Green Hell

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7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 185 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 24 out of 185
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  1. unp-snae
    Mar 3, 2020
    8
    GFX: 9/10
    Sound Design: 9/10
    Gameplay: 9/10 Performance: 5/10 Of Course Green Hell is recommended...!!! This is -in my opinion- the best Survival Game that was ever created (until now). I read comments and negative reviews, about that game "forcing" the player to check on his/her character's diet constantly, look out for Jungle elements that can kill you such as Jaguars, Cayman    GFX: 9/10
    Sound Design: 9/10
    Gameplay: 9/10
    Performance: 5/10

    Of Course Green Hell is recommended...!!! This is -in my opinion- the best Survival Game that was ever created (until now).

    I read comments and negative reviews, about that game "forcing" the player to check on his/her character's diet constantly, look out for Jungle elements that can kill you such as Jaguars, Cayman Crocodiles, Poison Dart Frogs, Tribal Warriors etc and also people complain that you have to build and create tools and sheds the entire time. Just to save the game you need to build a hut. You need to sleep to regain some energy that you wasted trying to survive. You need to find ways to build numerous tools that make your life easier in the Amazonian Jungle by exploring the areas......

    Then what exactly do people expect from survival games nowdays? This is a SURVIVAL game...

    ► Of course you'll need to battle the elements. Of course you need to fight against the local Tribesmen not only for territorial purposes but also to grab the necessary blueprints for tools and weapons. Yes you will have to become a time manager and get your rusty brain moving because this is not a simple linear game. You need to start THINKING. The core of pc games (back in the day) was that the player needed to think and to be challenged. So start enjoying and stop complaining. Enough of you people. Play Mario or something and leave that game for us that can appreciate the realistic simulation and the managerial portions of it.

    I have written 61 hours in that game and i own it since the PRE-ALPHA version when half of what we have now in game where not available. I haven't played for 4 months and when i launched it again, i have forgotten how good it was and how solid it played. This game is addicting and makes you stick with it constantly unless you have no idea what survival stands for. You have to find ways to explore, plan your daily expeditions and each day that you get off your base, make it a mission. This is not a sandbox game. There are 4 different levels of hardness, as also a custom level that you can enable or disable elements.

    ✔ Everyone that owns that game, needs to know the basics. The only way of that happening without watching videos online, is by playing the fantastic story mode. This is more fulfilling than snooping through videos cause the game itself gives you the sense of accomplishing something when you learn something new. Get familiar with the simplistic UI, the mechanics that are easy as a childsplay and the Jungle that can easily disorient you even if you are going straight. Also this is a game that after many years of drought and lack of imagination by the companies, gave us a solid, serious, well written and MAJESTIC STORY.

    ❌ Don't get me wrong. The game is fantastic BUT it needs heavy optimizing. All machines are going to struggle running it.

    ► We are excited for all the future updates as also for the coop mode. Playing that Gem of a game with friends is an awesome idea, BUT!!! If the devs ever decide on an MMO Open World gameplay (something like GTA V), is going to kill that experience.

