Volcanoids

Leaving a review to respond to some other reviews. I was initially put off this game because people were saying it's very difficult to play solo and you need to play with friends.
This isn't the case. I have gotten to the third area (which I think is late game) by myself. The difficulty does slowly ramp up, and you will need to use all the items available to you, but that is part of the fun and makes the victory all the more worth it.
I do hope the game gets more content added and the map is expanded. It's a lot of fun and is my kind of base builder. I recommend it if you like the idea of a movable base, that's what sold me and it's kept me coming back.

Unique concept. Having a drill ship that goes underground and a mobile base is nice. The tutorial does a good job of guiding the players through the tech levels. At 31 hours I have definitely got my money's worth from this game.
The eruption is a nag and unfortunately quick in higher difficulties, if i could keep the difficulty level but increase the volcano duration, I would. Going out an exploring without having to return to the ship (or hide in a mine/town) would have been nice.
The game gets repetitive at higher levels, but that is just how tech levels works in most games. Get gear, attack new ships, make better gear, rinse and repeat. The level bosses (the big drills) are easier than enemy drill ships. You can usually just snipe all the legs from one side of the chasm.

Upgrading the drillship and adding stuff to it is cool. The tech progression is kinda confusing at times, but the quest system is good at guiding you through it. The combat can get really difficult, as even on the easiest difficulty I had to actually prepare for fights, as I play solo. So I'd imagine if you bump up the difficulty, you really need to use all the tricks the game gives you.

I also like the ability to control the drill remotely, like telling it to go underground or move to a landing point closer to your location.

Speaking of the drill moving, an important thing to note is that the drillship can only surface at fixed points, not anywhere you want. It's understandable from a technical perspective, as having the ability to surface wherever you want is probably beyond what an indie studio can do. But it can also be a turnoff for some, understandably.

---{ Graphics }---
☐ You forget what reality is
☐ Beautiful
☑ Good
☐ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Don‘t look too long at it
☐ MS-DOS
---{ Gameplay }---
☑ Very good
☐ Good
☐ It's just gameplay
☐ Mehh
☐ Watch paint dry instead
☐ Just don't
---{ Audio }---
☐ Eargasm
☑ Very good
☐ Good
☐ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf
---{ Audience }---
☑ Kids
☑ Teens
☑ Adults
☑ Grandma
---{ PC Requirements }---
☐ Check if you can run paint
☑ Potato
☐ Decent
☐ Fast
☐ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer
---{ Game Size }---
☐ Floppy Disk
☑ Old Fashioned
☐ Workable
☐ Big
☐ Will eat 10% of your 1TB hard drive
☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it
☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data
---{ Difficulty }---
☐ Just press 'W'
☐ Easy
☑ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Significant brain usage
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls
---{ Grind }---
☐ Nothing to grind
☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks
☐ Isn't necessary to progress
☑ Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☐ You'll need a second life for grinding
---{ Story }---
☐ No Story
☐ Some lore
☐ Average
☑ Good
☐ Lovely
☐ It'll replace your life
---{ Game Time }---
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☐ Short
☐ Average
☐ Long
☑ To infinity and beyond
---{ Price }---
☐ It's free!
☑ Worth the price
☐ If it's on sale
☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money
---{ Bugs }---
☐ Never heard of
☑ Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs
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I love this game, the dev is putting a lot of work into making the game better. As i see from discussions the dev replies to questions put by people in the community. I love how much this game throws at you, its not too much that you're overwelhmed with no where to go, but it's also not too little that you're just walking around

This game isn't for everyone, but its a lot of fun, especially multiplayer.
If you:
✅ like base builders
✅ like fps games
✅ like a steampunk vibe
you may enjoy this game

Game is repetitive but it is fun the very time u play it, the only thing is the devs hibernate for 3-5 centuries then come out to write a "we hear you" thing then there nothing for another 3 months, also if u ask for a release date in the discord they cant help