My last few weeks with Abiotic Factor have been a cure for survival crafting burnout. I thought I'd never want to look at another crafting bench again, but it turns out, all I really needed was a
"So I've always had this interest in survival games, but I'm not a big fan of survival games," Keene told PC Gamer in an interview last week."I play them with friends, but I always find them to be quite grindy and kind of boring." You have to eat, drink, and rest, but not all that often. When you do take a nap or drop a deuce, a timing minigame appears to make time pass quicker. You only need to craft tools once and then easily repair them. Keene said his team was inspired by another unorthodox survival game, Project Zomboid, and its"Moodle" system.Keep up to date with the most important stories and the best deals, as picked by the PC Gamer team.
These simple simulations pair well with Abiotic Factor's exploration. You're initially dropped in the first floor of the Gate Cascade Research Facility. Near the starting point is a plaza that spokes off toward a handful of different departments. Inching my way through hallways with nothing but a pipe club and crossbow made from a table leg and highlighters often feels like I'm playing a long-lost Half-Life spinoff story, or the Prey 2017 sequel of my dreams.