The Warhorn

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The Warhorn is a single player and multiplayer role playing game. It was developed by Pigeons Interactive and was released on January 29, 2019. It received neutral reviews from players.

In "The Warhorn," you leave your life as a lumberjack to become an adventurer and seek immortality on a distant archipelago. This game combines RPG and city-building/management elements with exploration, puzzles, and open-world features. Explore five distinct biomes, each with unique sub-biomes, resources, and creatures, while solving puzzles and facing various foes.

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Audience ScoreBased on 206 reviews

gameplay6 positive mentions

stability13 negative mentions

The game has a beautiful world with a unique art style that many players find appealing.
There is a lot of potential for fun gameplay, including town building, exploration, and crafting mechanics.
The game can be enjoyable in short bursts, especially when played with friends.

The game has been abandoned by the developers, with no updates or communication for an extended period, leading to a lack of content and fixes.
Many players report significant bugs, including crashes, lost progress, and unresponsive quests, making the game frustrating to play.
The combat and AI mechanics are poorly designed, leading to a lack of challenge and engagement during gameplay.

gameplay
32 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay has seen updates to fighting mechanics, improving smoothness and reducing lag, but players express frustration with the lack of meaningful consequences for dying and the absence of a stealing mechanic. While the game offers enjoyable survival and building elements, it suffers from bugs, crashes, and poorly implemented mechanics, leading to a mixed reception; many believe it has potential if further development is prioritized. Overall, the gameplay is considered fun and engaging, but significant improvements are needed for a more polished experience.
- “They have updated the fighting mechanics and made it smooth, and the lag has been fixed.”
- “Loads of playtime still ahead; love the building and mechanics.”
- “It's early access, but there are lots of well-thought-out systems that could provide for interesting and deep gameplay if the developers stick with development.”
- “It’s full of bugs and poorly implemented or downright broken mechanics.”
- “When it comes to dying, the only thing I seemed to lose on death were some of my coins, which is completely irrelevant to me since I easily made a few thousand within my first 10 minutes by robbing half of the starting village (I say robbing but it’s actually just freely taking it because there’s no stealing mechanic or anything of the sort).”
- “Now what bothers me the most are the external errors, which can be the constant crashes or the frame drops for no apparent reason; they significantly affect the gameplay.”
story
30 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's story is described as having potential but is currently marred by numerous bugs and a lack of depth. While some players appreciate the interesting main story and lore, many criticize the blandness of NPC interactions and the limited number of quests, which detracts from the overall experience. Overall, the narrative elements are seen as needing significant improvement and expansion to fully engage players.
- “I recommend it even with the bugs, but hope the devs will fix it ASAP, and add more about the story etc. This is an amazing game with so much potential!”
- “Amazing story.”
- “The story is a plagiarism but interesting; it is the typical story of someone who left everything to adventure, but at the same time attracts you thanks to the ambience and lore of the place.”
- “As you might have guessed, it's not about the story.”
- “The main quest though... one big mess.”
- “The story so far is present but somewhat bland, though I haven't gotten too far into it yet.”
graphics
29 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics of the game receive mixed reviews, with some players appreciating the unique art style and vibrant visuals, while others criticize the low-quality textures and poor character designs. Many users highlight the game's potential and enjoyable aesthetic, but note that improvements are needed, particularly in character representation and readability of dialogue. Overall, the graphics are seen as a blend of charming simplicity and areas in need of enhancement, with some players valuing gameplay over visual fidelity.
- “The game itself has a lot of potential and looks really good with its art style.”
- “The graphics are great and great frame rates.”
- “Amazing artistic graphics.”
- “Graphics on high look bad”
- “Graphics are horrible and low level players be prepared to die many times and constantly lose things you worked hard to get and manage your money unless you can find your body again you get everything back but your money so when you die all your money is lost for good so no more buying unless you do quests which you need money to buy if you lost your body then to find your body is a challenge cause going back to the spot it can be a different enemy which can be harder or easier and without weapons or tools you can't craft anything no axe or pickaxe or anything needed so learn to sneak which is complicated with the horrible AI.”
- “Horrible graphics”
stability
14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
21%
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The game's stability has received mixed reviews, with many players reporting significant bugs and glitches that affect gameplay, such as quest failures and map issues. While some users acknowledge these problems as typical for early access titles, others find them frustrating enough to detract from the overall experience. However, a few players note that the game runs well for them with only minor, non-game-breaking issues.
