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Overland App Complaints & User Negative Comments 2024
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✓ Good. But control is brokenGood idea. Classic type. But I gave up in the first 10mins as I couldn’t even move the car. A tutorial will help a lot..Version: 1.0
✓ BuggyBuggy, controls don’t work, or I don’t know how to make them work..Version: 1.1.1
✓ Good concept, poor optimisationThere are some seriously frustrating factors at play here. The touch controls are terrible, the game repeatedly fails to register presses on the tiny buttons. The movement of characters feels random at points, restricting your movement for no obvious reason and overall, game performance in terms of FPS is poor. I am hopeful these issues will be corrected in a future update, though..Version: 1.0
✓ Wont start.Im playing on an almost brand new ipad(2018), the game crashes as soon as i select new game, when i restart i try to hit continue and it crashes again, tried 8 times, never worked, i was so excited to actually see a cool game rather then the normal apple offerings of puzzle games or platformers, id like to see more cool strategy and rogue-lite games, ill change this review when i actually get to play the game, ill try back in a day or two after patches, hopefully its a known bug, this is honestly the only game in the arcade that looks worth any time, i kind of wish they would just sell them instead of this subscription model, or maybe actually offer cool games that would help, i dont mind a 10 or 15 dollar price tag if its decent..Version: 1.1.0
✓ Almost unusable on iPhoneMaybe it was designed for iPad but, on iPhone it takes 3-5 tries to click on anything..Version: 1.0.4
✓ Interesting concept but terrible controlsReally interested to play this one, except it has terrible controls at the moment. All buttons are very unresponsive. Please patch cause I wanna know how the game play progresses!.Version: 1.1.2
✓ Game broken?Game seems broken. Playing on iPad Pro and the “tap here to change character isn’t working. Can’t get past the second level as I can’t even switch character. Maybe it’s just me doing it wrong but I really don’t think so. It’s a dam shame as well. Looked like a half decent game..Version: 1.1.1
✓ Again, could be great...This game has so much potential but I’ve no idea how to get there. I’m dumped in the middle of a scenario with no idea what to do or how to interact with my environment. There are items I wish I knew how to use and objects that I’m sure would provide endless hours of fascination... if I knew how to use the objects/environment to get me there. Really disappointed as it looks like it could be a really excellent game..Version: 1.0.4
✓ Constantly crashesLooks cool but haven’t really been able to play because it crashes constantly..Version: 1.1.0
✓ Melts my phoneI would love to play this game. After opening it up and playing for less than one minute my phone is overheating and has to lower frame rate and brightness. I’ve turned everything else off to try to accommodate but unfortunately it is still happening. I think it needs a frame rate cap because it drains battery for not a lot of visual..Version: 1.0
✓ Great, minor but key issuesUsability is frustrating. buttons are very small and you have to double click, so you often don’t do an action you think you did. Other than that a very fun game, and totally worth it just for the All Dogs mode..Version: 1.2.2
✓ Cool game but really difficult to playThe game has really great graphics and a awesome story but there is no tutorial at the start so it takes ages to figure out what is happening. Also the controls are really unresponsive, you have to tap or hold the buttons multiple times before the game finally realises you want to tap that button. Other wise it is a really cool game.Version: 1.1.0
✓ Fonts too smallI found the font on the main screen too small but hoped the game would be better. Alas I was unable to read anything on my iPhone 12. There is no reason, given the sheer resolution of these devices, why it should be so small. I didn’t even bother playing the game and it would seem neither did the devs. Also, the shadow map resolution on the intro is far too low resolution..Version: 1.2.0
✓ Too difficultTop notch game. Really, really well done. The problem, though, is that there's no tutorial. I understand the idea of wanting your players to learn naturally, but it's too difficult. It's hard to understand which enemies have which abilities and what will happen if I make a certain choice. For example, if your car breaks down in the game, you can still escape on foot. Only one character needs to escape and the others will follow. However, I came across a stranger and a working car with no gas. I siphoned some gas from my car to put into the new car so the new party member could drive a second car, providing more space and a backup. However, when I drove away, the new party member didn't not come with me. His car was on and he was ready to go, but instead he got out of his car and said "bye." What? I should know what I'm about to do before making a choice. Please add a detailed tutorial or the ability to change difficulty..Version: 1.0.12
✓ Interesting idea, poor executionI’m really intrigued by games with XCOM-style turn based action. Unfortunately this game offers little to no introduction or instructions to the interface or objectives. Also, the user interface is really poor. Buttons are small, and often don’t register when you tap on them. I found myself tapping a button 10+ times before it would register that I tapped the button instead of closing the menu..Version: 1.1.2
✓ Barely playableI really want to love this game. The gameplay would be fun, but it’s impossible to select anything, tapping on items or choices just closes menus repeatedly which gets old very fast. An update is desperately needed! And perhaps some sort of tutorial? Completely unable to use some car items I’ve scavenged 🤷🏻♀️.Version: 1.1.1
✓ FrustratingGreat looking game but controls need fixing.Version: 1.0
✓ Problems EverywhereI’m just gonna summarize what other people are saying, the Games controls are a mess. The buttons you select are way too small for mobile. There is no tutorial, and there a shoulder be one considering how complex this game is. At least introducing the new monsters or looters in later worlds and telling you what they do each time you see one for the first time, even with new items, I want to know what they do instead of having to ‘inspect’ my character while holding the item to find out what it does, explain the perks of having a dog over a human companion, give warnings before you leave an area that you won’t have enough gas to make it somewhere else. The game sets you up to fail from the beginning, hoping you learn how to play the game through dying and starting over multiple times, hoping you don’t quit by the time you have figured out how everything in the game works. This game also appears to run well and is a good looking game, but it causes my iPhone XS to get very hot, which I’m assuming it shouldn’t do. All in all a very fun game, but has too many glaring problems and missing aspects of the game to get a 5 star rating..Version: 1.0
