Treasure Hunter Simulator

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Treasure Hunter Simulator is a single player open world simulation game. It was developed by DRAGO entertainment and was released on December 6, 2018. It received neutral reviews from players.

Treasure Hunter Simulator is a first-person exploration game that allows players to search for buried treasure around the world. Utilize metal detectors, ground scanners, and other tools to discover hidden treasures, while learning about different cultures and history. Sell your findings to upgrade your equipment and uncover more valuable artifacts.

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Single-Player

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Audience ScoreBased on 714 reviews

graphics50 positive mentions

gameplay25 negative mentions

The game features beautiful graphics and immersive environments that enhance the treasure hunting experience.
It provides a relaxing gameplay loop, allowing players to explore and discover historical artifacts at their own pace.
The inclusion of historical information about the items found adds an educational aspect to the game.

The gameplay becomes repetitive quickly, with players often finding the same junk items rather than unique treasures.
The game suffers from bugs and crashes, which can disrupt the experience and lead to frustration.
The mechanics for identifying items and the overall progression system feel tedious and poorly designed.

story
190 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
7%
86%
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The game's story is largely criticized for being minimal and repetitive, with players expressing frustration over the lack of a compelling narrative and the tedious nature of missions that often require backtracking to the office to accept new tasks. While some appreciate the relaxing exploration aspect and the variety of missions, many feel that the storyline lacks depth and fails to provide a satisfying conclusion, leaving players with a sense of monotony and disappointment. Overall, the story feels like an afterthought, serving primarily as a framework for the gameplay rather than an engaging experience.
- “It's a casual game with a nice story mode that is relaxing to play.”
- “The progression is neat, I appreciate the story.”
- “The storyline in itself is semi interesting in my personal opinion.”
- “The 'story mode' is bare bones and virtually nonexistent and lacking in substance... and the click-click-clickety of the detector in your ears after a number of hours will leave you begging for the next click occurring in your ears, to be the popping of your eardrums, just to give you the satisfaction of never hearing it again.”
- “Unfortunately, the 'story' of this game is just a series of meaningless tasks that you have to complete according to your late uncle's last will.”
- “There is no feedback in the story after completion of the last 'job' - this was a real let down, to be honest, as I expected the story to resolve or to be left open for sequels or DLC.”
gameplay
128 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
14%
66%
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The gameplay of the game has received mixed reviews, with many players finding it repetitive and tedious, primarily revolving around a simple loop of walking, detecting, and digging for treasures. While some appreciate the relaxing atmosphere and beautiful graphics, others criticize the lack of depth, variety, and meaningful progression, leading to a monotonous experience that can quickly become boring. Overall, it seems best suited for those seeking a casual, low-stakes gaming experience rather than engaging mechanics or challenging gameplay.
- “The gameplay is intuitive and satisfying.”
- “The detection and excavation mechanics are simple but engaging, requiring patience and strategy to accurately locate treasures.”
- “Drago Entertainment has taken great care in creating a game that combines immersive gameplay, accessible gameplay, and a relaxing atmosphere.”
- “While the idea is all good, the execution is piss-poor and diabolical; the gameplay is downright annoying, and the feeling of progression is non-existent.”
- “The gameplay loop reveals itself very quickly and it's not fun enough to keep looping.”
- “Everything about the core mechanic of finding an object is repetitive and unfun, and it is what you do for most of the game.”
graphics
118 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics in the game receive mixed reviews, with many players noting that while the landscapes and overall visual design can be beautiful and immersive, they are often marred by performance issues, graphical glitches, and a lack of detail in textures. Some users appreciate the decent aesthetics and calming ambiance, but others criticize the graphics as being outdated or poorly optimized, leading to a frustrating experience. Overall, the visuals are seen as a highlight for some, but they fall short of expectations for others, particularly in terms of polish and variety.
- “The graphics of Treasure Hunter Simulator are one of its strong points.”
