Will To Live Online

"Will to Live Online" is a post-apocalyptic MMORPG where players must survive in a harsh, irradiated world filled with mutated creatures and hostile factions. Scavenge for resources, craft equipment, and build shelters to stay alive, while also forming alliances and engaging in tactical combat. The game features a dynamic open world with day/night cycles and weather systems, as well as a unique skill system that allows for character customization and specialization.

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Reviews

70%

Audience ScoreBased on 1,356 reviews

story60 positive mentions

grinding110 negative mentions

The game has a great atmosphere reminiscent of the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series.
The community is generally helpful and friendly, enhancing the multiplayer experience.
The game runs smoothly for an early access title, with good performance and minimal bugs.

The quests are often repetitive and can feel grindy, leading to a lack of engagement.
The English translations are poor, making it difficult to understand some quests and dialogues.
The game lacks sufficient content for higher-level players, resulting in a frustrating experience as they reach the level cap.

story
401 mentions
15 % positive mentions
76 % neutral mentions
9 % negative mentions
The game's story is often described as generic and poorly translated, leading to confusion in quest objectives and a lack of immersion. While there are numerous quests available, many players find them repetitive and focused on fetch tasks, which can detract from the overall experience. Despite these criticisms, some players appreciate the game's potential and the community-driven exploration aspect, suggesting that the story may improve with future updates.
- “The game has great mechanics, decent lore, and expansive quests that, whilst very similar, aid in the initial exploration of the entire map.”
- “The amount of things to look for is incredible; so many quests and so much detail and various overlapping gritty survival action that makes this game so fun.”
- “For a survival game with a really nice story, great map layout, and detailed character that you can personalize with attributes/cosmetics, and it being free, it's worth a couple of hours of your time at least to try.”
- “The story is... awkward.”
- “You can hardly understand what the quests want you to do, with nonsensical translations straight out of Google Translate.”
- “This game is a repetitive, grindy festival of fetch quests in an apocalyptic setting.”
gameplay
172 mentions
34 % positive mentions
53 % neutral mentions
13 % negative mentions
The gameplay has received mixed reviews, with many players noting it as a grind-heavy experience lacking in innovative mechanics and meaningful survival elements. While some appreciate the addictive nature and solid foundational mechanics reminiscent of the "Stalker" series, others criticize the clunky shooting mechanics, forced PvP, and repetitive questing that can lead to boredom. Overall, the game shows potential but requires significant improvements and new content to enhance the player experience.
- “It has a distinct charm and surprisingly gripping gameplay loop.”
- “Amazing gunplay and gameplay; also, the community is very welcoming and on top of that, the servers are top notch. If you liked Stalker, buy this now.”
- “Gameplay is interesting with clever monsters to hunt and an environment that has some surprises to deal with.”
- “Instead of implementing proper anomaly research/avoidance/adaptation gameplay from early levels (which is the whole point of a stalker-like environment), anomalies were made into a nuisance at very best that just annoys you when you want to auto-run in a certain direction.”
- “The weapon mechanics are poor, the aiming and shooting are clunky, and the boring quest system coupled with a dying population make it a no-go - do not fall for the hordes of three-paragraph reviews here.”
- “Gameplay is extremely farmy and often very rough around the edges.”
graphics
168 mentions
41 % positive mentions
42 % neutral mentions
17 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game receive mixed reviews, with many players noting that they are dated and reminiscent of older titles, yet some appreciate the decent performance and atmosphere. While some users criticize the visuals as choppy or subpar, others highlight the game's ability to run smoothly even on lower-end systems, suggesting that the graphics are acceptable for an indie title. Overall, the consensus leans towards a need for improvement, but many players find the graphics satisfactory given the game's price point and early development stage.
- “Great graphics and optimization - all settings on high I get 130-180 fps.”
- “Beauty graphic (Unreal Engine 4) with very good fps in game.”
- “Got it on sale 2 days ago, figured I would test it and oh my was I impressed. Graphics are great and run so smooth I never drop 1 fps and the level of detail is amazing; can't wait to see what more cool stuff the devs add.”
- “Graphics are horrible.”
- “Die every time you get in a gunfight, graphics are garbage, quests are absolutely pointless and dumb, game looks and overall acts like it was created by a braindead child who has no ability to formulate conscious thoughts.”
- “Though it plays ok I guess (lots of lag need lots of optimization), the game even after recent graphics update looks pretty bad even on high end PC.”
grinding
114 mentions
1 % positive mentions
3 % neutral mentions
96 % negative mentions
The game is widely criticized for its excessive grinding, with many players finding the experience tedious and repetitive, particularly in questing and resource gathering. While some enjoy the grind as part of the gameplay, others feel it detracts from overall enjoyment, leading to frustration, especially in PvP scenarios. Overall, the grinding aspect is a significant point of contention, with opinions split between those who appreciate it and those who find it overly burdensome.
- “I like the combat and the progression; it's not too grindy.”
- “It's honestly just a grind fest, with no real survival mechanics or interesting gameplay besides grinding.”
- “Too much grinding experience required, missions are generic and repetitive, NPCs are speedhacking aimbots, higher level players prey on low levels making advancement frustrating and tedious and PvP is mediocre at best.”
- “This game is a repetitive, grindy festival of fetch quests in an apocalyptic setting.”
atmosphere
65 mentions
63 % positive mentions
32 % neutral mentions
5 % negative mentions
The game's atmosphere is widely praised for its immersive and spooky qualities, drawing strong comparisons to the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series. Players appreciate the well-crafted environments, atmospheric sounds, and matching music, which enhance the sense of exploration and mystery. Overall, the atmosphere contributes significantly to the game's appeal, making it a standout feature for many reviewers.