✓ Really great concept but...Immediately starting out, the concept of the game is very interesting. I gave it three stars because it has some issues that make it a chore to play. Let’s start off with the cons. Cons: Controls could use a reworking. Characters are not upgradable, I would have like to see an experience bar to level up the characters perhaps having some characters that are good at some things than others. e.g. healing, scavenging, alien-bashing Pros: The concept of the game is very good! I like the idea of items. And the choices are also a good idea but perhaps one that could have more variety. Overall I give it 3-stars. It’s not bad but it could use some work. If all of these issues were resolved I wouldn’t hesitate to rate this game 5-stars..Version: 1.0
✓ Controls feel buggedI was really looking forward to Overland, but sadly something feels wrong with the tapping mechanics. Moving characters around works fine for the most part but interacting with objects is very hit and miss. You have to tap buttons twice for some reason, and the second tap fails more often than it registers, making simple interactions a chore. I hope they can look into this issue and fix it soon, as the game is bordering on broken in its current state..Version: 1.0
✓ Irresponsive character control changeKind of loving the game but when I get to the part where I met Kong the dog, I can’t tap character control change.Version: 1.1.0
✓ Has potential, but...Tried clicking the button a 100 times to change characters but it wouldn’t let me, I basically gave up on this game. It looks like it could be good but it has missed the mark..Version: 1.1.0
✓ Controls TrickyI was impressed by the look of this game, and it is the one that convinced me to try the Apple Arcade subscription - the last patch made the touch controls useable, but still a bit tricky. Worth the effort though..Version: 1.0.4
✓ Why I can‘t change character？？Why I can‘t change character？？.Version: 1.1.1
✓ Worst controls. Ever.Graphics: great Concept: great Controls: by far the worst control I ever encounter. how did they make it through the beta stage? It is impossible to follow through a strategy because the poorly designed control system. You end up punching the screen with frustration..Version: 1.1.2
✓ I love the game but it’s uselessly difficultI really love everything about the game except later stages of the game (desert and basin) are extremely hard. There simply is no need for this game to be this hard, because you can’t win. The only thing you can do is to restart until you have a decently free map where there are few monsters. Most of the time your characters are without ammo or weapons, and creatures keep resurrecting. Devs, please don’t respond saying I need to figure out how the game works — I’ve made it to the basin and I know everything about the game. It just doesn’t give you enough room to win, you are always massively outnumbered and outpowered. Since the game mechanics are very repetitive, there’s no fun in trying to restart just to get an easier map. I don’t know how you will fix this, but until then, 2 stars for all the frustration and countless hours I’ve spent restarting. And there is absolutely no strategy that can win at later stages, because the creatures get more and more powerful but you don’t. Your characters are as helpless as the first chapter. It’s sad to see such a great concept being ruined by terrible game design..Version: 1.0.12
✓ Great concept, great visuals and story tellingI was very much looking forward to Apple Arcade and I have already been exited about this game. I really like the idea and the concept however only give 3 stars because of the double tap mechanism. Will definitely give another start even two if that would be changed..Version: 1.0
✓ How small do my fingers have to be?This game looked amazing. After an hour of frustration, I had to delete. The action buttons would never respond to my click. Back and forth...back and forth..Version: 1.0
✓ Not playableCool concept, unable to get past the second scene. Cannot “Tap here to switch characters” nothing works and I’m using an XS Max..Version: 1.1.1
✓ Could have been greatBut it destroys my battery so fast ... and i have a iphone 11 pro! please review whats draining the battery so fast! Also the game is way too difficult even with the metal pipe in hand, after like 3 rounds the map is full of aliens, common guys i like challenging games but not like that! And the dog is useless, at least give it 3 point of action he can’t really do anything else that bringing an item, i rather have a human at least they can drive..Version: 1.0.4
✓ Beta game that needs completing.Feels like an early access steam beta and plays like one. You also cannot defend against any enemies and they one hit kill your car. which makes the game extremely frustrating to play. Overland looks like it has potential but it needs a lot more work done on it to make it into a proper game. Like some other reviewers have said it was rushed to release for Apple Arcade. I'm noticing a trend with Apple Arcade games being rushed and suffering because of it. So two stars from me. I didn't give it one star as it is not completely awful and unplayable..Version: 1.0
✓ Disappointingly inaccessibleI’ve been looking forward to this game since I heard about it a year ago. Turned based tactics rogue like these are all terms I adore. Unfortunately it’s way too messy for me to give it the time it probably needs to be fully enjoyed. Touch screen inputs just don’t work half the time. Rules for what you can or can’t do in a turn seem arbitrary. Double pressing every command when it just won’t register makes the UI more of a threat than the zombies. I’m playing on a decently sized iPad but it feels like I’m playing on an iPhone 6 for how unresponsive it is. The games brutally punishing nature is unenjoyable because I don’t feel like I’m being punished for my mistakes but for not being able to predict the games unintuitive thought process. Again I was hoping to like this game, but I wouldn’t recommend it. It isn’t rewarding to succeed or fail because the difference between the two feels out of my hands..Version: 1.0
✓ FrustratingCould be great but the uneven difficulty levels, lack of some ease of use features mentioned in other reviews and occasional bugs stop me from playing it. So close to being great makes it even more frustrating to see....Version: 1.1.0
✓ Glitches to muchI tried to play the game but it takes me back to my home screen I tried deleting and redownloading It still did not work please fix this.and also I think the switch price is overpriced and should be cheaper sinc on iOS it is free if you have apple arcad. Sincerely from Kobi.viemero.Version: 1.1.0
✓ Needs a lot of workArrive in an area and you already know you’re dead before getting there, ramming the barrier kills you. Getting out the car kills you. Picking up gas kills you. Monsters are too close and there are too many. Also filling up with gas shouldn’t be a turn just when they get back in the car the gas refuels..Version: 1.0.4
✓ Crashes a lotSeems like when you leave to go to new areas game crashes. Some items are hard to pick up u have to tap several times before it acquired, which can make the game complicated if you are not aware of this..Version: 1.1.0
✓ I hate itEverything is slow and frustrating I hate that game.Version: 1.2.1
