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This is the absolute best survival game that I have personally ever played, the processes for making something like a pickaxe is so detailed and requires so many things and so much time at first, but then the reward is that you don't have to scavenge for loose ore anymore! The devs are incredibly active at the time of this review and Tyron has even said that he's in the process of adding a feature that I thought of on reddit! For me the fact that its still an early access game, and yet so polished at the same time makes me very happy, and the fact that the devs are active and passionate about the game makes it extra special. I'm very happy to be in the game's early access stage with the wonderful community here! Thanks for this game Tyron and Team

Absolutely love this game, I have had a ton of fun just modding it, and playing it is even better.

Friendship ended with Minecraft.
Now Vintagestory is my best friend.

I decided to buy this game on a whim one day, and It's been a great decision. I love every aspect of the game, and even found a few servers that I really enjoy.

Great game, would recommend to anyone into minecraft-style stuff.

Such a wonderful game! 100% worth the price, even now as I write this years after purchase

Really, really engaging experience. For reference, I bought this game in Brazil, and while the pricing was rough, I feel it to be more than worth it. However, given that the asked price could be steep in here, I figured more people might be on the fence just like I found myself to be. So I'll try and answer every question I had:

1) Is the game replayable?

Yes, very much so. My first hour were in one world, then I chose to start over 3 more times, accumulating 20~ hours in 4 worlds. The learning curve is very manageable compared to other games in the survival genre, specially taking into accounts that there are no big "walls" for progress, so you can play without worry, just learning. Even then, every aspect of difficulty is customizable, making it possible to make seasons last longer for learning purposes, for example. This is strictly learning replayability - the game is also replayable when learning through it's systems.

2) Is the game anxiety inducing for perfectionists? Do I need a spreadsheet? Is there a lot of empty grinding?

A very tiny bit, but again - no hard walls (maybe winter... and even then... eh) makes planning a pleasant experience. You'll need no spreadsheets, and the game offers an incredible immersive wiki on the press of a button. (H for the handbook).

As for the "grinding" part, the game can feel very menial and tedious when doing things in an inefficient manner. After learning what to keep an eye out and what to collect from the beginning, a lot of the "boring" parts become just a step you automatically take. I can't talk too much about the end game just yet, sadly. However, keep in mind that this is very much a more "immersive" survival than most others. Be prepared for some repetition, although enjoyable repetition.

Really, the only "grindy" part of the game for me so far is finding specific, rare things. Searching for bees, Terra Preta and tin deposits can be frustrating at best and mind numbingly tedious at worst, if you're particularly unlucky. Some ways of pointing the player in right directions would go a long way into lessening the "grind".

3) Is the game flexible? Is there longevity on the horizon?

Mods are 1-click-install, and the updates seem to be laid out into the foreseeable future. I consider this a strong upside for this game. The price may go up in the future, as early access often does.

4) Is the content so far well made? Is the Early Access worth it?

Yes. From what I've played, all of the systems are elegant and mastering mechanics feels natural and satisfying. The content is well organized and seems to build up in every updated. This review has been written in 2023, version 1.18.x.

5) What games does this compare to? What common pitfalls does it avoid? What similarities?

Whoa that's a lot of questions. I'd like to compare this to a game I've enjoyed in the past: Don't Starve. That game is a touchy subject for me - the game is demanding and oppressive. Days come by and you feel like every action is wasted. When you finally learn to play it, It becomes a chore (a fun chore, just bad for a nervous wreck like me) where you try and do everything in the most efficient way possible before time passes too much. This is not the case for this game, because time is not a looming threat (mostly, or at least not to that game's scale.) so playing it feels more relaxing.

Keep in mind that gameplay may change in the future, but really, many survival games fail to interconnect systems (specially on the sandbox genre!)- games like Starbound, which adds many different aspects and mechanics with no rhyme or reason connecting them - empty worlds full of things, not to explore, but to perceive once and cash out. This game avoids that common mistake, for every mechanic leads into another in a sensible way. Materials are never useful for one thing only, ergo, you are naturally led into using every tool in your arsenal instead of avoiding obvious wastes of resources (...I still don't like the Hunter's backpacks and the makeshift shield yet, though...).

And, as you might have guessed, this game is inspired by our favorite block game, with a striking similarity to the Terrafirma mod. A very nostalgic mod for me that always left me wanting better execution, with obscene grinds that drove the fun out the window. If you played that back in the day, you'll feel right at home - but I highly prefer this game's take on it.

6) What about multiplayer? Does LAN still exist?

The game does possess a nice multiplayer experience, although every person needs a different account to play. While you can use an account in multiple computers, only one instance can be played at once. Lan Parties are still possible, with one of the paid options being a party pack. There are open servers and hosting seems to be well worth it. The game feels like it'd be fun in multiplayer, although I haven't had the pleasure to try, so I'll keep this brief.

7) Performance?

Runs smoothly, really. Having a pretty run of the mill computer, I expected much worse performance, but the game is well optimized and possesses many graphical options. I was pleasantly surprised by how customizable and flexible the experience really is.

8 ) Lastly... Any hints?
 

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Parting words: I've been having a blast with this game. Highly recommend it... Watch some playthroughs if you're still undecided. I recommend playing with some nice QoL mods. CarryOn is a favorite of mine, and is something I hope vanilla incorporates. The devs seem to be really good people, and the game is promised to stay healthy, without bloat or executive meddling. Surviving is fun, building is fun.

The ONLY (kinda) negative I have is that... God. There are too many wolves and bears. To the point that it seems bugged. I commonly hear wolf howling every 10 minutes. Once I slaughtered a wave of 5 wolves, then found 5~more on a hill, approaching. Then again, a third time! In one day! So much meat that I had no reason to even cook. Seemed to be a glitch or stroke of bad luck, for my new world has not had this happen yet (although running around I'd see a wolf every 15 seconds... But I could just avoid them.) And just for veterans to understand: I had 50~60 lumps of fat. Before winter even approached. In fact, I used 8 of it in sealing some crocks. That's... That's too many. But it might be an Issue of Skill™, so my apologies.

TL;DR: Fun to learn, fun to master. Not anxiety inducing, comfy, cozy... Good devs, good mods, good performance, good potential. God I hate the wolves.

Thank you!

Really Amazing Game 

Game is reasonably good and continuing to grow in both content and potential as I have played it over the last year and odd.

As for those looking at it, it is a challenge to your knowledge and skill in how you manage and make efficient your designs and the way you go about your early months in the game as it is relatively simple to get a dirt shack(I know nobody likes looking like a noob from MC) but it is a means to a beginning in this game and your progress is very much measured in both your ability to overcome the environment and the skill required to make drastically more useful and complex equipment in the world of VS.

So beware the Wild and the Storms of which threaten your ability to survive, it is a vast world.

-AK

Ich liebe das Spiel habe es bei Gronkh im Stream gesehen und habe mich direkt verliebt ich hoffe das Spiel wird noch sehr oft gefunden und gekauft. Obwohl ich Minecraft ähnliche Spiele nicht mag aber Vintage Story ist viel komplexer und das liebe ich daran.  Kann es nur weiterempfehlen.

Tolles Spiel, dank Gronkh und KayaZockt konnte ich mir ein gutes Bild darüber machen.

Solche Spiele würden ohne so eine Community Unbekannt bleiben, dabei lohnt es sich

P.s.:Weiter so 

I love it already, thanks a lot for your work!

Why are you looking at reviews?? Just buy it! It's worth every price!

I came from a steam sale looking for a game to play but could never find anything new really just a lot of the same thing copying other things or sequels. When the sale ended I found nothing to buy and went to humblebundle to continue browsing sale deals and I stumbled upon vintage story. Although not on sale the cover interested me, I then saw the trailer and it even interested me even more the hype build up was on point and perfect. I later saw that the game even had a 10 hour refund policy which is generous to learn the game and enjoy it. This game beat all my expectations for it really and I am surprised I found just a wonderful game. If you are new or person checking the game out I promise you wont be disappointed on the beauty of this game and how on point the trailers are.

