Earth's Dawn has an unusual visual style and an enjoyable role-playing system, though a boring plot, poorly developed characters and a hundred of silly side quests reducing all efforts to zero. It is a good game for killing your time, but the developers forgot to release a portable version, with which its short sessions would be much more appreciat...
Earth's Dawn2015
Earth's Dawn
2015 Rising Star Games69Worthwhile
Playtime
ModerateIt typically takes about 20 hours to finish the game.
Playable on
- Steam DeckPlayable
- Steam MachineVerified
Available on
- −80%$1.69
- $3.99
- $4.50
- $29.99
Game modes
Details
- Launch
- September 18, 2015
- Developer
- OneorEight
- Publisher
- Rising Star Games
- Themes
Overview
"Developed by OneorEight and previously released in Japan under the name Earth Wars, "Earth’s Dawn" fuses frenetic side-scrolling action mechanics with RPG elements and a hard-edged manga aesthetic to deliver a deep and unique gameplay experience. From the outset Earth’s Dawn gives gamers the freedom to enjoy the game their way – from creating their own character; customization of skill trees to augment abilities best suited to play style; weapon and equipment crafting; alongside a unique narrative-driven branching mission system."
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Reception
Press68
Players79
WorthwhileGood- Metacritic68from 12 reviews
- OpenCritic67from 19 reviews
A game which offers a lot of depth for player choice, but poor execution makes all the effort feel pointless. Earth's Dawn tries to make up for its lack of content with too much repetitive gameplay.
It’s engaging, exciting and works hard to keep pulling you back in.
Earth's Dawn is a solid little title with a few minor niggles that hold it back from being a great title. On the surface, the game appears quite simple and yet the combat, skills and crafting make for quite a deep and intriguing game with many gameplay and combat possibilities.
This is like if you took Earth Defense Force, Starship Troopers and Guardian Heroes and tossed them into a blender. A wonderfully action packaged game, tons of fun combat and a vast customization system, Earth's Dawn is well worth the price of admission.