- “The graphics are amazing and your surroundings are beautiful, with ambient sounds adding to the feeling of being out in nature.”
- “The visuals are stunning... worth the price of admission, frankly.”
- “Many of the textures, on max graphical settings, will look like playdough or just mud texture.”
- “Got a headache (almost an aneurysm) from the poor camera angle, ugly graphic interface, and invisible walls everywhere.”
- “The graphics are barely decent: the landscapes and lighting are great but as soon as you get close to the details, it gets ugly as hell.”
music
64 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
52%
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The music in the game is generally praised for its relaxing and atmospheric qualities, with each location featuring unique tracks that enhance the exploration experience. While some users find the music simple and occasionally repetitive, it effectively complements the game's tranquil pace and beautiful environments. Overall, the soundtrack is considered a strong point, contributing to a soothing ambiance ideal for unwinding.
- “The game’s soundtrack is relaxing and perfectly matches the atmosphere of exploration.”
- “The soft, calming music complements the game’s leisurely pace, making it ideal for unwinding after a tiring day.”
- “The music is really relaxing to listen to, and each location has its own tune which is great; I dislike when games only have a few tracks that repeat throughout the entirety of the game.”
- “The menu screen/home music is pretty jarring and doesn't really seem to fit the theme of the game.”
- “The core gameplay loop is tedious, the progression is confusing, using the detector itself is a bit unwieldy, the music gets repetitive, and the game in general is in need of polishing.”
- “As a simulator, I feel this may be lacking some finer details, but as a means to zen out for a while, I can see this being an interesting game to play; the inclusion of a jukebox/cell phone/MP3 player for personal music choice would be nice.”
grinding
32 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The grinding aspect of the game has been widely criticized for being tedious and repetitive, with players expressing frustration over the lack of variety and engaging gameplay. Many reviews highlight that the core mechanics lead to a monotonous experience, often feeling like a mindless chore rather than an enjoyable activity. While the game's graphics and ambiance are praised, the overall consensus is that the grinding detracts significantly from the experience, making it a disappointing choice for those seeking a more dynamic and rewarding gameplay loop.
- “The game itself is not very grindy when it comes to acquiring new metal detectors; as long as you collect plenty of treasure while completing jobs, you can obtain the best one quite quickly.”
- “As the game goes on and the maps get bigger, it soon becomes pretty boring and tedious, as you're basically doing the same thing over and over.”
- “This is, as earlier noted, tedious and I can honestly say after playing only 3 hours, I feel my brain has already started to rot. Zero effort, zero thought, zero enjoyment, just pure zombie gaming, blindly walking around the same map, again and again waiting to hear a beep.”
- “The core gameplay loop is tedious, the progression is confusing, using the detector itself is a bit unwieldy, the music gets repetitive, and the game in general is in need of polishing.”
stability
27 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
11%
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The game's stability is heavily criticized, with numerous reports of frequent bugs, glitches, and crashes that significantly detract from the overall experience. Players have noted issues with animations, object identification, and graphical inconsistencies, leading to frustration and, in some cases, uninstallation after short play sessions. While some users found enjoyment in the gameplay, the pervasive instability makes it difficult to recommend, especially at full price.
- “My gameplay has been virtually bug-free.”
- “The game runs smoothly without any crashes or glitches.”
- “I appreciate how stable the game is; it allows me to focus on enjoying the experience.”
- “This devilish buggy mess is a complete dogscheiße project that failed from the start.”
- “The game is repetitive and has little incentive to play, and on top of this is buggy as hell in the later areas, making it unplayable.”
- “Crashes and glitches are frequent and annoying, even though they rarely impact game state.”
optimization
22 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's optimization has received significant criticism, with many users reporting severe performance issues, including unstable framerates and overheating hardware, even on higher-end systems. While the graphics are praised for their beauty, the underlying code is described as poorly optimized, leading to crashes and a generally unpolished experience. Some players noted improvements after patches, but overall, the consensus is that the game requires substantial optimization to enhance playability.
