Alien Horizon (Preview Alpha)

Alien Horizon (Preview Alpha)

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Purple Nebula · City Builder · Jan 30, 2024

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

It's free to play.

87%
Very Positive
204 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 12 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 10 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 10 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 19 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 204 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 146 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
63% of themes are praise12% are divided25% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
But the gameplay is very solid.
12 of 146 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
I can run real-like graphics like Snow-runner at high above 60 FPS, yet this runs on lowest settings below 30 FPS constantly and gets worse with exploring the map (which is mostly barren)
10 of 146 sampled reviews raised it
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
As for my recommendation (if you want to skip the whole critique - some points for developer on ideas to make it easier to modify difficulty), I would optimistically say hold off a bit for balancing and bug fixes, but if the major two items are fixed (points with *), then the only thing this game may need is optimization and some additional buildings/techs.
10 of 146 sampled reviews raised it
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
Overall very promising, I can't wait for an optimization pass to be done so I can play the rest of the game.
6 of 146 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
The interface occasionally lacks the refinement seen in more established city builders, and some features would benefit from additional tutorials or guidance.
4 of 146 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love5 themes
Gameplay12 reviews
Graphics10 reviews
Difficulty10 reviews
Optimization6 reviews
Interface4 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters6 reviews
67%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes19 reviews
89%
Bugs8 reviews
100%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

The data behind the verdict

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Player review score
87%
Very Positive
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