Good game - has potential - but still needs a lot of balancing. It is definitely Alpha and sometimes extremely frustrating because people are dying and you can do nothing because of bugs
The game itself has an interesting concept, but unfortunately it still fails at the balacing. The controls are easy to handle. The graphics also look harmonious and you can watch the goings-on of people at work. Unfortunately, you just need too many people in the long run to get food and drink. But it's still early access, so the developers will surely work on it and expand and improve the game.
Alot like banished, but in the apocalypse. I enjoyed it until the droughts came :'( .. I can't wait to see this game wrap up development. Graphics and mechanics seemed to be at 100% but tasks seemingly appeared out of no where and I quickly almost always failed them. I lost my grip on management when everyone started dying off, naturally it spiraled out of control very qucikly once everyone started getting sick. It is definetely worth the money to support these developers and I hope they continue to improve the game as they have already done a great deal of work and it's really shapping up to be a great game!
The early game (first 50 seasons) is hard, it can be very hard. Don't be discouraged, your population will overcome it (it's the point of the game).
Worth noting that the game now is easier than when it was first released, double droubts which probably killed a lot of people playing 2 years ago are no longer a thing after a balancing patch.
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I genuinely am enjoying this game, I have played the survival mode for around 300 seasons (though aside from research it's basically auto pilot at this point). In fact I think this game pretty much seemed a little like I couldn't loose without trying from maybe the 100th season if your unlucky with radiation, earlier if you lucky.
I am going to play the campaign now that I have a good grip on the game, but I am not sure I will play it again after that.
It's 100% worth the discounted price during sales, honestly at £26 full price it's still worth while, baring in mind I will probably have something between 300-400 hrs by the time I am done, those who enjoy the game enough to start over on all sorts of different maps and set ups will easily be able to reach 1000 hours.
I'm not a hardcore fan of strategy games, but Endzone has what I need : different difficulties, construction mode to enjoy building a town easily, scenarios.
The game is actually very stable, haven't encountered many bugs and clearly nothing game breaking so far.
The gameplay is quite classic, resources management and balance in your colony. There is a bit of story telling (outside the scenarios ofc) inside the game, which gives the universe consistency and depth.
The only real thing bugging me so far is the repetitive soundtrack.
Overall the game is good, cute, with adaptability in difficulty and replayability through stories and objectives.