Darfall
Last updated: 2025-05-10
- Addictive gameplay experience; generally recommended for RTS fans.
- Functional map editor and responsive developers.
- Nostalgic Warcraft-like RTS, survival, base-building blend.
- Hero development offers unique playstyles.
- Prematurely ending maps/campaigns.
- Tedious resource management and crafting elements.
- Reviews
(sample size) - 63
- Helpful reviews
- 90%
- Unhelpful reviews
- 10%
- Protest reviews
- 0%
- 88%Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
- 12%Helpful reviews with negative sentiment
- Positive points
- 110
- Negative points
- 64
- Gameplay points
- 31
- Perf. points
- 4
- Rec. points
- 39
- Misc points
- 4
| Point | Description | Importance |
|---|---|---|
| Enjoyable, addictive gameplay experience | The game is praised for its enjoyable gameplay loop, engaging mechanics, and overall fun factor. Many reviewers highlight the addictive nature of the game, its replayability, and the satisfying sense of progression. The game's reasonable price is also frequently mentioned as a positive aspect. | 93% |
| Functional map editor; responsive developers | The game features a fully functional map editor, allowing players to create their own scenarios. The developers are responsive and quick to resolve issues, indicating a commitment to player satisfaction and game improvement. | 47% |
| Nostalgic Warcraft-like experience | The game evokes nostalgia, particularly drawing comparisons to Warcraft 3 and the classic Orcs vs. Humans theme. Reviewers appreciate the familiar elements and the way the game fills a void in the strategy genre, successfully capturing the essence of older titles while adding its own unique twist. | 36% |
| Variety of content and potential | The game offers a variety of content and options, including different biomes, game modes, and a substantial amount of content to explore. Reviewers also note the potential for future updates and additions, indicating ongoing development and support for the game. | 22% |
| Challenging, brutal combat and survival | The game features challenging and brutal combat, requiring strategic thinking and resource management. Defending against undead hordes and surviving nightly attacks are key elements of the gameplay experience, adding to the tension and engagement. | 16% |
| Hero development with unique playstyles | The game involves developing a hero with unique playstyles, enhancing the gameplay experience. The hero's progression and increasing power was enjoyable. | 9% |
| Character strengths and team compositions | These points provide specific gameplay tips and observations about character strengths and team compositions. While potentially useful, their impact is limited to specific scenarios and character choices. | 9% |
| Excellent voice acting | The game features excellent voice acting and well-crafted dialogue scenes in the cutscenes, enhancing the story and overall presentation. | 7% |
| Great, thematically correct music | The game's music is great and thematically appropriate, contributing to the overall atmosphere and immersion. | 4% |
| Horrific, panicked atmosphere | The game's atmosphere is described as having 'horrible, panicked, undead-infested vibes,' creating a sense of tension and immersion. | 4% |