✓ Not intuitiveThe controls are not intuitive Plus I got frequent crashes at firecamp.Version: 1.0
✓ Good game but with poor controlsLike a lot of reviewers I found this to be a potentially great game but with such poor controls it ruins it. The most frustrating control is changing characters which often just doesn’t work. It also drains the battery on my iPad Pro really quickly and makes it overheat..Version: 1.1.1
✓ Great Idea, Flawed ExecutionReally like the idea of the game, but the biggest issue is the unresponsive controls. Pressing the button to get into a car or pick up an item often does not respond. Very good thing that the undo button exists because most of the time when I try to drive away from the level, my character gets out of the car and walks to the edge of the level..Version: 1.0.4
✓ Awful controlsHad the potential.... but the control scheme is awful. Far too much tapping things that don’t do anything, no clear way of making the characters do what you want. Completed 5 or 6 unsatisfying levels and deleted. Hey nice that I can’t leave a review without re-downloading the app. What’s that all about Apple?.Version: 1.2.0
✓ Needs UI work to be usable on a phoneThis might be great on a larger device but the UI is much too small and extremely unintuitive (especially with no tutorial) on a older phone. Couldn’t figure out how to pass the first screen..Version: 1.0
✓ A tutorial would be goodThe controls are really difficult and hard to understand. It has potential to be good but at the moment I’m not sure what the objective is??? Another Apple Arcade that gets the thumbs down!.Version: 1.0.4
✓ Game crashesI love this game and don’t seem to have problems with button clicking as some others do. But my issue is that the game crashes every 30 minutes. The app then shuts me out and won’t let me play/ loses all saved game. The only way to play is to re-download the game..Version: 1.1.1
✓ Crashes on launch or when loading a mapTotally unplayable.Version: 1.1.0
✓ Tiny button hit boxes impossible to touch even on an iPhone XThe lack of a spacious hit box on the buttons for the mobile version of this game is atrocious. Maybe on an iPad it’s playable, but it feels like this game was hardly tested by anyone on anything else. Given the gameplay, there’s no need to have such tiny hit boxes on selection buttons, which are pretty much the entire gameplay experience: you hit a lot of selection buttons and make a lot of choices. If the key user mechanic is unusable on a key platform, the developers have made a mistake. Stylistically, graphically, it all looks great..but a smooth experiences is being halted by something with quite a simple solution. Make bigger hit boxes for the buttons! Also, a text size option would be AMAZING and probably should be a standard feature for any cross platform game, especially one that’s going to come out on mobile. Or, look at Sayonara Wild Hearts and copy their ability to make text size readable across platforms without having to make a dynamic system for changing text size. Either way, address the problem, because otherwise it looks like you have a great product on your hands..Version: 1.0
✓ Unplayable on iPhoneXOnce I invite someone I can’t switch back to the main character and I get stuck. Hit areas are way... way... way too small..Version: 1.1.1
✓ Great idea, needs lots of workThis game feels like the unfinished demo you might use to get funding for the real game. I really want to like this game. Great concept, fun mechanics... or they WOULD be fun mechanics if the game were well-crafted. Reminds me a lot of Fallout 1 or 2, which are classic turn-based survival games. But here’s the thing about Fallout 1 or 2, or any successful game: Craft, depth, refinement. Rich character backstories. Top-notch graphics that are specific to the story, not generic “apocalypse” graphics. A highly refined UI with controls that have been tested and retested. And a decent help section or tutorial. I was unable to pick up a gas tank because the button targets are way too small. I can’t see the action path I’ll take because my own finger blocks it. These are both inexcusable. Take this game and spend a year: - Fleshing out the characters, story, and world - Overhauling - not just tweaking - the UI. Play testing is your friend here. - Improving the art/graphics. I like the map layouts a lot and I like the simplified style, but it might be a bit TOO simple. I think a little more detail and some top-notch visual talent would go a long way here. I hope this feedback helps!.Version: 1.1.2
✓ UI not designed for mobileThe buttons and text are too small for mobile devices. Mistakes happen frequently as a result. Scale the UI bigger and consider the fact that this is touch screen, not a point and click PC game!.Version: 1.0
✓ Amazing game! But needs some tweakingSo I'll start off by saying I'm a huge fan of this game. It's very challenging and allows you to take different approaches to completing each stage. Now for critiques. The controls really need work. I'm constantly moving my character when I don't mean to. Also, sometimes, there will be a little icon (search, kill, etc.) under my thumb and I can't see it. I also tried playing with a PS4 DS controller (much better) but even this has a its own issues. I am not able to pick on start menu options, such as restart level. This wouldn't be a problem if you could toggle between touch and remote controlling, but once you connect a controller you must restart the game to go back to touch controls. Please fix and I will give 5 stars!.Version: 1.0.4
✓ The Cyberpunk 2077 of mobileThis game has so much potential and a really interesting concept but is insanely poorly optimised and horrendously buggy. Feels as if it would be fine on Mac but it shouldn’t run as bad as it does on mobile and now it won’t even launch. UI isn’t adjusted to mobile so button presses either don’t work or work more like a hover over from a mouse. Shame because it seemed great for the first 10 minutes. Very intense when it does work. Good idea, needs work..Version: 1.2.0
✓ BuggyGameHard to select objects and make decisions. I couldn’t switch characters in the game. Art style and scenery was really nice but the small bugs added up..Version: 1.1.0
✓ Could be better portedI found the mobile touch targets far too small and the controls a little unintuitive. This led to a lot of frustrated tapping in and out of options by accident which broke immersion and made the game play far less satisfying. Interesting idea, lacking polish overall..Version: 1.0.4
✓ I wanted to love this game.It’s a great idea and beautiful design but it fails in execution. It’s a turned based game that no matter how you play it, the game feels very forced in its narrative. No matter how well you play, they’ve set the bar so high on its difficulty level that you almost always lose. A game should be more then what it’s about and should have the freedom to let people play how they want. At this point, the game is so difficult that it’s not an exaggeration to say that you need a cheat guide telling you step by step what to do in order to survive or else it’s a complete game over. There are no instructions on this game either, so you don’t even know how it works in the start of the game. This game can only be play 1 precise way or you lose. If that’s the case, it’s not a game because there really isn’t any other way to choose how to play except losing..Version: 1.0
