A very engaging game play loop that kept me coming back after beating the main story (more on that later). Gearing up, heading out, racing your way around the zone, and coming back to the garage to asses damage, gear up to head back out, and barely making back by the rims of your tires is a thrill and makes most decisions at the garage and out in the zone matter. Every interactions feels very physical and *mostly* immersive. The game did not hold my hand for a lot of things, rather allowing me to figure out what and why things are. Replacing panels and doors, fixing flat tires and cracked components, and adapting on the fly. With audio/text logs and anomalies catalog, resources to gather, and the environment trying to inconvenience and stop you at every turn.

The story started off strong, not a lot of details until you start to progress deeper into the zone, after you familiarize yourself with the mechanics. Little bits of lore here and there, within anomaly logs, audio files found in the zone, and characters that you never see but will hear, helping you try and find a way out of the zone. Unfortunately, the story falls flat towards the end and seems to throw out everything that made the journey fun for an extended walking info dump.

All this without touching the art style or audio design... A very fun and engaging game that kept me playing longer than I expected and will continue to have me venture back into the zone to find every little secret it has to hold. 9/10 I highly recommend!

A very engaging game play loop that kept me coming back after beating the main story (more on that later). Gearing up, heading out, racing your way around the zone, and coming back to the garage to asses damage, gear up to head back out, and barely making back by the rims of your tires is a thrill and makes most decisions at the garage and out in the zone matter. Every interactions feels very physical and *mostly* immersive. The game did not hold my hand for a lot of things, rather allowing me to figure out what and why things are. Replacing panels and doors, fixing flat tires and cracked components, and adapting on the fly. With audio/text logs and anomalies catalog, resources to gather, and the environment trying to inconvenience and stop you at every turn. The story started off strong, not a lot of details until you start to progress deeper into the zone, after you familiarize yourself with the mechanics. Little bits of lore here and there, within anomaly logs, audio files found in the zone, and characters that you never see but will hear, helping you try and find a way out of the zone. Unfortunately, the story falls flat towards the end [spoiler] and seems to throw out everything that made the journey fun for an extended walking info dump. [/spoiler] All this without touching the art style or audio design... A very fun and engaging game that kept me playing longer than I expected and will continue to have me venture back into the zone to find every little secret it has to hold. 9/10 I highly recommend!