The Dark: Survival RPG

The improvements the developer has made since release are promising, i bought this game on a whim since i had enough in my steam wallet. It is rather janky, the motion blur is sickening (thank you for letting me toggle it off), there are issues with how some models are rigged, crafting has a high chance of failure, menus are at times frustrating, you can only scroll the camera while jumping. The gameplay itself is actually fairly neat, its got some minecraft vibes, the male characters all look like high strength fable models, the crafting system is rather in depth, the combat while not incredibly polished is fun and it tries its best to ease you in, there is alot of love in this game. i typically dislike paying to alpha test something but honestly, this has so much potential and i really hope the developer sticks with it. i would appreciate more character options and maybe even the option to play as a female eventually but i can wait. hopefully the developer can keep up the work cuz i...

Yes, it's an early access RPG game that is still rough around the edges. However, I am VERY impressed with this little game that is over-flowing with effort from the indie developer to try and create a fun single player RPG. It's definitely inspired by old school online rpgs like "Ultima Online" and I 100% support this developer and this game! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQkt1ZKREJo The map seems plenty big and there is already plenty of good old school grinding to to do to keep you occupied for many, many hours! Add in the survival aspect of popular survival crafting games, and I think this game is definitely a winner! ..I look forward to see where this game goes from here! I scored this game at an impressive 89% which is mostly scored so high because I believe it offers tremendous bag for your buck at todays launch price of only $6.99 USD! Don't expect Skyrim with this game, but for a single developer made indie RPG priced so low, it definitely delivers great value and a ...

Loaded up game Character creation - is in monochrome - I can select colors, but whole display is in black and white, bit odd, but we got through it. Ended up making a character with purple hair. No worries. NPC on beach tells me to go to castle. I pass a bunch of folks on the way who want to sell something but I have zero money, can't seem to loot or interact with anything presumably because I need tools. Not a problem. I find the castle, go in a random door. Spent literally 10 minutes wandering around through empty room after empty room, which are well decorated and well propped - I mean, it looks cool - but can't interact with anything and finally eventually I find the guy I'm meant to find who tells me to go kill some rats. Off I go through the castle labyrinth of confusion trying to find an exit. Find rats. Punch rats to death. Not really clear on how to read the symbol thing at bottom left that apparently indicates my health, stamina, mana? Can't cast any of the spells...

Nice little game. Can't beat it for the price. Kind of a bit of skyrim feel to it. Support is awesome. Found a couple of bugs and spoke directly to the dev through discord and it was fixed within about 8 hours. I can't wait to see what becomes of this little gem.

Early Access Review: If you are looking for a survival game, skip this one. It's not survival. I picked it up on sale, and it's going to get refunded, mainly because I was looking for a survival game. It MIGHT be a good game, eventually, but it looks like an RPG game, not survival. Title is misleading. There is some nice character customization (although there is room to add more options - there were only a few female hair styles, and they were all long hair, no short hair styles, and very few beard styles for the guys, but a huge number of scar/tattoo options, which was cool), and the game runs smoothly. There is absolutely no management of stats or immediate threats like you would get in a survival game: there's no hunger, thirst, etc. If there is, you have no place to carry food. You have one equipment screen, and that's for the usual armor/weapons equipped - not "what is in my bag". There were no immediate threats or dangers to overcome. There was absolutely nothing "su...

The atmosphere of the game is outstanding. This game has a lot of style, and unique RPG vibe to it. The solo developer is extremely committed, and has big plans for this game. Can't wait to see more progress!

This Game Is A lot of fun, now yes it does still need work however what early access game doesn't? I have paid much more than what this dev is asking for half the fun which tells me he cares more about his/her game than making a quick few dollars and those are the indie games i love and adore. Can't wait to dive deeper into it as it's going to make a fun lets play :) One thing that I really hope gets fixed is the UI It is so teeny tiny that even on my computer monitor i have to lean in to read what it says and the images are so tiny you can't make them out. I am sure this will be corrected as i did see in tattmans video that it was much bigger yesterday :) Keep having fun creating this game dev and it's going to grow into something epic, you have an AMAZING start! The music and lighting made it immersive however i would maybe make night time a little later lol it went from bright to dark however it did make for me to get on the edge of my chair to ensure nothing was coming to get me l...

I was really hopeful getting this game, but was sorely disappointed. I want to say SOMETHING positive about what clearly took a lot of effort to put together, so: the character look and feel is pretty appealing and consistent, and I like the concept of the game. My experience with this game was horrible. I expect some rough edges with early access, but there are limits. Opening menu is basically nonexistent, and you have to endure the BGM through the entirety of the clunky character creation process (where you can't rotate the character to see any other angles of hairstyles, and some decent color presets for hair and skin would be awesome). The cartoony characters mismatch with the hyper-realistic, seizure-inducing environmental textures. The bg foliage is simultaneously over-done and sparse-feeling. Honestly, with the character models, it would be better to create painted areas of basic colors or low-res textures. Animations are barely up to clunky. The interface is a nightma...

This game has great potential but is a bit rough atm. That being said it is in early access and we know to accept rough edges. The game needs a graphics or resolution choice that will make the feel and look better. The foot steps horrific and needs some quick attention with different sounds and the day night needs to be a smoother transition. I do like the skills and abilities. The text notifications need to be better able the read or come up the side of character and not in front of him where we cannot read along with damage totals and or what we get infected with. I do like the game and will give it a positive so Please dev keep the game development going and adjust these issues. Much success to you. And I'll be waiting on a wonderful world.

In 2024 this is a broken mess. It won't even load half the time and everything is extremely bare-bones.