Green Hell

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7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 185 Ratings

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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. AllNewSuperfake
    Sep 6, 2019
    7
    I think I'm just not as entertained by starving and sleeping under trees as I thought years - and several titles of this genre - ago.

    But this one is a little different. Starting with the lack of zombies, even though the AI of the "natives" is not too impressive either, and they all look pretty much the same, so that is only a minor improvement. But all the annoyances, or as I am    I think I'm just not as entertained by starving and sleeping under trees as I thought years - and several titles of this genre - ago.

    But this one is a little different. Starting with the lack of zombies, even though the AI of the "natives" is not too impressive either, and they all look pretty much the same, so that is only a minor improvement.

    But all the annoyances, or as I am supposed to think of them: The challenge, is customizable, and I'm extremely fond of that. Maybe one of these days I have enough time to attend to not just one, but three different hunger meters, but I don't have to. Maybe one day I feel like having all my hard work destroyed by randomly spawning enemies, but I don't have to. Maybe one day I'll be ready for eating tarantulas, or just having them swooping from trees in general. But, you guessed it, I don't have to.

    So for the fans of the genre there is all the nutrient management and random ant attacks you could possibly wish for, but you can also minecraft your way through this nicely designed jungle.

    The story mode is surprisingly fleshed out and a good start into the game. It still certainly doesn't hold you hand and could really use a pause feature, but since you can get rid of pretty much of everything remotely dangerous I can't really complain about this one.

    Let's hope the developers aren't done with this one yet (as they state in their road map). This could easily become more than a 7/10.    … Expand
  7. 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
  8. Funtastic
    Dec 4, 2019
    4
    I was excited to try out this new survival game called "Green Hell", which looked promising at first glance. What I found was rather disappointing.

    While the overall setting, idea and graphics are cool, the actual game play is rather poor. You're stuck in the amazon jungle picking up stuff from your surroundings like wood, stone and all sorts of edibles like fruits, nuts, herbs,    I was excited to try out this new survival game called "Green Hell", which looked promising at first glance. What I found was rather disappointing.

    While the overall setting, idea and graphics are cool, the actual game play is rather poor.
    You're stuck in the amazon jungle picking up stuff from your surroundings like wood, stone and all sorts of edibles like fruits, nuts, herbs, mushrooms and different kind of animals. Sounds fun, until you realise how complicated it is to maintain your overall health, sanity and energy.
    By far the most annoying feature is keeping yourself fed. With 3 different stats to maintain (fats, carbohydrates, proteins) the game is basically becoming a diet manager. With the help of your magical watch, which knows exactly what elements your body is missing, you're constantly balancing nutrition as if it's only possible to survive like this.
    So eventually you're forced to eat meat, which has to be cooked, unless you want to vomit in the jungle and become insane. Which forces you to make a fire.
    Creating a small fire is like creating a piece of art. You need exactly 6 small sticks and 8 sticks, otherwise its not a small fire.
    But since it's constantly raining in the jungle your fire goes out quickly unless you create a shelter for it. With more wood. And more leaves. Leaves you can not just rip off the plants, you actually have to destroy them. With a tool, that you have to craft. Which drains your energy while swinging it. The more tired you get, the less energy you have. So go to sleep, and waste valuable time.

    So you're running around the jungle, wasting time, to find the exact pieces you need, instead of just finding wood and burning it. And while there are actually structures in the game, you could use for shelter or take material from they are merely cosmetic. Logic doesn't apply in Green Hell.
    You have to do all these things before it's getting dark. So dark that it's hard to recognize and find the things you need to survive. The day is pretty short and your character is strolling through the jungle like on a vacation. So good luck with cooking that meat.
    And you still need water, my friend. Clean water, unless you like parasites that drain your energy.
    So either find somethin antiparasitic to eat, find a coconut shell and wait for rain or build a water filter, which you need a blueprint for, unless you have personally memorized how to build it. There are plenty of ways to gather rain water in real life, but you are stuck in the jungle with a lack of creativity.

