Разработчик: Deep Field Games
Описание
План развития
Об игре
ИСТОРИЯ
Привлекая величайшие умы мира, GATE представляет собой глобальную сеть секретных лабораторий, в которых проводятся исследования во всех областях науки – и даже в других мирах.Вы являетесь сотрудником GATE и работаете над расширением границ человеческих знаний и объяснением необъяснимого, включая различные аномалии и паранормальные явления: от искажающих гравитацию артефактов до сверхъестественных существ с ярко проявленным инстинктом насилия. Безопасность и секретность имеют первостепенное значение… чаще всего.
Катастрофический сбой в системах безопасности превратил ваше рабочее место в зону космических сражений: аномальные сущности разгуливают на свободе, враги из других измерений прорываются сквозь порталы, а тайная военная секта, известная как Орден, без разбора нападает на лаборатории и персонал в попытках захватить артефакты и устранить хаос.
Процедуры сдерживания не сработали и помощи ждать неоткуда. Вам и вашим коллегам-ученым, с которыми вы оказались глубоко под землей, необходимо объединить силы, чтобы выбраться наверх, а пока этого не произошло, придется обживаться в подземном комплексе.
ГЕЙМПЛЕЙ
Abiotic Factor привносит в жанр игр на выживание с созданием предметов в открытом мире атмосферу научной фантастики 90-х годов и гарантирует захватывающее развитие персонажей. Многопользовательский режим поддерживает до 6 игроков, которые смогут выбрать себе докторскую степень и развивать своего ученого, экипироваться и исследовать огромный подземный комплекс, заполненный сверхъестественными артефактами, последствиями неудачных экспериментов и межпространственными врагами.
НАУКА ПРОТИВ ЖЕСТОКОСТИ
Опасностей хватит на всех: агрессивные солдаты, инопланетяне в поисках еды, самые продвинутые роботизированные силы безопасности, атакующие работающий сверхурочно персонал. Но вы ученый и не сильны в сражениях, поэтому придется использовать докторскую степень и перехитрить противников. Создавайте хитроумные и диковинные инструменты, оружие и снаряжение – от простых сетей и деревянных бит до лазерных пушек и замысловатых ловушек – всё, что только сможет придумать ваш большой научный ум!
ЗДОРОВЫЙ БАЛАНС МЕЖДУ РАБОТОЙ И ЛИЧНОЙ ЖИЗНЬЮ
Вы здесь надолго, поэтому располагайтесь и чувствуйте себя как дома. Ищите ресурсы в пустующих офисах и лабораториях, вскрывайте торговые автоматы, используйте собственность компании для сооружения новой операционной базы – пока исследуете объект. Когда придет время сменить обстановку и перевозить свои вещи, к вашим услугам ручные тележки, вилочные погрузчики, внедорожники, телепорты и многое другое.
РОЛЬ НАУЧНОГО КОЛЛЕКТИВА
Надевайте лабораторный халат и получайте докторскую степень: от генетика растений до военного аналитика и инженера-строителя (на выбор есть много других направлений). У каждого из них свои преимущества в области выживания. Комбинируйте разные черты характера и навыки, повышайте уровень, чтобы заработать перки и способности, и объединяйтесь в грозную научную силу вместе со своими коллегами-учеными.
ВЫЖИВАНИЕ ВО ИМЯ БУДУЩЕГО ОТПУСКА
Возможно, исследования в GATE и были работой мечты, но умереть здесь не входило в ваш пятилетний план. Исследуйте огромный подземный объект и множество миров за его пределами и используйте всю мощь самых передовых технологий, неизвестных человечеству, в этом межпространственном научно-фантастическом приключении!
Поддерживаемые языки: english, french, german, portuguese - brazil, russian, japanese, simplified chinese, traditional chinese
Системные требования
Windows
- 64-разрядные процессор и операционная система
- ОС: Windows 10 or later
- Процессор: i5-8th Gen CPU or similar
- Оперативная память: 8 GB ОЗУ
- Видеокарта: GeForce GTX 950 or Radeon HD 7970
- DirectX: версии 11
- Сеть: Широкополосное подключение к интернету
- Место на диске: 10 GB
- Дополнительно: These are tentative and not final. ABF runs on Unreal Engine 5 and the specifications will be suggested accordingly closer to release. This will probably not run on your PC from 1997.
