• Two in one. This is what you get if you purchase De-Void or Solarix (Planet Ancyra simply appears in your library for free of charge). The aforementioned are both FPS games taking place in the same universe where De-Void is meant to be a sequel. Interestingly, while Solarix is a stealth-based action FPS game De-Void puts more emphasis on exploration, therefore, this can rather be considered a narrative-driven walking simulator.
  
• So, the developers at Pulsetense Games decided to put together the two games. One would think this is great, especially if you played both before. The achievements remain the same (for some reason they were given new names) so in case you completed both games 100% this will be an easy ride this time.
  
• As soon as you start your mission and the A.I. speaking to our protagonist makes mention of the dangers outside you prepare to face the patrolling, infected human beings once more. However, you do not find any. In fact, you do not even have a pistol at your disposal. Basically, the creators completely removed all enemies from this version of Solarix so that the gameplay became similar to that of De-Void.
  
• It is an interesting idea, however, mission objectives and locations remain unchanged. Due to the missing action sequences this version of Solarix feels unnecessary prolonged and there really is no point in opening every container or locker as you find no more weapons or ammunition there (everything is just empty). Plus, the items we use to remove the firewall security are now binded to key number 4 and 5 (as the first 3 were used for weapons in the original game).
  
• I didn't like the idea of making a "new" Solarix which is (to use a pun here) completely devoid of stealth and action. You can clearly see the two games (the first 12 and the last 8 chapters) are entirely different in terms of atmosphere. I think Solarix and De-Void are great games separately; putting them together while removing the core elements of Solarix was a mistake.

The story and its world are well-conceived, but the game itself is ill-conceived and riddled with problems.

Firstly, the developer really managed to confuse everybody. This is a re-packaging of sorts of Solarix, which is a stealth action game, with De-Void, which is its walking simulator prequel, as one very long walking simulator. OK? OK.

And this incredible feat was achieved by ... removing all enemies from Solarix! It can't be that easy, can it? Correct, it can't. The result is insulting: moving through large, empty levels that were clearly created for stealth action feels like a waste of time. Finding lots empty crates, which were probably full of ammo, health, and other goodies in Solarix is just one let down after the other. There is little value to exploration, unless you have a fasincation with analyzing stealth action arena design.

When you finish the first part of the game (faux Solarix) and move to the second part (De-Void) everything becomes much better. Exploration suddenly is rewarded with actual bits of story, and they are good. Wow, designing a game in advance to be a walking simulator apparently makes a big difference...

Unfortunately, even though the short second part is a major improvement, the game as a whole is still disappointing, and not just because of this inconsistency. The graphics are adequate, but not great, with far too much repetition in models and textures. Level design is uninspiring. And there are many little bugs: popup dialogs that don't disappear and that sometimes cannot be scrolled, elevators that don't go all the way down. Nothing that broke the game for me, but it felt clunky.

And it's all just far too long, far too slow, and far too empty. The story is terrifically dark and twisty, but it takes forever to progress.

I understand that the devs wanted to please fans by providing a complete walking simulator experience like De-Void, but it simply does not work well on its own. I honestly think it was better not to release it. A better option would have been to allow an “enemy-less” mode in Solarix, which gamers would clearly understand as a special mode in what is really a stealth action game.

This is a repost of a review I couldnt Find because I had posted this publicly. Huh,..
I don't write Many Reviews for games, but I Really would like for you to know about a game I really enjoyed. I played This game for Hours, and wandered around in it. I LOVE open world games. This is One, and more an 'adventure game' than a traditional 'walker', which it has some qualities of.
The game is Beautiful, and its beauty is betrayed by an Innocent background soundtrack that is Haunting ,un-nerving and un-setteling. It's Beautiful, really, BUT builds tension better than most walkers. I LOVED that.
It is Definitely a headphone and sometime, in the dark, playing game.
I cannot fault but two things and they are Very minor and Probably caused by My PC's Overclocking.
I had issues falling into places Id have to restart from, because I would be come trapped. Rocks were the prime place to watch out for that, and strangely the platforms inside the factory... save often anyway just as a way to avoid repeating something. It is MINOR.
I fell off the map, one time. It was never repeated. My Machine probably.
This game for its mood and beauty and just alll around feel is a 9, for real. I don't give those kinds of grades to a newer game but this one is SO special and I was so happy to play it I couldnt Wait to get back to it.
I Do hope you'lll try this game out. It has a Ton of whats Good about the newer systems that deliver better graphics.
I could not stop taking screenshots...
9 of 10, even with issues (minor at that). I can cope.

This is pretty much Solarix but with no monsters nor enemies

The game has very nice visuals, breath taking atmosphere and voice acting. The story is also great, very detailed. The ambient music makes you live inside the levels.

I've played for about 3.5 hours and still looks like there's a lot more, so a good gameplay time for an indie title.
About the graphics, especially the lighting and the particles are used very well.
The levels are well designed. Simple in the beginning and gets complicated as you progress further.

Certainly worth the full price. When it is also on sale, you really can't go wrong.

I get the idea behind this game (which if i understand it correctly without playing the two previous games is a combination of both games without combat and other elements) but i don't think it works particularly well unfortunately.

The game is a strange experience since it keeps mentioning things that don't actually happen in games (monsters etc), the music is supporting the things that aren't happening (horror) and there seems to be things left in from the previous gameplay systems (camera's, pistol rounds) that don't seem to do anything.

You can check out the short first impression series i did (2 episodes) if you want to but i personally wouldn't recommend the game unfortunately (since i love sci-fi) even though it's quite cheap (always a plus)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4gW0G3mfj8&feature=youtu.be

I wish I could recommend this, since I enjoy a good walking simulator... but I can't, because this is not a good walking simulator. This is literally an action-horror game with all combat and other significant dangers stripped out (aside from the ever-present danger of getting stuck on\in the terrain) leaving huge, barren, largely uninteresting environments to explore seeking out tiny tidbits of plot and other content buried within. This is the game that people are thinking of when they say "walking simulator" as an insult. The writing is generally quite good, and the voice acting is surprisingly good for what was clearly a low-budget project, but that's about it. It's six hours of tedium in search of occasional moments of entertainment.

Excellent walking simulator put together from a couple of older games.

Pro's
+ Epic proportions on everything as is in the trailer video. Early maps are the weakest. Gets better and better the further you progress.
+ Really large areas to walk (run)
+ Scenic views.
+ Story is a weakness in the beginning but gets better. As the game progresses it reminded me of System Shock (minus weapons and the world is static). Now that isn't bad at all.

Con's
- Get stuck on places forcing to reload (rare but happens). Scripts dont work after reload. (If possible play a chapter in one sitting, Dont save and quit mid-chapter as scripts can and will get stuck forcing you to replay the whole chapter.
- Needs a button to auto-run.

I think this is an alright walking simulator game. There are going to be moments when walking gets boring (especially in the long desert). But other than that, this game is pretty decent but I love the fog and rain on this game! The fog and rain on this game are a definitely plus from me!

All in all, this walking simulator game is pretty decent and get it while it is heavily discounted.

Planet Ancyra Chronicles is more enjoyable than Solarix, but unfortunately it gets pretty boring after a while. Thankfully the clunky stealth mechanics were absent from this game. They should have added a little something more to the game after removing all the enemies. It's lacking in variety, repetitious, and boring. I just couldn't finish it, just meh.