Genesis Alpha One Reviews
As much as Genesis Alpha One tries its best to keep you entertained, it's an admittedly ugly experience, both visually and mechanically. The lack of ambition or context given to gameplay makes it one to avoid.
Genesis Alpha One struggles to make many of its survival components engaging while also obfusticating many of its systems to the point of frustration.
Overall there is not really a lot here that I can recommend, especially with the price point there is just not much enjoyment or longevity to be had here for £25.
There are glimmers of hope that make Genesis Alpha One feel like something that has the potential to be great. With better AI, more variation in its roguelike elements and less of a reliance on the player doing every single thing, I can see a spark hidden deep inside this game.
Genesis: Alpha One has the framework of a space ship building rogue-like but lacks anything more to make playing it worthwhile.
Genesis Alpha One is a fairly unique and interesting mix of genres that offers a lot of promise initially. Despite some enjoyable base building mechanics, the overall gameplay loop is a little too repetitive and the combat is disappointingly weak throughout. With updates, improvements and more content this could turn into something that's both memorable and great, but right now it's an ambitious title that just misses the mark in some all-important areas.
It's a shame that a game of such promise and ambition ends up in such a questionably lacking state as this, for Genesis Alpha One wields a fair number of interesting ideas, mechanics and spins on such things as roguelike exploration and base-building methodology that work wonders when feeding back into the core premise of managing all aspects of a ship journeying through space.
Genesis Alpha One mixes many elements from different genres together to create a whole new experience, but even if there were no shortcomings in other sections like visuals and sound design, which there is, GAO is still not mature enough to be considered a revolutionary title it is trying to be.
Review in Persian | Read full review
Genesis Alpha One splices the DNA of some good ideas, but doesn't execute any of them well enough.
Genesis Alpha One is a game with some good ideas but no elegant way to execute them all. The merging of ship building and exploration is quite good once you understand how to do it. DNA splicing is also a neat little touch, but it doesn't fix the fact that the clones are as dumb as bricks and about half as useful. Planetary exploration feels fine, but the gunplay is undercooked. All in all, there's a decent title here if you're able to overcome all of its issues.
In conclusion, Genesis Alpha One is a decent way to spend a weekend, but it will wear out its welcome not long afterwards. Building, upgrading, and defending a starship is compelling enough. There are also those times when a large-scale invasion generates some real excitement. However, a lot of time is going to be spent performing mundane tasks. Although this does an admirable job of streamlining most of them, boredom will eventually set in. Still, the unique premise might be reason enough to check it out.
Great concept and premise derailed by bad game design and a terrible graphical presentation.
Genesis: Alpha One is a great roguelike for those looking for long methodical sessions. The in-depth simulation shows off great care from the developer but quickly becomes tedious as you try to meet everything's limited conditions at once.
The mix of tactical spaceship building and roguelike action is intriguing, but Genesis Alpha One suffers from a split personality and a limited development budget.
Genesis Alpha One has an interesting idea but it ends up failing on not using them in the right way. Simple graphics, not so gripping story and weak gameplay make the game even more boring. Even the exploration, that should be one of the highlights of the game, isn't enough to catch the player's attention and will to play. Genesis Alpha One is not the best choice to start exploring the games in 2019.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
Right now, Genesis Alpha One is a mixed bag, but it's a gorgeous and well-made bag. Further updates could make this game a must-have.
Genesis Alpha One has some really cool ideas going for it, unfortunately they're outweighed by repetitive busywork that you easily get bogged down in. Sure, it's an interesting strategy game at times, but the grind is just too damn much!
By trying to be all things to all people Genesis Alpha One loses any sense of identity. There is some really interesting ideas at work, and cool aesthetic in one portion of the game, but other areas feel underdeveloped.
Genesis Alpha One is a roguelite with very good ideas but with a not so good execution. Repetition of scenarios, mediocre AI and confusing menus detract a lot from a saga that has enormous potential. I will be waiting for some hypothetical Genesis Alpha Two.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Genesis Alpha One has more in common with Farming Simulator than No Man’s Sky, offering a more grounded take on exploration than most.