- 64-разрядные процессор и операционная система
- ОС: Windows 10 or later
- Процессор: i5-11th Gen CPU or similar
- Оперативная память: 16 GB ОЗУ
- Видеокарта: GeForce RTX 2080 or better
- DirectX: версии 12
- Сеть: Широкополосное подключение к интернету
- Место на диске: 10 GB
- Дополнительно: These are tentative and not final. ABF runs on Unreal Engine 5 and the specifications will be suggested accordingly closer to release. This will probably not run on your PC from 1997.
Mac
Linux
Отзывы пользователей
Fun game. Exploring is confusing though as there isn't a "live map" and you're constantly going through twisting corridors and such. Like one giant confusing dungeon.
easily the best co-op survival game to date, had the game since lauch and the devs have continuously provided both development updates but also QoL and content updates (expected for early access but their comms have been great) enhancing an already great game
- unique setting and premise for a survival game with inspiration obviously taken from Half Life and SPC
- progression feels fun and fresh with every sector having unique materials and new places to explore
- AWESOME metroid-vania style map design i am constantly blown away by the shortcuts and secrets to be found
- zomboid style trait system and skill levelling
- super intriguing story, every npc you meet is very well voiced and obviously has their own take on the situation and both funny and serious personalities
deep field cooked HARD and they 100% deserve the money for this game despite it being an early access title, it feels like a complete game mechanically and content wise, the only drawback being waiting for new content once you're done with what's in the game now
attention to detail and storytelling is immaculate, a perfect and unique blend of classic games and modern survival
Very fun singleplayer game, they really capture the essence of "What if Half-Life was a survival game?" and just what makes a good survival game, and makes it a pretty believable story of what happens when a scientist is left unsupervised around a bunch of weapon-making materials
Cannot wait to try playing with friends
An absolute masterpiece. It brings back the feelings of old games, so much to discover, so much to enjoy and it just keeps getting better the more you play.
It gives the same feeling as Raft playing with friends, but is much more action orientated and has a well grounded sense of humor.
I suggest this game if you enjoy co op, if you enjoy survival, if you enjoy RPG (with a Oblivion Esq leveling system) and if you just want to enjoy a well made game in this modern hellscape of gaming we live in.
Hats off to the devs, what a treat to come by and I will be playing inbetween updates and on updates. I cannot put in words how happy I am to have come by this game.
i'm not someone that likes survival games in general, only exception being Valheim, but since this one is inspired by the world of Half-Life, it made things incredibly interesting compared to the run of the mill games you'd normally find in the genre.
Abiotic Factor is a good game that really scratches that open world survival itch I tend to get and is a welcome change from games like 7 days to die. The story is there though as far as our character is concerned there isn't too much interesting to be seen imo, but the world itself is fascinating since you can see many of the influences this game takes from.
Things like Half Life for it's art style to the SCP foundation for its number of anomalous objects, places and such, it takes a bit to really get into the SCP like stuff but it gets there. The gameplay is pretty good too from setting up your first base to making items to help you along to upgrading your base's facilities and defenses. The game also does a good job of making it known that you can set up base wherever you want to with safeguards in place to make sure that most (not all) places are viable is you are creative enough to make it work.
Heck you can even set up base in one of the many portal worlds you will come across in the game though locations are more strict since you will need to find one of the scattered power bench type things to have a source of power to work off of. But the possibility is there for you if you are willing to put into the work. Buildcrafting is also pretty robust with a number of jobs and traits to choose from with both positive and negative traits to choose from, negative traits though do give points to slot into positive traits so you can trade say needing to eat and drink more for points to be able to learn skills faster.
One big thing is you can adjust the sandbox to your liking wether it's controlling how large an item stack can go to controlling how fast or slow your needs decrease to even how effective fridges are (when they are powered obvs).
