Разработчик: Burning Arrow
Описание
Described as a British Battle Royal, Lost meets Fight Club and digital Lord of the Flies.
The Other 99 is a game of mystery, exploration, brutal combat, stealthing mechanics and problem solving. But be careful: Permadeath is included!
One objective. Alternate playing styles. Getting off the island is your main objective.
- Survival of the fittest: Do what it takes to get off the island. Follow the cryptic note and butcher your way to freedom. Only thing is.. many of the other 99 have the same idea.
- Mind over matter: Keep focus and lurk amongst the bushes, tactically sabotaging camps and assassinating by the dead of night.
- Discovery: Let animals be animals. Watch from a distance and decipher the mysteries of the island. Maybe there is more to the island than meets the eye.
Dynamic AI system
- Just because you can’t see it doesn’t mean it’s not happening. Simulations are hard at work in the background determining how AI’s move, kill and survive. This effects the world you play in and provides unique situations every time. Campfires are lit because AI have actually visited them and bodies are there because they have died, the world lives around you.
Large open world environment to explore
- Pick up a lit torch and discover the lore and extensive backstory of the island through rock engravings, notes and environmental story telling.
- Go where you please! Nothing is stopping you from walking to the other side of the playable area. Well.. Potentially 99 psychologically damaged murderous people.
Dynamic day-night cycle and ever changing weather system
- Keep track of day and night cycles as this will change visibility on both you and the other 99. Lighting fires at night or running through open fields during the day are decisions you must make.
- Weather can be unforgiving, rain blocking out the sound of footsteps and thunder illuminating the path ahead are elements you can use to your tactical advantage.
Hunger and thirst
- Maintaining hunger and thirst doesn’t just keep you alive, it ensures you are strong for every encounter you face.
- Explore more efficiently by keeping well hydrated.
- Kill more efficiently by maintaining your nutrition.
Puzzle and problem solving
- Solve perspective puzzles, collect components and decipher notes. These will lead to greater rewards and bring you closer to understanding what is happening on the island.
And Much More. Including 8 trading cards, 5 profile backgrounds, 7 emoticons, 5 level badges, and an awesome foil badge.
Throughout the Early Access process we’ll be listening to everyone’s feedback and incorporating that into our roadmap. Here is the current crop of things we will be focusing on during the development period ahead.
Short term
- AI Improvements
- Additional character variety
- Additional weapons
- Environment improvements
- Additional story content
- Combat improvements and balancing
Medium term
- Improvements to the inventory system
- Weapon crafting system
- More traps
- Additional executions and combat improvements
- More player start locations
- Larger playable area with more areas to explore
- Further AI improvements
- Further character variety
- Linux Support
- Mac Support
Long Term
- More endings
- World events
- Complete island
- Ranged combat
Поддерживаемые языки: english
Системные требования
Windows
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 7, 8.1, 10
- Processor: i5 Ivybridge
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVidia GTX 660
- DirectX: Version 10
- Storage: 8 GB available space
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
Mac
- OS: OS X El Capitan
- Processor: Intel Xeon E5
- Memory: 12 GB RAM
- Graphics: Dual AMD FirePro D300
- Storage: 8 GB available space
Linux
- OS: Ubuntu
- Processor: i5 Ivybridge
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVidia GTA 660
- Storage: 8 GB available space
Отзывы пользователей
*Updated Review as of 6/27/2018*
My opinion has not changed. The devs have literally abandoned and run away for hell or high water. Due to the amount of fraud, or aka games that come in early access to gain money only to abandon their project after profits are made should be banned or blacklisted. Steam should hoenstly keep track of game developers, both their company name and and if possible members of the dev team to ensure that they will not be employed again in this industry and to help others by warning them that a faulty unfinished product was their initial idea in the very beginning. I invest in the minority or the little man, and half of the time they don't turn out to be the friend that they say they are. They are only here to make a quick dollar and screw over the consumer and the fan base that was led to believe in them for a finished product. This is another prime example of why steam needs authority and/or rules to punish or ban fraud game dev studios/ devs. Makes me lose hope for indie games and the underdogs.
I remember when i first saw this game. It looked really cool and it was fun for a few hours. I uninstalled and waited for some progress to be made. It is now 2018 and nothing has changed except for the fact that the devs literally don't even respond when questioned/emailed/asked about the game. I am dissapointed.
This is actually not review but WARNING to everyone: this game has been abandoned by developer and left in early development stage. Far too early to consider this as complete product of any real value. I strongly advice: do not buy it. Acually I think Steam should remove this game from its shop.
(which is unlucky as the general idea was quite interesting)
***DO NOT BUY, ABANDONED GAME!!!***
Devs acknowledged an issue I reported on Steam forum on March 5th, 2017. See here: http://steamcommunity.com/app/415010/discussions/1/135510669600619675/
Last message on my tread by a dev was on March 20th, 2017 and the issue I reported is still not fixed.
