Stranded deep...worth it?

[FL8[OCHO]]

Guys,is worth this game the money? if not, tell me a few open world survival games worth buying.

[Summerland]

What do you think overall?

The game has shifted from very good to a bit mixed in some recent reviews. I just got $50 steam bucks and was considering this. Any pros and cons? Worth getting today?

[Shark]

I want this one really, really bad. But I am going to wait. It sounds like there has been no major updates in a while and it sounds like the devs have no new news to report. Also, I don't know all the details (others could explain exactly what is happening) but there are some things concerning the game tied up in court right now. So yeah I want it, but until some of the above changes I am not going to get it. Just because it seems really up in the air right now.

[Matshishkapeu]

wait till release, things arent sure since telltale went bankrupt. Whoever recommends this game in the current uncertain situation isn't beeing genuine.

[ancientdragon]

I wish they would unlock the achievements

[Eisbär]

Originally posted by Matshishkapeu:

wait till release, things arent sure since telltale went bankrupt. Whoever recommends this game in the current uncertain situation isn't beeing genuine.

If it were a 60 euro AAA title you'd be right. It sure is worth 15.

[BlackLabrador]

Its worth $15 for sure. Just don't expect them to actually add anything or make any meaningful updates.

[Speedy]

I love the game, it looks beautiful. Played it for many hours, it is very relaxing. For that price
I recommend buying it for sure.

[V11CU96]

Good concept, initially well executed, nice looking and very atmospheric, But slow and rather indecisive development path with a lack of focus, - some moments of brilliance too though.
Now some legal issues hindering its completion. (not the devs fault)
Its one of the most unique games in the the survival genre but its also one of the weakest as it runs out of tricks the quickest. but what is there is pretty solid now at least in terms of stability.
The Devs seem like good guys, they have been very much on the ball with stomping bugs but mistakes were made in the further development of the game. Plus some bad luck.

Is Abandoned Deep (yes that was a joke) worth 15 bucks? - Id say yes overall. Could it have been richer in content? - Yes.
Will it ever come out of its current Limbo state, Don't know?

So its a case of 'I'd recomend it, but......'

[o_O]

Content pls comment

Hello all. Im thinking about buying this game but im afraid it lacks content, its cheap i know but i rather spend 15 bucks in a nice steak . How does this fare against 7DTD or the new Subnautica, the forest, etc? Thx in advance for your comments.

[Skarmo]

Originally posted by o_O:

How does this fare against 7DTD or the new Subnautica, the forest, etc?

Threads merged, since this question comes up regularly.

The main differences between Stranded Deep and other survival games are:
1) SD is yet unfinished.
2) SD is PvE, there are no zombies or other humanoid enemies.

Scroll up to find some opinions. I much agree with this one:

Originally posted by V11CU96:

Good concept, initially well executed, nice looking and very atmospheric, But slow and rather indecisive development path with a lack of focus, - some moments of brilliance too though.
Now some legal issues hindering its completion. (not the devs fault)
Its one of the most unique games in the the survival genre but its also one of the weakest as it runs out of tricks the quickest. but what is there is pretty solid now at least in terms of stability.
The Devs seem like good guys, they have been very much on the ball with stomping bugs but mistakes were made in the further development of the game. Plus some bad luck.

Is Abandoned Deep (yes that was a joke) worth 15 bucks? - Id say yes overall. Could it have been richer in content? - Yes.
Will it ever come out of its current Limbo state, Don't know?

[V for Violin]

I wouldn't recommand bying this game. It used to be good but they took out good stuff and added nothing for it.
Games i would recommend:
- Raft
- 7daystodie
- Bermuda

[whacky wayne]

The best survival game under $30 is Subnautica hands down, Story is amazing and everything is just perfect, this is also good too

[thebigstickihityouwith]

The day/night cycle is too short to accomplish anything. Which is good because there's not much to accomplish. It's full of glitches and bugs that have been in since day one.

You can't recover resources if you build something mistakenly and want to get rid of it. It's been like that since the beginning. The thing you took down just turn into a giant cube and sinks into the ground. They seem to have gotten over this by just making the things you find (like tarps and planks etc.) far, far more abundant.

I'm sure you used to get sun burn in this game but they seem to have taken it out. It's less about struggling for survival and more about slowly floating between islands to find a rock or a stick. And the dynamics of ocean travel are abysmal.

You can't check your vitals while using a boat, or even look around properly. You can rotate your sail but it doesn't seem to make any difference where it's pointing. I don't know. I can keep adding to the list of things that always ruin the game for me but I think I've said enough.

More importantly it gets boring real, real fast. The Long Dark is a far more harrowing and fulfilling survival experience. I always hoped this would be like that but with oceans and boats.

It's not. It's not even survival. It's just grind and sleep and grind and sleep. I think I usually just die of boredom rather than difficulty surviving.