The Glade Reviews

There are about between 6 to 10 hours to be had from this game. I consider that ok for $6. Problem is the last update was about 10 months ago so I have a feeling it is now a dead game hence the price. Fun while it lasted but don't hope for anything else to happen. I really think it had promise as the building is quite good and the loot is cool. The bow works great against the enemy. Make sure you make a bed first though as not sleeping kills you in the end if you don't have any health potions.

Coming along nicely. Frequent updates with a little more added everytime. There's not a lot yet but I say grab it to support it and play a little as it grows

A fun crafting / survival game. Collect materials to build a base, and resources to eat, drink & survive. Fight enemies and bosses to progress. Still in early development, but plenty to do for the collector like myself.

I know that I only spent an hour or so, but I never really felt connected to the game and this is my main reason for refunding it, but within the short time I played, I never really found out anything other than running around gathering some resources, trying to escape things that I aggro'ed along the way, drinking some water every time I saw a small river, removing radiation which I am not entirely sure how I got except for a few specific areas where I had a feeling would be bad for my health, but in most cases it seems I got radiation just by being on the island. The user interface is among the worst I have ever seen and the game does a very poor job helping you get started or even explaining what it is about, I never found out how to get or craft some basic tools and weapons, I spent most of my time trying to outrun spiders and other monsters/aliens that wanted a bite of me, and getting rid of them wasn't easy, they kept following me the whole time no matter where or how far I ran, until I managed to get them stuck on trees and other objects which seems to be the favorite things for all animals to do... fx running in place against a tree, a bush etc. The art style is interesting although it isn't my favorite, but the game just feels very much half baked and not really ready for early access, I do however wish the developer luck with the development, maybe it will turn into a little pearl some day, but at this moment I cannot recommend it.

The game is graphically excellent. But lack of content. Few building options, few craft options. It's more like a demo. Also no ESC key to close menus/inventory/etc... a pain.

I have enjoyed the game so far , but the one issue i have at the moment, may seem small to others but it drives my crazy. the game has been out now nearly a year , and the settings could use a bit of work, by this i mean , when you adjust the settings to your personal preference , they should stay that way........ every time i change my settings, i have to change them again if, lets say i die or even close the game , all the changes i made to my settings will reset to the default. As I said , it may be a slight inconvenience to some, but it is very annoying to have to re adjust my settings every time i launch the game. Other then that , i really do like it

NOTE:I had played this game for about an hour and a half when the game shut down. When I logged back in I found that there was no autosave and that I had lost all the gameplay. I posted a negative review and the game dev immediately added an autosave feature. (See his reply below). That is pretty damn amazing. The game is a take on a survival game but with aliens, and a lot of mysteries. I only got it for the extensive build mechanic, which I hope will get further developed, but have been enjoying the alien aspect. For what the game is, it is remarkably cheap. Give it a try!

Basically, it's not finished. No updates at all from the devs in over a year and it's 89p price point all point towards it being abandoned. If you want a portion of a buggy, badly optimised, fantasy survival game with some crafting and combat for $1 then this is the game for you.

I've played a few hours in this game now, and to be very honest, before I purchased I was not sure about it at all, only because of the graphics. But I still bought it anyway as i was intrigued, and boy what a surprise I go too. This game did have rough graphics, BUT if you go into the menu I found "2" switches to turn the cartoon /sketched graphic style off and it looked awesome then, nothing wrong with it, I just prefer sharper graphics that's all, but the game play makes up for it too. I was blown away how this game so fresh on the shelf so to speak, could look so perfectly done..it really is something else, lots of looting to do, there is some fighting, lots of adventure to be had,base building, the map overall looks very good and clean, the game runs very well on my machine too, with no graphical stutters or serious lag, and the bugs...well there was a small amount of them which I was amazed at how few of them there was for this new game. But i'm doing a playlist on this game if you want to go and check the graphics and game play out for yourself, your more than welcome to view the first in the video series here: https://youtu.be/mqvVOk_JEq4 Even in it's current state which is damn good, i highly recommend this game, its good fun, there is more content coming, the Dev is constantly active and listening to the crowd and updating where necessary too, yeah I know that does not happen that often either right? Go see for yourself. This could be a TOP game if the Dev carries on going the way he is going with this. Keep up the good work is my only advice, your doing damn good so far. A+++

The Glade is definitely Early Access. If you're looking for a complete game or even one without glitches then you should probably look elsewhere. Having said that I do recommend the game. It plays well, looks good and has a developer who is engaged with the community. There is a large island to explore, crafting, basic base building, some basic survival mechanics (thirst and hunger) and of course stuff to kill. I've only played for 2 hours at the time of writing this but I did enjoy my time and will definitely be going back to explore more of the island and see what the dev has added and fixed.