✓ Good game and also disappointingWell this game is really good and it’s very addictive, I got to the end in a day though. To be completely honest I’m going to be uninstalling it, only because it’s a short game. This has so much potential it just needs to be a whole lot longer like for example if the creator put more time into this game and made updates so the players could travel for longer with new destinations and new items and stuff like that. I know it’s only an arcade game but like I said it has so much potential to become a much bigger game. Thank you to the team who made this and I hope In the future this game like I said becomes bigger :).Version: 1.3.0
✓ Unplayable, at times not a gameHad a couple of good runs, left someone behind and saw them coming back later armed and angry. It stops being a fun game in the middle of the Desert-non-desert, and the Basin is absolutely unplayable, there Overland stops being a game, and you can just uninstall it. The difficulty seriously needs addressing..Version: 1.0.4
✓ Not that great on the iPhone 11This is a really pretty looking game, but I had a real hard time selecting the things I wanted to and died a few times because I ran out of moves when it did something I didn’t want it to do. If this had a zoom in feature that would make it much easier for iPhones. Also a consistent menu that does what’s expected, often after selecting an item there was no way to cancel so toh had to drop the item or some other interaction rather than just undoing the selection (a common problem on iPhone). This was unplayable, but it seems like a nice concept, shame it’s just so poorly implemented.Version: 1.1.2
✓ Could be amazingThe art style is fantastic and the game play though currently punishing could be amazing with a few tweaks here and there. A tutorial wouldn’t go a miss either but at the moment it’s a struggle to get past the starting area. These areas could do with being a little bigger I believe else it just doesn’t give room for a strategic play style. I’ll return to this game again but with the hope that it improves as it has so much potential..Version: 1.0
✓ How do you heal?Fun game, just a bit frustrated. I was on day 3 and still had 2 characters. My guy had 2 med kits but after I got hit once I couldn’t use them. I tried every button, I tried using touch screen, I tried bringing up the item menu and where it says “heal” I tried tapping that but nothing happens. So I assumed that when I got hit again, instead of dying, my guy would consume the med kits. Nah, he just died. Not sure what I’m doing wrong. I even looked at the controls but it doesn’t say anything about “use items”..only “interact” and that does diddly. ALSO..when using a controller, let’s say I click on the car and it comes up with 3 options.. “get in”, “cipher gas”, “detach roof rack”. When I scroll down with my controller I have no idea which option I am selecting because they don’t highlight when scrolling over them. Please add this feature for controllers because right now the only way I know what I am choosing is to count. It becomes a problem when in the car and you don’t know if you are clicking on “escape” or “drive”. Otherwise I really like the game!.Version: 1.0
✓ Amazing art and concept killed by terrible UII love the art style and the concept of this game, but the UI is beyond frustrating. Switching between characters and walking from point A to point B are the most difficult tasks of the game. It seems like they didn’t do any QA prior to publishing. Such a shame, the game could’ve been amazing..Version: 1.1.1
✓ There’s a bug.It’s great and all, and I played it loads for ages and that would be all I played. I left it for a while then re-downloaded it and it was fine for 5 minutes and then it quit me out of the app. It kept on doing this until I couldn’t get on the app. I tried offloading it and getting it back, and everything I could, but it wouldn’t work. iPadOS 13.3 if that is helpful. ;).Version: 1.1.0
✓ Unplayable due to constant crashingUnplayable on IPhone 13 pro max due to crashing every ~3 min..Version: 1.2.2
✓ Great idea but not player friendlyThe idea in the game is really great, but there should be a tutorial in the game ( or did I missed it?). Because of that it becomes a little bit difficult for me to know what I’m doing, which is kind of frustrating..Version: 1.0
✓ Touch controls are unresponsiveHas potential, however the touch controls are unresponsive and much too fiddly. Having to attempt tapping three or four times to execute a command and have it stick just ruins the current experience..Version: 1.0
✓ Buttons don’t workI downloaded because I am on a large iPad Pro so I thought the buttons would not be too small. The “get in”button simply does not work and I could not use the car..Version: 1.1.2
✓ Corrupt saveHad to reinstall the game because of a corrupt save that I couldn't get past.Version: 1.1.1
✓ Wanted to like, but it’s not good——-Version 1.0.4 Thanks for the reply. More importantly, thanks for the 1.0.4 update! The game is now ‘playable’, which is a significant improvement. However, the controls are still: 1) very twitchy (easy to overshoot where you want to walk to); 2) unclear (I have an injured person and a medkit, but am not smart enough to figure out how to use it). I’ll keep banging away at it (I’m still on the East Coast) but it’s getting more like a chore than a game. Seems like there’s something fun in there somewhere, maybe I’ll get the hang of it or maybe some of the controls will be further improved. ——-Original Version: Clearly I’m not smart enough to figure out how to play this game. I’m not talking about what to, but how to do it. Tap targets are insanely small, there’s a bizarre long tap/short tap system to activate items, several places where you have all the necessary items but the game won’t let you use them, and game hints that appear but are unrelated to the current situation. I’m not sure I like the "we’re going to kill you but we gave you an undo button so that’s good enough" system. But that’s the developer’s choice and, unlike the rest of the game, was competently implemented..Version: 1.0.4
✓ Controller support is flat out brokenUsing a controller it is actually impossible to pick your action such as “search” or “siphon” or “get in”. These options are not selectable with a controller. Touch control is the only way to go and even then the touch responsiveness is extremely finicky. Expect to make a lot of hair pulling mistakes. Please revisit your UI..Version: 1.0
✓ Don’t be fooled by the good art work.Don’t be fooled by how good the game looks. Developers did a terrible job on the game mechanics. You can’t switch characters..Version: 1.1.1
✓ Tap and holdLife saver.Version: 1.0.4