Also the accessibility options are insane with so many toggles to tune out things if you have certain phobias like arachnophobia (fear of spiders), trypanophobia (Fear of needles) and even Emetophobia. There is even sound based options for stuff like eating/drinking, breathing and repetitive sounds like alarms and the like. Never have I seen such attention to detail to make a game as accessible to play as this one and kudos to the devs for doing so.
There is however a few gripes I have one of which is the special armour you need to craft to be able to use the weapons dropped by the soldier enemies in the game since they have dismally low armour and require to get pretty high accuracy skill in order to unlock them for use.
The lack of a snap grid is also an issue at least for me since I am pretty ocd about item placement so if things are even just a little off I end up just dismantling it to try it again (I have ashamedly spent as long as 4-5 minutes trying to get things to line up exactly right).
There is also the issue (least in multiplayer) where often to join a server or enter and area and all these sounds go off at once like breaking boxes, things being plugged in etc like the area forgot eveything is in a certain state but I dunno if that's just a latency thing or such.
That said despite my gripes this is still a game definitely worth picking up and a new update is due to being released in Feb with the full release coming in spring according to the roadmap (Autumn if you're Australian like me).
Though like most games like this it's best to find a group to play with and Deep Field's discord is a pretty good place to look, though you can play it solo if that's your preference.
Abiotic Factor is my favorite co-op survivalcraft I've played since Grounded and that's very high praise. The exploration with soulslike map design might be my favorite part. It's utterly labirynthine and you constantly discover surprising shortcuts leading back to places you visited before. I kept getting lost in this game and I loved every minute of it.
The crafting progression, social features and stealth/combat were also fun, but it was the stellar exploration that really made the game stand out for me.
despues de jugar este juego por mas o menos un mes con mis amigo. me parece increible es uno de los mejor juegos disponibles para cualquier persona que le gusten los juegos survivial o de aventura. se nota que esta echo con mucho cariño y recibe parches continuamente que cambian mucho del juego y mejoran la experiencia de juego 100 / 100 uno de los mejores juegos del mundo
The game is an interesting mix between Half-Life, SCP: Containment Breach and includes base building mechanics, based on things you find instead of completely "DIY" assemblies. Lots of content, with giant maps.
The gameplay takes precedence before the story, but is still very intriguing and mystifying.
Would recommend.
black mesa vibes /survival/crafting
also the game runs pretty good for early access and the exploration isn't boring and tedious
Crazy amount of crashes on a new pc that runs any other game with no issues. This game is fun but only 1-2 hours at most at a time because of crashing. Open a chest - crash, Look at a water cooler - crash. I've tried a bunch of supposed fixes but the problem has actually gotten worse. Now my longest session is about 10 minutes before crashing.
Great game to play with friends, there is so much to do and much more variety than other survival games. You always have another area to progress towards and new stuff to craft. Good times.
Do you like Half-Life?
Do you like Survival/Crafting?
Buy this game.
This game captures the nostalgia of Half-Life with added quirky humor. I've got 51 hours already in the game and I haven't even completed 1/2 of it so far. This is by far one of the best early access games I've played. Add in Multiplayer and it's even better. You won't regret this.
Very neat half life inspired game, cool retro graphics, neat enemies, check it out!
I would've easily gave this a thumbs up for the first 2/3rds of the game. Unfortunately, everything related to the hydroplant sucks. It's very unclear what to do, has constant fetching and forces you to deal with extremely strong enemies that respawn far too frequently. It feels like it was rushed out compared to the rest of the story. The game turns from a fun sandbox/adventure to a frustrating chore simulator. Wiki on second monitor is mandatory unless you stop to read every single note, every diagram, every dialogue and every email. Will update the review if the devs rework the segment substantially.
You'd think the Survival crafting genre has gotten stale, and in a lot of regards, it certainly has, but unlike most survival crafting games, Abiotic Factor lands into "Great game territory" The setting and aesthetics of the game could be summed up as Half-life 1 crossed with SCP, which is unique and compelling for driving the player forward.
