Grim Soul: Fantasy Survival 12+

Intense!!! 😱

It’s called a survival game for a reason people! You guys can play without having to buy any items. It’s all about approaching how you guys play the game. If you’re going farming, don’t carry the stuff you don’t want to lose. Leave it at home in a chest inside your house so no one can loot it. Even at a low level you can build a basic house with just wood and stone. The whole game is supposed to be challenging. It’s all about how you approach the game and your different strategies. The items you can buy in the in-game store is just supposed to help you and it’s not a requirement. If you’re looking for a quick game then this isn’t for you. Don’t complain that you keep dying. Dying is part of the game. Just always have a torch handy. Hehe.

Developer Response ,

Hello.

Thank you for your review and your tips for our players. We are always happy to hear from the players who've managed to find a successful survival strategy.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact us here.

Fix the enemies dealing damage after disengaging from a fight

All enemies still deal damage even if I'm already yards away from them. How does that make sense? Lepers attack really slow but i can't even use that slow animation to intentionally avoid damage? It's BS to call it part of the "survival" aspect. Let me intentionally avoid damage by disengaging the fight to heal up and/or change my broken weapon.

Also that area in which the huge black knight boss resides got reset after i came back from my camp. That was the first time it happen. All areas I've been to, granted it's still a few simce i just started playing, had remain as is (i.e. the items that spawned are there, no zombies respawned) whenever i come back from my camp. Intentionally made that way or not, i hate that kind of gimmick. The boss is already a challenge but i also have to contend with an area that resets when you leave. How annoying is that.

Overall i really like playing this game but the complains above is wanting me to stop playing.

Developer Response ,

Hi, thank you for taking time to leave feedback. You can use long-ranged weapons to deal damage without getting any yourself. Skull areas and quest location reset after you leave them, and time-limited locations reset after the timer is over. If you believe you've encountered a bug, please contact our support team at support@grimsoulgame.com.

Very good but still has room to improve

Pros:
- Great dark atmosphere, graphics and art style.
- Nice ambient music, really creates a creepy atmosphere.
- Nice, intense gameplay.

Cons:
- No character customization. Aside from in-game name and armor, all players look and play as one single character model.
- Farming materials can get rather tiring considering the overall difficulty.
- Basic needs like cooking food or processing metals consumes too much wood.
- Upgrading structures is an insane grind for materials.
- The well was unlocked a bit late considering that water is a constant, basic need.
- Weapons and Armor get destroyed rather easily and so far there’s no way to repair them- makes you hesitate to use your favorite gear.
- Can’t remove the dead npc in the first stronghold.
- Some enemies and ai-controlled player characters spawn out of nowhere and chase you til they die and they tend to rush you when you’re checking your inventory/inspecting chests etc.
- Needs more enemy and area variations.
- Lacking RPG elements- you don’t get stronger as you level up but only get access to more gadgets, without gear the player is no stronger than when he first got into the game.

Score: 4/5
Overall the game is beautiful, but it feels like it was made to be more difficult than it needs to be. Would be great if it toned down the difficulty a little and focused a bit more on the overall fun factor.