Mirklurk: Every Step Matters

This game has a long way to go. Balance is non-existent and it's 95% busy work (and not the good grindy kind). I can see what he's going for here, but the mark has been missed. Brutal reality is the name of the game, unless reality would mitigate some aspect of said brutality. Then, reality is tossed away. On top of that it is very slow. Things like how mouse events are not calculated on mouse movement or per frame, so you constantly have to move the mouse out of a tile, then back into it for interactables to trigger becomes a pain because its a thing you do hundreds and hundreds of times. Too much friction. Small constant needless things like that can ruin it. Oh, and you constantly fall because even at full stamina & focus there is a relatively substantial chance to trip over a blade of grass. Being my favorite genre, I'll stay at it. I bet there's a substantial feeling of accomplishment if RNG goes your way and doesn't fill early quest necessary caves with later game enemies, you could get somewhere. Maybe the dev will tighten up some of the bad aspects of the game and then this review will be different. It needn't change drastically. The current ratio of potential fun to actual fun is off the charts here. Mostly coming from the insanely slow pace due to restricted movement. Just 10-15% more would make a world of difference. But, if your even just a SEMI-casual player, and your wondering if this is for you, stay away for now.

The game is fun, in its own way and it is worth the asking price of almost 10 Euros. Having gotten this out of the way, some feedback for the developer: a) The game is on the easy side of things, if you figure out how it works. For example, noticing that the dungeons are randomised and that the loot you find is also randomised, can lead to "save scumming for better loot or a better dungeon seed". This option must go and the loot and dungeons could be randomised as they are now, but not be reset with its loading. (it is technically possible since once the dungeon is rolled and you interact with it and you save in it, the game saves that dungeon and does not reroll it ever again) b) Bows are impossible to use in dungeons making the skill tree options for them, irrelevant. c) Some skills are also hard to fathom investing on, like the firestarter. Just buying that axe from the mage practically gives you +15%, which means that you get 5 points on that skill for 2 and a half silvers. d) Waiting for my character to get a decent weapon and then investing 10 points in the relevant skill, really trivialised the combat. It makes you an instant powerhouse. That is not bad, since you take a risk of not really leveling up anything for ten levels, but it does mean that most of the other skills are comparatively not really worth bothering with. e) Wellbeing is somewhat inscrutable. Can you die from bad wellbeing? What does it do, other than affect potential bad rolls in walking and actions? f) There is no reason to explore most of the place. I got most of my equipment by dwelving in dungeons in the first area and in the second and apart from the main quest, the game is empty. Sidequests are needed and more content on the maps (random places of interest) and loot. Enhancing the crafting options and implying that finding new materials will unlock new more powerful crafting options might do the trick. g) Maybe some gates/teleportation might be a good idea as well. Coming back from C4 to A1, just to be told that I had to get to E5, when there is nothing of interest in between, was a bit of a bummer. A teleport stones solution, at least in the main quest (like those summoning stones), would resolve that, without trivialising the balance that the player needs to strike between weight of equipment and size of storage. I will walk to E5 because I want to finish the game, but if I could just teleport back to C4 and proceed from there would have been a massive QoL improvement for the main quest. h) At some point you get to become a "torch manager". The ability to later craft lanterns (I found one in a random loot. Very cool!) might be a good idea. And that's it. Great game otherwise. I love the combat system and the survival style and the whole thing is very cool Keep up the good work! :) Other than that, it is a great game

CON: Spelunking is painfully tedious. A fun killer. I don't wanna draw the map of caves and dungeons with physical pen & paper. I'm sure there are some hardcore gaming fans who enjoy such thing. I ain't one. PRO: Combat mechanic is clever. Game runs well except few minor glitches.

Fun and interesting Survival RPG. Surviving never feels completely trivial. The combat is extremely cool. The inventory system reminds me a lot of Neo Scavenger or Ostronauts. I do wish there was a bit more to be found in terms of making a homestead out in the Mirk, 8 hours in and all I have still is a bedroll, campfire, and storage hole. A semi permanent tent or covering would be sick, constantly fighting to get dry by a fire just for it to immediately rain again when you go to sleep felt bad. Even using tree cover it wasn't keeping you dry. All in all I would fully recommend it to any one who enjoys the genre and is okay with fighting through a bit of jank with the UI/controls.

The game is really well thought out, but I will have to say I agree with the guy who complains about the caves in reviews. I am genuinely stuck on Journal Entry 25/26 because I can not get past the Skaalmyr caves. I brought 8 torches and it still was not enough for me to get through the entire place. After all 8 torches burned out, I was just touching the wall trying to figure out where I was and somehow exited the caves instead of going further in somehow. Despite the review above sounding like I dislike the game, it is the opposite. As you can see, I was willing to play the game all the way to the 26th Journal Entry, the game is really fun just challenging. One thing I would love to see is a customizeable game settings option. For example, when creating a game, you have a game rule slider or the ability to change things within the world, like how much fog of war there is in caves.

Mirklurk reminds me so much of NEO Scavenger in the best way. Grid inventory management, punishing combat and health system, many of my favorite parts. SplatterCat put me on to this game as he has done with many other games, so shoutout to him. Definitely worth giving a try if you enjoy turn based strategy games and aren't turned off by a limited story sandbox experience, at least as of writing this review. 8/10

I had the privilege of finding a bug in the game where you basically become invincible by being SO BAD at the game. Despite being so incredibly inept at the game, it has been an absolute blast and I have since become at least adequate. If you love survival games with enchanting art styles and good music, this is the game for you. It's a complete refresh of the genre in my opinion, giving it unique and new mechanics that make it interesting. Moving forward in the game feels like a genuine adventure where you have to seriously plan and hype yourself up. Also, I would recommend joining the discord. Mattias (the developer) is incredible active, and there is a very supportive and active community there working together to make the game the best it can be. It is also where I learned I was the one to find the "wow you are bad at this" bug.

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Benim gibi neo scavenger, ostranauts, ne bileyim project zomboid doğa (wilderness) oynanışları yapan birisi iseniz. Bu oyunda gayet keyifli gelebilir. İlk başta hangi sistem ne işe yarar anlamak zor olabiliyor (Açıklamalar biraz eksik tutorial biraz garip) Ancak 3-4 saat oynayınca oyun içine baya bir çekiyor. Bir ateş yakabilmek için gerekli malzemeler yok ise acı çekiyor. Yemek bulabilmek için her türlü taşın altına bakıp böcek arıyorsun. Biliyorum Türkçe olarak bu oyunu oynayacak 10.000 kişi varızdır. Bu yazıyı okuyacaklara tavsiyem farklı bir oyun arayanlar için gayet iyi.