Adaptory recently hit early access on Steam, and Stormcloak Games was nice enough to send me a copy to check out. Anyone familiar with Oxygen Not Included will instantly know how this game is played. You crash land on a planet and must survive by building basic things and researching new technology. This will include things like power plants for coal and solar, growing food, producing oxygen, and even beds.
First thing you need to know is hit the ground running, so to speak. The pause function is your friend and abuse it. Making good decisions can take time at first, and since everything is built using dirt, ladders need to be made to get to new dirt where you dig, and putting ladders matters. My first run was plagued by me just randomly digging and putting stuff in places, and by day 6, everyone was dead.
I would like to say runs 2 through 5 went better, but I can be a slow learner. The game does give you a tutorial, but some of it is a bit vague, I feel. For example, while it won’t let you build over an empty space, you can accidentally dig under objects and take them offline. Some things are very much trial and error. I am fine with this; however, I spent hours playing Rim World just building things, trying to figure out what wouldn’t get me killed.
Adaptory falls into the same category; in fact, most of the complaints in the reviews on Steam are that it is just like Oxygen Not Included. I don’t see this as a bad thing. How many games are there similar to Super Mario or Final Fantasy? A game doesn’t have to be brand new to be fun or even good. Stardew Valley is just like the old Harvest Moon games, and people, myself included, love that game. Adaptory isn’t for everyone, and it needs some work to be the heavy hitterthat Oxygen Not Included, or Rimworld is. At $20, it may not be for everyone, but there is fun to be had in this 7/10 title, and I do look forward to seeing it grow. Best wishes, and may the gaming gods bring you glory.
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