Evertown Reviews

I bought this game and there are absolutly 0 updates in like 3 years, dont buy this its a waste and what we do have isnt worth 3 dollars...

My review will most likely change to positive once the game has developed further. -------------- [b][i]Evertown[/i] plays like an indie version of [i]Age of Empires[/i], which is totally great, except it is more of a proof-of-concept at this point than a close-to-complete game.[/b] Just too many bugs. It crashed nearly 3 times on us in 30 minutes. While we play almost exclusively indie and early access games, this is unheard of. There also needs to be fairly extensive developement on the menu and overall playing system done, before I can totally recommend. [b]Pros:[/b] +Really fun to play, even in the current state +Price is probably too cheap +Graphics are quirky, and fun +Music and ambient sound is nice, at this point [b]Cons:[/b] -Too buggy as of (1/13/16) -Needs better UI refinement and hotkeys -Probably needs further complexity and depth added [b]Yeah, I mean its like three bucks. Its worth it, but I just hope developement continues quickly.[/b]

Basically no content exists in the game, just basic mechanics, and it saw one or two updates since release for what was meant to be "only a few months" in early access. Shit show.

Despite the low cost, this will never be worth it. Abandoned after a cash grab, sorta fûck you, Mr dev DEAD GAME, DO NOT BUY

[h1]Early Access Review[/h1] Finally, a game that is priced appropriately for the content that it offers. The game is very early in development, and there is not much content at all. I will list the current content, and my pros/cons, during the review I will try to be objective as possible. [b][u]Current Content[/u][/b] =Farm: Used to grow crops, needed for unit construction. =House: Used to increase population limit. =Fence: Decorative item (not sure if it prevents hordes from attacking). =Road: Increases unit speed, although units do not "auto-follow" the roads (yet). =Tower: Used to deal ranged damage to enemies. =Woodcutter Shack: Used as a secondary resource drop for wood choppers. =Barracks: Currently in-game, although the materials needed to create it are absent (in my experience). [b][u]Pros[/u][/b] +Nostalgic 8-bit graphics, scanlines and all. +Good difficulty curve. +Ability to choose your hero class/perks. +Heroes respawn after falling in battle. +Promising game/mechanics. +Procedural world generation. +Ability to distribute XP "your way", i.e. either for Tech, or for Level Upgrades [b][u]Cons[/u][/b] -Limited content (currently). -A.I. don't follow build orders/can't queue up build orders. -A.I. pathfinding needs improvement, guards appear to retreat to random areas after a conflict, rather than to their post. -Can only queue up to 5 units for creation at a time in the Town Center construction. -Menu options are very limited, don't seem to save preferences. -The procedural world generator can leave you with no resources, or room to build. [b][u]Subjective/Personal Thoughts[/u][/b] The game has a solid idea, using this low resolution graphical style the options seem to be limitless. Currently the game is very in development however. I have had maps start where I simply had no room what-so-ever to build due to terrain issues. This is because you cannot build on/cross over mountains, and water tiles. There are some trees (not sure if all) that seem to never deplete their resources (the fat oaks), I am not sure if this is intentional or not. The issue with this is that it goes against the idea of the game, that you have to outlast the waves of enemies with limited resources. Of course I would love to see more content in the way of resources, methods of transportation (boats/horses/etc), unit types, defensive structure types, a market, other A.I. towns, etc. [b][u]Gameplay[/u][/b] The idea of the game is simple, you have a settlement, a hero, and a few citizens to help start over. You must build up quickly because each night waves of enemies start attacking you. Right now, I haven't "lost" the game so-to-speak, which is a good thing for me, because I hate games that put you in a position to ultimately lose eventually. I like to have a little more control over my fate, and know that through good strategy I can win/survive. You start the game by picking your hero, his perk, and his class. You then have a handful of skill points that you can distribute before the game starts. Once you are in the game world, you task your workers to start on supplies, and your hunters to scout the area for resources, choke points, etc. Once nightfall hits, the hordes start moving in. I don't know how random the chances are, because I went through three nights straight without anybody bothering me, and that the same time I have been hit hard multiple nights in a row. Through surviving the nights (by killing enemies), and building various structures, you gain experience. This experience is then either "saved" to level up your town center, or spent to instantly learn new techs. As of right now, the options are very limited, but I like having the RPG element of picking and choosing how to distribute my own XP. Sometimes it may make more sense to spend that XP on a Fortify upgrade, rather than leveling up your Town Center. This pretty much sums up the gameplay in the games current state. There is not a lot to see or do at the moment, but for the price, it's more than appropriate. The only concern I have right now, is because of the price, how much content will the dev add in updates. [i]NOTE:[/i] Some people are complaining of crashes. I have not experienced a single crash yet. The only bug I have found is, if I change from windowed to fullscreen via ALT+ENTER, the mouse cursor becomes out of sync with the game. I have been ALT+TABBING without any issues, and loading/exiting without any issues. The lower resolution may be an issue for some people depending on their pc setup, some graphics cards simply don't run windowed games at such low resolutions. You can see my build information in my profile. tl;dr It's a solid purchase at $2.99 to support further development. The only concern is the low price, was this meant to be what it is in it's current state, minus the bugs? Or, will the dev build on this and keep adding content/mechanics. That's a risk that's personally up to each person to take individually. I supported the dev in hopes that he continues to build on this game, I recommend others to do so as well, but I respect everyones personal decisions.

This game is very fun however, I would not recomend you buy this until the bugs are fixed. PROS: The art is well done; the gameplay is simple to understand; the music is hella immersive; simple user interface; only $3 CONS: The game crashes about every fifteen minutes; there is no auto-save feature as far as I am aware; there are no tutorials FINAL VERDICT: I would not recomend this game unless until there has been updates to fix the crashing.

Okay, so this game looks cute. It seems like a nice, casual indie RTS with survival elements. "Right up my alley!", I thought. Well, don't be fooled. The UI is broken. Icons can pop out of their bars, sometimes leaving the window. Pathfinding is horrid, units are slow and lack many commands (e.g. there's no difference between move and attack-move). There is some sort of memory leak. I paused the game for an hour, only to find that it crashed due to lack of RAM. This happened twice. But worst of all, and what I found completely inadmissible is that there's a resource (iron, I guess, by the icon) which is literally missing from the game. It hasn't been implemented! You require iron to build a barracks (which is rather pointless, since there's nothing in the map which would require the units it might provide), but there is no way to obtain iron in the game. Look, this game is in Early Access, and as of now the release date on the description reads 30/jan/2020, but I found people complaining about this as far back as 2018. The developer seems to have eloped, but the game remains purchasable in its unfinished state. I have never asked for a refund on Steam before, but I will now. TL;DR incomplete game with no prospects; right now it's lacking essential features, making it effectively unplayable.

Really loved what i've played so far! Only had one random crash, but its not unplayable. Looking forward to seeing future developments :D Gameplay video below! Part #1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96UgdtW_QVY Part #2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHDu7dxe1aE

This game is dead. The Dev of the game never updates it nor reaches out to the community about what he is doing for the game. This game is a waste of money as there are so few features currently implemented. I'm not one to write negative reviews often or at all really. But this game is not worth your time.

DO NOT BUY developer has abandoned the project and you will not get your money worth. it is NOT an early access game. It is a dead project and will never be updated.