    Saving the game requires a specific type of building. So either build that or die from a jaguar attack, crazy natives hunting you down, snake bites, food poisoning, poor diet or just your random PC crash and start all over again. Of course you can deactivate perma death, but you could also implement a reasonable save game system.

    Overall the game is squeezing you into it's idea of survival, which feels odd and exhausting.
    Way too much effort for too little of an outcome. The difficulty of Green Hell is a supposed selling point, but without sufficient logic applied to the game mechanics its just a chore, instead of a creative sandbox survival game. The word hell does indeed apply. The Long Dark did it better.

    I give it 4 out of 10 maggots.    … Expand
  9. ConanBar
    Sep 13, 2019
    10
    Superb game. Spend more than 300 hours playing. Great graphics and vibrating story. Save the Amazonas!
  10. 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
  11. 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!
  12. harris90
    Sep 8, 2019
    3
    World in Green Hell feels so empty. Story mode is a pure boredom. Overall huge disappointment.
  13. lankpis12
    Sep 9, 2019
    10
    Absolutely brlliant survival game!!! With the story mode Green Hell reached AAA indie level without any doubt.
  14. 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!
  15. whitedruid
    Sep 8, 2019
    0
    This game is not a survival but a cheap walking sim of eating. The worst of the worst. A story mode is some kind of joke. Bad AI of Natives, animals and too much walking, eating and boring dialogs by walkie talkie. Amateur, bad designed little game for 25 bucks is unacceptable.
  16. 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!
  17. 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
  18. anacon
    Sep 5, 2019
    10
    The best game ever! Great music and graphic. Realy great. Thanks for developer and waiting for multiplayer!
  19. Spamws
    Sep 6, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Игра была бы отличной, но есть одно, но!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Вы меня конечно простите, но вы серьёзно? Это щас так модно делать такие вот концовки? вам реально было так сложно сделать пару сценок что бы показать нормальную концовку? Я правда должен сидеть и додумывать конец игры? Простите, но за такие вот халтурные концовки я ставлю 0! Если вам лень было сделать сценку нормальной концовки, то мне впадлу вам ставить нормальную оценку... в самом конце игры я понял, что я потратил, зря своё время! ибо мне показали огрызок, в котором я должен сидеть и думать! успел герой или нет?… Expand
  20. Chezidek
    Dec 22, 2019
    3
    The game is very disappointing!
    The plot is so dull, boring, stretched and stupid that at the beginning of the game you want to turn it off and go to sleep!
    Gameplay the game is good but I could not play it because 10 times died of any nonsense! Every time he started the game again, he knew what to avoid, but again he died for a different reason... Could not figure out how to get some    The game is very disappointing!
    The plot is so dull, boring, stretched and stupid that at the beginning of the game you want to turn it off and go to sleep!

