tl;dr
Feels like a F2P game where the devs realized halfway through that noone really likes those games, then removed the P and released what was there.

Longer explanation
While definately set in the same universe as H2S1, this is an entirely different game. It has basebuilding, missions, skill leveling (as opposed to skill unlocking) and a worldmap to discover.

Unfortunately, that is also what makes it feel F2Py.
You get missions at certain places in the world, mostly from Kovac and two other places in his bunker. There's also NPCs in the world (who happily watch you get mauled in front of them) that can give you missions. Once you accept a mission, you get teleported onto a separate map to complete the relatively simple tasks (fetch a number of object x, find person y) and then teleport back to receive rewards in the form of material and XP. As far as I am now, there is no way to receive most materials outside of repeatedly grinding missions. Were this a F2P game, this would be where you would be asked to pay to receive materials, and what makes me feel like this game started out as F2P.

You can also not craft during missions, so you need to prepare beforehand. This feels like an arbitrary decision. You can craft arrows in the game without any special building, but you can't do it in a mission. Why?
Edit: You can craft after all, it was a mistake on my part.

All these design decisions would make sense on a F2P (I say F2P a lot in this review...) game on a phone, but not for a PC game.

tl;dr Feels like a F2P game where the devs realized halfway through that noone really likes those games, then removed the P and released what was there. Longer explanation While definately set in the same universe as H2S1, this is an entirely different game. It has basebuilding, missions, skill leveling (as opposed to skill unlocking) and a worldmap to discover. Unfortunately, that is also what makes it feel F2Py. You get missions at certain places in the world, mostly from Kovac and two other places in his bunker. There's also NPCs in the world (who happily watch you get mauled in front of them) that can give you missions. Once you accept a mission, you get teleported onto a separate map to complete the relatively simple tasks (fetch a number of object x, find person y) and then teleport back to receive rewards in the form of material and XP. As far as I am now, there is no way to receive most materials outside of repeatedly grinding missions. Were this a F2P game, this would be where you would be asked to pay to receive materials, and what makes me feel like this game started out as F2P. [strike]You can also not craft during missions, so you need to prepare beforehand. This feels like an arbitrary decision. You can craft arrows in the game without any special building, but you can't do it in a mission. Why?[/strike] Edit: You can craft after all, it was a mistake on my part. All these design decisions would make sense on a F2P (I say F2P a lot in this review...) game on a phone, but not for a PC game.