The developers of Impact Winter have created a solid survival game with a unique art style that will appeal to a certain type of player. But whether you enjoy it will really depend on how much you enjoy the micromanagement of the games' systems and can forgive its limited narrative and repetitive resource grind. For my money – there is better out t...
Impact Winter2017
Impact Winter
2017 Bandai Namco Entertainment65Worthwhile
Playtime
ModerateIt typically takes about 15 hours to finish the game.
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Details
- Launch
- May 23, 2017
- Developer
- Mojo Bones
- Publisher
- Bandai Namco Entertainment
- Themes
Overview
In 30 days, help is coming... A mysterious radio transmission claims that help is inbound. You are Jacob Solomon: leader of a makeshift team trying to survive the aftermath of a devastating asteroid collision. The world you once knew is no more – buried deep beneath the constant snowfall. Your goal: keep your companions alive until rescue.
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Reception
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Worthwhile- Metacritic63from 24 reviews
- OpenCritic65from 25 reviews
Try to survive 30 days during a nuclear winter in hustile surroundings. A freedom in choosing your own playstyle is great, but the game lacks finishing touches.
Without convoluted gameplay systems and a myriad of menus to get your head around, Impact Winter's streamlined approach to the genre is faultlessly welcoming and instantly engaging. It means it's perfectly at home on console, too, and considering the budget-price release, you probably ought to at least give it a try.
There is an extremely interesting world on display in Impact Winter and there are traces of greatness scattered throughout. Unfortunately, there are far too many examples of cumbersome, clumsy, and frustrating execution that end up melting away the game's frosty facade. With such a heavy emphasis on multiple playthroughs, most players would be lucky...
It's not a game you'd call "fun", but the atmosphere and wealth of tasks and locations make it well worth your time.