The Scouring

Item: The Scouring
Rating: 79
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-08-13

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Summary

Engaging core gameplay, fun RTS experience
Excellent modding and workshop support
Pleasing and clean visuals
Insufficient game content
AI behavior issues
Building size and placement issues

Emotions

Satisfaction27%Hope11%Disappointment11%Excitement11%Frustration8%

Reviews (sample size): 106
Helpful reviews: 85%
Unhelpful reviews: 15%
Protest reviews: 0%

79%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
21%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 320
Negative points: 126
Gameplay points: 75
Perf. points: 1
Rec. points: 51
Misc points: 56

Point	Description	Importance
Engaging & Fun Core Gameplay Description Players overwhelmingly praise the game's core gameplay, finding it fun, engaging, and well-designed. Many highlight its strong resemblance to classic RTS titles like Warcraft, offering a nostalgic yet fresh experience. Importance 99%	Players overwhelmingly praise the game's core gameplay, finding it fun, engaging, and well-designed. Many highlight its strong resemblance to classic RTS titles like Warcraft, offering a nostalgic yet fresh experience.	99%
Excellent Modding & Workshop Support Description The game's robust modding and Steam Workshop support from launch is highly appreciated. This feature is seen as a significant value-add, promising longevity and community-driven content. Importance 18%	The game's robust modding and Steam Workshop support from launch is highly appreciated. This feature is seen as a significant value-add, promising longevity and community-driven content.	18%
Pleasing & Clean Visuals Description The game's visual style, described as simple, clean, and cartoonish, is well-received. Players find the graphics pleasant and attractive, contributing positively to the overall experience. Importance 17%	The game's visual style, described as simple, clean, and cartoonish, is well-received. Players find the graphics pleasant and attractive, contributing positively to the overall experience.	17%
Innovative Heroic & AI Modes Description The 'Heroic Mode' and AI assist features are noted as innovative and enjoyable. These options provide new ways to play, catering to different player preferences and skill levels. Importance 12%	The 'Heroic Mode' and AI assist features are noted as innovative and enjoyable. These options provide new ways to play, catering to different player preferences and skill levels.	12%
Impressive Small Team Development Description The game's impressive development by a small team, often a single developer, is frequently mentioned. Players also appreciate the active developer communication and the strong foundation laid for future updates. Importance 11%	The game's impressive development by a small team, often a single developer, is frequently mentioned. Players also appreciate the active developer communication and the strong foundation laid for future updates.	11%
Fluid & Responsive Controls Description Players commend the game's fluid and responsive controls, which contribute to a fast-paced and smooth gameplay experience. This responsiveness is compared favorably to other well-known RTS titles. Importance 9%	Players commend the game's fluid and responsive controls, which contribute to a fast-paced and smooth gameplay experience. This responsiveness is compared favorably to other well-known RTS titles.	9%
Unique Progression & Systems Description Unique mechanics like the unit leveling system, food system, and matchmaking with a ladder are noted for adding depth and distinction to the gameplay. Importance 8%	Unique mechanics like the unit leveling system, food system, and matchmaking with a ladder are noted for adding depth and distinction to the gameplay.	8%
Diverse Game Modes & Multiplayer Description The game offers a variety of game modes and multiplayer options, contributing to its overall appeal and replayability. Importance 6%	The game offers a variety of game modes and multiplayer options, contributing to its overall appeal and replayability.	6%
Strategic Capturable Towers Description The mechanic of neutral and capturable towers is a liked feature, adding strategic depth to the game. Importance 4%	The mechanic of neutral and capturable towers is a liked feature, adding strategic depth to the game.	4%
High Player Engagement Description Players report strong positive emotional responses, including a desire for 'just one more round' and enjoyment even when playing with bots. Importance 4%	Players report strong positive emotional responses, including a desire for 'just one more round' and enjoyment even when playing with bots.	4%
Impactful Cannon Mechanics Description The visual impact and effectiveness of cannons in battles are specifically highlighted as a liked mechanic. Importance 4%	The visual impact and effectiveness of cannons in battles are specifically highlighted as a liked mechanic.	4%
Good Audio & Soundtrack Description The game's musical accompaniment and sound design are noted as good and surprising, enhancing the overall experience. Importance 3%	The game's musical accompaniment and sound design are noted as good and surprising, enhancing the overall experience.	3%
Engaging Building Interactions Description Specific building interaction mechanics, such as units scaling buildings with ladders and defendable roofs, are praised for adding depth to combat and base defense. Importance 3%	Specific building interaction mechanics, such as units scaling buildings with ladders and defendable roofs, are praised for adding depth to combat and base defense.	3%
Manageable Large-Scale Battles Description Battles are described as large-scale yet manageable, requiring thoughtful tactics. Importance 3%	Battles are described as large-scale yet manageable, requiring thoughtful tactics.	3%

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