Very enjoyable game its was very fun and i loved idea of seasons that change on amount of days also i loved chiseling things

thank you and here is 5 stars

Отличная игра! Ни на секунду не пожалел потраченных денег. Всем советую.

Игра очень понравилась, жалко что раньше не купил её, хотя знал о ней.
Играю вот уже больше недели, и не пожалел, что приобрёл её, долго хотел поиграть в такую выживалку и поиграть с друзьями, рекомендую!

AWW SUPER BEAUTIFUL GRAPHICS

i want play vintage story !!

thank you !!!

I dont know how exactly i found that game.. .but i love it!

Vintage Story is a voxel-type sandbox survival game with unparalleled depth and attention to detail.

Vintage Story is a lot like some "similar" titles in this genre, in that the world is procedurally generated, and made of blocks; But that's where the similarities end for me. I discovered this game after watching bushcraft on the internet, I looked for a Minecraft mod that could deliver a similar feeling, that's when I found Vintage Story. I saw its webpage and looked around, quickly discovering the game updated recently and with a history of continuous development, I then noticed the budding community, which includes the lead developer(s) listening to suggestions and criticism their community has. This piqued my interest. If you like stick-in-the-mud developers that don't listen to the community then I'm sorry, this game might not be for you.

My first moments with the game really blew me away, even before any gameplay took place. The customizability and seamless modding API puts so much value and potential into this game I can't even believe it, and I shake with excitement for its future. The full mod support enables the community to build mods on one of the most stable and artistically beautiful voxel games I have seen. This game is incredibly smooth offering substantial performance with significant detail, whereas most voxel games allow high detail with moderate load. Not only is the game smooth, but offers a world height slider in world creation and render distance up to 1500 blocks. This game is leaps and bounds more optimized than any other voxel game, including on servers, overcoming MC engine obstacles and mod stability issues with ease, and offering loaded vanilla features. Realistically, I can play 150fps max settings at a 500 block render distance with an Intel i7 + GTX 1080 Ti, and it doesn't hurt performance or load times significantly to load many mods at once. The game also allows for "per world" character customization, which I didn't know I liked so much.

The gameplay itself is quite engaging, offering many hours of gameplay to experience the depth of progression, and diverging from the 3x3 crafting grid normative where applicable to deliver a much more immersive crafting experience, such as knapping stones together, micro-voxel clay forming, smithing and alloying metal, automation, and more, with ambitions to eliminate the crafting grid. Early game play is extremely balanced, it's hard, but not so hard the only objective of the game is to survive, but with a refreshing emphasis on survival. You spawn in with a handy 'survival handbook' to guide you through gameplay mechanics and give info on blocks or items you are looking at or look up in the search bar. You will notice on your first day how truly well made, unique, and consistently rewarding this game is.

This is the game that I've been looking for; ever since I played Minecraft like ten years ago and thought "not too shabby, but it just doesn't quite scratch the itch I have". I've bought a substantial chunk of games during that search; some came close (like Voxel Turf), some were total crap splatters (like Blockscape and Rising World). On January in 2020, my search was finally over when I found Vintage Story. So, this is more of a thank you to the devs rather than like a review with little bullet points and whatnot. This is the game that I've told every gamer I know about.  

Beautiful game. Awesome dev team that updates the game and interacts with and listens to the community. And the fact its super easy to mod is just a huge plus for me

Absolutely fantastic little game based on certain Minecraft mods, with, in my opinion, far more potential. I'm very excited to see where it goes, but even where it is right now, it is well worth the price.

immersive and pleasant experience. it's like reading a book!

Ich finde das Spiel sehr komplex, es macht mega viel Spaß und es wird nicht so schnell langweilig . 

Danke liebe Entwickler/in für dieses tolle Spiel 

This is literally the game I have been looking for. It's amazing thanks for the incredible and fully immersive world. I've already bought the game for myself and a couple of other people with a game server. It was so easy to set up. Now I'm going to need to use my vacation days because I just can't stop playing! Amazing 11/10 would recommend.