Wildstrive
- September 6, 2023
- MonsterGaze
Wildstrive is a stylized survival game set on a mysterious desert island, where players must build a camp, gather resources, and craft tools and weapons to survive. The game encourages exploration and discovery, with players needing to find food and water, study and process plants and mushrooms, and build their own home. With a variety of items to craft, including steelarms, firearms, and tools, Wildstrive offers a challenging and immersive survival experience.
Reviews
- The game has a solid foundation and poses tremendous potential for future updates.
- The art style is enjoyable, with soothing and simplistic graphics that some players find appealing.
- The developer is very active in the community, providing quick responses and patches based on player feedback.
- The game world feels vast and empty, with limited content outside the initial area, leading to a lack of engagement.
- There are numerous bugs and gameplay issues, including problems with tooltips, item explanations, and hitboxes.
- Players experience significant frustration with losing all items upon death, which detracts from the overall enjoyment.
- gameplay5 mentions
- 40 % positive mentions
- 40 % neutral mentions
- 20 % negative mentions
The gameplay has received mixed reviews, with some users finding it solid and enjoyable, particularly praising the building mechanics, while others feel it falls short despite the game's visual appeal. Overall, opinions vary on the gameplay experience.
“Gameplay is solid and building is fun.”
“Seems like a beautiful game with nice gameplay, not gonna lie.”
“This game looks okay, but the gameplay is lacking.”
- graphics3 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game's graphics are generally praised for their charming art style and soothing simplicity, reminiscent of a cartoon aesthetic. While some users note that the game is a bit buggy, they appreciate the overall visual appeal and recommend it for its artistic qualities.
“Other than these, I find this game amazing! The graphics, the music, everything is awesome. I recommend this.”
“But the game has good bones, and I love the art style.”
“Game is a bit buggy still, but I really enjoy the unsophisticated graphics that are quite soothing in their simplicity (cartoon-like). The style is a cross between Sunkenland and Aloft.”
- stability2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game suffers from numerous bugs, leading some players to express frustration with its early access status, especially when compared to other survival games that offer more content and stability. While the graphics are appreciated for their simplistic charm, the overall stability remains a concern for many users.
“There are a lot of bugs in this game, and using the excuse that it's early access is not going to fly with me because I've played better survival games in early access that have more content and are less buggy.”
“The game is a bit buggy still, but I really enjoy the unsophisticated graphics that are quite soothing in their simplicity (cartoon-like).”
- monetization1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
The monetization strategy is perceived as a quick cash grab that ultimately failed to engage players, leading to a lack of investment in the game's success.
“It feels like a quick cash grab that ultimately fell flat.”
“The monetization strategy is overly aggressive and detracts from the overall experience.”
“I can't believe how much they expect players to spend just to enjoy the game.”
- music1 mentions
- 300 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The music in the game is highly praised, with users finding it to be amazing and a significant part of the overall experience, complementing the impressive graphics.
“Other than these, I find this game amazing! The graphics, the music, everything is awesome. I recommend this.”
“The soundtrack is incredibly immersive and perfectly complements the gameplay, enhancing the overall experience.”
“I love how the music evolves with the game, creating an emotional connection that keeps me engaged.”