    Thank you Creepy Jar and continue the Good Work.    … Expand
  2. Paul_barley
    Jan 3, 2021
    10
    Fantastix story telling - Mia my love..lukin with mFriends for her.. what a gamne it is..superb 1 graphics..and capibaras
  3. larsch
    May 29, 2020
    9
    An enjoyable experience if you like immersive survival with a pretty interesting story. You can play at your own pace, and progress as you gain experience. Immersion is heavily carried by great graphics and detailed sound effects. The base gameplay loop is similar to Subnautica, and is best experienced if you go in blind and discover and learn the jungle on your own. Don't look up anythingAn enjoyable experience if you like immersive survival with a pretty interesting story. You can play at your own pace, and progress as you gain experience. Immersion is heavily carried by great graphics and detailed sound effects. The base gameplay loop is similar to Subnautica, and is best experienced if you go in blind and discover and learn the jungle on your own. Don't look up anything on wikis, but pay attention to every detail. This way, the game has a lot of difficulty that can be easily tackled as you gain experience, which is a very rewarding.… Expand
  4. bartcbem
    Dec 18, 2019
    8
    Even in early access this is very fun, interesting and in depth survival experience. Unlike most survival games Green Hell tries more realistic approach and its a welcome addition. Plus the jungle in game looks absolutely beautiful. Highly recommended.
  5. brito20
    May 26, 2021
    10
    Best survival game out there. Great graphics, great dynamics and a great story. 10/10
  6. TomRodriguesPVH
    Oct 14, 2019
    10
    Exelent. One of mostly immersive games ever made.
    Great craft system, realistic survival mechanics.
    The history mode is captivating and chalenger.
    A really great game
  7. ConanBar
    Sep 13, 2019
    10
    Superb game. Spend more than 300 hours playing. Great graphics and vibrating story. Save the Amazonas!
  8. Zol
    Sep 5, 2019
    10
    Gr8 fun looking now for coop, dev's done Gr8 job over 1 year im EA now new road map plz
  9. Jackal99
    Sep 6, 2019
    9
    One of the best survival experiences so far. Nice graphics, nice story, superb thrill when travelling into hostile jungle. Recommended!
  10. lankpis12
    Sep 9, 2019
    10
    Absolutely brlliant survival game!!! With the story mode Green Hell reached AAA indie level without any doubt.
  11. zupsonsfc
    Sep 10, 2019
    10
    amazing game. Started playing it in early access, then moved on to the full release and now enjoying it even more. Can't wait for the coop!
  12. dizertir
    Oct 29, 2019
    10
    Игра просто супер, очень нравится развитие, выживание почти в реальной среде (если одел VR ))). Разработчикам благодарность и сил для продолжения новых вдохновений и поддержки игры!
  13. MatthewTh0
    Sep 9, 2019
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So this game is rather in-depth as far as the survival experience goes but it does have its flaws and inaccuracies.

    It's really fun and I would have given it a higher grade except the story ending is pretty bad. It's sad since the story is intriguing at first, but after the climax it has little to no resolution. I didn't mind the involvement of politics and the whole civilization bad theme due to it not being too prevalent (and honestly civilization does have its downfalls and is probably overreaching, but on the other hand this ignores any of its good - I personally would argue overall it is good). However, after the set of scenes (the climax, in my opinion) revealing the consequences of the main character who essentially found a miracle drug that inadvertently created an infectious outbreak that at least decimates (the literal 1/10 definition) Brazil, the game's story goes downhill.

    That's not to mention that by the time they reveal Mia's fate, it was pretty obvious that Mia was not actually communicating with you throughout the game and Higgins is delusional (revealed to be due to guilt). Also, there is little indication of what you have to do to get the "good" ending and beyond that "bad" ending, while being somewhat inconsistent, actually feels better than the good ending (since you feel you can still redeem yourself). At the end, the story blames you for destroying the tribal civilization and somewhat being responsible for the deaths of millions and leaving Mia essentially to die to find the cure but it doesn't recognize that even with the at least 20 million death toll, it really didn't seem to affect the animals (so it might be good for them), at least some Brazilians/South Americans likely escaped, and even if it killed all the humans in South America (worst case scenario, which is awful) the whole set of events could still save more lives than it kills within 45 years if the cure works - with cancer having been cured.