Because I'm concerned of my purchase, I tried to reach out to the devs trough the email they provided to Steam for support: no luck. I tried another one I found from their website: same thing. I also tried to speak with the devs on Steam (2 of them posted in my topic), still no luck...
I think it's safe to say that the game is abandoned, last update was on 24th of February 2017 and devs ran away.
If anyone reads my review and previously bought the game, please consider leaving a negative review as well to warn potential buyers and report the game so hopefully it will be removed from Steam.
I bought the game and played it. I didn't think there was enough content to keep so I wanted to refund it. A developer told me they were planning on adding things and continuing to develop it.
They lied. It's been two years. No updates. Not even a conversation going on here. The game seems to be abandoned.
(Re-evaluation)
Since the game hasn't been updated for such a long time and nobody has heard anything from the devs I'll assume it's been abandoned and won't get the updates we were hoping for.
Although it's a great idea for a game, it's not enough in it's current state to be bought as a finnished product. That is why I've changed my review to a negative. (Also because someone asked me to, since I had forgotten about it :p)
You can still buy it if you want, but it's quite limited in content and after you have done everything it has to offer there isn't much fun left. You get a few hours of interesting gameplay, but It's still only half finished. (If even that.)
What the game have to offer is a setting similar to "Battle Royal" (The japanese movie from 2000 where a bunch of students is sent to an island to fight eachother) or "Condemned" (An american movie from 2007 with a similar setting with convicts on death row).
You wake up on an island with a wristband that count down other people on the island from 99. And after a little beginning sequence you're free to explore the island and fight other people. When you reach about 30 a prompt will show that say the game isn't done yet and enemies will spawn continuously.
There's a few places to explore and the fighting mechanics isn't too bad, but that's pretty much it. There are some bugs and minor issues, but it runs quite well for an unfinished (likely abandoned) game.
I don't really regret getting it despite theese issues, but also feel it's not worth recommending since it doesn't have a future. It's your decision.
Stay away from this. It looked promising and had potential, but seems to be abandoned. Forums are dead and no updates in months. The game stops once you get down to about 70 people. A note pops up saying this is how far they got and everyone will start respawning now.
The hitboxes are broken, your character only does half of what you want him to, and there is no concept of stealth like the game advertised. I died several times only because the AI has infinite stamina and I don't. This would be acceptable if I was fighting some sort of monster, but the fact that I'm fighting other humans who are probably in worse physical shape than I am due to them being on the island longer doesn't help the game's case. This may be Early Access, but broken hitboxes, AI enemies that are infinitely stronger than you, and the inability to turn off the nauseating motion blur are all problems that I would expect the developers to fix before Early Access, or day one of EA. I might come back to the game later, but now, I'm taking my refund and leaving it at that.
Don't be fooled by the island setting with its hilltop radar tower, this isn't reminiscent of relaxed walking sim Dear Esther in the slightest! There's no atempt to sugar coat the violence here - more Battle Royale or Gantz than Hunger Games.
Really really loved the premise, and the game's taking a risk that pays off in not spoon feeding it to you. The atmosphere, music etc are all great -as are touches like the wristwatch. Collectables and hidden secrets are already making the world feel alive. This is definitely not a blank heightmapped sandbox; the world has personality
The problem is that everything's building really effective tension towards combat encounters which don't yet deliver the visceral thrills that they need to. It's in these moments that you're reminded that this is an Early Access title. Sadly, they also pulled me right out of the great atmosphere that had been building.
When the other 99 kill each other, there's a neat in-world notification and a genuine thrill. Right now, though, it feels like they're having too much of the fun when it comes to the murder-fest of the premise.
Looking forward to seeing if the devs can build on the visceral combat experience they're clearly aiming for!
Didn't review before as agreed with others that combat needed work so was waiting to see what the devs were going to do. Obviously, they realised the issue as combat in the new version is now so much more challenging. Really big improvement. I have to say though, that what made the game for me was the atmosphere. It is AMAZING. And so creepy, especially when the watch beeping cuts across the audio.
Looking forward to watching the devs improve the game more. My final comments would be that the AI needs work and that the game could run a little better.
I know i havnt played long but there is good reason, the AI needs alot of work, i had a group of 4 enemies standing bunched in a corner so just walked up and killed them all with pretty much no resistance. I like the game idea just no challange in its current state, maybe i'll wait for a few big updates then it may be worth another look
I've really enjoyed playing this game so far! The art is fantistic and the sound design is incredible. Jumping in to this game I had no idea what to expect, but as I played through I began to quickly understand what was going on on this isolated island. Just exploring the island alone is scary enough, however, only when the number on your watch starts to depleat do you understand that the other occupants are biginning to kill each other. This for me added so much to the experience. You no longer feel like you're at the top of the food chain. There are others on this island who just as desperate as you are to survive.
The combat is brutal, although, a lot of fun. It feels a lot like Chivalry's combat system only faster pased and real. It is very satistfying to land a few hits on your opponent before finishing them off with a swift blow to the head.
I cannot wait for what the developers have to offer in the near future. I would highly reccommend this game to anyone who is in search of something new to fully immerse themselves into. From what I understand there are some interesting updates to come! Money well spent, keep up the fantastic work guys!
The Sounddesign is awesome. It has been a while since I really was blown away from audio design within games. The only thing which doesn't match that yet are the voices from the enemies. Especially if they claim to be friendly, their shoutings are way too loud.
Besides that I must agree with most reviews so far: The atmosphere is a big plus. Just played the recent update and must say the game got better over time. It had a rumpy start but slowly the devs are taking it to a new level. Although I still feel a bit clueless in the beginning of a new round. I've read a lot in the update history and in the forums and that's why I understand what is going on but without that, with just the game, it'd be a bit thin and hard to understand what is happening in there.
As you can see I've put quite some time into The Other 99 now. I now can definitely say that I've explored every little piece of the island which is currently available. And I can tell you: I want more of that. There is a lot of stuff which needs to be improved yet. May it be the combat, may it be the variety of enemies. It's clunky from time to time. And yet the atmosphere makes up for all of that. I wonder how the story will evolve and where all this will end up.
Thanks to the unreal engine the game looks really good. The devteam seems to know how to make use of it. But what is really good is the sound design. The depressing and frightening atmosphere is heavily supported by the sound here. Oh and there is permadeath which is always nice.
I'm a sucker for horror games so this review is probably heavily influenced by personal preferences. But hey, that's what a personal review is for, right? The Other 99 drops you on a not-so-lonely island with a watch on your left arm which says "99". This number stands for the other survivors. And suddenly a beep can be heared and the number dropped to 98. And it drops. And it keeps dropping. Whenever I heared the sound I felt somehow... bad. The game is depressing - in a good way.
It is still Early Access. Sure. The combat system, even reworked, still is a bit clunky. And I heavily miss crafting. But for what it is and what it can be, my god, that idea is amazing and I hope the developers keep updating the game. There is so much potential - and already a chunk of it has been used.
I stumbled across this game looking for something to keep me entertained one cold, dark evening around Halloween and hit upon a diamond in the rough.
You wake up on an island shrouded in mystery with no company or resources but what 'They' provide and what your wits can conjure. I absolutely love the concept and can't wait to see the different ways that things can unfold within the world. Speaking of the world, it has been beautifully detailed and well planned out. By cresting some of the hills in the game, you can catch glimpses of civilisation in the distance and leaves you wondering how each of those might fit into the story behind the scenes. The map is a great touch by the way - it really is how I imagine someone in that situation would annotate their location.
For me, it is the minor details in this bleak island setting that work so well and really bring the concept to life - paranoid men surrounding their camps with alarm traps, curious notes hinting at a much bigger picture, messages and annotations left by others in their slow but inevitable descent into madness! There is enough mystery surrounding each element and locale within the game that there is a huge amount of potential for story line development and I can't wait to get stuck into it.
That being said, no game is perfect and this one is no different. The combat is a little straightforward - although the block mechanic is there, it will largely go unused by the majority of players. If you can figure out a way to get the NPCs to occasionally block your attacks and cause a slight stun during which they can attack back, that might largely sort out the issue. It would also be nice to have a wider range of voices but I appreciate it is early doors for this game, and that can easily be patched in later. It's not all doom and gloom though! The range and use of weapons available is well thought out (and thematically realistic!), and the graphical result of each attack being visible on the targets is a nice touch.
I personally would love to see more diversification in the amount of social and psychological interactions between The Other 99. If a group of random people were trapped and stranded on an island, while there are notes that hint at bigger societies or those that do not wish to partake in violence, it would be great if some NPCs would exhibit these features. For instance, some might run when they see you, or potentially a small group could be 'ruled over' by an alpha male who uses violence to keep his men in line, but still alive and ready to defend their camp or assault others.
Overall though, there is so much potential in this game. I think once a few issues are ironed out, all the foundations are in place to create an excellent example of the genre!
The Other 99 looks like it could be the one stand-out game in a hundred if it continues to develop in the same vein - I'm looking forward to seeing what you make of it!
Absolutely GREAT concept for a game-having being a fan of survival horror for a while-(an utter love for the Bioshock series), this struck me as being right up my street. Love the hardcore idea of death being a permenant fixture, rather than any sort of autosave/checkpoint system every 6 feet, it makes you genuinely weigh up the choices, 'rather than bash every person's head in, maybe I should sneak around'. Sound mix is really cool, (I wandered into a metal container to look for things and you could hear the rain plinking off the metal)
If this is what Early release looks like can't wait for the finished article! Keep up the good work guys!
