoned by developers, with little to no updates or improvements over time.
- grinding12 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 33 % neutral mentions
- 67 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious and unenjoyable, often describing the gameplay loop as boring and lacking engaging mechanics. Many express frustration with the repetitive tasks required for survival, such as scavenging and mining, which feel more like time sinks than meaningful challenges. Overall, the grinding experience is seen as a significant drawback, particularly for those who dislike survival games.
“There are barely any fun mechanics in the game; the gameplay loop is boring at best and tedious at its worst.”
“Just another game that asks you to spend your time rather than your brainpower to overcome its tedious collection of brainless interactions.”
“Mining 40 rocks is tedious.”
- story8 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 63 % neutral mentions
- 38 % negative mentions
The game's story is largely absent, with the only narrative elements found on the store page suggesting a superficial premise akin to survival games. Players note that the environments are visually appealing but fail to convey any meaningful context or connection to the story, resulting in a lackluster narrative experience. Overall, the consensus is that the game offers a poor story that does not enhance the gameplay.
“The only suggestion of a story is the one found on the game's store page, which seems to suggest that people would play survival games à la Hunger Games as a pastime activity (opposed to those who prefer staying 'underground' for some reason?), but in the game itself, there is no added story, not even in its design.”
“The environments are about the most interesting part of the game, but they don't teach us anything that aligns with the underlying story, nor with the events that precede it.”
“Bad story.”
- gameplay4 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The gameplay is criticized for lacking engaging mechanics, resulting in a monotonous and tedious experience, although it initially captures interest in the first couple of hours.
“The game is intriguing in the first 2 hours of gameplay.”
- music2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The music in the game is generally praised for being pleasant and soothing, contributing positively to the overall experience.
“The soundtrack is actually pretty nice, soothing even.”
- graphics2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The graphics have been criticized for appearing to cut corners rather than presenting a cohesive aesthetic, suggesting a lack of attention to detail and quality in the visual design.
“It feels more like cutting corners than an aesthetic statement.”
