This is the first game in 4 months, since review tags were introduced, where I’m giving every positive tag and 0 negative ones. Seriously... I’ve played more than 300 games over 4 years in s&box, so I’ve definitely seen a lot, but this time... Everything is a masterpiece. Sadly, the game probably wouldn’t work as a standalone, that’s maybe the only downside. Everything else is genuinely amazing: it released at the right time, in the right context (Terry is supposed to be removed soon), it’s engaging, and it’s polished.

A voxel world made by my friend, so I’ll try to be as objective as possible. The game is good, the developer knows how to make games, but there are two problems. First, where is the goal? A dragon, save the queen, save humanity, or just figure out what the giant penis in the middle of the map is doing there. Why should I keep playing? I love sandbox games, but not everyone understands the point of them. There are short quests, tutorial quests, achievements, but no long-term goal. The second problem is optimization. I know how difficult it is to work with voxels when you’re making a huge world, especially with physics on top of that, and the performance cost is really scary. On a 3050 with 32GB RAM you get around 40-60 FPS, and it can easily drop to 25-30. But this problem can be fixed, and with Opus and Sol it can probably be fixed even faster. I believe in this project, but there are some fundamental problems, and I described them above. Optimization can be fixed, but the long-term goal... That’s something you really need to sit down with the GDD and think through properly.

WHAT WAS THAT? Pal, I really liked everything. Yeah, I’m tired of the PSX style, but that’s probably a subjective problem. It’s intuitively clear where to run and what to do with the controls, the guideline is very precise and easy to understand for a game like this, and it makes you want to keep playing. It gives off a slight Uncanny Valley feeling (I’m one of those people who doesn’t really believe the liminal space effect exists), and it feels great when you finally make it to the elevator. This game is definitely worth playing.

Ok, nominated. I don’t know the rules of this game, and I didn’t understand much. But there’s only one reason for Promising - poor performance. I have a 3050 and sorry, 80 fps is pretty bad. But the game has its own style and stands out a lot, so it gets a like and a nomination. UPD 01.10.2026 the developer greatly improved the perf and, most importantly, improved the guideline. It’s way better and much easier to understand now. I’m changing it from "Promising" to "Recommendation" and I’ll also add the Update tag. Developer, even though you didn’t make it to the Game Jam finals, don’t stop making games.

Oh yeah, I nominated this game before, and now I’m changing it to Recommended. At first it might seem a bit confusing, but it’s an interesting TD that should definitely be developed further. I made it to level 10. Really cool game, keep working on it! And yeah, the C&C 3 vibe is definitely there!