You can currently try this upcoming Steam game for free, but whether or not you’ll actually want to is another matter entirely.
If you enjoy the oddly calming yet simultaneously terrifying vibes of isolation in Subnautica, and you love slapping stuff together and crafting random junk in Valheim, then today’s Steam title may just be exactly the type of game you’ve been craving.
Said recommendation does come with a bit of a caveat however, but we’ll get into that bit later on down the line.
30 Days on Ship is an upcoming life sim survival game on Steam, from developers Madnetic Games and publisher PlayWay, and I am admittedly already feeling negatively towards this game because… shouldn’t it be 30 Days on a Ship? Actually never mind, I’m the last person who should get judgy about grammatical stuff.
Anyway, grammar related tangent aside, the devs behind 30 Days on Ship just released a demo for the game. Great news, right?
Ehh, well, it currently has a “Mixed” rating on Steam, with 62% of the reviews being positive as of writing.
Now a 6/10 for a game isn’t awful by any means, but the issue for me is that even the positive reviews on this one list a lot of issues. Here’s a couple of review excerpts so you can see what I mean.
“Definitely needs some polish, but giving it some slack because it is still just a demo”, writes Steam user Trav3sty.
“Overall though, I completed the Demo and the trailer of what was to come looks promising and definitely makes me excited to see how the development comes along. With a bit of polish and some QOL improvements, this game could be a lot of fun, and if you enjoy the stranded in the ocean survival vibes, I think there could be a lot here to enjoy.”
“Conceptually, this game is interesting, but from a demo, it’s very lacking. The performance, while not terrible, wasn’t great either. As far as a gameplay loop, I didn’t really feel like I got much of a taste. Definitely I didn’t feel like this was an immersive crafting survival game”, commented Steam reviewer Delilah.
“All in all, I wouldn’t buy this in its current state based on the demo. Hopefully, it’s just a very rough pass.”
To be completely fair to the devs, they are replying to a lot of the negative feedback in a positive way, stating that they released the demo in this shape so they can incorporate the stuff the players want in the full release.
Ultimately you’re going to have to give this one a go to decide which side of the fence you’re on, but at least it’s a good sign that the devs are listening to the community.