Evospace

I really wanted to love this game. At first I was really excited, thinking this was gonna be my next 200+ hour game. I was impressed with the environment and the visuals and it seemed like it had all the ingredients for a great automation game. No tutorial? OK, I can live with that, I don't usually do them anyway. But as I struggled to get a foothold, I found the "how to get started" text explanation. Not great, but got me over the first hurdle. So it doesn't have ZERO tutorial, it has some early pointers, which are helpful. But getting started felt janky. Now I'm finally moving on research and I'm thinking I'm finally rolling. Well the research tree is just... well it's lame. I won't give too many spoilers but usually there's some thought or reward for effort that goes into research trees. This is basically just do the same thing and prepare to wait, a lot. Janky? Definitely milquetoast. Then after fighting through a lot of confusion about resource names and what makes what and finally getting to the point of being able to make something just slightly more complex than basic parts, I was ready to actually get into some automation and moving resources. That's when the real jank…

This review was written for version 0.21.0 RC Evospace feels like a Unreal Engine modded Minecraft with a tech tree from Factorio. graphicly it feels on par for what to expect for an unreal game. The UI needs a little work since there are so many machines that are needed to represent for each material level. As a result of each machine needing research for each material level, the tech tree felt a little daunting to look at and took about an hour or two to prioritize its research order. New player experience is pretty poor. If you already have many hours under your belt from the factory genre or modded Minecraft, you should be able to parse its complexity with no problem. But if you haven't, expect little help starting out and no documentation in the mid game to late game. So you will have to rely on the community for filling in the extra details of what you should be doing. I'm having a hard time judging the value and its audience for this game. While playing, I tried so hard to judge this game on its own, but there are so many elements and feelings from the many factory mods I've played in Minecraft. Modded Minecraft (with the frustration of debugging mods) can have the sa…

It says I've played 12 hours, but I don't recognise it at all. I'll recommend it as there's been a recent update. *Edit after booting it up just now. World generator lags like crazy - you'd think the game froze. It spawned me on a platform on the water, despite the shore being right there. The water is just a shader without effects, splashes, or boyancy. It was a swish sound when you walk. There's no tutorial, you spawn with 999 platform and 99 stone. All the items have a description, but there's no tech tree and you can see everything that will be available eventually. Evospace has been on Steam for 7 years and it's barely a demo, for $15 usd. The map is barren like Daggerfall, incredibly short draw distance with pop-in, trees growing in the water, and if you fall into an underwater hole, there's no swimming. I must have fallen asleep with the game running to get 12 hours of play time.

**Evospace is absolutely amazing.** It’s not easy, but it’s incredibly rewarding and fun. The game doesn’t hold your hand — you have to explore, experiment, and figure things out yourself. You’ll dismantle machines, rebuild them, optimize them, and constantly improve your setups. The freedom to play the way you want is fantastic. Yes, you might occasionally check the wiki to progress, but that’s part of the experience. It really encourages problem-solving and creativity. I understand why some players mention the lack of a tutorial — that criticism isn’t entirely unfair. However, if you apply some common sense and take your time to experiment, you can get very far on your own. The Discord community is helpful and welcoming, and the developer is continuously working on bug fixes and improvements, offering quick and direct support when needed. You can easily sink endless hours into this game. I find myself playing a few hours every day. Highly recommended.

its a gooooooood game but the nodes run out faster then i make stuff LOL hope they fixs that but the game nice. i hope they add more to the tree and keep going. and more blocks. :DDDDD

It still needs some polish, but so far it is a pretty solid base for a game the likes of Factorio or Satisfactory. I like the style and the Dev is a pretty smart person I really respect.