So, I'm going to lightly recommend this game because there is enough exploration elements and walking simulator goodness to overcome the rather dull (so far) storytelling. The tapes did nothing for me but I very much enjoyed making soup and warming up inside and exploring the abandoned national park. If more survival elements get added before release buy it. If it stays as is and just adds more tapes well....

Edit, so several months have passed and the updates are almost non-existent. No reason to keep this on my hard drive.

A very enjoyable game, especially in its current early release form. It is the devs first game, and much more fleshed out than a lot of first games.

The graphics are great, the scenery is beautiful, the forests, mountains, river. There are seasons as is usual.
The map is much larger than I had thought it would be at this stage. So far I have encountered very few bugs, occasionally sound stops and requires a reload to get it going again, but the dev and his team are aware of this and already working on it.

The game is set in the early 1980's, and as a Forest Ranger the game starts with you driving along a road and then oops, you lose control of your non power steering car and crunch. You're fine, but now you have to walk everywhere.

There is a short tutorial, it is typical of the survival genre in that you need to look after your HP, food, temperature and thirst. There is a stamina bar also. The game has crafting, exploration, a story line. Very good voice acting, with our guy having some funny lines, tongue in cheek, sarcastic etc. Although sometimes it seems like there's a second voice actor. Both done really well though. I also suggest not just staying to the trails, lots of resources are off trail.

Running at EPIC graphics settings for over an hour can cause my 3060Ti to overheat and the PC to reboot, but my rig isn't the greatest anyway. Changing to high (which still looks amazing) or medium settings has resolved this issue and I'm still experimenting.

Overall, I'm enjoying this game, I'm quite curious to see how it develops. I recommend this game as long as you bear in mind it IS very early access. There is plenty to do, things to find, places to explore, secrets to discover, and try to keep yourself alive.

Fun & relaxing game, in the Early access version right now.
Of course there are some things that will change or improve in the future, but as of right now, a chill gaming experience.

A few audio bugs but nothing major, easy re-login and its fixed.
Have live-streamed the game too, click to link if you would like to see some (live) video gameplay - https://youtu.be/42KfJSVAOmw

This is honestly really cool.
Unfortunately, it is very early and is frustrating in ways that it maybe shouldn't be.
The stamina bar is the most egregious fault in a game about exploring points of interest.
Also, the cassette tapes should play when you pick them up. Having to take them back to a radio just isn't that much fun.
The rest of the game is standard survival exploration crafting fare.
The voice acting is a nice touch.
This still needs some more time in the oven.

https://youtu.be/zdC2mKGjlMs

Absolutely beautiful game was so fun to stream amazing cooking and foraging. I am so excited to see where this game goes because right now just WOW!!!

I got a chance to try this game out and loved it. Itvis early access and I look forward to what will come out in future updates.

The voice acting of the character adds more immersive. Little details can make a huge improvements in a game, and I have noticed a lot of small details.

Beautiful open world game, really could get lost in here. I think the sounds and interactions feel really clean and snappy, keep up the good work, look forward to exploring more... deep in the woods :)

Good start in what might be a good survival game

I really hate leaving this review. I absolutely love the concept and want to play it. I very much want to play it. Yosemite is my favorite place on Earth and I've spent months of my life there. I've wanted a game like this for half my life. However, unfortunately I haven't played it. I paid for it. I installed it. I spent an hour trying various graphics settings and adjusting settings on my computer. I have an i5, 16gb RAM, and a GTX 1660 SUPER with 8gb RAM. I run games like RDR2 and Starfield with mid to high graphics settings. This game, for some reason, even on absolutely minimal graphics settings will not get me past clicking "new game". I know it's early release but there is something fundamentally wrong that needs a fix. I wouldn't leave a negative review if it functioned. Even the intro brand logos and menus drag. I'll be trying again in a few weeks and will continue trying as time goes by but until I can actually play the game I can't recommend it to anyone. I'll change this review as soon as it's fixed.

This game needs MAJOR Work. I just logged out after standing on the starter road trying to make the game not LAGG so much. the game needs major optimizing. No need to fry my pc over a 3$ game. I'd ask for a refund but its 3$ so i support your game. and ill change my review when the game is better. Tell now. NO WAY..

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