✓ A shell of a gameI’m a big fan of this genre of game, but Overland is a miss for me. Simplified graphics are a nice touch, the feel of the game is nice - UI is annoying, but I’m betting the developer has a fix coming for that based on all the other reviews. I’m putting down Overland because I feel like the game lacks depth and pacing to develop interesting decisions. Once you learn the basics and get a feel for your options (after a few death and restart cycles), the decision making seems to get a little simplistic. Overland feels like it wants to be Flame in the Flood, for example, but players get much fewer decisions on what to carry, how to use actions, how to interact with enemies, how to take big risks for big rewards. Gameplay here just isn’t interesting after a time. I’m less likely to feel like a decision that seemed good a few zones ago had matters in my current zone. I’m less likely to feel like I can do better next cycle if I only had done _____, and more feel like I’m waiting for a window of opportunity in the RNG. Overland could be a great entry in the genre, but as is, it’s a shell of a game..Version: 1.0.4
✓ Could have been a classicWith a bit of love in terms of the gameplay this could have been a classic. It looks great, but there is no great depth to the game other than run about, avoiding aliens and picking up the best gear you can find. The difficulty level is ridiculous as well. On entering some screens it is obvious you are not going to survive despite everyone being healthy. A little more depth of gameplay and a smoother ramping of difficulty would have made this a classic of the genre..Version: 1.0
✓ Broken controlsLike most other reviews, the controls are broken. Can’t change characters as the buttons are un-clickable.Version: 1.1.1
✓ Needs some bugs fixedI do love this game. I would give it five stars if some major bugs were fixed when it comes to badges. I’ve played two different full rounds of the game attempting to get badges only to not get them. I’m missing multiples badges at this point. I played the lonely road making sure to not invite anyone the whole game only to get to the end and see no badge awarded. I’ve done the proclamations and milestones multiple times now also to not be awarded the badges. It takes any point away from wanting to start new games after you’ve beaten it once. Another big complaint I have is on battery drain. The game is sucking out just as much power as my charger is putting in. If I plug in at 5% power and turn the game on for an hour I end up still at 5% power after charging for an hour. If these things were corrected I would give this game 5 stars..Version: 1.0.4
✓ Too many bugsGreat concept and art, but interface can be quite clunky and it crashes a lot after the first few scenarios..Version: 1.2.2
✓ Broken - needs a bug fix/patchFrom the very beginning I’ve struggled to play. I first downloaded it on my iPad Pro and discovered when I invited someone with me, that I could never swap characters. The “tap here to swap characters” doesn’t work. I downloaded it on my iPhone 11 and the save carried over from game centre. It still wouldn’t swap characters. I started a new game on my phone to see if it was just this instance save. But the same problem occurred again. I’ll change my review when/if it updates..Version: 1.1.1
✓ UnplayableThey should hire a ux designer or two because interaction design is criminal in this game. 10min and I had no choice but delete..Version: 1.1.0
✓ Updates needed.Visually Overland is absolutely stunning and I love the concept but I’m with the other reviewers here – it needs an update. The controls need adjusting: the double confirm is repetitive torture. A bug fix is needed: the escape option is often completely cut off by the edge of the screen, leaving the player stuck. (iPad Pro 11” if it helps). Full controller support: currently it half works but you can’t actually do everything you need to play, surely it should work completely or not at all? And the first scene, it’s crying out for a guided tutorial to communicate the controls to the user. If there was ever a way to ensure a whole load of your potential players jump ship instantly, it’s dropping them in with no idea what to do or how to do it. Also, is there a memory leak or something? The battery drain on iPad Pro 11” is huge! I’m really hoping the lack of polish is due to the time constraints of being ready for the Apple Arcade launch. There’s no question that with adjustments to improve the UX, this game could become a classic of the genre and platform. Hopefully in a few weeks I’ll be one of those reviewers who returns and edits the review to five stars. Please please update 🙏.Version: 1.0
✓ CrashingThe game is great. I like the idea of a road trip (even if it is essentially Death Road to Canada but 3D) but I’ve recently come across a problem where every time I move to a new area, the game crashes. Now every time I hit continue the game crashes making it literally unplayable, which is to bad since it’s such a fun game..Version: 1.1.0
✓ Could be fun but can’t playHuge interface issues. Simply trying to change characters is unbearable. You hardly ever know where you’re directing your character. Just trying to control the game is unpleasant and makes playing this game a drag. Had high hopes for this Arcade game..Version: 1.1.0
✓ Terrible controlsI figured this would be fixed by now. Gave up after spending several minutes trying to swap characters and when succeeding the newly selected character dropped the petrol can on getting in car. I attempted to get it picked up but they just drove over it..Version: 1.1.0
✓ Had issues changing charactersGame is barely playable on iPhone, the buttons are small and hard to hit. And I couldn’t figure out how to change characters, I did it a couple times but it wasn’t consistent. It’s too bad because it seemed like an interesting game..Version: 1.1.1
✓ Needs update to fix controlsWhile the game itself is beautiful and a great strategy game- the controls on touch screen are so infuriating and impossible. It’s so hard to switch your characters, talk to them, or do anything really besides move. With an update with easier touch control, I would be happy to play this game. Until then, it’s a delete from me..Version: 1.1.0
✓ Great Game But With Fixable IssuesI love this game. It is super fun. I love the graphics and the whole style. The game gives detail but not too much on what is happening to the world, leaving your imagination to run wild. The tutorial doesn’t do much, but I like that it is very short and you figure it out yourself, but I had to figure out a lot of useful things while playing which I had no idea about. For example, you can “pull in” a teammate who is out of turns but you are in the car and have some left. Made the game so much easier and I only figured that out near the very end of my first run. I completed the game twice so far, once with multiple runs and one with a full on non stop run. Controls are kinda annoying, buttons don’t press when I want them too, making playing on timed turns and no resets utterly impossible, so please fix that. Also crashes every now and then, it saves, but you can no longer undo your previous action before it crashed. I would absolutely love if this game developed to where you could have a base and you constantly go out to get materials, I would absolutely adore that and give 5 stars outright. I hope this game continues to develop! I will up my rating once the bugs are fixed!.Version: 1.1.2
✓ Could be a good gameI’m stuck in the first level i haven’t got a clue how to do anything.Version: 1.0