- “Game well done, I don't have 100's of hours but the time I have played the game ran like a gem, no issue with lag and the game seems greatly optimized.”
- “Even the optimization was improved with the patch (did I say thank you for the patch enough? :-)”
- “The area in the game is beautiful and I didn't see any real issues with performance.”
- “The short version: good concept but poorly optimized mess, crashes unless you add commands to launch options, makes any PC run insanely hot.”
- “I was excited about the game despite the reviews, so I got it when I saw it was on sale for 1.39 euros... unfortunately, it turned out to be a poorly optimized, sloppy mess.”
- “The game has huge performance problems; my specs are a bit better than the recommended ones and I still can't play at a solid 60 fps with low graphics.”
atmosphere
14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's atmosphere is characterized by impressive attention to detail in scenery and objects, creating an authentic and immersive experience. The relaxing soundtrack complements the beautiful visuals and gentle ambiance, making it ideal for players seeking a calm exploration experience. Overall, the combination of soothing elements and nature sounds enhances the game's tranquil atmosphere, though some players noted a lack of engaging discovery elements.
- “The attention to detail in the scenery and objects found is impressive, creating an authentic and immersive atmosphere.”
- “The game’s soundtrack is relaxing and perfectly matches the atmosphere of exploration.”
- “The scenery is beautiful, the music is pleasant, and the atmosphere is gentle.”
- “The atmosphere, music, and scenery all hit the spot; the only thing lacking for me is the discovery on its own.”
- “If you can get this game at a high discount and are looking for a relaxing game that has no action, no puzzles, and repetitive minimal gameplay, but a soothing atmosphere and decent graphics, then perhaps give it a shot.”
- “Treasure Hunter Simulator from developer Drago Entertainment is an atypical walking simulator, exploration game with a calm, soothing atmosphere.”
replayability
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Overall, the game's replayability is mixed; while some players appreciate the option to replay missions for better scores or to find hidden treasures, many others criticize the lack of meaningful content after the initial playthrough, leading to a consensus that replay value is low. A few users suggest that minor mechanics could enhance replayability, but overall, the game is seen as short and lacking in incentives for repeated play.
- “The ability to replay missions to find lost treasures or improve your scores adds a good replayability factor.”
- “Small, easy-to-add mechanics that I think would add more replayability for virtually no code changes at all.”
- “The length of Treasure Hunter is certainly good, taking me 15 hours to beat.”
- “Fairly short and no replayability, so get it on sale.”
- “Replay value - 1/10. After an hour, you'll have done all that you truly desire and you're nowhere near the end of the game. Unless you're a masochist, the replay value is null and void.”
- “There's absolutely no replay value, but it's amusing for a few hours.”
humor
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The humor in the game is described as "hilariously bad," with players finding the comedic elements more cringe-worthy than entertaining. While some appreciate the presence of dad jokes and puns, the overall execution leaves much to be desired, with an unfinished story adding to the absurdity.
- “You can't even hear the ghost of Sir Richard laughing over your shoulder, his vengeance complete.”
- “The shadow of your character is hilarious.”
- “Truth be told, it's funny that there even is an achievement that requires you to finish the story - the story itself is unfinished, the game has no ending.”
emotional
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players express that the game effectively evokes a sense of adventure and emotional connection, particularly when exploring the environment as a treasure hunter or archaeologist. However, some technical issues, such as delayed object loading, detract from the overall immersive experience.
- “This game made me feel like a true treasure hunter, an archaeologist!”
monetization
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Reviewers express frustration with the game's monetization strategy, perceiving it as a cash grab due to a lack of updates and a focus on developing a sequel. Additionally, there is concern that the oversaturation of similar simulator games in advertisements may lead to genre fatigue.
- “The devs are treating this as a cash grab; instead of updating this game, they are already working on a sequel.”
- “Recently, I have seen a lot of ads for various simulator-like games.”
- “The genre itself may get boring after a while - manage your life as a bum, be the police officer on duty to chase bad guys, repair parts of ships in harbors, fix technical issues in a fun park specifically related to roller coasters, etc. The list is endless, and many of these are ads for upcoming games.”