Dark and Light

Game is dead. Do not buy. Has not been updated in years.

This game had huge promise. It has all the features I love in a game such as crafting, melee, magic, skill building, exploring, and then some! The part that made it unplayable for me was the insane amount of grinding to get basic building supplies (ie: straw). I realize I only played for 4 hours so maybe I missed something vital to make building and fighting better but I couldn't give it any longer as I just wasn't enjoying it once I finished the first few "tutorial quests".

Maybe I'll come back and try again in the future, but it wasn't even worth the price I paid on sale. I was SOOO excited to play this game so extra sad how clunky and drawn out every task is.

Yet another abandoned Snail Games game, had some real promise, was a blast, then nothing. Don't buy anything from Snail unless it's Ark, as that seems to be the only game they will consistently "work" on.

The game is fun with friends, but do not buy it to play alone. It's a buggy mess that barely has enough content for it to be worth playing + it's ABANDONED! They did not even give it a year before just taking it out back.

Devs please pick this up again and finish this game! this was a game I didn't know I needed!

devs abandoned the game in less than a year

Why Would I Recommend A Game Snail Games USA Made When They Even Hurting Ark The Only Game They Make Money Off So No If You See Snail Games USA Just Avoid It Not To Mention Its Been Abandoned At This Point.

Good game for kids too

This: Cash Grab, abandoned. What do you expect from Snail games

Snail games killed another game. Congratz. DON'T BUY IT. Abandoned for over 5 years..

Had so much potential, but sadly Snail Games went all in with there name, development
was as slow as a snail until the point the snail stopped trying to pull development forward
and jumped in to a cup of salt.

I really hope Snail Games stops hiding in its shell and pops its head out and work on this
game again. it's a lot better then the crap they brought out sinds

THIS GAME RUINED MY LIFE!!!!! kILLED MY FRIENDS AND OUR AWESOME SUPER GROUP!!!!! the collective is dead, the rise of the wayward individual is here $$$

get it on sale and expect that it's been abandoned. theres a ton of content in the game, but bugs will stay forever. The upside is that it is moddable via the workshop.

Abandonware

This game is abandoned

Abandoned for over 5 years. Buyer beware

abandonware

As much as id like to give this game a good review I just cannot as the devs have long since deserted the game , no fixes or updates in years so its a big NO from me .

As much as I am enjoying this game I can't rightly recommend it as it was left by the developers without updates and fixes.

no good

no updates in years, do not buy.

Abandoned game

Had so much potential

abandonware, copy paste of an old version of ark (literally, easy to find when you find the exact bugs and admin commands you have to workaround to attempt to fix it... but since the version isn't a newer one it can't be done)

while the world can be charming.. the amount of bugs, laggy and unfair combat can just ruin weeks of set up due to how clunky it feels

Do not buy this Game. This is just a cashgrab from people even tho it had really potential to be a good game but after they didn't work on bugs, content or anything. They only released a map i believe after the launch and that was an completely buggy map where in most places even on flat ground you couldn't build anything.

Avoid Snail Games at all, this is just insane how they reach for peoples pockets and then don't do anything anymore. This Company should be banned from Steam.

Abandon-ware.

I'm always down for a fantasy sandbox survival game, but this really is not it and it breaks my heart. It's been abandoned by the developers, it's buggy, and despite the potential it has it just wasn't fun for me. I really want to like it, because the genre is right up my alley, but I can only recommend that people avoid this one.

Do not, and I cannot stress this enough. DO NOT BUY THIS!!!!! It was abandoned over 5 years ago by Snail Games and yet for whatever reason Steam is allowing this game to stay listed for sale. This game will NOT be finished. Which is honestly sad given that it has such great promise.

Dead and unfinished. Didn't realise it was Snail Games.

Had Promise back in the day. Was all the rage on for a bit then....well nothing hasn't seen an update since 2018 at the most. Such a shame really as it was more fun for me than Ark and Ark is still pretty fun. :SADGE:

Valve should remove this game from Steam entirely. The developer, Snail Games, has abandoned Atlas in early access, shut down all official servers without warning, and ceased development altogether—actions that violate Steam’s policies and guidelines.

I strongly advise against purchasing this game.