- “Open world, spooky atmosphere, awesome music.”
- “It has the great atmosphere, the exploration, and a sense of constant mystery.”
- “Wonderful atmosphere, pretty good graphics, fun and satisfying gunplay, with a grind that (for now) I'm enjoying.”
- “Breaks the atmosphere of the game completely.”
- “The setting and the gameplay are very reminiscent of the game mentioned, maybe not quite the same atmosphere or tension but it is very close to some features.”
- “This reminded me a lot of the Stalker series not only because of the atmosphere, but the sounds.”
optimization
57 mentions
39 % positive mentions
51 % neutral mentions
11 % negative mentions
Overall, the game's optimization has received mixed feedback. While many players report solid performance with high frame rates on various setups, some experience significant issues, particularly in open areas or during intense gameplay. Developers are actively working on improvements, but there are calls for further optimizations, especially for lower-end systems and user interface enhancements.
- “Great graphics and optimization - all settings on high I get 130-180 fps.”
- “Optimization is phenomenal!”
- “+ good performance, GTX 1070 - i7 6700k - 16GB RAM - SSD disk, avg fps 100 with all on epic settings.”
- “Terrible performance issues outside of the main town/city (I was literally getting 12 fps while in an open field with nothing around me).”
- “The game needs UI optimizations, basic optimization, quest overhaul, basic QA, and should not rely on early access to do all the testing.”
- “Optimization issues; if there is too much going on (a lot of AI fighting and player fighting), you will dip in frames unless you have an amazing system.”
stability
30 mentions
40 % positive mentions
0 % neutral mentions
60 % negative mentions
Overall, the game's stability is a mixed bag; while many players report that it runs well even on low-end PCs and appreciate the frequent updates from developers, numerous bugs and glitches persist, affecting gameplay and immersion. Issues such as NPC behavior, quest functionality, and translation errors detract from the experience, leading some to caution potential players about its early access status. Despite these challenges, the game's enjoyable atmosphere and community engagement keep players hopeful for future improvements.
- “Plus it actually runs and isn't that buggy.”
- “Technically the game runs great even on low-end PCs and the graphics are acceptable.”
- “It runs great, has a great atmosphere and the community is developing into something finally.”
- “Game is buggy, NPCs spin in place, English is very bad and makes it difficult to follow, and the English that is translated uses very odd word choices (things that may be technically correct, like 'fell' being a 'pelt', but the words are never actually used that way in real day-to-day language).”
- “There are many broken glitches/bugs in the game, losing loot while moving stacks, NPCs not spouting quests they should, enemies just 'appearing' on top of you.”
- “Game is not very eventful with bad voice acting, buggy quests, boring/do nothing NPCs, lackluster environment which certainly does not look as good (if you call that good lol) as the screenshots and trailers.”
humor
26 mentions
100 % positive mentions
0 % neutral mentions
0 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is largely derived from its poorly executed English translations of Russian dialogue, which many players find unintentionally hilarious. While the comedic elements are appreciated, particularly in NPC interactions and voiceovers, the janky translations can sometimes lead to confusion. Overall, players enjoy the humor as a charming aspect of the game, contributing to its immersive experience despite its flaws.
- “The extremely hilarious translation from Russian to English.”
- “If you just read everything in a Russian accent, it's hilarious.”
- “So far a solid 8/10, biggest problem is jank English translation, but even that is funny rather than annoying.”
music
22 mentions
27 % positive mentions
59 % neutral mentions
14 % negative mentions
The music in the game is widely praised for enhancing the spooky atmosphere and matching the overall setting, with many reviewers noting its quality and immersive qualities reminiscent of the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series. However, some players found the music to be repetitive and dull, leading to a less engaging experience during gameplay. Overall, while the music contributes positively to the ambiance, opinions vary on its impact on the overall enjoyment of the game.
- “Open world, spooky atmosphere, awesome music.”
- “Great atmosphere, environments, background music.”
- “Audio 10/10, the music is great.”
- “From the time I had with the game, I found it very boring; the same goes for its environment, even empty of enemies at most times. There's nothing to do, and the music is very toned down, which will make you want to turn it all the way down. Please don't waste your money.”
- “If you get bored of questing, go to the town center and just talk to people, dance to music, or listen to someone playing diarrhea sounds through their mic.”
- “Everything is in Russian: the story, the posters, the game decorations, towns, names, and the music... everything.”
monetization
11 mentions
18 % positive mentions
36 % neutral mentions
45 % negative mentions
The monetization aspect of the game has received mixed reviews, with many users criticizing the prevalence of ads and the presence of microtransactions, which they feel detracts from the overall experience. Some players view the game as a cash grab, particularly due to misleading advertising and the sale of DLC and reskinned items before the game is fully developed. However, a few users noted the absence of microtransactions in the early access phase, suggesting a potential for a more favorable monetization model in the future.
- “So far no microtransactions, and I don't see any signs of that implementation.”
- “It was a fun game then microtransactions...”
- “This game is a low effort cash grab, a year+ and nothing to show really except reskinned guns/items for sale for real money.”
- “My problem is how misleading the advertising is.”
- “Even if it weren't weapons, I would never recommend a game that is selling DLC or microtransactions before it is even close to finished and in an early access state.”
emotional
2 mentions
100 % positive mentions
0 % neutral mentions
0 % negative mentions
Users express strong negative emotions regarding the game, with one reviewer highlighting feelings of regret and disappointment, stating they "cried" over the money spent on what they consider an awful experience.