UnReal World
The cult classic open-ended wilderness survival roguelike RPG taking place in the ancient North. Throughout the years, UnReal World has been praised for its incredible depth, realism, atmosphere and immersion. Lose yourself in the most intricate, detailed and enchanting iron-age game world.
UnReal World is a open world, survival and rogue-like game
developed by Sami Maaranen (creator) and Erkka Lehmus (co-designer)
and published by Enormous Elk.
Released on February 26th 2016 is available in English on Windows, MacOS and Linux.
It has received 1,297 reviews of which 1,215 were positive and 82 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.9 out of 10. 😎
The game is currently priced at 10.99€ on Steam.
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Windows
- OS *: Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10
- Processor: 1 GHz
- Memory: 512 MB RAM
- Graphics: 800x600 minimum resolution
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Storage: 1 GB available space
MacOS
- OS: 10.6 or higher
- Processor: 1 GHz
- Memory: 512 MB RAM
- Graphics: 800x600, OpenGL 2.0
- Storage: 1 GB available space
Linux
- OS: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Processor: 1 GHz
- Memory: 512 MB RAM
- Graphics: 800x600, OpenGL 2.0
- Storage: 1 GB available space
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UnReal World has completely re-contextualized to me what the "survival" genre is. When I have think of games tagged with survival, I think of games like Minecraft or The Forest. In most survival games, there are systems to determine the efficacy of your survival. For example, Minecraft and The Forest have bars to determine how hungry or tired you are. Even relatively inexperienced players can quickly "solve" these bars with reserves or finding easy and periodic ways to re-fill these bars. With time, survival becomes obsolete- it's an early challenge that gets curtailed quickly as you progress through the game. Survival simply becomes second nature to the game experience; surviving is no longer an objective. In UnReal World everything is about survival. There is no ulterior motive to your survival- all you want to do is live. In aforementioned titles, you will hold an axe in your hand within minutes of playing. In UnReal World, you must meticulously gather all the materials for an axe. You will need to bind the birch tree scraps by hand to make rope strong enough to hold a rock, which you sharpened upon a stone. You will get cold, and need to take many breaks while doing this; you will get hungry, and need to take many breaks while doing this. In aforementioned titles, a home will serve as a central place for storage or a rendezvous to checkpoint at. In UnReal World, a home is for warmth to survive the brutal cold of the winter. In aforementioned titles, a home will something you easily make after interacting with a tree and then bringing raw tree materials to a menu that makes them into your home. In UnReal World, you must arduously chop down every tree. You must turn the felled tree into a log. You must fatigue yourself pushing the log inch by inch. You will get tired. You will collapse in exhaustion over the simple act of moving a log. Do this 5 more times and you can build the corner of your house. All while needing to make sure you don't starve, you don't get too cold, you don't get so tired you fall over. In my limited experience to the game, I have realized that the "survival" genre has been tagged onto so many games wherein survival is not the main goal. If you want a game where you are truly fighting to survive, UnReal World will deliver an unparalleled experience. As many have commented, this game's control scheme is keyboard only. It is a learning curve, but it's not unconquerable. Within a couple hours, I was comfortably interacting with the world. The in-game tutorial and resources give enough information paired with the online resources that any new player can comfortably have an enjoyable survival experience within their first 1-2 hours of game play.
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I've played URW for years, before buying it back when it was free to play. The developer's still have my videos on the website as gameplay examples. My flattered ego aside, this is as good as it gets for open world hardcore roguelike hermit in the woods survival simulators. What it lacks graphically, it more than makes up with dwarf fortress-esque depth of systems and crafting. Will waste hours of your life to trivial unforgiving deaths, 10/10 would cry again.
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Let's continue giving this superb game thumbs ups, so more people can buy the game, so the developer can make enough money to HIRE A DAMN UI/UX DESIGNER, because that interface has no right to be this level of obtuse and clunky.
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There really isn't anything like this game. It's about surviving and thriving in early iron age Finland. I love it. I'm also not sure how to do it justice. The graphics are simple, and the user interface is unique, which some may find initial barriers to entry. Learning to survive is a big part of the game, and figuring out how/where to shelter, and how to get food/regular calories is the first major hurdle. The first successful hunt is a 'pump the fist' moment. There can be lots of personal moments like that in the game - some have to do with building/crafting something major (a cabin, a raft, a fishing net, etc); others happen through learning about how to thrive - becoming competent at fishing/hunting/trapping/agriculture; learning about the different climates, geography, and related flora and fauna; encountering the different cultures and navigating the world; engaging with the mystical and magical. It does take time to become familiar with, but the time spent learning to play also helps immersion - the game is less like thunderclaps of events/action, and more like gently draping a sheet over a table, or going for a early morning/evening walk (dying suddenly IS usually a bit of a thunderclap though - there are lots of ways to go if you're incautious or unfortunate). I recommend trying UnReal World. If you do, and find the going rough, try to stick with it until you make your first successful hunt - you'll know at that point if the game resonates with you.
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The more time that I actually spend outside in real life, the more I resonate with this game. There are small moments of magic: the quiet of ice fishing a lake at sunset. Picking cloudberries in light rain. Unreal World captures the rich layers of nature's rhythms and cycles using its "simple" UI and concise descriptions. This is the most profound video game representation of nature I've ever played. It has made me think about what it means to be in tune, to be mindful, to be time conscious, and to be prepared - an important work.
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Online players
15
Developer
Sami Maaranen (creator),
Erkka Lehmus (co-designer)
Publisher
Enormous Elk
Release
26 Feb 2016
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