Abandoned game... :(

I have to give this game the full thumbs up. According to my Steam records, I acquired it in September 2017, most likely from a Humble Bundle offer, then forgot about it. This purchase predates my Ark, Conan, Valheim, Enshrouded, and actually most game play. I have since become a major fan of Ark and Conan and like the others fairly well too.

I can see the similarities and understand some core game pieces are the same and the game is quite old and lacks today's gorgeous graphics, but the game progression is super easy to understand. This also has the benefit of not being too taxing on an older computer which may lag, hang up, or poorly play some of the top-of-the-line games of today.

I love how the game merges what I love about Ark, building and taming, with magic. The quests literally teach you the game. Even when you end up having the item before the quest is offered, the repeat crafting is not difficult and adds to your XP so you can gain knowledge.

It took me a minute to realize levels are seperate from knowledge. To level your character, you simply apply them to health, attack, mana, constitution or stamina, food, focus, weight, and water as the points become available by hitting the + symbol next to the stat. There is nothing complex about the progression and no complicated learning tree to have to decide on. The game automatically progresses you based on what you work on in the game.

I also find the game to be more balanced than Ark in many ways in which it is similar. For instance, If you eat berries in Ark you get no appreciable food. In D&L, it also isn't much, but better. You can sleep to regain focus an the sleep is just a short nap. I have no trouble keeping up with food and water.

I love that there are attachments for your magic staff. One in particular allows you to turn your enemies into sheep for a short while which is delightful. Another magic stone allows you to turn yourself into a mythical creature, Pan, which give you special buffs to fight certain monsters which would easily kill you as yourself and there are other stones to turn you into other characters as the game progresses which I very much look forward to.

Another nice feature is the ability to put down base protection. As long as it is toggled on and has the appropriate magic item in its inventory, nothing can be damaged within its sphere (consumes 1 essence per hour). And magic spells to literally charm your base to hide it by blending it in its biome. There are so many other cool and unique features in this game I have not seen before in any other game, so in spite of what people say, it has a nice blend of familiar and originality.

I wish players could accept the game for what it is and enjoy it. Perhaps if more people returned to the game, Snail Games would resume development on this little gem.

Had decent amount of fun with this game since I like survival genre, sadly it's been abandoned for years. Game is very buggy, rough and very unbalanced. Nowadays no one plays it anymore. You can maybe get some people on some unofficial servers, or play in solo mode. For me that isn't fun, so I won't be coming back unless they return with a 1.0 version, which they won't. If you have a lot of time to sink, I suggest you a) play Valheim or b) do something with your life. Avoid Snail Games USA and don't buy their scam of a game(s).

DO NOT BUY! Game was a cash grab and run with the devs. Total scam. No one plays this, no updates in over 5 years, why does steam allow this to still be listed for sale is beyond me.

Ah, yes. Another casualty of Snail Games.

it's still going

Do Not Buy. There are no almost no players and the Game is very much incomplete.

This game is dead. The last we heard from the dev's was in 2020 and that was just announcing a 2x exp weekend.

From what I'm hearing there hasn't been an update for over 5 years.

Went to their Website online and there is almost no info on the game going back years.

They said they were doing an overhaul on the game's systems and it would take time. But no word since then. That was many years ago.

Was cool but it's abandonware at this point

deader than a door nail. not worth buying even if to play on "unofficial" servers.

this game had so much potential i wish they didnt abandon it dont buy its dead

Sadly dead and haven't been updated since 2020 when it was cloned from Ark. Had hopes and do come back every now and then but not enough players or updates. All the old bugs in EA Ark are present in this game. Do not buy. Valve really should put a warning on dead Early Access games.

Beautiful fantastic game I can absolutely recommend. Brought me back to the old RPGs. Lovely stuff. Spent hundreds of hours in this game and it is truly enjoyable.

Spent 484 Hours on the game and love every minute playing it. Sad story is that the game is dead but if you love Survival and taming this game is good and still playable! as of writing this there is a winter sale on the game and its deadcheap and i suggest you try it out even tho its a dead game. You will encounter bugs but most of them are nothing special. play on a single player 3-5x rate or join community server that have some mods on just to make your life little easier.

so much potential in this game, only to be abandoned by the devs.

Dark and Light
its not a bad game pity it has got abandon
still game is playable in single player mode

hope to see new updates , it is top tier game.....

awesome game tons of hours to play

:(

i gave this game some time to cook . Years later this game is still buggy and dead, dont even buy this game its wack