Enshrouded is tearing up the Steam charts

A new star has risen in the sky of multiplayer survival games. Released in Early Access just recently, on January 24, Enshrouded has already collected more than twelve thousand positive reviews. In it you can explore a large open world on your own or in the company of friends, build a dwelling and even a city, hunt for animals and resources, as well as engage in battles with dangerous bosses. It seems to be nothing unusual, but Keen Games studio has a few tricks up its sleeve.

On one map there can be up to 16 characters under the control of living people, but the locations here are spacious enough for everyone to play by himself, if he does not want to get a company. However, to explore the fairy-tale universe in detail and defeat the most dangerous creatures, you will still have to gather a squad. The plot of "survival" unfolds in the kingdom of Embervale, which died because of the desire of its inhabitants to learn the secrets of the universe. Instead of new technologies sorcerers created a contagion that turned all life into mutants. But some inhabitants still escaped in special cocoons to wake up after many years and cleanse the land from the evil. The role of one of these awakened you will have to take on yourself.

Yes, this is a post-apocalypse with zombies, but made in a fantasy setting. To get to the truth, here you need to explore the ruins, dispersing if possible suffocating fog. And also a lot of mining and building - it is noteworthy that the creation and destruction of objects uses voxel technology. Also, all heroes have a development system from RPGs - with skills, perks, and basic parameters like strength or dexterity. And items have rarity levels, including legendary and epic. In reviews gamers compare this game with Valheim, not in favor of the latter, but complain about optimization flaws. Enshrouded is available with a 10% discount until January 31.