    Gameplay the game is good but I could not play it because 10 times died of any nonsense! Every time he started the game again, he knew what to avoid, but again he died for a different reason... Could not figure out how to get some elements of the craft because of what he could not learn to cure poison. Once again dying and losing all the resources and buildings, in the end I got tired of it I said to myself-one more time and I had enough, developed, built a lot of things and eventually died again because I could not find the right plant and recover... After that I removed the game and bought Stranded Deep from which I got everything I wanted from green Hill but didn't get...    … Expand
  21. psilovibe
    Apr 25, 2021
    0
    I do not agree in the slightest with the general consensus. This game was awful, bushes that bite you (the snakes are just a biting bush) a rng that sucks, meaning you will, even when loading a save game be either greeted with something straight away or you never see it. The crafting system was ok but not enough was explained it seems like a game that is primarily a time sink. AfterI do not agree in the slightest with the general consensus. This game was awful, bushes that bite you (the snakes are just a biting bush) a rng that sucks, meaning you will, even when loading a save game be either greeted with something straight away or you never see it. The crafting system was ok but not enough was explained it seems like a game that is primarily a time sink. After playing starnded deep the forest the infected and this I can see why the infected is been made cause this game was another well dressed turd that failed to deliver. I have played dayz since its beginnings and that is still a better survival game than all of these latest offerings. my choice would be the infected (and this is still early days and craps all over the rest then stranded deep then this abomination and then plain old f**k the forest. looks beautiful great environment but suffers from clutter to much just for the sake of having to much. Flashy with no substance but at least i didnt feel the need to get a refund like i did with the forest but still not worth it.… Expand
  22. Tk4Bullet
    Dec 20, 2020
    4
    Anyone giving this game over 6 can't be real. The only thing you have to look out for is different kind of food, or you are dead. Green hell is nothing else but looking for food, eating, building, and dying. If you meet a snake - he bites you - 100% chance of getting poisoned which will kill you if you don't find necessary flowers for cure(and you won't). When you manage to stock a lot ofAnyone giving this game over 6 can't be real. The only thing you have to look out for is different kind of food, or you are dead. Green hell is nothing else but looking for food, eating, building, and dying. If you meet a snake - he bites you - 100% chance of getting poisoned which will kill you if you don't find necessary flowers for cure(and you won't). When you manage to stock a lot of items and food, you will find out there is not much to explore. Had a few issues with playing co-op but fixed them. Graphics are 7/10. Was thinking that it would beat The Forest, but it does not.… Expand
  23. 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
  24. HfknK
    Feb 18, 2020
    4
    Graphics = 8/10
    Performance = 5/10
    Character Game Play 5/10 Health Management System = 4/10 Graphics look good, even on low settings. The health Management System is, eat every 3 minutes, drink every 3 minutes, sleep every 5 minutes, die or, wake up starving to death. Time management, not correctly employed. New days always start @ 00:00:01, not in the game. Days are not actual days    Graphics = 8/10
    Performance = 5/10
    Character Game Play 5/10
    Health Management System = 4/10

    Graphics look good, even on low settings. The health Management System is, eat every 3 minutes, drink every 3 minutes, sleep every 5 minutes, die or, wake up starving to death. Time management, not correctly employed. New days always start @ 00:00:01, not in the game. Days are not actual days and nights aren't either. If you're not constantly looking for food to balance the broken nutrient system, your fetching wood to keep a fire going to so can sterilize water to drink. Food spoils too fast, the hunting mechanics is clunky. There's no RMB to steady your aim and you can only hold your breath for like 5 secs. Your bow always wobbles, not realistic. Items disappear all the time. Backpack hold more than the storage crates. Every time you log out of the game, even after a save, you log in to find everything in your backpack rearranged. The impression of your character in the load ad is nothing like the character in the game. He looks macho but sounds like a wus when playing him. Weight distribution is another issue. Nothing seems to be at a real balance or numerical proportion considering, you are a healthy human should be able to carry your own weight. The building mechanics seems to be broken a bit. Stuff doesn't fit well together, some of it disappears/despawns when you aren't looking. One save/play through, 190 days survived and barely have 1/4 of the map discovered. Too busy managing my health and rebuilding my camp or, fetching wood all over the place due to, limited resources and and nothing grows back so, the Amazon is ready for a parking lot and housing community. I started after beta so, others may be better off than me due to their time playing the game from the alpha stages. Patience is a virtue if you're into these games. I own 25 survival games and play about 5 of them regularly. The rest, well..., they are basically, not realistic to say the least and just a waste of time.    … Expand
  25. TomasLacerda
    Feb 1, 2021
    6
    By far the worst camera I've seen in a videogame. Everything is constantly being distorted. The graphics were constantly having new elements popping out with a really close range. But overall it was the camera that threw me off, couldn't play like that.
  26. EptaEpt
    Sep 13, 2022
    1
    Sorry, but positive feedback is not available in your region. At least until your leadership changes the two-faced policy in their actions and statements.
  27. mike1919
    Sep 9, 2019
    10
    Great game, nice graphics, good story and difficult. Good experiences so far. Recommended!
  28. 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.
  29. 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
  30. bennymate
    Nov 10, 2021
    2
    Tried to give it a crack, but the game is very poorly opitimised and the story is awful. It is empty, gameplay is boring. Game can easily become a cheap crappy walking sim where you search for plants.

    Also, the devs clearly make the plants you need rarer and rarer as the story progresses to make you continue playing this total f********* trash heap. Waste of time.
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

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  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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