Stormgate Reviews

Definitely worth giving it a try!

opponents are 700mmr higher

getting better

Great Progress in recent months. Now we need 2v2/3v3 modes!

There is no reason that a company should be this lazy. Deciding to go full 1.0 and your game isn't even close to being done. This has happened in the middle of a faction REWORK! One of the game modes hasten even been brought up to speed with pvp. And the negligence in not knowing what your player base wants in general is crazy. I want this to be a good game that gets support but honestly, if you want a good rts with pvp, co-op pvp, and co-op pve then go back to starcraft 2.

So far the game is very good the campaign feels very fresh and the customization of the units in campaign is very good the coop mode is very well made so far

Really enjoying the game after patch 0.5! Balance is much better, graphics are amazing, and the game is fun to play. :) Community is friendly, and editor has been recently added - so lots of fun maps are being added. Stormgate is a great new rts. :D

Pros: 1v1 mode, Map editor, co-op mode. Neutral: Ai-generated imagery/portrait touchups. (some like it, I couldn't care less for it, as long as game runs fine.) Cons: payment modularized for campaign means I'll never pay to see the ending, especially not after their promises for certain starter privelages that were not fulfilled. Campaign is a solid 3 hours of fun at least for the casual gamer. It's good. It's showy. It's got potential. Beyond that, I don't know too much about multiplayer scene aside from the fact I got bum-human-tower-rushed at 1 minute in my 1v1, lost game, then got queued into same master's player in EA. Hopefully the pool of ranked is increased in 1.0 launch. Nope, pool still small. Can't recommend the ranked for new players at all. Overall a "mixed review" 55% recommend only.

The Good: Stormgate has good bones. It is markedly improving with every update, and gives off a nice nostalgia factor to those who played Starcraft and Warcraft. I find myself having fun with Versus and Co-op. I genuinely enjoy playing it. The Meh: This game definitely needs more time to cook. It's pretty obvious that the Early Access is being used to get player feedback while FG is still building the game. Take EARLY ACCESS seriously. The Not-So-Good: Microtransactions this early in development was a definitive blunder. It definitely gave off the feeling that the devs were just out for cash. Players new to RTS may have some serious trouble getting into Stormgate. As a veteran of RTS (in hours played) but still a casual player, versus AI is a real challenge. On normal difficulty, enemy rushes come very quickly, and are quite dense. This can be brutal if you aren't on your game from the moment the match starts. Stormgate definitely comes across as a mix of Starcraft and Warcraft, but the split is about 90% Starcraft and 10% Warcraft. The nostalgia factor can feel layered on pretty thick at times. I could absolutely see Stormgate having an identity crisis in the future if they don't continue breaking away from their Starcraft/Warcraft inspiration. The races for sure need further balancing as well, but I'm confident this will be fixed in the future. Overall: It's an Early Access RTS taking heavy inspiration from industry legends. It's playable, and can be quite enjoyable for RTS veterans. Some to all of these issues could be ironed out in the future, so I'll update this as time goes on. This is a solid MIXED review. I don't really want to put Positive or Negative here, but I'll make this Positive since I have hope for the game.