Recent reviews by Dapper Raptor

Really fun game that is unlike anything else out there. There are games that kinda do something similar, but none have the depth and detail that this one does. Its incredibly fun and while development has been quite slow, its well worth the price in its current state IMO.

Picked this up because its so cheap, expecting a fun little throwaway gaming session with my wife... then we played for 9 hours straight XD One of those games that executes on a few simple mechanics so well that it becomes incredibly engaging and immersive. Looking forward to seeing what they add, but its already been a blast! I can imagine this gets chaotic, in all the right ways, in larger groups!

Grounded 2's early access release is a great starting point, but it does feel like a few step back when compared to Grounded 1. The visual upgrade is nice in some ways, less good in others, and comes with a big performance cost in comparison. A lot of the changes made to how systems work are fine, but some of them are bad changes IMO. I'm still having a really good time playing this, and I am very hopeful that the early access development period will see this game grow into a contender for best survival game to date, which is where I currently place the first game, but if you are coming from playing Grounded 1, especially recently, expect this to be quite a bit rougher than that. Its great, and I expect it will get a lot better, but it is a little hard after playing Grounded 1 to appreciate that!

Played the game for a couple of hours when it first hit Early Access and had a nice time, but bounced off as I often do with early access titles. Decided to wait til 1.0 and I'm very glad I did! This is what you get if you mix the well designed story-driven survival gameplay of something like Subnautica with the world of Half-Life with a healthy dash of SCP... and I'm here for it!

Been soloing the game and while there's times where you can tell its balanced around coop, the game has a huge set of sandbox settings that don't disable achievements, meaning you can really cater the game to your playstyle and desired experience. I ended up restarting with everything on default, but with stack sizes set to 2x and one or two other minor tweaks, and I'm having a great time.

For anyone interested - the game works incredibly well on Linux too.

I'm looking forward to continuing my journey in the GATE facilities and finding the many secrets there are to discover. Really cool game that I can easily recommend to anyone interested!

Really good base foundation for the type of game this is. It needs more content, and more importantly there needs to be more friction towards the player, but given its so far been made by one guy, who has been updating it throughout its life in early access, this is an excellent start! If you look at the trailer and think it looks like something you'd enjoy, you're probably gonna have a good time. I look forward to seeing what Tyler adds to the game over time and how it expands!

Honestly, this is the most well designed and player-friendly survival game I've ever played, by a long shot. Put a couple hundred hours into it on game pass and now doing the same again on Steam lol. Very excited to see what they do with the sequel.

A very overlooked gem of a survival game. Does things in its own different way that takes a bit of getting used to, but is really rewarding and enjoyable once you get it. Played it years ago on another platform and decided to pick it up again and remembering why I loved it so much.

Really promising demo for a neat little title. Can see this being a lot of fun with enough content and variety in the full release. Good to see the developer saying that they are planning to spend a decent amount of time building out the game - definitely gonna keep an eye on this one!

Honestly... Did not have high hopes. I really expected this to be, at best, just a slight reskin but... I'm 6 hours in and already I can see my life being consumed lol. I'm sure some of it is nostalgia - but jesus its so incredibly good. Legitimately jealous of people who are playing this for the first time with this version.

For anyone who might be wondering - playing this on linux and it works fine :)

One of the most remarkable pieces of art I've ever experienced... Don't look anything up - just buy and play it. Then look it up and delve deep. Not saying anything else.