Review from someone who has 100% the game.

***Disclaimer***

***This game has a "Souls-like tag. One the surface the game appears as if it would not fall into this category. Rest assured this game is challenging and incorporates to a certain extent level of this category. If you are not* a "Souls--like enthusiast or prefer casual gaming (which is an amazing category itself) I have reason to believe this audience will not* find the game a pleasurable experience and should not* purchase this game and save you from the difficulties and challenge this games presents that can otherwise be frustrating to many people.***

For a complete, honest and non-biased review for those that are willing to take this challenge here are the pros and cons I found playing this game.

***Pros***

- The game has a very atmospheric feel to the environment in which you are in. regardless of the fact that the game is not a AAA title the game itself does a incredible job at the visual, graphics, backgrounds, creatures and the environment surrounding yourself. If you have a high end gaming PC you can submerge yourself in the beauty of a game. (I have some screenshots in my profile if you would like to see more of in game photos for your liking)

- A great mechanics system overall with smoothness in the responsiveness in the game. i have played both on game-pad and on mouse and keyboard. This game has great feedback with your inputs.

- Overall good selection of weapon combinations that can be used with one another to your advantage along with your gadgets (Example Freezing enemies with one weapon and shocking them to have a greater effect, combine these tactics with gadgets and you can find strategies to your advantage, and TRUST me you WILL need it, especially playing on the harder difficulty.

***Cons***

-First and foremost you do not need to search the reviews to understand that the game has a very punishing "Hit Detection" system. Let me explain, many of the monsters/creature/aliens (whatever you prefer to call them) have "Weak Points" that are extremely crucial or at times very necessary to hit in order to defeat your opponent. The downside is two major things.

The first is that the game is very punishing in the sense that even if you are a pixel outside of the weak point areas (I want to say i am over-exaggerating but I truly believe I am not) which will diminish your attack to nearly 0 (literally 1 point damage for some armored creatures). It is imperative that you hit exactly where the hit point is would the dead center as I feel the game will otherwise not be generous in allowing critical shots.

The Second point is that creatures at many times (i am looking at you Mr. Alien that blocks with his arm literally instantaneously) will at the moment your cursor is over their center weak spot cover it. The absolute reaction time they have (even with the orb that slows down their moment) is absolutely ridiculous to say the least. I have played "Ready Or Not" and the reaction time there to the creatures in game doesn't even compare and at times feels very unfair not even giving you the chance to be able to hit your shots which needs to be toned down at least a tad bit.

- Multitasking during battles (Especially Boss Fights) which other environmental factors. For example, there is a boss that emits enemies to the floor which cause constant damage. You need to "Ice" the floor solid to prevent you from stepping and taking damage. Simultaneously, the boss destroys your ice AND attacks you. This means you are juggling which preventing constant damage, and trying to cause damage back and forth which ultimately feels more annoying than challenging. If you read other reviews many people also stop after the first Boss Fight as it feels unfair and I sympathize for their experience as they are justified in every way for their feelings.

-Environments although beautiful are dragging and have various dead ends. It feels conflicting cause at one end you'd want to explore the map around you and yes there are items of value but the amount of turning and going around felt dragging. Combine this with a only at best a semi-decent mapping/guiding system you will have yourself annoyed going back and forth. Small *Spoiler* toward the end of the game, the same maps get recycled which just felt like a poor way to extend the game when it did not have to or at the very least should have introduced a new area. Instead we revisit not 1 not 2 but 3 of the same locations you already have seen fighting the same monsters which was to me completely repetitive .

-Finally, the games visual models and lip-sync could have at least tried to do a better job. I believe it is due to costs that the developers had to cut corners but I was not a fan and neither of the endless internal monologue that occurs and at times feel unnecessary. I don't want to be playing a yapping simulator.

***Conclusion***

In spite of the fact that this game is challenging, the game gets a C or 7.5/10. If you look at the reviews you will see that the game is sitting at the time of this review at approximately 75%. That is what I believe is fair to review the game when you include the fact that yes it is meant to be absolutely challenging and requires adaptation to survive and beat the game. do not expect anything great but do not expect a game that the devs did not care about. In the end, i believe the devs did the best they could with interest. if I had to explain what the developers did it is a game with the "right intentions but at times but had the wrong execution.

**********P.S**********(Please read if you made it this far as I feel it is VERY important to add to my own review*

I purchased this game ON SALE for at the time $5.99 USD. Had the game NOT been on sale I am certain my review (as I incorporate the price of the game itself) would have felt different considering the cost. With that being said IF I had bought the game at full price I would believe that i would have been otherwise upset as the game is too short for a Full price tag. I ONLY recommend this game positively for the $5.99 price tag and would suggest if the game is not on sale to wait. Otherwise if the game is full price it is definitely NOT worth what you will get out of it. A STRONG recommendation to save your money and buy ONLY on a sale.

i hope this review was at least slightly helpful to those contemplating. Thank you for reading and have a wonderful day! <3

I've returned this game. I hoped for Deliver us Mars with some action and I've got some "soulslike" game where every move, every boss fight has to be carefully planned. First mini boss took me two days to beat. So...no...BIG NO.

Brought this in the sale for £6 approx. Its a great game for that money in the sale. The game play is really good. Graphically it looks great. You can pick holes in the game but for the money it plays fine. Its a 2023 AA game that's really well done. Enjoying it............