Got hooked by the premise and the hint of a story in the in-game notebook. But the game falls flat in the first hour. There's no tutorial, which is part of the enigmatic appeal of some survival games, but given how easy it is to softlock yourself the game desperately needs one. Resources only spawn in a radius around your raft, meaning if you lose the thing you have no way to collect items and progress. You can't build a new raft either, only extend an existing one, so if the shark gobbles your raft up you are once again out of luck. I wouldn't half-mind these choices if they were communicated in-game through a tutorial or additional end-states. But they're not, and so they come across as bugs more than they do features.

If you're into survival games though, you'll probably get more out of this than me. Just make sure you play with friends.

Reviewed on Jan 13, 2024


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