The Solus Project

 PC
Metascore
68

Mixed or average reviews - based on 27 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 27
  3. Negative: 2 out of 27
  1. CD-Action
    Sep 17, 2016
    70
    The Solus Project finds the right balance between adventuring and survival and sometimes is a real joy to look at, but tends to remind you too often that it is just a game. [09/2016, p.56]
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  2. IGN Italia
    Jun 12, 2016
    70
    Exploration, survival, crafting, puzzles. In The Solus Project, none of these elements touches heights of excellence, but otherwise the game is not bad at all.
  3. We Got This Covered
    Jun 6, 2016
    70
    Despite mechanical discord and an unsatisfying story, the creepy atmosphere and gargantuan spectacle of The Solus Project is worth experiencing firsthand.
  5. Pelit (Finland)
    Oct 11, 2016
    68
    The Solus Project aims for old school gameplay, but the result is bland and forgettable. Its story, puzzles and occasional horror elements are clichéd, and survival aspects are both lackluster and easily overcome. Exploration of a new world quickly turns into dull routine. [Sept 2016]
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  6. GRYOnline.pl
    Aug 17, 2016
    65
    The Solus Project - an interesting space survival adventure - has a truly magnificent, magical, diverse and very interesting world. It's definitely the biggest asset of this game. The gameplay calls back to some old-school mechanics and does it pretty well. Shame that the storyline and characters are so weak. Still - fans of Interstellar should give it a go.
  7. PLAY! Zine
    Jul 6, 2016
    65
    The Solus Project is a mixed bag. With vast landscape to explore and eerie, tense atmosphere it is an adventure worth taking, if only there were no plot holes and somewhat weird design decisions.
  8. Gameblog.fr
    Sep 15, 2016
    60
    The Solus Project is a mix between wonderment and disappointment. The artistic direction is awesome and the atmosphere has been fine tuned, but the survival mechanics are not deep enough.
  9. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jul 12, 2016
    60
    The Solus Project doesn´t amaze with its gameplay and the game tries to bury all the potential, what its beautiful environment offers. Fortunately, the burial wasn’t completely successful. [Issue#265]
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  10. PC PowerPlay
    Aug 18, 2016
    50
    Survival mechanics obscure an otherwise competent but uninteresting adventure. [Issue#253, p.62]
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  11. Games.cz
    Jul 18, 2016
    50
    Beneath an interesting exterior and catchy atmosphere is hidden a lot of shallow schemes. The Solus project is neither a real survival nor a puzzle game.
  12. GameSpot
    Jun 29, 2016
    50
    It's a disappointing game with a lot of missed potential, and it doesn't convey a good story or the rewarding feeling of surviving against the elements.

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User Score
6.7

Mixed or average reviews- based on 57 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 30 out of 57
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 57
  3. Negative: 14 out of 57
  1. LuckyLuky
    Jan 8, 2017
    9
    Incredible story, graphics and atmosphere. A game for an adult audience who likes sci-fi. Not for the pew-pew cod kids. Very good frame ratesIncredible story, graphics and atmosphere. A game for an adult audience who likes sci-fi. Not for the pew-pew cod kids. Very good frame rates and great weather efects.… Full Review »
  2. Indrigis
    Jun 13, 2016
    4
    The Solus Project claims to be a survival experience, but survival is not much of a problem. Food and water are abundant, a solution to coldThe Solus Project claims to be a survival experience, but survival is not much of a problem. Food and water are abundant, a solution to cold weather (aka night) is to take a good 10-hour nap, and during lengthy thunderstorms lightning will consistently hit you for 20% of your health regardless of cover. Although there are only a handful of patrolling enemies, traps are plentiful but, again, simplistic and only hidden by darkness.

    The hero's greatest enemy is the game designer. Although the game is set in the 22nd century, one of the two most useful pieces of human technology available to the player is a metal tube covered in some alien roots and soaked in rocket fuel. This creates a torch that heats the player, lights up the surroundings and burns forever (seriously, it's permanent. It never requires more alien roots or fuel). The other useful piece of technology is a personal teleporter, borrowed in its entirety from Unreal Tournament. Apart from that there's no long range optics, no radar or local map, nothing that would be fitting for an interstellar planetary explorer. At least there's a PDA which can scan objects in the world, providing helpful hints like "Rock, heavy, multi-purpose" (useful for putting on buttons) and "metal tube, tool, very good!" (two required across the entire playthrough) and translate alien writings on the walls.

    However, all of that could be forgiven for a good plot or decent exploration. The Solus Project has neither. The plot is extremely straightforward and, regrettably, disconnected from the gameplay. No matter how many tablets you decipher, the protagonist never acknowledges that in his/her reports and acts as if he/she never knew what was going to happen. The exploration is tedious and mostly useful for artifacts (+1% to some resistance) and vanity items, having no real influence on the survival part.

    As a first attempt at making a game, The Solus Project is quite decent. But even in that price category there are better, much more polished and interesting games.    … Full Review »
  3. simesi
    Aug 23, 2016
    9
    This is a particular game, if you don't love the exploration don't buy it.
    IMO I loved everything in this game: the atmosphere, the music,    This is a particular game, if you don't love the exploration don't buy it.
    IMO I loved everything in this game: the atmosphere, the music, the caves, the weather, the story.
    This was a really emotional adventure and I was searched for it    … Full Review »
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