Sophonce

Nothing but good things to say so far. Sophonce takes the Hero Shooter approach and definitely brings it, making each checkpoint seem like an accomplishment. Magnificent graphics, solid controls and simple, yet challenging, game-play has got me hooked; can't wait to see where it all goes.. Updates have been small, but frequent, and are definitely noticeable in-game. I think we have a winner here, we all just need to be patient and let this develop. This one was worth the wait.

Very surprised by this game. Was a bit wary with the low price, number of reviews, and never having heard of the game/dev. But I decided to give it a chance and am really impressed, especially considering it was made by a single developer. The game play is very polished and I experienced no bugs. The game was a bit difficult at first but becomes more reasonable as you become accustomed to the controls and environment. I also was able to complete the whole game (prologue and 1st chapter) in vr using uevr. Everything worked great with a few small tweaks except zoom did not seem to work (at no fault to the dev as it was not designed for vr). Overall, very impressed and excited to see the upcoming chapters as well as anything else from this dev...

I really enjoyed this, if you're a fan of shooters then this game is a must! The story is interesting and the combat is awesome with tons of options and cool mechanics.
Only one chapter out ATM but for 5$ it's well worth it, Can't wait for the rest!

Pros: -The concept and general idea of the game is nice, it feels like just the right amount of sci-fi
-The graphics look polished and fit with the theme of the game, everything feels like it belongs in the same universe.
-Combat feels challenging,although sometimes too challenging, enemies seem diverse.
-From what i could tell so far, the story seems deep and and enjoyable.
-performance is good with little to no stutters
Cons: -the game feels like Vsync is always active, there is a major input lag, feels like at least 400-500ms, and it feels like mouse acceleration is always enabled, even if there is no option for that. (yes, i have checked my OS settings) That makes gameplay dissatisfying a lot of the time, in addition to the enemies aimbotting you or getting stuck under/in objects or the floor, these issues made me stop playing the game for now until the next major update, cause i don't want these issues to ruin my experience.
-this one is more of a personal preference, but i prefer iron sights/scopes over the weird zooming in this game when ADS.
-there is no real explanation on how some of the guns work, for most it is pretty self-explanatory, but nothing on the elements and any special effects they may or may not have.
-semi-automatic guns feel capped considering RPM, especially the revolver, and hit feedback is almost nonexistent.
TL;DR: it is noticeable the game is in early access, but it has a whole lot of potential, and especially at this price point there is no reason not to try it and see where it goes with future updates.

Early access release shows real promise. I think the story line is appealing and I like how the controls are taught slowly as you progress through the game. The fight battles are fun and when things get out of hand...I just slow down time. One of the downsides for me personally is that many of the screens are darker (which supports the scifi horror vibe) so I can only really play game at night...during day, I gotta squint. Definitely worth the $3.99 buy though for sure!

Sophonce surprised me in the best way possible. For an Early Access title, it runs incredibly smooth, which already sets it apart from a lot of other EA games that feel more like tech demos. The story grabbed me right away—it’s mysterious, layered, and the fact that my decisions actually matter gives it real replay value.
The combat feels great too. The weapons have weight, the abilities add variety, and pulling off telekinetic mayhem never gets old. Reflex mode (slow-mo) makes every encounter feel cinematic, and it’s hard not to spam it just to feel like a sci-fi action hero.
What I really appreciate is that Sophonce feels ambitious but not half-baked. You can tell there’s a long road ahead in development, but what’s here already feels polished and fun. If this is only Chapter 1, I can’t wait to see how wild things get later.
Also, shoutout to the dev—one person making something this smooth and engaging is pretty insane. If he keeps this up, we might have the next cult-classic sci-fi FPS on our hands.
Final thought: Sophonce is like if F.E.A.R. and Mass Effect had a baby that was raised by Half-Life and given superpowers. And honestly? That’s the kind of weird family tree I want to keep playing in.
Check out my First Impression video here:

cons: its too difficult at the moment, im not saying this as a 180 year old gamer who just trying to relax damit. ive played many games with a difficult reputation, from all soulsborne games to all stalker games, i can do difficult, this is too much tho. the combat system seems underbaked, due to enemys locking onto you with no real way to avoid damadge and just fireing periodically. every encounter is an arena with you being boxed in arenas with nothing interesting really to interact with. enemies enter through an impenetrable starwars darth maul like gate which makes the lockon more frustrating.
the item pickups arent visually clear.
the shield power not only didnt trigger for me when i replayed that section, they feel unbalanced as do the guns, with non of them being satisfying or strong enough to make the encounters fair in any way. the difficulty slider may just be broken since ive played on every difficulty exept hard and i didnt notice a diffrence, the first difficulty i selected was the royal protector setting, so it might have gotten stuck on it somehow.
some of the npc animations seem placeholder.
pro:visually striking, well written, well paced, i love the aesthetic, great variety of guns so far (it might be all tho idk). a heck of an aim trainer if nothing else.