Gord

I looked into the comment from February 11, '24 saying that the GoG version is abandoned. It perhaps was at that time, yes, but the forum thread continued for another month and ended in this comment from March 24, '24: "To be fair, it must be said that at the same time they released the DLC they also uploaded the latest version of the game, so it seems that in the end they decided not to abandon the GOG version." https://www.gog.com/forum/gord/patch_14 More may have happened since, though GoG seems to be the same as Steam since March, based on dates and the addition of "The Alliance" DLC. Stay informed out there: - https://www.facebook.com/GordTheGame/posts/weve-just-released-a-gog-hotfix-patch-which-fixes-an-issue-with-the-in-game-the-/739338934968190/ - https://www.gogdb.org/product/1986523815#builds - https://www.gogdb.org/product/1991093950#changelog - https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1351210/view/4188980892570572379 - https://www.gog.com/forum/general/the_what_did_just_update_thread_part_2_the_search_for_more_updates - https://www.gog.com/forum/general/games_that_treat_gog_customers_as_second_class_citizens_v2?search=gord - https://www.gog.com/forum/general/where_to_check_game_version I'm randomly giving it 4 stars as I haven't played it, but wanted this information out in the name of fairness 0.o

Dropping this review just to warn you. The release version is a nightmare of failing gameplay. Read some of the more in-depth reviews online to understand what is wrong. Yes, the setting, graphics, story are all very nice, no doubt about it. The game has amazing potential. But your settlers AI is just unbelievable stupid and you have to micro-manage every aspect of the game by endless frantic clicking or pausing all the time. I dropped the game in the second mission, because after the fourth newborn s**t just hit the fan and the game grew increasingly more annoying. Maybe they can fix some gameplay in the future, but for now I can not recommend it even remotely.

Gord does have some great Lore and an overall captivating atmosphere. That and the promis of a gameplay mix between strategy, survival and roleplaywas the reason I bought it. Sadly the gameplay combination does not work at all. The Elements do not work together and the only thing they have incommon is that they quickly become tidoius to manage. While all you villagers have destict personality traits these do barely matter. There are Irems, but their benefit is not worth the hassle of tranfering them to the people that would benefit from them. The Sanity System only leads to everyone taking rests once in a while slowing down the gameplay. Your ressource gatherers wander of into the wild so you constantly have to monitor them. Most buildings feel almost entirely useless as they only allow your villagers to gain certain professions with which they can also alread start. The placement of Pallisades for your gord and outposts ist frustatingly resticted. The map is cluttered and confusing... Although I liked the atmosphere and lore there was no part of gamplay that worked well for me. So, sadly, I cannot recommend it.

Im on a 3rd scenario of the campaign right now, so obviously I don't know the whole story. As for right now it's seems to me like it's kind of a Frostpunk crossed with Thea, but as a RTS, with a exploring-party-fighting element. The mechanics are quite simple, normal difficulty seems easy (but I'm at the beginning, so maybe it will change), visuals are not bad and audio is great - especially sounds and music, but voices and acting are keeping up. So, you may say "nothing special", but I find it extremely engaging, beutifully done, interestingly written and thouhgt through. The slavic climate of the game is trully immersive and I will probobly spend a lot of time in it - and I'll hunt for DLC on-sale:) TBC.