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Enter a living post-apocalyptic sandbox where the world doesn't wait for you. Build, craft, trade, earn the trust of factions, and forge your own path through a brutal procedural wasteland.
Plains of Pain is a early access, survival and massively multiplayer game
developed and published by Cobra Byte Digital.
Released on February 17th 2023 is available only on Windows.
It has received 332 reviews of which 282 were positive and 50 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.9 out of 10. 😊
The game is currently priced at 19.50€ on Steam.
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- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 7
- Processor: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- Memory: 10 GB RAM
- Graphics: GTX 670 2GB / AMD R9 280 better
- DirectX: Version 11
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 7 GB available space
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The negative reviews for this game are funny people want every thing given to them and don't want to work for anything that's why this is called a survival Game . Go out in the wasteland and hunt stuff down it's really fun. This game is really Special It's Mad max meets Fallout meets Kenshi what a awesome Game can't wait to see what the Dev's do with this. Do your self a big favor buy it . You could put 1000 hours into this easy.
I don't know any other game that can give me the "Mad Max" type of vibes. I would recommend this game to whoever is searching for this type of atmosphere but I would caution you that this is in the end an EA game. I have almost 60 hours in the game and I've enjoyed every single one of them. I personally love it so far. Plains of Pains has HUGE potential. Obviously the game is in EA. The game needs a lot of improvements in all the areas. But the Devs seem to hear the community and implement player made suggestions and improvements. Don't expect AAA update deliveries. As I understand the Dev team is very small (2-3 people? Not sure). Even the best Devs can't deliver content fast enough if they are 2-3 people. To be honest I have paid for AAA games deluxe editions 120+ euros and didn't get the fun I had from this game and also was treated as a cash cow. Whatever. To each their own. I would suggest to focus on the idea behind this game. Do you like the "Mad Max" vibes? Do you want to survive in a desolate post apocalyptic wasteland? Then this game will be fun for you even in it's current state. For me this game offers: -Mad Max style vibes/theme/atmosphere. -Nice visuals reflecting that said style. -Decent combat and with small improvements will get even better. -I like the AI so far and how they attack each other on the road and attack settlements. -Factions that you can align with or stay neutral. Huge potential with Faction wars. -You can take POIs for a specific Faction you are aligned and fight to protect them either yourself or by helping that POI improve their defenses by building walls, watchtowers, guards etc. -Building bases/mechanics is there and you have some options including underground hideouts if interested. You could also stay in a POI if you want and just build walls, defenses, towers, storage to improve the POIs as mentioned. Also the Devs said that they are working on building improvements along with other stuff. -PvP is there and although its not my strong point I like it that its there. Having the thrill not knowing if someone you see on the road is going to attack you or not is exciting. It also has huge potentials too with the Faction wars etc. So far the players have been pretty chill and helpful. I'm guessing when the player count starts rising and POIs become more important then there will be war about controlling specific resource POIs. -Decent range of vehicles. And I hope more will be added. Vehicle customization exists but for now its limited more to the vehicle improvement side i.e.: improve vehicle fuel consumption or vehicle armor in terms of HP etc. I hope this framework will expand to visual customization too. -Huge map. I play on official server which is a Medium map and ITS HUGE. You can generate up to XXL map. Damn. -Good survival mechanics where it actually feels like a survival game for hunger/thirst/gathering materials for crafting. Not extreme but still you need to take care of your thirst and hunger. I hope they will not change that. -Good crafting mechanics combined with the way you gather materials. Not every lootable object offers all the loot type. So basically raw animal meat you will probably have to hunt animals to gather it. Just a simple example but it makes it a bit more realistic and it makes sense. If I want to find car parts the first place to look is other cars, junkyards etc. No offense to anyone but I don't understand people coming in here screaming their @$$ off for an EA game. No one forces you to buy an EA game. I believe that the "Very Positive" reviews are well deserved and I hope it stays this way. I also hope to see this game get improved and supported for years to come. Thanks Devs! Keep up the good work! EDIT: I was informed that the sentences were broken between two lines so I edit it to not have that weird breaks in the sentences. NOTHING else was changed. Just removed some weird line breaks which I don't know how I managed to do it.
game is addictive in that 7d2d way where there's always one more job you really wanna do, it also nails that Kenshi vibes of a world just doing its own thing and doesn't care about you it needs some polish for sure, the character model and all animations look and feel pretty dated huge potential, highly recommend
This game is truly something unique. Its everything you need to fullfill that wasteland survivor vibe you have been looking for. Factions, base building, zombie ooops i mean low lifes an regressed humans..lol. Bandits an a power struggle you can either choose to stay nuetral in an grow or pick a side an cause some carnage. Multiple hover landspeeder vehicles that are upgradeable, different biomes, hunting an tonnes of traders selling everything from cans of dog food to radio drops for top tier gear. 141 hrs in an i am discovering new things still an loving this game. The game itself is not particularly difficult to work out, just read throught the menu's, the guide is a simple tutorial that you can either choose to follow then an there or at a later date. Certain progression levels are locked behind simple missions quests. The vehicle insurance is great it stops others from grabbing your vehicle an allows you to simply recover it an place it where-ever you wish to place it, if it gets destroyed. If you find another vehicle in the wasteland that is unclaimed you can claim it with an insurance part. Thern destroy the vehilce an simply recover it back at your base if you already have a vehilce with you. The map is huge an factions are reactive to your reputaion with them. The recent update is superb, the dev team is active, listens to the community an responds. You will not work out this game in a few hours of gameplay..it takes a rational an logical approach to gameplay an doesn't hold your hand. I have experienced 1 vehicle bug/glitch in over 140hrs..thats it...
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Plains of Pain is currently priced at 19.50€ on Steam.
No, Plains of Pain is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 19.50€ on Steam.
Yes, Plains of Pain received 282 positive votes out of a total of 332 achieving a rating of 7.89.
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Plains of Pain was developed and published by Cobra Byte Digital.
Yes, Plains of Pain is playable and fully supported on Windows.
No, Plains of Pain is not playable on MacOS.
No, Plains of Pain is not playable on Linux.
This information about Plains of Pain is not available yet.
This information about Plains of Pain is not available yet.
No, Plains of Pain does not support VR.
Plains of Pain offers both single-player and multi-player modes.
Plains of Pain offers both Co-op and PvP modes.
No, Plains of Pain does not currently offer any DLC.
No, Plains of Pain does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
No, Plains of Pain does not support Steam Remote Play.
Yes, Plains of Pain is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Plains of Pain.
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Developer
Cobra Byte Digital
Publisher
Cobra Byte Digital
Release
17 Feb 2023
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