- “The game runs great, and the bugs that I have discovered are very minimal and in no way game-breaking so far.”
- “I haven't experienced any crashes or major issues; the stability is impressive.”
- “The performance is smooth, and I appreciate how well the game handles even during intense moments.”
- “Bought on sale for $2; the game is a buggy mess. Quests don't work half the time, the map was glitched, and swimming would often glitch out as well.”
- “Okay, let's get this out of the way first: yes, there are some bugs and glitches in the game.”
- “This game is kind of fun, but it is horribly buggy.”
music
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game is widely praised for its ability to enhance immersion, with players noting that it is well-composed and fits various environments and times of day. While the sound effects are also appreciated, some users feel that the extensive map can lead to moments of boredom during exploration. Overall, the music contributes significantly to the game's atmosphere, making it a standout feature.
- “You can easily lose track of time as you explore and listen to the music.”
- “The music is quite well done and fits the different areas/times of day, the cel-shading style graphics work quite well, the puzzles are fun and engaging, and the town building is just the right pace.”
- “It is a simply beautiful world with nice music and relaxing sounds.”
- “I would highlight the music above all, although the sounds are not left behind either, because with it we get a lot into the environment which tries to simulate the title, but I think that the atmosphere is affected by the fact that we have a very extensive map but there are not enough places on the map to entertain us, so sometimes it is very boring to walk ten minutes without seeing anything.”
optimization
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's optimization has been widely criticized, with many players experiencing severe performance issues, including frame drops and crashes, even on systems that meet or exceed the requirements. While some users find it playable for an early access title, there is a strong hope that these performance problems will be addressed before the official launch.
- “For an early access game, it's actually very playable, apart from some severe performance issues, which I'll get into below.”
- “Well optimized.”
- “The worst problem we experienced, however, was the overall poor performance of the game.”
- “I'm recommending it with the hope that performance issues will be fixed before the game launches, and that quality of life improvements are made.”
- “The performance of this title is one of the worst I've seen in a long time. Despite exceeding the requirements for it to work on my computer, the game doesn't pass the loading screen, and when the world started, it simply crashed.”
grinding
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players have mixed feelings about grinding in the game; while some find it a bit excessive, particularly in terms of loot respawn rates that diminish the value of farming, others appreciate that gathering resources is not overly grindy, making it a more enjoyable experience.
- “The gathering is super not grindy, which is cool.”
- “It's a bit grindy for my taste.”
- “Loot also respawns incredibly fast, which is kind of meh as well since you can just go and grab what you need and come back later, kind of killing the point of doing any farming on your own.”
- “Gathering is not super grindy.”
humor
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The humor in the game is highlighted by the amusing names of NPCs and some quirky sound effects, such as the repetitive notification about a full inventory, which players found funny despite the overall negative feedback on combat and exploration. While the humor provides some levity, it does not significantly enhance the gameplay experience.
- “The names of the NPCs had us laughing.”
- “It's fun, relaxing, tense, at times hard; the music is great, and the sound effects are both realistic and sometimes funny, leaving you wishing you could turn off that one sound: 'I know my inventory is full again.'”
- “(A little odd but funny.)”
atmosphere
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The atmosphere is currently perceived as dull, primarily due to the vastness of the map that lacks engaging locations, leading to long stretches of uninteresting exploration. However, the music and sound design are praised for enhancing immersion and complementing the game's environment.
- “I would highlight the music above all, although the sounds are not left behind either, because with it we get a lot into the environment which tries to simulate the title.”
- “The atmosphere is dull at the moment.”
- “I would highlight the music above all, although the sounds are not left behind either, because with it we get a lot into the environment which tries to simulate the title, but I think that the atmosphere is affected by the fact that we have a very extensive map but there are not enough places on the map to entertain us, so sometimes it is very boring to walk ten minutes without seeing anything.”
monetization
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The monetization strategy of the game is criticized as a cash grab, with users expressing a desire for options to filter out EA titles from their recommendations and advertisements on platforms like Steam.
- “Abandon cash grab.”
- “I think we should start a petition to add a filter to opt out of seeing EA titles in your queue or on Steam home page ads.”
replayability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players note that while there are some bugs, the game remains playable and enjoyable, contributing to its overall replayability. Many consider it one of the better titles from EA, suggesting that the experience is worth revisiting despite the issues.