The game had a good potential and i made a postive evaluation 6 mounths ago. But i came back to check how the game was improving and the devs stopped the updates of this early acess and dont take any answer to any players. So... DONT BUY IT! This is his end. They dont have the honnesty to delete the game from steam!
IMPORTANT!!!
Devolopers no longer seem to be working on this game. They havent released an update in almost a year and they do not respond to any attempt to contact them, as such its probably best not to purchase this game at least until somebody responds to the community.
Keep in mind this is an Early Access reveiw so hopefully a lot of the issues I have with the game will be fixed/changed. [Edit: some issues have been fixed already]
This game shows a lot of promise. Great concept, you and 99 others are deposited on an island where you are supposed to kill each other for some unknown watchers. they even have cameras all over the place that you can throw rocks at. you can rambo your way around the place killing everybody you see or you can just sit and watch in the bushes as everybody else kills each other. really liked the idea so I threw down the money and gave it a shot.
Right away it starts out nice, you wake up, very little in the way of exposition, and go. and from this point on your dreams are shattered as everything else about the game sucks [Edit] Things are being fixed and it shows good promise. I'm eager to see what other changes they will impliment in the coming months.
[Edit] The Combat has been much improved, the changes to the controls are a lot better then what they were, at least for me. I'm still a bit iffy on the stealth aspect but I would like to play with it a bit more.
One of the things I noticed right away was that I was exploreing the map very quickly. I had made it all the way to the other side while only running into a few dudes. I thought it was weird because the game says 99 people and unless 80 of them where all hiding in a cave someplace then there must be more to it then my map. like another side of the island or something. so I kept exploreing, uncovered most of the map killed a few more people and when I finally got my tracked down to 69 people left a messaged appeard and said press "V" to see it. so I did and it gave me a "well done!" message. like I was finished. it said that I could keep going and explore the Island some more and that people would RESPAWN. I was baffled. I immediately had to kill the guys I just killed again and I just quit the game. Nothing about the game is what it should be in my opinion. I really want to see where they go but they need to fix a lot of stuff for me to pick this one up again.
Fix the combat, fix the stealth, fix the graphics, add in the rest of the advertised game and maybe you got something. [Edit] They are making these changes. The update makes a huge difference in how the game feels and I'm very glad for it. I'll be keeping my eye out for future changes. Not often do I find games that I'm initially disappointed with that show so much renewed promise after only a short while. I'm still on the fence about this one, but I'm leaning more to the positive now.
This is one of those games where steam really really REALLY needs a middling rating.
It is overall good (for me at least on GTX750ti). It runs well with an occassional dip but nothing like stagger like one would suffer on something such as Ark. I like the map, though I hope the inhabitents become more diverse than "some cockney bloke and one black guy" according to a previous review. My only major gripe with the game is the combat. It's a mess, its lackluster, I'm constantly breaking autolock when trying to target my mouse and when I do succed in slaugther, it just isn't anywhere close to satisfying.
With that said, I have an instinctual trust in these developers in particular and hope they improve on what they have to make something truly wonderful.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwauYsTKkU0&feature=youtu.be
i recommend this game purely because of the idea, and if you choose to support it then the devs can hear us out and make it better. but at the moment combat is very clunky and difficult. the idea is there and im sure the end product will be great.
I got very excited about this game. I love the idea of a survival game without the MP aspects. This one has a great feel to it, the graphics look great on my machine. I really wanted to love it. I play on PC because I prefer to game with a KB/M. I know some games are meant for a controller and I'll use one if I must, but in a FPSurvival? I want a mouse in my hand.
And suddenly we have an issue. With a KB/M there IS no sneaking. You can crouch, but the actual machanic for it is tedious on a kb, versus the way you can with a controller stick.
Then I hit combat. What a jumbled mess of twitchy, unresponsive stabbing in the dark. Slamming my mouse all over the place just to hit something? And half the time I was in some mouse mode where that does nothing so I being beaten on and not able to attack back? I don't get it. It seems they wanted something different and instead they tried to reinvent the wheel. What's wrong with Left Click Attack? Are we REALLY that desperate to need this mouse swinging, VR wanna be stuff??
Sorry guys. I'll check back in a few months and see what comes of it, but.. I'm not sinking my cash into it even as an Early Access.
Bottom Line: It's more tedious than fun.
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Дополнительная информация
| Разработчик | Burning Arrow |
| Платформы | Windows |
| Ограничение возраста | Нет |
| Дата релиза | 22.01.2025 |
| Отзывы пользователей | 48% положительных (40) |