Aground

Aground is a really great game for people that likes in-game 'crafting' and to explore the game worlds. At first glance to me it looked like a poor Terraria clone but that were only my own prejudice or because I had not yet fully understood Aground completely. Yes , there is crafting and there are blocks to be mined and an inventory and so on and so on.. However to me then Aground also succeeded in setting it's own standard. It's a quirky game with somewhat rough graphics but under the hood there is both a story-line and a lot of good ideas. Even though that it may sometimes appear as if the story-line is somewhat optional then the game progress is mostly locked to the story-line which for some may make an otherwise really cool game appear more like a fetch quest than the really great game that it is, but I think that that is entirely a matter of perspective. Anyway what makes Aground even greater is that anybody is completely free to make up their own mind AND even free as in absolutely no admission fee to try the *really great demo* that has more play time than many full games - so do not take my word for it go make yourself acquainted with the Aground demo right now ! (The demo is linked to in top of the description on the GOG game page ) Only , before you think that you know Aground then at least get to know both the Island to the east and to the west of the starting island as to give yourself a fair chance to fully grasp how much of a game that you got here ;-) (I played the demo for 25 hours before buying the full version game) For developers own description of Aground then please visit their website here : http://press.fancyfishgames.com/sheet.php?p=aground (I have played Aground on Steam but do not yet have the GOG version at the time of posting the review here !)

This was an unexpectedly great game for me. It's been a while so I don't even remember how exactly I obtained a copy or why I decided to. On the surface it has game elements that interest me so I'm sure that's part of it but I usually avoid 2D side scrolling with some exceptions, I loved Starbound (though it changed a lot over time). This is not a game for those who demand good graphics at any cost but this game makes up for it in every other area possible, I think. As simple as this game is, it has a great sense of progression. I do like the "start with nothing and build your way to success approach". You get to a point in this game where you will face two branching paths (though you can actually combine them depending upon your actions) and I really like the fact that they incorporated such diversity in the overall progression--at least for a 2D indie title. I also like that the automation during progression just works. I don't recall any obnoxious micro management needed on my part. I wish there were more games like this, 2D or otherwise. I guess you could say, "What are you talking about there are a ton of games like this." Yet very few of them ever give me the same feeling that I had while playing this one.

One of the best games I've ever played

Worth the money. Played flash game and this is even better/longer.