REPUNK

I find this game both nice and disappointing at the same time, because Nice: Great introduction Fantastic vehicle design Great HUD design Oxygen and frost mechanics are a nice touch Disappointing: The gameplay is too empty, the presentation makes it look more interesting, than it actually is Mission time limit - kinda defeats the whole exploration idea, instead of creating the sense of urgency and danger, it just feels annoying. Mars environment is rather bland, the vehicle dynamics is rather unnatural. After you restart a couple of times, there is little motivation to try again, because the experience is simply not so rewarding, as it could be in a game like this. The first starting minutes are interesting, but after that, the game fizzles out pretty quickly.

First of all, I should say that I really enjoy the mechanics of driving vehichles on other planets with challenging terrain and lower/higher gravity. Mass Effect's Mako, Elite Dangerous' SRVs, Star Citizen's vehicles - all a bit janky but extremely fun. So this game gets an instant 10/10 from me by just having the drivable LV. It feels almost perfect to drive, and the only thing I would like to change about it is it's initial acceleration - sometimes it's literally starting from a crawl. Other than that, some audio balancing would be nice (some songs on the radio are too loud).

Repunk has been a very nice surprise. One of those games which actually pushes you to want to know more about its universe. One of those games that gets you hooked and doesn’t let you stop until you’re sure you have peaked at every corner, until you have discovered every little secret. The atmosphere is great and shows that you do not need benchmarks in graphics to create a very unique and interesting look. The feeling of loneliness, the urge, the context of your role, where you are absolutely necessary but irrelevant at the same time. The way it does not follow the mainstream current when it comes to objetives or missions and the definitive sensation that you are playing something different and something that was developed after a long brainstorming process. My only problem? I feel that there was something bigger behind this and I hope one day we can see and find out what happened in Mars. I would be the first one queuing up for it.

really short atmospheric game with no atmosphere. i hope this team can put the pieces together because i think this has potential.

Repunk tells the story of an explorer trapped on Mars. Your mission is to reach the extraction point within 48h in-game hours. Although I didn't enjoy the timer constantly running, I did enjoy the sense of exploration and loneliness the game conceives. The lack of a menu is troublesome for those who want to play with the graphic settings but the game is running perfectly fine without it, even on Steam Deck. A recommendation of you know what you're into; a walking sim through and through. If you want to check it for yourself, press the link below: https://youtu.be/YSdDqCRmZtk

I like this game. Its definitely a work of art.