Posted on: May 17, 2020
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Xarl
Verified ownerGames: 157 Reviews: 1
30 months in alpha
... and still no real progress and bugs
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Kynseed
Description
A beautiful life sim sandbox RPG from veterans of the Fable series.
You’ve been given the Kynseed, a mystical acorn that grows into a family tree where your choices manifest in its branches. Raise a family, farm the land, run shops, and explore the world as its inhabitants age around you. When you die, step into the shoes of your children and continue your legacy. In this beautifully hand-crafted world an epic tale of adventure and ambitions will unravel around you as you discover the secrets of the land of Quill and its cast of memorable characters.
Live your life in a quirky world where everyone ages and dies, including your pets! Take control of the mystical Kynseed and grow your family legacy over generations as you pass your skills and powers down to your children.
- Run a business such as a blacksmith, apothecary, or goods store.
- Go adventuring in dangerous regions and battle dark faery tale creatures.
- Farm your land to create the various ingredients that you'll come to rely on.
- Develop relationships with NPC’s who have their own lives and who will remember your deeds, actions, and pranks!
- Find proverbs to unlock the secrets of this mysterious dark faery tale world.
- Gather materials to create items, forge weapons or mix cures for a range of bizarre maladies.
- Buy strange artifacts from the mysterious Mr Fairweather - items which can aid your chores, help you in combat, or just let you mess with the world. But be warned of his life tax, for each item must be paid with years from your life!
- A world and story which aren't always sunshine and roses (just like real life!).
In Kynseed, live your lives the way you choose in a lovingly handcrafted 2D open world.
ABOUT PIXELCOUNT STUDIOS
PixelCount Studios is a small team of independent developers who have come together to build the game of their dreams. Kynseed is an original life sim RPG inspired by the charm, eccentricity, and humour that permeated Lionhead Studios’ games. PixelCount Studios was founded by Fable developers Charlie Edwards and Neal Whitehead, and is Chaired by game industry legend Sir Ian Livingstone.
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Time to beat
9.5 hMain
83 h Main + Sides
-- Completionist
72.5 h All Styles
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PC Gamer
89/100
Kynseed is gorgeous, fun, and surprisingly impactful. Just don't rush through the prologue.
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9/10
Kynseed is an impressive and wonderful life sandbox RPG, filled with a staggering amount of things to do that'll never grow old.
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7/10
If you want combat that feels unmatched in a life sim, Kynseed has it. If you want to look at beautiful pixel art, and hear a soundtrack that fits a game exceptionally well, Kynseed has that too. You can pick what you want to do in life and go out and achieve it. There is so much to see and do that it can feel overwhelming. But Kynseed lacks too. There's little emotional toll to building relationships, and frustrating gameplay bugs. The attention to detail is massive in places and lacking in others. Knyseed is close to being the groundbreaking life sim of my dreams. But unfortunately, that dream is still elusive.
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Posted on: November 11, 2018
Early Access review
Elfure
Verified ownerGames: 37 Reviews: 1
Still early stage, but lots of potential
As the other users said, the developers aren't joking when they say you should't expect even a half-finished game. Nonetheless, I do think it has a lot of potential. I definitely had a lot of fun playing what's already there and I look forward to seeing how it develops, I have high hopes for this one. For those who are unsure whether to buy it or not, you might want to wait if you're looking for a finished product, but I would still suggest keeping an eye on it if you like this type of games. Go for it if you don't mind that it's still in alpha.
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Posted on: December 29, 2022
DocRask
Verified ownerGames: 317 Reviews: 1
Full release still plays like a beta.
I can forgive waiting 4 1/2 years for a game to be completed as I ponied up money ahead of time. I can forgive bugs and jankiness in an uncompleted game. I can forgive missing promised features as they are surely going to be added in later. I can not forgive claiming your game is fully released when it still has these issues.
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Posted on: November 9, 2018
Early Access review
Soapstone
Verified ownerGames: 520 Reviews: 8
This game could become very epic!
I saw this game listed on the store page and checked it out, the first line was all I needed to read to buy it: "Kynseed is a sandbox RPG adventure life sim brought to you by developers who worked on the Fable series for Lionhead Studios." I have played a little bit of it so far, and slowly learning how the game mechanics work. I LOVE the soundtrack, the music is so soothing and relaxing! I am very excited to see where this game goes!
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Posted on: January 31, 2022
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Waundurur
Verified ownerGames: 280 Reviews: 10
Stay away until after release
This is a broken buggy mess. I've made it so far to planting the kynseed, but it was becoming too difficult to progress. I can overlook music and graphics bugs, but when the clock, item names and character names all disappeared, that was the last straw.
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