Early Access Surv-ombie-horror games

[Irwin John Finster]

So did any of these games during the boom of early access suvival zombie horror fests actually produce a finished product? I saw a review of 7 Days to Die and am shocked that it's still in EARLY ACCESS ALPHA. Day Z also comes to mind.

I can't think of a single one that actually produced a finished product.

These games seem to have what TotalBiscuit referred to as a "nomadic fanbase" where they come out in early access and have a bunch of people playing it, who then get bored and move on to the next early access crapfest that never finishes, basically buying unfinished games that are abandoned and moving on to newer unfinished survombie games that also never finish.

 

[Makta]

H1Z1? Not sure if it went that rout but i have a feeling it did.

 

[Deleted member 93956]

Well, Unturned is a pretty decent one, it has gone through 3 major stages, it gets almost-weekly updates aand it's a F2P with no transactions beyond the "Gold" DLC, only aesthetics and a CS:GO-like item market.
It's pretty amazing for an 18 years old developer who pairs it with college 0.o
Stranded Deep... Ergh. Nice idea, but flying cannibals and spaceship-boathouses got me off quickly.

 

[Ragemage]

Ugh, don't remind me of back when I purchased stand-alone DayZ like an idiot. Waste of 40 dollars. They never fucking made it a full game. I'd get a refund if I could but I bought it like 2-3 years ago.

I'll agree with @Arnust , Unturned is a simplistic game but fairly enjoyable to play. Especially if you have a friend to tag along.

 

[Deleted member 93956]

Lol, about 7 Days to die...

Is it a rehash? Is it a classic departure from PC to PS4/Xbone?
Or is it a live action just for the looks? No idea.
Ah, and it has something to do with Telltale.

 

[mrchaos]

These type of games are more enjoyable when played with someone else.

 

[Makta]

These type of games are more enjoyable when played with someone else.

Bought one game like that ever and even if this is true they are 90% of the time not worth the money.

Escape from Tarkov may be a purchas for me but i'm still not 100% sure.

 

[Risewild]

Lol, about 7 Days to die...

Is it a rehash? Is it a classic departure from PC to PS4/Xbone?
Or is it a live action just for the looks? No idea.
Ah, and it has something to do with Telltale.

It seems like it is the story of a naked (for some reason) homeless guy that stumbles upon a crime scene, contaminates it and steals all he wants from it, then he shoots arrows at nothing and follows blood trails, finds a cabin in the woods, squatter in it, sharpens sticks into pointy sticks, barricades himself in the cabin and when the owners come back and break in their own cabin, the homeless guy shoots them in the face with a shotgun and pistol he got somewhere...

 

[mrchaos]

Bought one game like that ever and even if this is true they are 90% of the time not worth the money.

Escape from Tarkov may be a purchas for me but i'm still not 100% sure.

That´s why you only buy one game and if you´re lucky you get who´s part of the 10%. If it isn´t, the hell with it, there better, completed games out there.

 

[Irwin John Finster]

Bought one game like that ever and even if this is true they are 90% of the time not worth the money.

Escape from Tarkov may be a purchas for me but i'm still not 100% sure.

My reaction to Escape from Tarkov is the same as with any of the other games like this: Let me know when it's finished.

So many "developers" announce these wildly ambitious mods/projects, generate hype, get a lot of purchases, and realize they don't know what they're doing, and you end up with a half made alpha that you paid for.

And the excuse is almost always the same: "We didn't realize making a game would be this hard/expensive."

Seen it too many times, and the only early access game I've bought since seeing all this happen is Factorio, which was thankfully worth it.

 

[Makta]

My reaction to Escape from Tarkov is the same as with any of the other games like this: Let me know when it's finished.

So many "developers" announce these wildly ambitious mods/projects, generate hype, get a lot of purchases, and realize they don't know what they're doing, and you end up with a half made alpha that you paid for.

And the excuse is almost always the same: "We didn't realize making a game would be this hard/expensive."

Seen it too many times, and the only early access game I've bought since seeing all this happen is Factorio, which was thankfully worth it.

They post a lot of uppdates and so far everything is looking good but i will indeed wait untill i'm sure it won't blow.