✓ Needs more workNo directions as to what needs to happen. Unresponsive buttons and unstable app. Game has potential but I spent nearly two hours wondering what the hell I need to do and how I needed to do it on the first game screen....interest wavered quickly. Could be a really clever game if the makers put more time into giving the player some directions or hints over the opening screen of play.....Version: 1.0
✓ Could be way betterLike the other reviewers mention the game play is so small. You can barely see anything, and the buttons are so tiny. You make very many mistakes. Also the game play is a bit challenging, so many plant zombies and not enough moves. I feel this game could have been a ton of fun if it was bigger..Version: 1.2.1
✓ It’s ALMOST somethingThis game has a great concept, the art direction, and sound design are amazing. It just comes up short everywhere else. For one, the controls are a MESS. I have to hit undo 4 times every time I try to search an object because the touch detection is so bad. Why is there no way for me to preview where my character is going to go? The first touch is the final one? There should be a way to preview and then confirm your action to minimize the amount of undoing. New enemies just show up out of the blue and the game does not explain them or ANYTHING for that matter. Another drawback this game has is what are and aren’t free actions. Why is healing not a free action? You can not heal characters on the road or in a car. Which means that if I have a character who needs to be healed who is in a car, I have to use 1 turn to get them out of the car and then wait another turn to actually heal them. And there are even more steps if a different character has the med kit. Putting 10 steps in between healing is not strategic depth. It’s just tedious…I feel like this game could be great but it’s just so unnecessarily convoluted. Disappointed.Version: 1.2.2
✓ Great game. The worst controls ever.Fiddly is an understatement. Way too hard to do anything with these middling controls. Often have to tap three times to get an action to happen. Please fix. Otherwise beautiful port of a great game..Version: 1.0
✓ Needs workTapping to accept commands often doesn’t work. Making the game unbearable for me. I like the idea and would play if not for this flaw..Version: 1.0
✓ Fun game, lack of tutorialThe game is fun, but you should have die a lot by not knowing what to do. How to ignite torch, fact that you can rescue a dog, how to heal character etc... I played on my Xbox controller and iPhone touchscreen, but I was so frustrated by not know how to use a items!.Version: 1.1.2
✓ Not finished yetClearly rushed out to get into the arcade launch. Needs a tutorial and a game objective. Currently it just dumps you into the game and say good luck working out what to do, and how to do it..Version: 1.0
✓ What?This game looked really interesting before I downloaded it. There’s no tutorial on how the controls work or even the story, no introduction - became very confusing from the get go and feels unplayable, personally. Quite a shame as I was looking forward to getting into this..Version: 1.0
✓ Could be greatI’m only writing a review because this could be great - but there are a few issues. - too many unregistered button presses - where you are allowed to drive is weird. I was in wide open space - it let me back the car onto the road from the scrub, but then I couldn’t drive back off the road or into the big car park. You should be able to drive anywhere there isn’t an obstacle or excessive uneven ground. Frustrating and puts me off playing..Version: 1.0
✓ Close but no guitarIt has so much potential but I notice many problems. The buttons don’t like to click it would usually take at least 3 tries of pressing it to confirm my choice I don’t know what that’s due to but it’s present. It’s not easy you have to figure everything out for yourself, for instance the car shouldn’t ram things or it’ll explode and kill everyone, or it can be rammed twice but only with the small guys? I’m not sure. I don’t feel like I’m actually doing anything because every level requires gas to get there and back and some characters only hold one thing and you may need a medkit or weapon. The monsters are overwhelmingly hard especially if you want to linger in a level and enjoy yourself while looting. I don’t know why so many guys nowadays are all about time restraint. I say that because if you take too long in a level a bunch more will appear and you will be up crap creek. I could go on and on. I’m sad to uninstall this game because I thought the ideas are very creative but it’s not playable to me..Version: 1.0.4
✓ Even now in Feb 2021 it simply doesn’t work...Visually and conceptually this game is beautiful. There is a sparseness to the design that fits the desolate atmosphere with impeccable attention to detail in all the right places. However, despite the fact that it’s been a year or maybe more since it’s come out, the game play is still completely buggy and downright unplayable. You can tap all you want and more often than not nothing will happen. Even with an Apple Pencil more often than not tapping commands, trying to tap through your roster, attempting to tap to enter/start vehicles results in the app registering you tapping somewhere random on the screen. This is frustrating and downright unplayable even with the most recent update. I had thought that I would be able to wait a year and hopefully the bugs would be ironed out to make it playable. Nope! Basic functionality and working hitboxes on UI commands is still essentially nonexistent for this game... such a shame because it really does look promising..Version: 1.2.1
✓ What is going on?I didn’t even make it past the first screen. What’s going on in this game? There’s zero instructions and it’s not intuitive in the slightest. I got bored after a few minutes and gave up..Version: 1.0.4
✓ Annoying buttonsEvery time I need to click a button, it doesn’t work. Takes at least 3 tries before it lets me actually do anything. People say the buttons are too small but I can be incredibly precise and it still won’t work..Version: 1.3.0
✓ CrashesCrashed when I got to the desert!.Version: 1.1.1
✓ I can’t see, need zoom in feature.All is fab, but visual s too dark, small and cannot zoom in. You’ve left lots of space for nothing. Maybe you could put 360 rotation in this game as well..Version: 1.2.2
✓ UnplayableUnless you have fingers the size of matchsticks, you're not going to be able to push the buttons. They're tiny! Infuriating game with bizarre and convoluted inventory management system - couldn't last more than ten minutes since I miss the buttons about 60% of the time..Version: 1.1.2
✓ Controls are terrible...I want to like it but the controls are terrible and appears to be buggy when trying to select a command - something as simple as picking something up or moving the car only works 50% of the time or via multiple taps..Version: 1.0.4
✓ Cool game, bad controlsSeems like it can be a really fun game, but the buttons are way too small. I have to click 4 times for it to do something..Version: 1.1.1
✓ So sad such a good game is wastedHonestly the game is fairly addictive and engaging. The absolute breaking point for me is that is is an unstable game and crashes at important points in gameplay. I have an iPhone 13 so I’m super disappointed. Even after a save the game will still crash. I can’t be expected to play a game that just does whenever. Big let down and soooo sad! Makes the developers look lazy..Version: 1.2.2
✓ Frustrating.Great graphics. Good idea. Showed promise. Seemingly simple gameplay but marred by a complete lack of intuitive controls, instructions and bugged interface controls. Tap to Change Characters is broken. How do you heal a character? Can a character heal another character? What’s the point of each map? What’s the goal? What am I doing still playing this game? Why am I made to figure everything out on my own defeating the purpose of mobile play? Sadly, it seems like this game didn’t get in front of actual users before launch or simple questions like these would have been answered. Don’t leave it up to the user to figure out every aspect of the game, controls and goals of the game. That’s lazy and pompous. Step back, rework the controls, test the intuitive framework of the game, therefore, letting us think less about the minutiae of the interface and get playing the game you want us to play..Version: 1.1.0
✓ Almost, but not quite.I love this game as a concept. I love the random characterizations of the people you’re playing and the turn based gameplay. However, there’s not much guidance on how to thrive, so it takes a few deaths to figure out the monsters only move one square at a time, that you cannot in fact kill them all in one shot, and that if you’ve been injured, you can only attack once (this is almost evident by the fact that your movement is restricted once injured). You also have to get into dire straights to figure out that you cannot heal yourself and what noises attract them at what rate. There’s no intuitive way to know how to remove barriers so it’s essentially trial and error with one error proving fatal and thus having to restart the region. I would typically love a game with this concept, but this game makes figuring out how to play it more like a chore than like fun, and for that reason it’s ultimately not really anything I want to play or recommend anyone else play..Version: 1.0
✓ Needs Tutorial or On-Boarding ExperienceThe game looks great and feels like there’s a lot to do, but the gameplay and controls are not intuitive at all and there is no introduction to help you understand how to play. I wanted to save the dog but couldn’t work out how :(.Version: 1.0
✓ Controls are so inconsistentSuch a shame, this game should be so good but the controls are infuriating. I cannot seem to get it to carry out the commands consistently, one minute it works, the next it’s completely unresponsive. Unfortunately all the effort has been put into a lovely art style and the gameplay has been left on the drawing board, huge mistake. I’m sure the developers poured their heart and souls into this and I feel bad putting this game down but it’s actually made me a little bit angry ‘trying’ to play it 😢.Version: 1.0
✓ ImprovementsThis is a really fun and interesting game compared to others but I feel like there should be some certain things that should be worked on. For example it gets frustrating when I try to press an action or try to move an item and it just backs me out or accidentally moves my character two spaces. I feel like it would be a big help if there was some sort of an option that could make the options bigger or smaller to help people with big fingers and small phones. Also adding an option so it’s harder to accidentally move a character which causes you to have to restart. Another thing is that I understand it’s a strategy game but most areas are incredibly difficult to move around when there are monsters all over the map boxing you in. It would be nice if it could be tweaked a little so you can have more space to move and not get boxed in by two monsters. The last thing is that my phone tends to overheat a lot while playing this game. I’m not sure if that’s cause of the game or my phone but is there anyway that can be improved to help out?.Version: 1.2.0
✓ DisappointingI love the idea of this game. The video samples and pictures really intrigued me and I downloaded it instantly. However once I started playing I quickly lost interest. The UI is nearly useless, and it is extremely difficult and frustrating to try to select what I’m doing. Also it drops you into the game with no tutorial, explanation, or goal for the game. A little tutorial would be very helpful. Any explanation would be helpful really and the nature of the game makes it seem as though you need to die a few times and restart before you finally understand how to play but there was no fun in that it was only frustrating and annoying. Lack of good items in a certain area can very easily be your downfall and cause you to quickly die and therefore restart and at that point there was just no interest in the game for me anymore. Not necessarily a bad game, like I said I absolutely love the idea and concept, this game just didn’t execute it the way I thought it would..Version: 1.0.4
✓ UnstableCrashes between every level change. Looks like a good game, but too frustrating to actually play..Version: 1.1.0
✓ Needs a bit of workReally awesome game and idea, clearly still has a few issues as sometimes pushing on the buttons doesn't work. Not much of an intro to the storyline and gameplay introduction doesn't go over much. Also burns through battery like no tomorrow and overheats my phone..Version: 1.0
✓ Promised so much but delivered little if anythingI looked forward to playing the game but when you invite a friend it won’t let me change characters, so I can’t play certain characters which are instrumental to playing the game..Version: 1.1.1
✓ Not yetThe idea is good, atmosphere and storyline look compelling. But the touch controls are in a need of a lot of work. Frustrating to play..Version: 1.0
✓ So much promise!This game is such a brilliant concept and is really tastefully and thoughtfully executed. I’m playing on an iPad and have no trouble with controls or UI like many other reviewers. I am finding the game way too difficult though, my people keep dying and I am playing over the same scenes over and over again trying to keep them alive. I feel like I’ve accidentally selected some extreme difficulty setting, but there doesn’t seem to be any way to tone it down. If the game was a little easier and allowed me to build up some more momentum and attachment to the characters I think it would be much more engaging, but as it is I’ve given up now after many game over screens..Version: 1.0.4
✓ Nice concept but very difficult to playI give this game 2 stars and I would love to give it more but this game is so difficult that I had to quit playing. I love the concept and the way the game is played. 1) Switching between characters is difficult. You have to click several times before it responds. 2) At one point I got to a scenario where I was surrounded by monsters and with 2 people I was not able to defend let alone search and puck up items like gas. Also storage space is way too limited. With a backpack you can only carry 2 items? Also in the car with a rack you can only carry 3 items? The game could be a 5 star game with just a little improvement and offer easy difficulty so people like me can actually enjoy playing. If the developer makes the game easier, I would love to come back and play it..Version: 1.1.0
✓ No not that deepI don’t see how this is all that deep. Tried numerous runs. The start is basically the same and difficult to take over and over which is what any roguelite/like requires. (You will die a lot and will need to re-try). A good roguelite makes that re-start intriguing and fun. You can move multiple squares but basically your enemies move one square. Just don’t move adjacent to them as they’ll hit you then, and it only basically two hits to die. Thing is, with many enemies on the screen, this can become a quick game ending spiral if you miss-judge it and get next to an enemy, and then on the following turn no option but next to another one again. That’s a about the ‘depth’ it. Sure, the player must weigh risk reward and make the right moves, but this game promotes a quick spiral of a game end. On the journey, you get a choice of either one stop. Usually food, or loot, or trade. Each one is a minimal gain, and may or may not be stacked with enemies giving an unfavourable outcome (basically don’t get out of the car and drive on). That’s the ‘depth’. I feel like this game would’ve been so much better with a greater variability of enemies, and indication of their next turn movement. Obviously scale up the difficult to adjust. As it is, you’re always guessing your enemy next movement direction on the tiles, and it’s usually 50/50 right or wrong. They will mostly move toward you in some way. This game over heats my Xs Max on latest iOS too. Controls aren’t great, but serviceable, just don’t make any accidental movement clicks or it could be game over. All up. Honestly it’s mediocre. Hence 3 shtars..Version: 1.1.1
✓ Game is unplayable and keeps freezingI loved the game and it’s concept. It was running smoothly at the start and I have since progressed so much in the game— but now the game keeps freezing when I’m nearly halfway through it. It’s a shame really, I spent so much time playing the game for it to repeatedly freeze on me and render it unplayable. Please fix this bug, I have tried restarting my iPad for this to no avail..Version: 1.2.2
✓ Awesome idea, terrible controlsSo far the game seems like it’s fun, the problem is the controls. At the end (death), if you tap on a fallen character to examine their stats, there is no way to leave and start a new game. Kill and relaunch is the only option. Sometimes button presses are missed and makes you repeat your moves again in hopes you press the button precisely. Also, the game seems to support gamepads but some functions/buttons are inaccessible. Overall the game seems like an exciting romp but the lack of decent controls really ruins the experience. I can’t imagine these problems plague the console and pc releases, hope the devs fix this or at least address the public on these problems..Version: 1.0
✓ Fun but needs optimizationA fun cross between Xcom and Pathways but is in need of optimization. On an iPhone X, 2 minutes of gameplay brings the phone to a screeching halt due to thermal throttling. 2.4ghz down to 0.8ghz. Framerate drops to a glacial 5fps and taps fail to register once this happens making for a frustrating experience. If it’s any consolation, they’ve achieved being the number one battery drainer/hand burner on the App Store with a whopping 1% per minute. Turning the phone into power saving mode down clocks to about 1.5ghz keeping things just barely under thermal throttle for a consistent and decently smooth framerate. Overall, a great game for turn based strategy lovers and the thermal workaround makes it playable but shouldn’t be required..Version: 1.0
✓ Essentially UnplayableFirst off is the horribly bad controls. Changing characters or doing any form of action is not only painfully slow but extremely difficult, the buttons don’t register unless you hold and release instead of tap. The horrible difficulty and lack of interesting abilities makes nearly every single level play the same, except for raising your death count because it’s all just trial and error. And then the bugs. I won’t even list all the bugs I’ve found throughout my “Playthrough” because it would be too long. And yes I say “Playthrough because the game crashed so frequently it completely soft locked my game on the final levels. Thank you for not adding a regular reset button and instead letting us fight against monsters that revive you so you can die over and over again for 10 minutes. Apple Arcade is garbage.Version: 1.1.1
✓ A bit of learning curve and confusing endingThe touch controls on the iPhone and iPad are a little weird. Discovery of controls weren’t great, and the interface seems to highlight buttons when they aren’t actually selected. Most actions can be taken back with undo, luckily. And tapping your party repeatedly to switch your party members wasn’t very clear. It was much more intuitive with a controller on the Apple TV as there were hints on which buttons to use. Overall, I enjoyed the game and gameplay. I had fun and enjoyed being able to road trip with strangers and dogs. The difficulty and challenge and feeling the weight of your choices in moments you have to figure out how to survive or maybe even abandon a party member felt heart wrenching. The enemies felt very unique, and I enjoyed the mystery of them. What really killed the narrative for me was the ending. Without spoiling it, I will just say I didn’t understand it, and it felt meaningless. I was thinking about another play though, but I can’t justify it after that ending. Despite that, I think it’s absolutely worth at least one play through. The controls take a little getting used to. Others may finding this to be a pretty challenging game, but I found it appropriate and really fit into the survival theme..Version: 1.2.1
✓ Usability issuesButtons are so small and you have to tap them twice, it’s hard to use. Rotating the camera is buggy and keeps teleporting back to another angle. Would like to pinch zoom but can’t. It’s hard to know why I sometimes can’t do some interactions. Art style is top notch though..Version: 1.0
✓ Beautiful but too difficult to be funI suggest having a tutorial level. Also if you make a mistake or lose your car you can’t regain your footing, the next level is always impossible..Version: 1.0
✓ Too hard to understandHands down the most frustrating game I’ve come across. There’s no indication of what to do or how to play, no tutorials and no real point to it. Just annoying..Version: 1.0.4
✓ ShameOn the second level started having issues with the controls not working at all. Shame, Downloaded and deleted within 2 minutes. first game I downloaded after having signed up to the arcade as well......Version: 1.1.1
✓ Just not funThe controls are awful, most of the time you press the icon and it mistakes it for pressing the background instead. One wrong touch and it ends your move and the undo option is disabled. Ugh. Also, its really just not fun to play..Version: 1.0.4
✓ Good game but too many crushesLove this game, works great on my laptop. However, trying to play this on my phone is a different story. I can’t restart the level - every time I try there’s an error taking me back to the main menu. The players make moves on their own lol the whole game is a pain to play unless you’re on a laptop..Version: 1.1.0
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