Kenshi

It's tough to describe this game because you don't see systems-based games put together in this kind of way. I heard about this game for a while but took a while to pick it up as I didn't understand the following: "How would someone even play a game where you do what this game describes you can do?" Usually, when a game makes claims about being able to do this and that, freedom, etc., it's not really an ability to do those things, it's more like, this option exists as a Quicktime moment and therefore we will include it. Kenshi is not like this. If you are a curious game player, you like to develop characters, understand the dynamics of the world, and are looking for the kind of game you can dump 1000+ hours into, this is your game. Get it, play it, watch videos about it online [hey hey people] - and you will find yourself writing a review like I am now, inviting other gamers into such a wonderful world. I cannot wait for Kenshi 2. After you play this game, you'll think the same! :]

I can't say enough about how much fun I've had playing Kenshi. I was in a reddit post where I said I love RPGs, and RTS games... someone suggested Kenshi to me. I had never heard of it. It looked interesting enough so I jumped in pretty much blind. I had so much fun simply organically learning this game. Do yourself a favor and don't over research this game. Just jump in if you think it looks fun to you. It's what I would call... an open world sandbox Fallout aesthetic RPG RTS. You can play the game anyway you want though, so if you wanted to just play as a single character, your hero, you can feel free to do that as well. However I feel the game really shines when you start your team of guys. The game stayed super fresh for a long time for me because the gameplay loop keeps changing as I learned new things to do, and grew as a character/player. At first my character was as weak as a baby bird.... a hungry baby bird. So I mined some stuff and sold it for food... but that was too dull for my adventuresome self.... So I started to steal. I was stealing weapons, and running over and selling them at the adjacent town. I was making money, I was building athletics and strength running... while avoiding bandits and monsters. Finally I could afford a small house in town w/ my ill gotten gains, so I started researching things Then I started saving up to build what settlement buildings, but I needed a crew. I spent a few days traveling, exploring the world to find a crew to join me. Then I started my first city... I'm aimless at this point... but I know I want to stand on my own in the wilderness... but then I meet them. The Holy Empire... religious zealots who want to enslave other races to serve their god. I know my purpose now. I know they must die. So I trained my martial arts until I could kick their FUCKING ARMS OFF. I haven't been able to overthrow their cities yet... but I will.

I cannot overstate how much fun i had with this game. The learning curve is somewhat steep, but the reward is incredible. You have to be able to enjoy a game that isn't holding your hand at all, though. Kenshi is quite the opposite. Sometimes it feels like it goes out of its way to teach you a lesson. I currently have 581,5 Hours in this game, if you break that down to a "dollar per hour" of entertainment value, there is no question about it. I cannot recommend this game enough. Get lost in it, you won't regret it.

Malnourished, no skills, one arm, and stuck in a desert full of slavers that want you in a cage, and bugs that want to eat you. What could go wrong? Losing limbs is actually a benefit in this game. Being enslaved is actually a good way to survive at the start. I've had this game on Steam for years, and still find it fun today. Go back and play it every so often, as it is just very hard, very punishing, and has no real end goal, but at the same time is somehow just fun to play and get lost in. And in fact, that might be the one downside to the game, is that you can end up losing hours in your day to it. It can get addicting very easily. I give it five stars!

I have over 500 hours on Steam with this game. I love it so much I got it on GOG too!! One of the most difficult yet rewarding game I have ever played. Extremely impressive it was made by one man! The game is exponentially enhanced with mods (which I have on Steam, playing vanilla on GOG). Steep learning curve and lots of frustration if it's your first time, but it begins to make sense the more you try. Some downsides.. The way "areas" were created by developer and when moving characters from one zone to another, you may have up to 30-60 second load times, if not longer depending on your processor. Another is that there really isn't any real objective's or point to the game other than to see how long you can survive until you get bored and start a new game. Lastly, the world is pretty empty, could have been more larger and smaller settlements IMO. You build up your character(s), get savagely beat down over and over, explore a somewhat empty but varying world, build a base, build up your base. Get bored and make a new start. You have to set your own objectives and goals for what you personally want out of the game