Underrail is an old school isometric turn-based RPG set in a distant future, when the life on the Earth’s surface has long since been made impossible and the remnants of humanity now dwell in the Underrail, a vast system of metro station-states that, it seems, are the last bastions of a fading race....
Underrail is an old school isometric turn-based RPG set in a distant future, when the life on the Earth’s surface has long since been made impossible and the remnants of humanity now dwell in the Underrail, a vast system of metro station-states that, it seems, are the last bastions of a fading race.
The player takes control of one of the denizens of such a station-state whose life is about to become all that much more interesting and dangerous, as our protagonist is caught midst the conflicting factions of Underrail as they violently struggle to survive in the harsh underground environment.
Turn-based combat
Open-world exploration
Extensive character customization
Popular achievements
Can't Touch This!
Evade 3 attacks in a row in a single turn
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37.34%
First Blood!
Kill a living creature
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49.46%
Tactical Retreat
Leave an area during combat
common
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37.11%
Just a Flesh Wound
Survive an attack with 1 health
common
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32.29%
Goodies
soundtrack (MP3)
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It's brutally hard at the start and it takes a while to learn the rules because the system is deep. But after the early slump, Underrail is fantastic. Some of the best TB combat ever, a great setting, and a big world. There are at least 2 ways to solve most problems, and the storylnie branches several times (as if this should even need to be said about an RPG). The weakest link is the writing, which isn't bad but won't win any awards.
If you like classic RPGs, buy it. If you like tactical combat, buy it. It can be frustrating at times, but it's a huge bundle of RPG joy.
...that brings something new itself.
I wanted to give this a 4 star review, but it deserves 5 because the mechanics, the music and atmosphere in this game is incredible. If you missed the sense of rediscovering old world facilities that withold various dark secrets (like Mariposa base and Clan caves) then this game will scratch the itch like nothing else. Not even stalker and metro stood this close.
The gameplay is solid, the enemies and situations are vary and interesting to interact with, rpg elementh is there both in dialogues and your character building. You play a a single character with occasional teamups with allied npcs, but 99% of the time its you alone. Game follows the kill-or-steal-or-talk-or-sneak way and suits every char you might want to build, but be ware that combat characters are better suited for surviving the underrail horrors (you cant talk your way out of some monsters mouth) and stealth is THE skill you dont wanna miss unless you like it very hard.
I hesitated with 4 stars at first because despite coming addon and various fixes and patches, the game still feels incomplete near the end. It leaves you with many unanswered questions and really cheap and lazy dialogue lines like "i will not explain this plot thing to you because you wouldnt understand anyway" ot "this guy did something horrible but i wont tell what because it doesnt matter" or LITERALLY "you have to do this unavoidable thing because i dont know why but feel so". The game really works once you understand the intentions of the developer, but at the same time it visibly cracks near the end because of the same reason.
Still, its worth the full price and many hours of your time.
I won't comment much over the game aspects. Great post-apocalyptic lore a la Fallout, set in underground caves. Many cities, many factions, lots to explore. But I wouldn't recommend it to people who aren't very intimate and enjoy this style of game.
Even for those who like classic CRPGs, the game is held down by design decisions outside the actual gameplay, what is called "the metagame". It's designed so that your character is useless unless you spend 12 hours memorizing the wiki and planning things in Microsoft Excel. So beware. I enjoy hardcore difficult RPGs, what I don't enjoy is artificial difficulty from poor interface and build mechanics.
You shouldn't just follow a build guide like everyone recommends. The people writing guides already put hundreds of hours in the game, and are writing them for other veterans, not for you. So they often don't bother with silly things like "trap detection" and "constitution" because they memorized the location of every trap, know which battles are coming up, and know how to play glass cannons who never get hit.
This is a game where you can ruin an entire build because you put 5 points into a stat instead of 6. There is no respec.
My advice, unless you're willing to waste a hundred hours doing trial and error and reading the wiki/forums until you can make a successful meta build, is to empower yourself to do your own build in a normal game, using CheatEngine to grant yourself more skill points.
It won't change anything in practice, it doesn't matter that you have 80 points invested in a skill you don't use, or 0. All this does is give you breathing room and remove hours of planning from the requirements to win the game.
I realize this goes counter to how RPGs are usually played, especially as character planning and selling lot is usually a fun and addictive part of RPGs. But not in Underrail. Hopefully they greatly improve this for the sequel.
I am not a simple man... I have absurdly high expectations, especially when it comes to quality gaming experience. Living in a country, which is "economically challenged" to say the least, did not provide a lot of opportunities to satisfy my dopamine hunger... But let me tell you, dear reader, this game does not fail to provide! On the contrary, this game just keeps on giving! Not only with it's regular updates and an amazing DLC, but also with exceptional environment, storyline and soundtrack... and everything! I strongly recommend it, not only to the fans of the genre, but to everyone... everyone! Thank you Stygian Software, for developing this hidden gem, this masterpiece! Most excellent! Thank you GOG team!
This game is great but damn it really doesn't hold your hand at all. A lot of people like that in a game, but honestly it could really do with a more comprehensive tutorial. As it is, the tutorial only shows you how movement, combat, hacking, lock picking, and stealth works. It doesn't tell you how crafting, trapping, trading, etc. works.
Two things I wish I knew starting out.
Merchants will tell you what they'll buy off you. And that's all they'll buy off you. I spent hours wondering why I had all these weapons the guy in the armoury wouldn't buy, it was because he'd bought all the weapons he was willing to buy off me already. So yeah, read the list of what they'll buy above their inventory, you'll save your self a lot of head scratching.
Secondly, right click a blue print to learn that recipe, and press 'G' (by default) to open the crafting menu to craft it.
I spent a long time assuming crafting was something that was unlocked by progressing the game, turns out I was wrong. Because blue prints had the words 'download to your wrist computer to craft this recipe' I assumed the wrist computer was something that someone would give you, because there's no text or prompt or tool tip saying you already have it. Also, dismantling is a feat that has to be unlocked, so don't let that confuse you either.
The only real problem I've encountered is if an enemy is short/small they can be obstructed behind the isometric terrain, making them impossible to hit even though they can hit you. I'm actually amazed that hasn't been fixed. The only work around I've found is luring the enemy out into the open. So far it hasn't been game breaking, just annoying.
All of that aside, highly recommend this game. Especially if you like old school turn based RPG's like the original Fallouts/Wasteland. It's a great game.
Just be ready to restart the game a couple times to respec your character once you figure everything out.
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