Skyfear

game fun

Despite the game being in early access, the game is very fun to play. The controls and movement are easy to get used to, though the combat takes a lot of practice to get good at it. Speaking of the combat, it is very tight and quite smooth at the same time, making it feel really great. There is also a good amount of game modes to choose from along with a good amount of maps present, giving good replay-ability. The maps also have hidden secrets present that you'll probably miss unless you take the time to look.

Like the description states, there is both offline Single-player with bots and online Multi-player with real people, either through Steam or LAN (though LAN mode requires installing a separate branch currently). By playing and completing matches, you earn EXP and Material which slowly unlocks more content in the game. It does not matter if you win or lose a match, you still get awarded with EXP and Material (though you get a bit less if you lose).

Earning enough EXP unlocks new abilities and magic types which have different effects, as well as spawning Spores in the Lairworld which you can open by spending Material and rewards you with various cosmetics (or very rarely a bunch of Material). It takes a bit of time to unlock new abilities and magic types, which allows you to practice with your current abilities and magic types before being given new ones to use. Once you've unlocked every type of magic and ability though, there is a surprising amount of build variation. Cosmetics on the other hand are unlocked much faster especially in multi-player where you earn more Material on average, which means being able to customize your dragon doesn't take very long to do. Everything in the game can be unlocked through offline single-player.

Some bugs are present, a lot of stuff is not fully polished yet (like the animations, character models, maps, GP system, etc) and there are currently no PvE game modes or offline campaign of some sort for singe-player. Despite those issues, the game has great potential due to the core game-play loop as well as being able to be played both offline and online!

I came across this game while browsing steam a couple of months ago and I'm glad to see its release. The aerial combat feels smooth and the controls are easy to grasp. There are different game modes which add nice variety (team deathmach, FFA, duel, hold the zone, carry the crown etc).
The game runs well overall, haven't run into any crashes yet. There are a couple of minor bugs, like the dragon occasionally flipping upside down, but they don't significantly impact the experience. I do wish we could customize the keybindings, but I assume this is a planned feature anyway as the game is still in early access.
Overall, I see great potential here and look forward to future updates!

Early access offers some neat interactions.
Gameplay can feel a bit bare bones with how the dogfighting plays with the bots. The game offers a few modes for score tracking, but most play similarly trying to track opponents in the air and time your actions for an attack.
Multiplayer can afford some more fulfilling engagements against other players, though network stability seems a problem, while I can connect to a few other players for a game, I wasn't able to host without freezing on a loading screen. (This bug has been logged and will hopefully be fixed in time.)
Some animation jank to be had with the dragon if you mash several buttons at once.
The starting area offers a nice place to familiarize oneself with the controls. Though, the current lack of remapping does make it difficult to get used to. Compounded by some odd tendency for the game to let my mouse leave the window, or eat up inputs during attack runs on an opponent.
The integrated progression system offers the standard fare of rewards, you unlock more abilities and perks with xp. Earning currency allows you to unlock cosmetics in the lair world. I liked the touch of the unlocks falling from the sky as meteors, adds some personality to the game.
Hoping to see what this game's development has in store. A lot of stuff to iterate and improve with a decent arcade base to work with.

Great wyvern arena shooter .. lots of fun :)

needs some more polish, ( ofc its in early access ) but i see a big potential for this game and im here for it.

Very fun, especially the carrier game mode. Still in early access and has some time to go, but so much fun to play with friends. The developer is very communicative and listens to feedback. Definitely check it out!

Let me get this out of the way first. The landscapes are very bland, the character animations are way too stiff and puppet like, models are lacking in polish, and their isn't much to do aside for killing each other. And yet despite all of that, I see the makings of a great dragon game in the near future, the controls are smooth if a bit floaty, the combat is competent and engaging, theirs a decent amount of customization, and I like the fact that you can walk on the ground and even have a close-range melee attack, most dragon dog-fighting games don't have that. Seeing that this is all made by one guy I won't be too harsh, but I would love to see what will be implemented in the future, maybe some new modes, new types of creature NPCs, a mode that focuses on ground combat and platforming, a PvE Mode, an actual story, who knows.

its a fast paced game where you dogfight with dragons, it needs polish but its a good simple game to play and is fun regardless.

[If your game is not launching:
First, try the following options:
- Make sure the game is up to date
- Verify integrity of game files

Then, apply the following workaround:
1. Open “File Explorer” (Win+E), right-click on “This PC”, and select “Properties”
2. Select “Advanced System Settings”
3. Select “Environment Variables” in the “Advanced” tab
4. Select “New…” under “System variables”
5. Input the text below and select “OK”
6. Variable name: OPENSSL_ia32cap
7. Variable value: ~0x200000200000000
8. Confirm that the variable has been added successfully, then select “OK”]
credit to the dev(s), who provided this fix in the steam discussion section.


I'm struggling between recommending and not recommending it. I'd give it 6/10. At the current phase the game looks far from complete, not even having a proper main menu... Or maybe that is a feature dev want to show us? As a huge fan of dragon games, I want to do my part to support the dragon game community. But I may not linger in the current state of game for very long due to lack of content and progression system. Also maybe some story and plot element is needed.

Suggestion for now:
- A campaign, or a dragon-care-related system/mode that separates this game from century age of ashes. Right now this game looks too much like century. But without human I'd say that's a huge plus
- Improve animation. Take off animation and a lot others having stiff and sudden transformation.
- More details to the dragon model. Such as injuries when hp is low, or burn marks, blood particle.
- A proper menu (or not). In case some of us want to adjust graphic settings before we enter big scenes.
- Customizable lair? Maybe we can play around our dragon.

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