A demo for Road to Vostok, an upcoming single-player survival recreation set in a post-apocalyptic border zone between Finland and Russia has simply dropped on Steam. I’ve had an eye fixed on the event updates on the developer’s YouTube channel for some time and have been very within the undertaking.

As an enormous fan of survival video games and hardcore FPS titles I, naturally needed to strive the demo out as shortly as attainable to see what potential the sport has.

What is Road to Vostok?

Road to Vostok is a hardcore, FPS, single-player, survival recreation. Set in a sandbox world someplace between Russia and Finland, you’ll loot, put together and survive in a world of hostile NPC’s.

To learn the Steam web page, you received’t see a lot lacking out of your typical survival recreation. Looting, scavenging, buying and selling. As effectively as shelters or base-like sounding places are all featured right here.

However, there’s doubtlessly extra. There are stated to be dynamic world occasions akin to crash websites, airdrops, ambushes, and particular buying and selling quests. But in all probability one of many extra fascinating issues is that it’s not a complete open world as you may count on.

The recreation is damaged up into maps, every of that are distinctive areas primarily based on real-world places. Maps are related to every and have a problem score referring to NPC AI. The thought behind that is that as you journey east in direction of the mysterious Vostok the maps will change into tougher.

I’m imagining a single-player Escape from Tarkov. Something many can be very enthusiastic about.

Risk and reward

Much like many different hardcore video games, particularly survival kinds video games. There is permadeath.

The recreation world is split into what are referred to as border zones. Borders could be crossed with every crossing level having a novel recreation mechanic – no particular particulars. Upon crossing the border into Vostok you at the moment are susceptible to permadeath. If you die, you lose all of it – as you may count on.

Details of how all of this works in between maps, or ‘borders’ are nonetheless unclear. However, it sounds very cool.

The demo

The demo provides you entry to some weapons in a taking pictures vary the place you may study a number of of the mechanics of the sport. You can then progress into one of many zones. Here you’re free to discover and combat – don’t overlook to activate the AI. Trying out a handful of weapons from assault rifles to shotguns.

It’s all very fundamental and clearly a really early construct. That being stated, there’s a nice ambiance to the sport. The particulars and visuals look actually good and the audio sounds stable.

There isn’t actually a lot to do past wanting round and taking pictures some folks. But it’s nonetheless a pleasant proof of idea and paints a good image of what may come.

Potential launch?

Again, to be clear. This is a really early construct so any launch date might be a way off. However, it’s undoubtedly one to maintain in your radar particularly for those who’re on the lookout for a single-player Tarkov-style recreation.

What is wanting good is the weapon fashions, the world element, the climate results – wet and stormy, and the night time and day, lighting. I’m excited to see the way it progresses, however don’t get too excited to quickly as I’m unsure we are going to see an early entry launch for not less than a yr.

-Will