    Now, I'm not to say whether that trade off would be worth it, but it seems he didn't do it out of greed (now he did give it to the company which did minimal testing and I think caused the outbreak due to this, wasn't explained well during the story, which I guess was avoidable I guess) but instead he did it all to help his wife and the company did it because the drug could potentially save so many (as well as make a lot of money of course). Honestly, I don't even blame the game to an extent since the inner Mia voice does blame him and he probably does blame himself. But it seems odd to me the game tries to put this guilt trip on you and your character (which he kinda deserves, but really doesn't, if anything the drug company heads that pushed production are to blame) and never resolve you of it in the good ending. (I watched the good ending on You-tube.)    … Expand
  14. anacon
    Sep 5, 2019
    10
    The best game ever! Great music and graphic. Realy great. Thanks for developer and waiting for multiplayer!
  15. guffqa
    Sep 11, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Green Hell is an outstanding survival game without zombies or any kind of monsters. Your main enemy is nature and fear about being lonely in a jungle. If you turn of the lights in your room, put on headphones, this is by far one of the most immerse game ever.… Expand
  16. mike1919
    Sep 9, 2019
    10
    Great game, nice graphics, good story and difficult. Good experiences so far. Recommended!
  17. survival123
    Sep 13, 2019
    10
    Excelent game. Brings a lot of fresh air to the genre and shows a great potential in realistic survival games. Can't wait for a Playstation version to get this beautiful views on a big screen.
  18. Slark2k19
    Sep 20, 2019
    10
    Сюжет лучший, эта игра даёт понять что не все хорошо бывает в жизни. Повторюсь ради только одного сюжета я ждал эту игру 2 года
  19. ErayTellezi
    Jan 18, 2021
    8
    Hikaye modunu bitirdik arkadaşlarla. Yaklaşık 20 saat sürdü. Özellikle ilk 10 saat feci şekilde zorlandık, öğrenemedik. Kurtçuklar nedeniyle çok defa delirip öldük, zehirli yılan ısırıklarını tedavi etmeyi bir türlü öğrenemedik (hala bilmiyorum), ama ortalardan sonra özellikle ikinci haritaya geçince bulduğumuz kamplarla beraber refah seviyemiz ve bilgimiz artınca oyun biraz dahaHikaye modunu bitirdik arkadaşlarla. Yaklaşık 20 saat sürdü. Özellikle ilk 10 saat feci şekilde zorlandık, öğrenemedik. Kurtçuklar nedeniyle çok defa delirip öldük, zehirli yılan ısırıklarını tedavi etmeyi bir türlü öğrenemedik (hala bilmiyorum), ama ortalardan sonra özellikle ikinci haritaya geçince bulduğumuz kamplarla beraber refah seviyemiz ve bilgimiz artınca oyun biraz daha kolaylaştı. Besin ihtiyacının protein, yağ ve karbonhidrat olarak ayrılması ilk başta saçma gibi görünse de oyunu zorlaştırarak keyifli hale getiren bir mekanik olmuş. Daha gelişmiş silahlar olabilirdi ama o zaman da çok kolaylaşırdı sanki. Susuzluk özellikle en başta çok büyük problem. Saatlerce zorlu şartlarda yaşadıktan sonra bol yiyecekli bir kamp yeri bulmanın verdiği huzuru çok az oyunda yaşadım.

    Hikayesi harika olmasa da iyi. Görsel kalitesi Forest'tan çok daha önde. Geceleri yürüyen hayvanların ayak sesleri tedirgin edici. Hayatta kalmanın zorluk seviyesi, ölmenin çok fazla yolunun olmasının verdiği heyecanla oynaması epey keyifli bir oyun. Keşke daha uzun olsaydı.    … Expand
  20. nd_
    Oct 15, 2020
    10
    One of the most successful survival games with unique mechanics offers you addictive story in amazonian rainforest - rich, beautiful, breathtaking but at the same time - deadly and uncompromising.
  21. x-X-ARIUS-X-x
    Aug 14, 2020
    10
    Wow! I didn't even like this game at first but I endured and once I could stay alive for longer than five minutes I quickly became invested in the story. I loved exploring the jungle and finding new locations looking for a damsel in distress and then the ending! It just blew me away. Absolute best game I've played in ages. Not been this enthralled for a while. Loved it!
  22. Geralt123
    Jul 25, 2022
    8
    This game is really hard at the beginning. I knew nothing about survial and within the first hour I got parasites, wounds and fever :-) And died quickly.

    So I did some research on Google and started all over again. But this time I knew how to drink clean water, make a fire or hunt animals. If you know how things work, this game is really fun. But it is hard. You are constantly under    This game is really hard at the beginning. I knew nothing about survial and within the first hour I got parasites, wounds and fever :-) And died quickly.

    So I did some research on Google and started all over again. But this time I knew how to drink clean water, make a fire or hunt animals.

    If you know how things work, this game is really fun. But it is hard. You are constantly under time pressure. Most of the time you will be busy hunting animals, finding plants, creating shelters or cooking. If you have some energy left, you can go and explore the map. But you will get exhausted soon or the night will set in and you will need another shelter and a fire to cook. So you have to be very efficient and do several things at once.

    The storyline is good and I was really to find out what happened to Mia and Jake. You will get several flashbacks that reveal the story.

    The graphics are excellent. The jungle is really beautiful. The whole survival atmosphere is very good, you can literally feel Jake's desperation. And after a long day, it is really cozy to stand next to the fire and watch your steak cooking.

    It can be annyoing when you are on your way home with some important item you found and suddenly you bump into a Jaguar who 2-shots you. Or a tribe member. But that's survival! So I recommend to save often using a shelter.

