This problem was particularly apparent with survival games, which are among the most popular
early access titles in general.
The overall quality for this game is already pretty high for a recently
released early access title, however there are a few problems that I would like fixing in future patches.
If you're someone who doesn't
mind early access titles, I would strongly advise supporting this game and giving it a go, because it will absolutely surprise you.
As you may have noticed, Death by Beta hasn't been posting much on
early access titles lately, mostly because it is just so difficult to keep up with all of them.
This is part of the site's one hour review series that takes a quick look
into early access titles to see what they have to offer.
There are obviously some problems that should be addressed in the future, but as a recently
released early access title, I would say that there are certainly more positives than negatives.
Dungeon Defenders II is currently available as a
Steam Early Access title for Windows PC and is in early access on the PlayStation ® 4 system.
«However, Xbox offers the Game Preview Program as an option
for Early Access titles to get started on the platform.
It's not that we didn't enjoy the trailers for Giant Cop, The Surge, Vamyr, Superhot VR, Observer and Overland, or the interviews of the developers behind ARK, Dual Universe, Mount and Blade 2, Lawbreakers and Killing Floor 2, but no one announcement stood out above the others as being especially massive, and a large quantity of the games were
early access titles from indie developers.
Steam's top sellers have been full
of Early Access titles such as DayZ, Rust, The Stomping Land, Starbound and many more hits.
It would appear that a number of
new early access titles hit Steam this morning, and one in particular stands out to me as being rather unique.
While the embryonic nature of most
Early Access title makes them difficult to recommend, Descenders easily offers enough enjoyment to justify it's purchase price.
PC part manufacturer Antec has announced that it will be throwing its support into the Irregular Corporation's
Early Access title PC Building Simulator.
Larian Studios proudly announced that their Steam
Early Access title Divinity: Original Sin has just seen a massive update, shifting the game...
Crytek's
Early Access title Hunt: Showdown has received a major patch, which delivers several new changes into the game, including changes to gameplay.
I was equally as hesitant about reviewing one of my
first Early Access titles for Wccftech, unsure of just how much content developers Hyperbolic Magnetism could put into their first VR title.
Prison Architect @ 50 % off / $ 14.99 — This game is probably one of the most
popular Early Access titles on Steam at this point and time.
Players should be more discerning with their Early Access purchases, and developers should not publish their games to Early Access unless they fit the criteria for a
good Early Access title.
Epic Games unveiled a Halloween - inspired Fortnitemares update for the Battle Royale mode of their popular
Early Access title Fortnite today.
Bluehole's
early access title struggles to maintain its 30 fps target and certain conditions in particular can contribute to some particularly poor moments.
There is a solid review score display, and generous return system, and the ability to
ignore Early Access titles entirely if you don't want to risk buying a dud.
For platforms, I think Steam's inflexibility with custom business models and the forced nature of
promoting Early Access titles as final SKU's on their storefront next to finished titles goes against the idea of providing developers safe ground to sell their game while in - development (while also sending conflicting messages to considering developers and consumers).
With the recent troubles it had with the critically well - received first - person shooter Lawbreakers, and the ill - timed release of «xtreme»
early access title Radical Heights, it was unfortunately expected.
Xbox Game Preview Hub where you can find all the reviews; articles, videos and information
about early access titles on the console.
Initially launching as a successful survival
sandbox Early Access title, Fortnite's companion PvP mode has shot numbers through the roof.
There have been numerous examples of well
run early access titles, like Minecraft and Space Engineers, but it can be abused.
There are
awesome early access titles on Steam like QuiVR, Subnautica or Sairento that do better than FDEV development and communication wise.
While Early Access titles often attract scepticism, Niche is one of those gems that already provides hours of fun gameplay and a consistent rollout of updates.
The brave decision to release a developer diary today was taken by Games Farm for
upcoming Early Access title Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms which has a touch of Diablo about it.
ARK: Survival Evolved has become the fastest
growing Early Access title and most - played open world survival game ever due to our wonderful fans!
The game launched on Steam Early Access earlier this week, quickly becoming the second best -
selling Early Access title after PLAYERUNKNOWN's Battlegrounds.
The game is currently in Early Access on Steam, but it truly doesn't feel like many other
Early Access titles out there and the fact that it feels more complete.
As a result, we're starting to see developers beginning to bring their Steam
Early Access titles over to Xbox Game Preview in order to break into consoles and hopefully reach a wider audience.
Games without official release dates (like this week's
new Early Access title Divinity: Original Sin 2) are omitted, since they may not arrive until 2017.
While those wins are most definitely impressive and certainly worthy of merit, we also can't help but wonder what sort of precedent this sets for developers and publishers looking to
release early access titles.