The description of the game made me very curious as I first thought of games like Frostpunk. After installing the game and starting my first round, I got horribly frustrated. The game looks really nice and you might think it should be easy but, it isn't. The game is extremely hard and shows no mercy. If you first manage to survive for the first 30-50 seasons, you might have a chance. But from then on you still need to be very careful with your settlers and the professions they are assigned to. Even if your stockpiles of food and water are at a very high level the next sandstorm, drought or disease can wipe our your whole settlement. To be honest I like the concept of the game, I like the graphic style, the sound is also as well but hell the balancing could be better... Technical: The UI is well designed. You'll easily manage to familiarize yourself with the UI. It's not too overloaded like other games, but it'S not too little either. Audio: Since the most soundtracks in games with simulation are repeat themselves far too often during the game, I didn't like it here either. I'd recommend to listening to it at the beginning, but turning it off and listening to music of your own choice. Level Design: Before starting a new game you can affect with just a handful of options the Level, terrain and the available resources, plus a preview of the map is available. It's not overloaded, but nevertheless enough to change nearly everything for your next round. Gameplay: The game runs very smoothly. The game itself gives you great opportunities and invites you to explore it. Later on you will be able to start expeditions which are quite fun. Balance: I described the issue of the balancing earlier. The balancing in this game is terrible. A World Apart will rip you apart if you leave it alone for a moment. The balancing could be even better imo.
