Sanctuary Island Reviews

Not ready yet. It's really sad that this game costs money in that stage. Yes it's early access, but it should be eather free or not accessable at all till having it a bit polished. Really hope the game dev will keep working on it tho.

Literal 1984 game, giving criticism to the dev = ban. Advice: don't buy an iphone.

What an adorable dinosaur game! It's almost like your typical dinosaur survival game - pick a dino you want then you survive. However, not only do you have herbivores and carnivores, but omnivores as well (you can play as an Oviraptor - HECK YEAH). Also this game is centered around a more relaxing experience. While you CAN kill other players, you don't have to because the AI is PLENTIFUL. You will never go hungry or thirsty. It's smelling mechanic took a while to get used to (I recommend putting skill points in Magnetic Sense and Nose), but once you get the hang of it it's really easy. The game is still early access so there will be more content and updates in the future. My only qualm about the game is that it has almost no players playing the game. It needs more people, and I think it's from a lack of advertising. It's a game that's flown under the radar. If you want to see some gameplay, check out this video here: https://youtu.be/QIVMLVThsCQ

There is so much more to this game than meets the eye. The scenery is beautiful, there are little secret things to find, cool caves and AIs that are fun to interact with. The graphics were very nice and I experienced no bugs or problems with performance. I really enjoyed playing this game and can't wait to see what comes next!

(Fair Warning, this is very long, you've been warned) Well, I haven't played for hundreds of hours like with some games like BoB (Beasts of Bermuda), I've enjoyed it so far. One of the things this game has that most animal survival games doesn't have (example: DoD (Day of Dragons), Draconia, BoB, Animalia Survival, The Isle, etc) is an update notice on what changed since the recent update that you can view in-game when you're at the Main Menu, so it's a nice addition in my opinion. I'm not sure about the other dinosaur vocals (since I've been playing T-Rex so far) but the T-Rex vocals could use some polishing, for example, the 1 key (broadcast?) sounds weak, if it was younger it would be fine but when it's older, it sounds off-putting and weird, 2 key, I can't even tell if it's a friendly or threaten, 3 key is fine if its supposed to be threaten, and 4 key is okay. Should also work on adding alternate attacks since the left and right click looks like its the same attack for the Rex. I would like it if the character tab would display what stage of growth you're at instead of a percentage. The talent tree is nice somewhat but I would like it if the hints would display some information regarding the talent tree along with other info, like, for example, while on the bottom of the game page's description uses an example on how to get environmental skills, we don't know what exactly is in-game and how many can we get, can we mate with AI, if so, then how? Where's the mating button, all I saw in the keybinds relating to mating is "Lay eggs" and "Build Nest". Does the "pee" and "poop" functions as marking your territory or something? What kind of status buffs and debuffs are in-game, are the weather dangerous, if so, then which weather is it and what are currently in-game, etc. The scent system is okay but the devs should make it so when you sniff nearby dinosaurs, it will tell you whether they are hostile, friendly, neutral, gender, if whether you or they can mate with you, if they're grouped with you, and if they're interested in mating with you (like if it was a player or ai, then they would activate some kind of icon or aura that signify that they're in a mating mood while that mode is active). All in all, it's a good game with a good environment, good dino roster so far, and nice starting mechanics. I would recommend to other players, especially if you or them want to take a break from some of the other animal survival games (some players can probably guess which ones I'm talking about) that focuses heavily on PvP (for now for some games until they add more contents) to the point where it feels extreme and want to play a game with a relaxing atmosphere and with enough AI to keep the bloodthirsty players somewhat satisfied.

My honest critique- The game is a poorly done clone of the Isle, has stolen assets and is boring in general. Lacks music on the map, as the only music in the game is only during the Main Menu and that's it. And is empty, as the Developer didn't bother marketing it. This is another Dinosaur Survival Indie game that will go nowhere. Stay away from this game like a plague and play better Indie Dinosaur Games that are out there.