Let me start by saying steam reviews are ridiculously unfair at best and people just bomb the games with 20 minutes play time or less let the feking thing cook 1st and if it doesn’t improve after launch fare enough bomb it it’s early access you know the risks. The game isn’t half bad I finished the tutorial and started processing my own dirt. I’m enjoying what I’ve done so far and I’m sure with a bit of time this will turn into something more enjoyable for all. The art style is something Ive come to enjoy in games I have a few like it ( art of rally, over the hill etc etc) the game states it wasn’t designed to be played with a controller but that’s all I’ve used with the odd k/b key so that a plus and using the machines with controller is a damn sit easier than K/B as well. The game needs some attention though I will say that for example the way the character runs is a joke all I did was laugh at him and he’s got tits when the camera is at a certain angle I ended up putting my pov to FPP so it didn’t distract me, there is also a bit of stuttering visuals when I’m walking about but not when in machines. There needs to be poi’s on the map and to be able to see where your character is, can be easy to lose where you are when leaving your claim. Other than that I’m enjoying it. I enjoy machines IRL so doing it in game just does it for me. @Dev, keep updating your game and make it the best it can be turn the bomb reviews around because it has promise. Good luck, look forward to seeing it develop.
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Groundwork Simulator
63%Mixed
of all 584 reviews on Steam60%▼ 3
recommend the game, last 7 days545First week
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| Day | Recommended | Not recommended | Recommending the game |
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| 11 October, 7 days before | 0 | 0 | too few |
| 12 October, 7 days before | 0 | 0 | too few |
| 13 October, 7 days before | 0 | 0 | too few |
| 14 October, 7 days before | 0 | 0 | too few |
| 15 October, 7 days before | 0 | 0 | too few |
| 16 October, 7 days before | 0 | 0 | too few |
| 17 October, 7 days before | 0 | 0 | too few |
| 18 October, last 7 days | 0 | 0 | too few |
| 19 October, last 7 days | 0 | 0 | too few |
| 20 October, last 7 days | 0 | 0 | too few |
| 21 October, last 7 days | 0 | 0 | too few |
| 22 October, last 7 days | 141 | 147 | 49% |
| 23 October, last 7 days | 104 | 35 | 75% |
| 24 October, last 7 days | 84 | 34 | 71% |
Most helpful reviews, 18 to 24 October
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This game is not in a playable state. I could not even hook up the hoses to the second pump in the tutorial. There were invisible walls blocking access to parts of the tutorial drill site. The game is at best in a alpha testing state and we are the ones that should be getting paid to test their game instead of paying $20 to play test their game for them. I have requested a refund, but I may buy this game in the future if they continue development and the ui and playability improves.
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| Language | Reviews | Share | Players recommending the gameThe line marks all languages together, 62%. The chip shows how far each language is above or below it. |
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| English | 392 | 67% | 63%+1 |
| German | 41 | 7% | 49%−13 |
| French | 33 | 6% | 82%+20 |
| Russian | 29 | 5% | 55%−7 |
| Portuguese - Brazil | 27 | 5% | 63%+1 |
| Turkish | 8 | 1% | |
| Swedish | 7 | 1% | |
| Norwegian | 6 | 1% | |
| Other languages | 43 | 7% |
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