Surviving the Aftermath - post-apocalyptic colony builder from Paradox

[Chaosdwarft]

Okay, so as a good Paradox Whale (TM) I bought this early access title. So far it feels like a reskin of Surviving Mars, with less exciting features, and what feels like a smaller map. Also getting a bit of Depraved vibe... Again this is early access so I feel like only 50% of the game is really there (I hope). To give you an idea you build up your settlement in a limited terrain while having an overworld map to interact with. The overworld map is divided into regions, that you must explore first to discover what stockpile of resources (basic stuff like planks of wood, plastic, research...) they hold, some are guarded with raiders/bandits that you can kill.

I generated 3 different colonies with different starting conditions (easy, "normal" and hard). So far I did not feel any real challenge difference. Sure on the hard settings I had less fertile land and had to deal with more nuclear waste disposal, but nothing a fully staffed medic can take care of. I mean you don't even really need actual medicine resource to treat most ailments. I have not figure out yet how to get plastic or concrete besides "mining" them.

TLDR: So far the gameplay feels rather bland (like someone forgot to add salt or spices to the food), in between Surviving Mars and Depraved.

 

[cvv]

Funny, for me the similarity to Surviving Mars is the least pronounced. It's way closer to Frostpunk or Rimworld (haven't played Banished). Anyway it's useless trying to guess the quality with games like this during EA, Surviving Mars stopped being a buggy, boring mess only a year into the release or so. But I do think the basis is solid.

 

[Norfleet]

It's a Paradox game, what did you expect? All Paradox games are buggy, half-finished messes on release. Pre-release versions will be even worse!

 

[Mortmal]

It's way under usual paradox games, very bland, dumbed down , no depth at all .It's more boring than my one liner posts.

 

[thesecret1]

very bland, dumbed down , no depth at all

But that sounds exactly like usual Paradox games

 

[Mortmal]

very bland, dumbed down , no depth at all

But that sounds exactly like usual Paradox games

Oh no , i could put hundred to thousands of hours into paradox games due to the number of options and tools and the emerging gameplay of those sandbox games, this one i had enough after only a few hours.

 

[Life of the Party]

 

[Infinitron]

 

[Space Satan]

Okay, every single leader of a faction is female, along with fat developer. I can guess where it is going.

 

[lightbane]

A woman that's ugly, likely fat and wears glasses. The identifiers of any SJW-friendly dev. Also Epic Store, because fuck you twice.

Hopefully Corona-chan will wipe out these retards.

 

[cvv]

Sad. Apart from that tho it seems like the perfect game for these dark times.

 

[thesecret1]

Guess this one's not worth a playthrough then

 

[tindrli]

i didnt know.. i did had good time playing it for a few days

 

[LESS T_T]

Steam page already?





It's standard 1-year exclusivity, from the description of the trailer:

The Early Access on Steam will launch on October 22, 2020.

Maybe they're going to release a demo in Steam Game Festival. That would be funny.

 

[Infinitron]

 

[Life of the Party]

 

[cvv]

Almost a full extra year for the game to be finished?

 

[tindrli]

Almost a full extra year for the game to be finished?

knowing paradox it will NEVER be finished

 

[LESS T_T]

https://www.paradoxinteractive.com/...-based-iceflake-studios/#.XxGhKFRjnVE.twitter

Paradox Interactive Acquires Finland-based Iceflake Studios
Developer of Surviving the Aftermath Now Operating as Paradox’s Ninth Internal Studio

STOCKHOLM and TAMPERE, Finland – July 17, 2020 – Paradox Interactive, a publisher and developer of games worth acquiring, today announced the acquisition of Iceflake Studios, a developer located in Tampere, Finland. This brings the total number of studios owned and operated by Paradox Interactive to nine, with locations in six countries.

Iceflake Studios was founded in 2007 and has developed games for PCs, consoles and for all current VR and mobile platforms. The studio is currently developing Surviving the Aftermath with Paradox, a survival management-strategy game now available in early access on PC and Xbox.

“When we started our discussion with Paradox, we knew that we had a very like-minded approach. Our collaboration with Surviving the Aftermath has been excellent and showed how similar our approach to development is. So when Paradox suggested that we could become part of the family, we were thrilled,” said Lasse Liljedahl, Co-Founder and Studio Manager at Iceflake. “It did not hurt that we were fans of Paradox games ourselves, to begin with! This new step helps us to focus on our dream of becoming one of the best developers in the game genres we love so much.”

“The collaborative efforts we’ve shared thus far with Iceflake have given us all the confidence that this is a natural fit,” said Charlotta Nilsson, COO at Paradox Interactive. “Surviving the Aftermath fits the Paradox portfolio perfectly, and Iceflake has shown themselves to be the kind of partner who can help us create more titles in our core genres. Turning this relationship into a long-term partnership is an easy decision, and we’re eager to share more great games with our audience in the years to come.”

Iceflake Studios joins the rapidly growing family of studios at Paradox Interactive, which also includes Paradox Development Studio in Stockholm; Paradox Arctic in Umeå, Sweden; the Paradox development team in Malmö, Sweden; Paradox Tectonic in Berkeley, California; Triumph Studios in Delft, The Netherlands; Harebrained Schemes in Seattle; Paradox Tinto in Barcelona, and Playrion Game Studio in Paris.

 

[Infinitron]

Epic exclusivity is over, still in Early Access:

 

[cvv]

Afaik EA lasts till summer next year or some such.

 

[tindrli]

how is it now? is it playable? is it still boring after couple of hours?

 

[cvv]

how is it now? is it playable? is it still boring after couple of hours?

If you played that the moment it hit EA like me it was just a stump of a game, ofc it was boring fast. I've been following the game tho and they're adding wads and heaps of layers every few months. I haven't reinstalled it since coz next time I play I wanna experience the whole package but on paper they seem to be doing a good job.

 

[fantadomat]

I played the demo a few months ago,and it was ok game but pretty easy.

Does anyone else gets annoyed at the architecture of the postapo ?

 

[Infinitron]

Releasing on November 16th: