Fort Solis

 PC
User Score
5.5

Mixed or average reviews- based on 40 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 40
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 40
  3. Negative: 18 out of 40

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  1. ultrasakont
    Aug 24, 2023
    0
    this game is so annoying to play, extremely slow walking gameplay, no run button, bizarre Quick Time Events for mundane stuff like climbing a wall, and the constant crashes on PC
    this game just made me angry, save your time and don't even bother trying
  2. infraRecon
    Aug 24, 2023
    2
    I can't with this game, Please for the love of all that is gaming, do not waste your time here unless you are ready to walk around for extended periods, getting lost, and dealing with unacceptable performance issues.

    I've been walking around for more than 45 minutes and nothing... To put it lightly, this is the Wish version of Starfield. Sure the graphics Look Great but what is    I can't with this game, Please for the love of all that is gaming, do not waste your time here unless you are ready to walk around for extended periods, getting lost, and dealing with unacceptable performance issues.

    I've been walking around for more than 45 minutes and nothing...

    To put it lightly, this is the Wish version of Starfield.

    Sure the graphics Look Great but what is the point if it can't run at a constant framerate?

    Why put Quick Time Events for no reason or such basic tasks, especially when they are too fast to initiate?

    Who is this game for?

    This should have been a Quick CGI Animation, not a game, to be Honest.

    I'm not even gonna be bothered with rating the different aspects of this game, you will immediately feel a sense that you are not in control of anything in this game. It's just a gimmick walking simulator, where the walking itself is slow and agonizing and the Exploring is hardly rewarding.

    I'm Running a PC with
    - MSI NVIDIA RTX 3060 12G
    - 32 GB DDR4 RAM
    - AMD RYZEN 5 3600 6c 12t

    And this game can't even maintain 60fps @ 1080p With DLSS on Quality, Balanced and Sometimes on Performance mode on, on the High settings.
    WHY? HOW?

    2/10, I'm not going to even attempt to finish this game, if the game in its intro can't even perform well or interest me slightly.
    There is nothing redeemable here, I'm shocked that there isn't even a run button.

    What? Did you guys run out of budget, Do You need some help? Because it would have taken me 1 hour.

    This game makes me fear for Starfield performing badly because this game uses real-time global Illumination. And Strafield, SURPRISE, also uses Realtime GI.
    Will Starfield even run at a Stock 60fps @ 1080p? Probably not.

    That's my review, If you want a walking Simulator just play Death Stranding which in my opinion is better than this game by far or better yet play View Finder, a good Indi-Game that will blow your mind...so yeah, that's all.    … Expand
  3. cemil
    Aug 25, 2023
    0
    it has very bad optimization, i don't understand how they divide it, cheap labor
  4. klowry
    Aug 23, 2023
    0
    Bad story, bad gameplay, i'm just walking here and there then opening some doors. It's all there is to it. no fun
  5. Phpower
    Aug 23, 2023
    4
    Era melhor eu ter ido ver o filme do péle, russos nao tem nada cabeça alem de vodka
  6. vadim_comments
    Aug 26, 2023
    10
    Read some comments about this game being a walking simulator. After playing it I can say this game is very good. Graphics, atmosphere, sounds, music, acting, story, Roger Clark's action is cool. The only thing why this game is different from most others is gameplay. You mostly walk, open doors, find stuff and so on. But it is very atmospheric, realistic and creates that Alien space stationRead some comments about this game being a walking simulator. After playing it I can say this game is very good. Graphics, atmosphere, sounds, music, acting, story, Roger Clark's action is cool. The only thing why this game is different from most others is gameplay. You mostly walk, open doors, find stuff and so on. But it is very atmospheric, realistic and creates that Alien space station feeling. They should make more games like this, in such setting. I think this game is special.… Expand
  7. Noodlz
    Aug 25, 2023
    10
    Loved it. For an indie the graphics are insane and its not often narrative games like this are made and I’d love to see more of them. Played it in one sitting and thoroughly enjoyed it.
  8. Lieh
    Aug 24, 2023
    10
    I really enjoyed playing Fort Solis. It's not what I usually play however, I have to admit . I loved the suspense, taking the time to truly explore the place and well the graphics/animation was out of this world (excuse the pun). I was hooked on the get go.
  9. Mxek
    Aug 25, 2023
    9
    Decided to give this a go due to the voice actors as it’s not my usual style of game but came away very happy! Whilst I get what other reviews mean about the slow walking, I felt like this allowed time for the characters to interact with one another and give you a sense of them being real people which adds to the gravity of the situation they are in.

    Graphics, sound etc all great as    Decided to give this a go due to the voice actors as it’s not my usual style of game but came away very happy! Whilst I get what other reviews mean about the slow walking, I felt like this allowed time for the characters to interact with one another and give you a sense of them being real people which adds to the gravity of the situation they are in.

    Graphics, sound etc all great as well and definitely gave plenty of time for the actors to actually act. Would recommend this game to anyone wanting an interactive movie style game.    … Expand
  10. Goreaffection
    Aug 28, 2023
    7
    I have been playing video games for more than 20 years now. After so many years of trying so many types of games, I have come to like only a limit genre of games. Currently ! only play First Person and Third Person games. I enjoy story driven campaigns and mostly avoid multiplayers. Fort Solis is definitely my kind of game. Roaming around state of the art, empty, claustrophobic MarsI have been playing video games for more than 20 years now. After so many years of trying so many types of games, I have come to like only a limit genre of games. Currently ! only play First Person and Third Person games. I enjoy story driven campaigns and mostly avoid multiplayers. Fort Solis is definitely my kind of game. Roaming around state of the art, empty, claustrophobic Mars Habitats was too much fun. But it falls short because of extremely limited gameplay and extremely small length. In the entire game you never get to fire any weapons! It has good graphics and a great atmosphere but recently launched Callisto Protocol beats it in every possible way. I give it a 7 because of great voice acting, atmosphere and attention to detail. Its definitely not for everyone.… Expand
  11. Briggsy
    Aug 25, 2023
    2
    This "game" gets a 2/10 because the voice acting is phenomenal.

    The missing 8/10 points is for: - releasing a cinematic game in 2023 without native ultrawide support - no run button/key for moments where the character is clearly wanting to run - no player agency - riding off the hype of unreal engine 5 - charging more than $10 for this lazy unfinished unpolished walking (literally)    This "game" gets a 2/10 because the voice acting is phenomenal.

    The missing 8/10 points is for:
    - releasing a cinematic game in 2023 without native ultrawide support
    - no run button/key for moments where the character is clearly wanting to run
    - no player agency
    - riding off the hype of unreal engine 5
    - charging more than $10 for this lazy unfinished unpolished walking (literally) simulator

    Yes, the game looks nice but that has nothing to do with the developers and everything to do with Epic Games and the community of content creators for said game engine.    … Expand
  12. nikt455
    Aug 26, 2023
    6
    Game is simple and good atmosphere. Technically is very bad, graphics is medium quality, optimization not exists.
  13. Sodozor
    Aug 30, 2023
    2
    Game is simply not fun. I finished it and overall it was meh. even forspoken had more entertaining story. there is the thrill in this thriller but overall very bland. it a mid movie story but badly presented. also game works and looks like **** overall a waste of time and my life would be better if I haven't played it at all
  14. marcinek74
    Aug 26, 2023
    0
    TAKI sobie chodzik do zabicia czasu. Krótki. Klimat ok, wkurza tempo chodzenia mnie bardzo. Szkoda ze nie ma na GOGu czy/i xbox. Ogólnie nie za te pieniądze.
  15. bokarsh-z
    Aug 26, 2023
    2
    -even free not worth it watch it on utube with 1.25 speed.
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    - 2:30 - 2:45 boring hour long.

    -very very repetitive painfully torture very slow walking simulator (why cant run because u can finish it in 1 hour), not game, alot of annoying errors, simple generic story nothing special, bad ending and useless bad QTE.
    -only good graphic and acting.
  16. Michael_777
    Aug 28, 2023
    9
    I liked this game. From the very beginning, I wanted to see what would happen next. This means that the story is really well written. Taking you on a journey on Mars, the plot sets you to investigate an alarm on Fort Solis. Exploring the space station on the Red Planet makes you feel like a detective, but the perspective is very different than usual. The events of this game happen in theI liked this game. From the very beginning, I wanted to see what would happen next. This means that the story is really well written. Taking you on a journey on Mars, the plot sets you to investigate an alarm on Fort Solis. Exploring the space station on the Red Planet makes you feel like a detective, but the perspective is very different than usual. The events of this game happen in the future. Earth is an “old” planet for the Marsian people, so the dialogue potential is extremely rich. And it’s not wasted at all – the jokes, video and audio recordings, and historical background make you feel that life on Mars exists. The graphics, music, sounds, and voice acting do their job perfectly. The movement is slow – that’s true. Also, the game lacks some typical game mechanics and combat. But the whole game overshadows this with a very original setup that gives you an unforgettable experience.… Expand
  17. abeefedmouse
    Aug 31, 2023
    9
    Fantastic game, rather different to games i normally play but ill explore this genre more after this title. Graphics made me feel really emmersed in the game and was really drawn in to the story. Fun game to chill out and play highly reccomend!
  18. NickVolto
    Aug 31, 2023
    4
    I was waiting for a good narrative game for so long, I played to this one with expectations, but not so much. As I already read some bad reviews about it, I was ready to just play an OK game. Well, even so, this game is a deception.

    First of all, it's a narrative game, so the quality of the writing is very important. Alas, the protagonist is very unpleasant to play. Even in an obviously    I was waiting for a good narrative game for so long, I played to this one with expectations, but not so much. As I already read some bad reviews about it, I was ready to just play an OK game. Well, even so, this game is a deception.

    First of all, it's a narrative game, so the quality of the writing is very important. Alas, the protagonist is very unpleasant to play. Even in an obviously critical situation (a lockdown has been declared, there's blood on the ground...) he'll say stupidities to his colleague, sit down to joke about drinking beer, etc. It's not believable, as he's supposed to be, I guess, a chief engineer.

    The dialogues are literal and lack subtlety. The characters comment everything that happens with not-so-witty remarks. There are some really stupid puzzles, and the fact that we have to walk very slowly makes the exploration so tedious...

    I'm on my way to finish the game, so I might edit this review when it's done, but still. I wish the designers had made more judicious choices...    … Expand

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56

Mixed or average reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 18
  3. Negative: 4 out of 18
  1. Adventure Gamers
    Sep 21, 2023
    40
    Fort Solis is a bland sci-fi adventure that sacrifices interesting gameplay in its attempt to provide a cinematic experience.
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  2. DarkZero
    Sep 12, 2023
    60
    An impressive game on the one hand, but lacklustre on the other, There are some things to like about Fort Solis, but the actual interaction element can become a test of patience when walking around such a visually impressive mining facility becomes a slog.
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  3. GameOver.gr
    Sep 6, 2023
    60
    Fort Solis is a tedious and slow-burning experience without a real payoff for all the mystery it builds up. Devoid of any set pieces or story development worthy of any kind of discussion its only high point is the inclusion of highly talented actors.
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