Compared to many other survival crafting games, the "survival" mechanics of Abiotic Factor are much less tedious than other competitors; The game is definitely more enjoyable with friends but I'd imagine it is enjoyable as a singleplayer experience as well.
Highly recommend the game after the 20 hours I've sunk into it, Abiotic factor is a stellar example of how a survival crafting game can be fun instead of feeling like a second job
A fun take on the original Half-Life as through the lens of a survival crafting game.
Not super far into it, but so far new recipes and materials have been steadily dripfed to me and my group. The atmosphere and the worldbuilding clearly have a good amount of love put into them.
DEFINITELY play with friends. Playing solo is prolly still great on it's own, but roving around as a band of semi-murderous scientists armed with literal garbage can't be beat.
There is alot in this game but if you want to capture the magic of the game I would suggest to wait until everything is there to immerse yourself in the adventure the first time.
Hella Fun,
near total freedom to solve solutions or build bases.
tons of possible solutions, (ie: spam turrets everywhere bcs why not? or building bridge to skip sections bcs you are lazy to fight all over again)
tons of references, find and figure them (one of them is surprisingly from NMRIH)
just need time too cook, and refine the game as a whole.
(P.S to devs please add Halberds, as in THE OG medieval Halberds, modded batons and bigger deployable lights like construction lights)
Edit: also can you guys add full medieval set for late game pure melee builds? (disables aiming assists, debuffs reload by a ton in exchange for strength, fortitude, stamina, and both melee buffs)
If you hate modern survival games and enjoy Half Life or other GoldSrc mods/games. You will adore this game.
If you enjoy SCP or games that contain entities similar to that genre of writing and you enjoy the things above?
You should buy this game.
Hands down one of the best cooperative exploration, base building, and survival games out there. Early access or not, this is easily worth the price of admission. The HL1 aesthetic, interesting characters, email, and notes you find really seal the deal. Probably one of the least buggy early access experiences I've had.
Incredibly fun, incredibly well designed. Just a fantastic game.
I never thought I needed a Half Life inspired survival game, with the sense of humour of Gary's mod and a healthy dose of surrealist SCP horror... But Abiotic Factor proved me wrong.
I played it solo and found the entire experience a joy. Progress was steady throughout, and it transitions seemlessly from exploration, to combat and the occasional dose of horror to keep you on your toes.
The first few hours are a bit bumpy, and I'd say the game doesn't do a great job of helping you learn what to do in those early hours. But once you find your feet, I think what you'll find is one of the most interesting games in the survival space on the market today.
Solo start to finish of the content available today was about 45~ hours. Probably another 10-15 if I wanted to continue getting the best equipment and finding all the secrets. I'd be fascinated to see what this was like in a multiplayer environment.
Awesome! Now I just need more scientists to help me get the hell out of this place! :) . I can tell already. This game is going to suck up some hours!
I've only played this game solo and the game is ridiculously fun.
this game is the gift that keeps gifting.
finding time to play it with others is impossible
Good morning and welcome to the Black Mesa Research Facility. This tram is provided for the security and convenience of the Black Mesa Research Facility personnel. The time is 8:47AM. Hugs for the Isaac Kleiner Team [9.5/10]
Absolutely fun survival crafting game. Been playing non-stop with my friends for almost 80 hours now, and we've only just entered the current end game area. There's lots to do and figure out. Constantly updated and new stuff added all the time. Every time you discover new recipes, it brings exciting new ways to play.
Only negatives I can say so far is that there should be a way to favourite servers so I don't have to keep searching for it and some gameplay elements aren't so clear in their explanations.
I am really enjoying this game! The story is fun and my loot goblin loves the exploring for goodies and crafting. I am not a fan of the 90s graphics though. I hope they revamp the character models some, they are really awkward. I am excited to see where this game goes and hope for more quests, zones to explore, etc. Overall, Its very entertaining!
Absolute contender for my GOTY for 2024. Everything about this game is awesome and I try to recommend to it to friends at every possible chance.
