Posted on: January 23, 2024

oldm8bennyboy

Games: Reviews: 8

An Absolute Gem

UnderRail is an absolute gem. A worthy addition to the isometric turn based RPG landscape and more than just a clone or simple love letter to fallout 1 & 2. ## The World ## The UnderRail world is pretty neat and surprisingly unique compared to other post-apocalyptic settings, fallout being the one everyone tends to naturally compare it against. In UndeRail the world is worn, the people are for the most part still civilized (in the cities and communities) but you see a little of that "its me or them" survival instinct everywhere you look, the push has just about come to shove, indeed it does and has but only at the seems, the whole fabric has not yet split. Atmospherically its tense and pretty spot on. ## Difficulty ## I've read some comments that it's too difficult and there is something to be said for when the RNG is against you but, to me, it's no more extreme than any other isometric turn based RPG, I'd even say it's pretty forgiving at least on the normal difficulty, also the areas don't scale with the characters levels so if you do missions out of sequence you can get caught out sometimes with stronger enemies. But that's all part of surviving in the wastelands as far as I'm concerned. I do wonder if the people griping about it just weren't around in the fallout 1 & 2 days and hence feels difficult compared to the more modern, player friendly title. ## The Game ### It's a turn-based isometric RPG and done very well. UnderRail has everything you'd come to expect from the genre, engaging combat and interesting skills to utilize when interacting with the world around you. One of my favorite concepts is the crafting system though, repairing equipment is always very expensive so you really need to either cycle through picked up equipment and sell them as they ware or learn the skills to scrap these items to build repair kits, only really repairing your best gear for the big fights and making do the rest of the time, its spot on in the post-apocalyptic setting.

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Posted on: June 17, 2025

TheOtherRalph

Games: 28 Reviews: 5

I want to love Underrail, but I can’t.

One of the biggest issues I have with the game is the combat system and its targeting. On more occasions than I can count I ran into the issue of obstruction of line of sight for the player. Yes, the player, not the player character. You can’t rotate the maps in Underrail, so at times opponents will move behind things so you can’t see them, even though your character still has line of sight to them. On almost every instance of this I was unable to select the opponent as a target while they were out of my line of sight. I would have to move my character around and hope that the opponent would follow so I could again see them and attack them. I have read monsters do not scale. That might be true, but I had instances where I would fight creatures while I was level 2, and it was a hard fight, then encounter the same beast when I was third or fourth level, only to get my butt handed to me, even though I used the same weapons and had better skills. In one case I measured, and I was doing a third the damage I had done the last time I had fought the exact same creature. The way non-humans respawn is another problem. Underrail is a game where you are struggling to earn money and have enough gear to get by. It can be frustrating to be doubling back, trying to figure out what you are doing or leaving to try and farm gear to get past certain areas, only to return and now have to fight your way through a host of critters all over again. It felt like I had finite chances to gain and craft gear, while my opponents were infinite. Finally, there are gaps in story and quests that are infuriating. An early quest involves finding a missing camera. I spent a frustrating amount of time in a maze-like area trying to find it. I eventually read a guide, where I was told that after I went to a certain room I was to go back to the questgiver and tell him about it, even though the game never hinted at such. There is a good game hidden in Underail, somewhere.

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Posted on: December 23, 2015

flowmastah

Verified owner

Games: 359 Reviews: 1

Love it, but more platforms!

Love this game. - Deep combat, skill, attribute, feat, and crafting systems. - Using "oddities" (i.e., in-game discoverable trinkets) to grant XP rather than kills and quests is a great idea. It rewards exploration in a way most games don't. - Great value for the money. $15 is a steal for the amount of content here. My one real issue... Windows only. Since the developer seems unwilling or unable to produce Mac and Linux versions, how about GOG gets in on the act and give us one of their Wine wrapper specials? It's likely worth the time investment for everyone involved.

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Posted on: December 31, 2015

GordonKrantz

Verified owner

Games: 485 Reviews: 3

Not perfect, but still quite good.

At this point I've reached level 10 and made it past the game's second cut-scene. No idea how far in that is in the plot. +Interesting setting, sort of like if Fallout and the Metro novels fell into a nuclear-powered retro-futuristic blender. +Lots and lots of crafting. Guns, armour, explosives, drugs... it's like an Obsidian game. +Extremely little hand-holding. +Plenty of opportunities to explore on your own. +Generous auto-save option (something Arcanum or indeed the first two Fallout games could have used). -The combat could have had some more depth to it. There doesn't seem to be cover mechanic, for example. - Some minor language errors. I have no regrets about this purchase and would, like other reviewers, recommend this to someone who likes old-fashioned, challenging RPGs.

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Posted on: April 23, 2018

camozzato

Games: Reviews: 3

Not Fallout 3

The game is interesting and allows for a good amount of character customization. However, be aware that you can easily create a character that is simply not viable (you will scour the map for limited XP sources, and end getting "locked" in a section of the map, not able to get past some invincible enemy). Still, worth a shot if you are a fan of the genre.

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