My short review about the Vain #video #survivalgame https://youtu.be/cSIzlClHAS0?si=Uj-OYv0_3glxZGgR #Info #Review #Vain Foreword: The game has some good ideas and the two developers both seem to be honest, hardworking guys. The game is always absolutely free as a demo in the latest version and this will probably remain the case in a slimmed down form after the game is released. What kind of game is it actually: I'll keep it short, if you know Zomboid, DayZ, 7 Days to Die, Scum etc. then you'll definitely be in good hands with this game. It already offers a lot of variety. For example, you can play different types of games. You can either play online with others on a server. Or you can play alone and there's even a sandbox version in addition to the single player, with a kind of god mode where you can just start playing and try everything out without having to panic about dying. Panic because there's also an iron mode and a perma death mode. There's a subtle building mode in the game, so you can build bases and also conquer bases. The construction mode itself is not very complicated and you can only convert or expand buildings that already exist in the game into bases. But this is absolutely fine and sufficient. You can also find lots of cars. From police cars to trucks, mobile homes and even ambulances, everything is there. You often have to repair the car first, but you can drive all the different types. There is even a cool ATV in the game. What else? Oh yes, you have to pay attention to food and drink, exhaustion and sleep, illnesses and if you get bitten by a zombie you are infected and should immediately look for suitable meds. There is already a lot of stuff for farming and mining and there is a lot more in the main game. There are still a few placeholders in the game, but these are not annoying. The inventory is very well divided into categories, but only in list form and still a bit cumbersome, but that will definitely get better. The graphics are also supposed to get a lot better, although thanks to Unreal Engine 5 they are already really good. Depending on your graphics card, you can also use the latest Unreal Engine versions. In my opinion, the game is still somewhat poorly optimized. With my small Intel ARC 380 6GB 2200MhZ performance, an i5 12th generation with 12 cores and 32 gig 3200 MhZ RAM, I can only play with low to medium settings, otherwise it stutters. This definitely needs to be improved. My conclusion: If you like games like this, you should really give it a try and take a few hours to do it, don't give up right at the beginning, because many cool features only develop or are only gradually understood. Why (?) well, you are not particularly guided by the hand and have to discover a lot of things yourself. There are even supposed to be tasks in the game, i.e. RPG elements. There is even a real moving train in the game and the map is a whole 14 square kilometers in size with lots of content. Finally, I want to mention that the character editor is probably one of the most comprehensive I've ever seen. There are sliders and endless customization options, and if more hair and eye colors and a few more hairstyle types are added later, then that will be really cool. So folks, grab one of the 70 functioning melee weapons or one of the 10 firearms in the game, or just a cool bow and off you go. You can also fish, swim and hunt. There's something for everyone and for just a demo, the game works really well! Greetings, your Andi