Finally a survival game that is not set in the jungle, barren planet or the sea! Surviving in a giant research facility, recycling computer parts etc, while battling alien monsters and following the storyline definitely feel fresh. Building and crafting doesn't feel grindy, survival aspect is balanced, exploration is fun and rewarding. Visual style is a homage to older games like half life, but even if you dont like the graphic, the gameplay is very entertaining. A must play for survival games enthusiasts, highly recommended.
I like the vibe of this game, and right now, I’m still progressing through the story. However, what I dislike the most about this game is the concept of the monster called Leyak. This monster disrupts my progress. I’m slowly building my base, and it suddenly spawns very close by because my base is quite small. It spawns right behind me, and it feels like an instant kill. I can’t escape once it grabs me.
The concept of Leyak should be limited to certain areas and not disturb the player's comfort in other zones. Because of Leyak, I now craft everything very cautiously and constantly look around. I hope the developers adjust Leyak’s behavior in the future.
The low poly aesthetic with the Half Life/SCP vibe is cool. The facility is fun to explore.
Fair warning: The game is pretty heavy on the crafting table stuff. This is somewhat mitigated by progression and can be further mitigated by having a group member that enjoys all that stuff and does it for you. Still, if being constantly overwhelmed by gathering dozens of different crafting materials frustrates you, maybe this isn't your game.
I have to admit that I don't know how this has Overwhelmingly Positive reviews. I get awfully tired of having to return to base to poop/sleep/eat. It throws a wrench in basically every gameplay session at some point.
Went into this expecting a game similar to a co-op half life but got a survival game with a linear story. And while that wasn't what I was expected going in (my friend told me to buy it blind), I still thoroughly enjoyed my time playing! The game is still under development and as such the full story/end of the game isn't in yet, but I still felt pretty "complete" by what I played.
If I did have one thing to critique, a lot of the progression kinda boils down to grinding out specific materials or trading for specific materials, or finding a specific materials to get the idea for a blueprint. Which can kinda grind the game to a halt if you and your friends just happened to miss a key critical ingredient. I often found the progression that was made just through natural exploration to be the most rewarding.
But with that said, the game still has a lot of really cool areas to explore, a lot of fun little gadgets and weapons to mess with. I actually really like the building in the game and find making a base out of random office supplies and whatever other oddities we find in portal worlds to be really neat.
Easily one of the best survival games in recent memory, effortlessly melding the genre's tropes with elements of immersive sims and RPGs into a highly creative concoction.
Thematically, the fusion of classic Half-Life's late 90s aesthetics and quirks and esoteric SCP Foundation-like concepts is an overwhelming success as well. Different from Half-Life however, you don't start off with a power suit granting you superhuman abilities. Instead, you play as a run-of-the-mill scientist and actually need to employ some of that ingenuity to overcome the dangers of the research facility you find yourself trapped in. Thanks to the great amount of craftable tools and traps though, this always proves to be fun as well as challenging and often leads to truly chaotic/hilarious outcomes.
The amount of variety and sheer content when it comes to environments, tools, decorations and just fun, bizarre, or scary activities is in my opinion simply unmatched. True to its immersive sim inspirations, the areas you'll be traversing are also exceptionally well designed and loop in on themselves (and each other) in many impressive ways, while always allowing for either more stealthy or more direct approaches. It also carries over a lot of the fun emergent elements, like different enemy factions fighting each other or certain environmental hazards coming into play, which you may or may not be able to use to your advantage. Underneath all of this, you'll find a surprisingly detailed universe with lots of lore and mysterious entities and phenomena to uncover and research. I've always appreciated this more story-focused approach in games of this type and I'm sure you'll get a kick out of it as well, especially if you’ve enjoyed games like Subnautica in the past.
The game's also both great fun in co-op as well as solo play.
If you are in any way interested in survival games, SCP or Half-Life, you should NOT miss out on this gem of a game!
If you're not... you should still play this dang ol' game!
"What if Half Life was a survival game, and you were one of the scientists?" I never thought I needed an answer to this question but here we are. Game is really fun but has some early hurdles you may have trouble figuring out such as the non linear progression and story, as well as it's RPG and survival mechanics. Many people complain about the gun handling and how your range and aim is very limited,but it's to force you to specialize your character. If everyone can use guns effectively off the start then why bother with half of the weapons outside of conserving ammo? I rarely enjoy survival games like this solo but it's managed to hold my attention! And I imagine it's even more fun with friends when everyone can spec into a different job.