    I can't think of any big cons so this is a clear recommendation! Very solid game.    … Expand
  23. tobivv
    Apr 24, 2020
    8
    The game is an unforgiving challenge of survival. You start out with nothing and accomplishing even the smallest tasks like building a fire and getting some sleep seem like an achievement. After a while, you figure things out and feel like a king of the jungle you managed to tame
  24. koukouille
    Jun 23, 2020
    9
    For now, Green Hell is a fantastic game. For once a survival game is complex without having to shoot 20 arrows into an enemy to kill him. Clearly a must have question survival game. Remains to be seen the further development.
  25. Itan
    Dec 14, 2020
    8
    Собственно почему 8?
    Green hell нельзя назвать симулятором выживания. В ней есть свои механики и свои рамки, но это не делает её хуже. Тут ты с самого начала в джунглях, непонятно где, без еды и воды, и в неизвестности. Сам ты ничего не знаеш и сам все исследуеш. Какую воду пить какую нет, какие грибы съедобны и т.д.
    Великолепная система крафта , исследования и прокачки. Графика на    Собственно почему 8?
    Green hell нельзя назвать симулятором выживания. В ней есть свои механики и свои рамки, но это не делает её хуже. Тут ты с самого начала в джунглях, непонятно где, без еды и воды, и в неизвестности. Сам ты ничего не знаеш и сам все исследуеш. Какую воду пить какую нет, какие грибы съедобны и т.д.
    Великолепная система крафта , исследования и прокачки. Графика на уровне 9/10.
    Собственно почему не 10?
    Поиграв примерно неделю, ты уже знаешь все про все, где что найти и прочее,
    могут только насторожить аборигены или хищники.    … Expand
  26. AANG1991
    Feb 9, 2021
    8
    This is one of the best survival games I have played so far. Amazing sounds, wonderful dramatic story which forces you to addict the game ina a very good and crazy way. Performance is quiet good. Graphics are very nice compared to the small size of the game. I recommend this game to survival fans.
  27. zaneycritic
    May 26, 2022
    10
    A fantastic perfect challenge, with the realest sense of peril i have experienced from a game. Absolutely fantastic with friends and so much to explore for hours on end. the ending of this game genuinely left my jaw dropped for minutes afterward and felt like a perfect resolution to the hell you go through to get there.
  28. MrsAn
    Apr 24, 2023
    10
    Ця гра максимально реалістична і складна, тут є чудовий сюжет і не погана графіка
  29. Liquid_Cold
    Aug 1, 2023
    10
    Отличнейшая игра, интересное выживание, хороший крафт, непередаваемо притягательная атмосфера дремучих джунгей амазонии.
  30. lucascr2
    Apr 23, 2023
    10
    Its hard to understand what are you suposed to do in the start but with the time the game turns in a very challenging survival simulator with a cool history and unique mechanics
  31. Yamaro369
    Jul 23, 2023
    9
    One of the most fun games ive played in a while, since the few last updates its even better. I had played it with 2 Friends and we had so much fun. The Building System is expensive but it feels so good when you built a base with everything you need. And Even then you can do more, explore Caves, get your own animals, skill your weapons and much more. The only negative thing are the ControlsOne of the most fun games ive played in a while, since the few last updates its even better. I had played it with 2 Friends and we had so much fun. The Building System is expensive but it feels so good when you built a base with everything you need. And Even then you can do more, explore Caves, get your own animals, skill your weapons and much more. The only negative thing are the Controls with M&K and Controller. But if you play for hours, you can easily learn it.… Expand
  32. GiperSorcerer
    Sep 11, 2023
    10
    The most realistic survival game I've ever tried. 10 worms in my arm out of 10

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Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. TheSixthAxis
    Mar 11, 2021
    90
    Green Hell is a fantastic survival experience with an exemplary sense of place and peril. Creepy Jar have really nailed the feeling of loneliness and despair that true isolation would lead to and married this to some well balanced challenges and a refreshingly user friendly approach. The range of ways to play are really welcome and should ensure that even those players who may be turned off by the rigours of hunger and thirst mechanics can enjoy the immersive jungle experience. This may not be a welcoming jungle, but there’s plenty of fun and games to be had.
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  2. Impulsegamer
    May 15, 2020
    82
    Overall if you are hankering for some pretend survival whilst we are all doing it for real with COVID 19 I would definitely recommend this game. Even if you just sit and enjoy the atmosphere I feel it is well worth the money.
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  3. PLAY! Zine
    Oct 16, 2019
    75
    Green Hell is a hardcore survival that will give you the atmosphere of wandering and surviving harsh Amazon jungle, all while posing an intriguing story to lead you onwards. Even though it does not possess multiplayer and suffers by being an average survival game in many regards, it will provide you with a few hours of quality fun, especially at this price range.
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