Drake Hollow

 Xbox One
User Score
6.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 26 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 26
  3. Negative: 8 out of 26

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  1. Steyraus
    Oct 10, 2020
    5
    The game seems like it could be a lot of fun but I couldn't sit past the terrible frame rate and lack of optimisation. It's becoming increasingly troubling trend on Game Pass for unfinished and optimised hard to play a game to be released. Becoming very worried and what this means for future or of games.
  2. Timgriff84
    Jul 25, 2021
    7
    Fun little survival game with cute characters. Not the deepest story and doesn’t hugely evolve but I had a lot of fun.
  3. VaultHunter918
    Aug 31, 2020
    6
    I downloaded this game as part of gamepass. It's a fun game and the story line is interesting enough to keep you going along. I personally did not experience any bugs or issues while playing either. My issue with the game is the game-play loop is demanding. This is a survival/crafting sim with some base building mechanics. The crafting requirements for some items become very redundantI downloaded this game as part of gamepass. It's a fun game and the story line is interesting enough to keep you going along. I personally did not experience any bugs or issues while playing either. My issue with the game is the game-play loop is demanding. This is a survival/crafting sim with some base building mechanics. The crafting requirements for some items become very redundant early on. The amount of them you will need to complete certain tasks or to get to certain parts of the map are high as well. When it all starts to add up, it became more like a task than a fun game-play loop for me. I'm actually a fan of other games of this type so this was surprising to me. The demands of the player to keep up with the resources needed for all of these items is too high in my opinion, and for this game to sustain will likely have to be adjusted. I feel even those of us who truly love to grind will find it tiring after a while. I'd recommend if you're a fan of these types of game to absolutely give this game a try and not let my opinion keep you from giving a game with a nice story and interesting graphics a go. Overall the grind was too much for me but I'll leave that up to you to decide.… Expand
  4. Bl00dy_t34rs
    Aug 31, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Overall a fun base building survival game but I am glad that myself and friends got it on game pass. The game wants you to build a town to support drakes that eat and drink more than my own child. Luckily we had 4 people so we were able to have someone living at the house taking care of the little babies and building while the rest of us went out exploring. For the first area this was great. Then we apparently got too many drakes as we hit our camp budget and could no longer afford to keep them fed, not thirsty and entertained. Then the raids started. We figured out as you build more raids time lowers. It doesn't give you enough time to build a base before you get attacked and lose it all. Through all of this we still enjoyed the game and for the most part did well without losing too many drakes. Then came the last level where the final boss is broken. All it said we had to do was weaken it and bring it back to camp. We did exactly that and killed it, just for it to respawn in our camp and break everything. Maybe we didnt get the health low enough we thought. Nope because we killed it with our fists doing 1 damage at a time right next to the center of our camp and still nothing. Its a shame because we really did enjoy the game and streamed it up until this point but after an hour and a half on the final"boss" we had to give up. Please rebalance the resource need and fix the boss and make this game as worth it as it deserves to be.… Expand

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#69 Best Xbox One Game of 2020
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#69 Most Discussed Xbox One Game of 2020

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Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. GameGrin
    Oct 1, 2021
    65
    There’s a few hours to be whittled away in Drake Hollow. And can be a good blast with a friend or two, as it helps to mitigate the constant need to return to base, allowing for an explorer to do their thing, a builder to do theirs, and a battler their own. Unfortunately as a solo experience, it erred more toward frustration because of the timed mechanics.
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  2. XboxAddict
    Oct 16, 2020
    70
    Drake Hollow is an amazing game to sink a few hours into and I enjoyed nearly every minute of it. The Drakes you collect along the way, the islands you get to visit and the exploration are many of the great highlights of Drake Hollow. As you explore more islands, you get to see more areas, collect more supplies and make a grander, better camp. Who wouldn't want that in a video game? I'm excited to explore more, collect more and see what the worlds have to offer me. Gotta go, enemies are raiding my camp!
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  3. Windows Central
    Sep 14, 2020
    80
    Drake Hollow's overall gameplay and presentation make it a joy to experience, though the balancing for the endgame is in need of serious work.
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