This is one of the most unique survival games I have ever played. The first time I played it, I kept all the settings at default. It was fun, but it was really difficult. Especially with the power going out at night. However, I LOVE the fact that I can change many of the "sandbox" settings. Hence, for me, the power going off at night was not as fun, so I shut it off. I experimented with changing the day/night settings, but that messed with the "portal" worlds resetting so I ultimately left it alone.
All in all, hunger and thirst were never my favorite things to deal with, so I turned them WAY down or off. Cooking is still valuable as you can get some additional benefits from food.
I have started over multiple times and tried different Sandbox settings each time. It has distinctly changed the game each time.
Finally, the combat is difficult, and I have yet to find a go-to weapon that is used all the time, but in retrospect, that has made the game MORE fun as I end up taking multiple weapons every time I leave the base.
Generally, just a really fun game. I highly recommend it.
Ok, I was literally writing an entire book about this game, but then I thought, "Why spend all this time writing so much about how good this game is when a couple of other thousand people already have?" Buy the game; it's very good, content is worth the bang for your buck, and it's a very, very good time.
I LOVE THIS GAME. With that being said I cant recommend it to anyone in its current state due to all the crashes (while loading in, opening chests, interacting with certain items/workstations/tools). Once this is optimized correctly, grab some friends and hop in. The game is incredibly fun when it works as intended.
Had to play a mini game while sitting on the toilet just to let it go with ease as a monster was attacking me . Could not pass that beast in peace . Best experience ! 5 stars .
This is one of my all-time favorite games, it is a must have, if you have friends or don't. Even if you don't play it very much, it's worth at least a little bit of your time to test the waters. The dev's are funny, I love the community updates they give, the game is a hilarious combination of that humor you'd expect to find in Half-Life, and the game overall just feels like a love letter to survival, half-life, and SCP (or some other similar type of containment horror series).
I was worried how linear this survival crafting game was going to be but they absolutely pulled it off. Theres an order to things but you decide when and where you do it, way more exploration than i expected and alot of fun enemies. honestly one of my favorite survival crafts ive ever played. absolutely pick this up if your a fan half life, scp, or survival craft.
Extremely enjoyable, unique, and well-written sandbox experience that's let down almost entirely by its clunky combat mechanics and constantly respawning mobs/enemies (is there no other way to harvest mob drops!? Come on!).
If you aren't a fan of straightforward 'outbashing' and 'outshooting' your enemies, I would avoid and wait for a combat update/overhaul.
This game captures that feeling I had as a kid when just thinking about certain games was exciting—the feeling that anything, no matter how silly or absurd, could actually exist in the game. Aaaand its the perfect balance of heart-pounding paranoia from all the creatures and fun that keeps me brave enough to keep playing
As someone who doesn't like the "Open World Survival Craft"-ing genre, this is probably my favorite (and possibly the only one I've truly enjoyed).
What sets it apart is simple: It's got a hand-crafted and interesting map, and a solid story/goals to aim for.
So many Open World Survival Crafting games plop you in a randomly generated world that's either so generic there's no point to explore except to gather materials, or so barren that its just a chore to get to the actual points of interest. Abiotic Factor is set in a research facility that has been made to be explored, with every area having thought built into it.
Instead of the goal of the game just being "get out" or "survive," Abiotic Factor leads you around a proper tour of the world giving meaning to the entire facility around you. There's no where in the world that's just "there" for no reason. The facility is a sprawling active place that makes you want to explore it, rather than being forced to.
Almost 400 hours of game time, maybe I should finally review this game.
A game with a Half-Life 1 skin, with a touch of SCP like setting, some building survival, some accidental Immersive Sim, and its own story and humor to tie it all together. The narrative driven game is quite fun to explore around in and I think is worth doing several replays.
Plays great in solo as with friends, and it is easy to swap between the two modes. Still a bit rough, but that's early access indie games for you.
Brilliantly crafted survival game where you play as scrawny scientists trapped in a research facility. Plays like a homeage to Half Life
Really fun survival crafting experience with lots of toilet humor and some surprisingly spooky moments. Looking forward to see the rest of the game.
Refreshing take on a overpopulated genre
Abiotic Factor (AF from here on out) brings a lot of great ideas in a genre that has become overcrowded in the last 5 years. Its story, crafting mechanics and open world survival setting feel fresh (although some parts are still familiar). The game shines in its setting, like many others have told it has a ‘half-life/Black Mesa’ feeling to it, not so strange since you are exploring a facility called the ‘GATE Cascade Research Facility’. Every turn around the corner makes me feel curious and anxious about what I’m going to find next.
Early Access
I don’t normally write reviews about EA titles because some are still riddled with bugs or feel very incomplete. AF on the other hand in its current version (0.9.2) already feels like a massive game, not only in size of the facility/world which you can explore but also regarding to crafting, story and enemies. The current state, in my opinion, already gives a good view about how the finished product is going to end up. Also regarding a 1.0 release, you should keep in mind that, some developers choose a price increase compared to EA. This game costs around 25 euros (if there’s no sale), which is worth it by a mile.
A Resonance Cascade-type event
Without spoiling too much of the game’s story, AF clearly loans some of it’s story from the Half-Life universe. Spawning alien-like enemies, scientists that need our help, the different facility types we come across, it all feels somewhat familiar but never feeling like a plain old copy. Instead of shotgunning our way through a facility this time we unravel the story by speaking with scientists or other personnel found in the facility, we check emails and watch holograms. AF has a small tutorial-like intro, which takes a couple of minutes, here you get a basic feeling of movement, crafting and connecting items that require power.
What I really like is, after the intro, you are dropped into the free roaming part of the game but without falling into the all to familiar trap of open-world games by giving you way too many options at the start. AF gives you time to get used to certain enemies, how to heal yourself, how to get some basic food and do some cooking. The way you explore the facility also does this; you gain access to certain parts of the world by following a natural progression while also getting stronger yourself. This way it never feels like you are somewhere you aren’t supposed to be yet, although some parts are rough to get through when not prepared fully.
Beautiful to look at and enough to do
AF has very ‘basic’ graphics, or maybe it’s better to say that it has a very basic, pixelated/block based style. But that doesn’t mean it doesn’t have detail; the world is beautifully made. There is so much to see, how some machines are working, the flora and fauna of the alien world, there have been a lot of times where I just stood somewhere and needed some time to take it all in, the world is alive.
Every time you unlock something new and every time you venture forth in the facility you are in awe of the hugeness that is AF. There are many skills to try and master, disciplines to make use of to survive and defend yourself. Especially when playing in a team it really feels amazing to see everyone picking a role and in that contributing to explore everything the game has to offer. AF is really fun in single player, but I think the game truly excels in it’s co-op playstyle. It also helps in terms of pacing, because taking care of your survival while also exploring this huge world feels like a lot. Having different people take care of different stuff to venture forth saves a lot of hard hours grinding for resources by yourself.
Best when shared
I think the things I would like to see improved are mostly non-issues when playing with multiple people. But I found myself traveling back and forth a lot to new locations to set up a base while grabbing stuff from the location I had set up camp before. Exploration requires preparation, which is a part of the open world survival genre of course, but I found myself turning back while being close to a new ‘safe’ point quite often. This maybe has more to do with me than with the game itself, but it frustrated me from time to time.
Like I said before, I think the game shines in its co-op playstyle. Moments where you almost sh*t yourself because you are jumped by something are way funnier when you hear a mate laughing at you only for it to happen to him/her moments later.
The game is more than worth it in its current state and although I’m mostly through with the entire ‘open world crafting’ genre, Abiotic Factor manages to create something that still keeps me going back for more.
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Дополнительная информация
| Разработчик | Deep Field Games |
| Платформы | Windows |
| Ограничение возраста | Нет |
| Дата релиза | 22.01.2025 |
| Отзывы пользователей | 97% положительных (12720) |