A lot of good lessons learned from other survival games but in the end it’s the static zones, lack of changing rewards or drops, the lackluster combat mechanics and the dragon concept that turns this game from a survival game into a collecting game that falls a bit flat for me. You’ve succeeded in most of what you do, but the most important part - the areas in which you spend your time hunting resources seem like an afterthought. The zones are uninteresting, the combat staid, the rewards are always the same. One nice thing is there are a lot of areas to explore but having done them once or twice that is enough. The beauty of last day on earth is that the zones were so engaging and well done that you could do them over and over and they were still fun. I think that was partly because of the sneaking combat style but also because there was a chance of getting something really good like a weapon. Getting a few more or less seeds or food is not compelling. I do the zones on easy - without the dragon - kill everything and then auto. The house building is nice. I think the level 2 and 3 floors could look better but I like the level 4. The decorations are interesting. And, you are still doing releases so I’m looking forward to seeing what comes next. I have reported some bug on discord that mostly are nuisance issues but some fixes would be good.
A lot of good lessons learned from other survival games but in the end it’s the static zones, lack of changing rewards or drops, the lackluster combat mechanics and the dragon concept that turns this game from a survival game into a collecting game that falls a bit flat for me. You’ve succeeded in most of what you do, but the most important part - the areas in which you spend your time hunting resources seem like an afterthought. The zones are uninteresting, the combat staid, the rewards are always the same. One nice thing is there are a lot of areas to explore but having done them once or twice that is enough. The beauty of last day on earth is that the zones were so engaging and well done that you could do them over and over and they were still fun. I think that was partly because of the sneaking combat style but also because there was a chance of getting something really good like a weapon. Getting a few more or less seeds or food is not compelling. I do the zones on easy - without the dragon - kill everything and then auto. The house building is nice. I think the level 2 and 3 floors could look better but I like the level 4. The decorations are interesting. And, you are still doing releases so I’m looking forward to seeing what comes next.
If this was a true survival simulator then I wish the game allows your camp being attacked by other gamers and attacking other camps to other gamers for resources etc in your world or to other servers on certain days of the week as free will and/or by missions at the very least for multi and legion mode when you pass the tutorial session at the beginning just like it would happen in real life. Im sure Im NOT the only one who hopes for this. Please make this game a TRUE SURVIVAL, STRATEGIC, SANDBOX GAME. I am not a f2p gamer and I am hoping to see improvements to this game in the future. I still enjoy this game. However, there are many bugs and issues and the in-game customer service never connects me when Im in the app. I wish the events would refresh weekly with new exciting missions, I have already completed some events and its not yet refreshed to new ones past the deadline (super annoying) forces you to spend long hours going back and forth for simple resources to kill boredom or move on to other games. Also, the dragons equipment is not showing up wearing it even if I have the “show display” on the dragon. The game has many wrinkles and kinks that needs some fine tuning but it is still a fairly new game so I am hoping developers fixes and improves this game. So much potential for this game. Also, add more skins :)
I love how detailed the game is, bit confusing in the beginning but easier as time goes by
Developer Response
Hi clugo037! Thank you for your detailed feedback. We're glad to hear you enjoy the game. We're constantly working to improve and fix bugs, and we have a special anniversary event with many rewards available for free. For specific issues like login problems or display bugs, please contact us at duskofdragonsofficial@gmail.com for assistance. We appreciate your support. Have a nice day!No possible way to contact developers for support. I start from within the game on the “support”page in the settings. The top of the page displays “logging in” while typing my message but changes to “connecting” when I select “send”, which causes a message to pop up briefly, saying “please wait for the connection to succeed before sending message” which never does “connect”, preventing me from ever contacting support, despite the fact that my phone is 100% connected to a good Wi-Fi network with a strong signal & good calm weather outside. So then I go to the Dusk of Dragons:Survivors page in the App Store which directs me to the developer’s web page where I select “contact” & correctly & completely fill in all the info that it asks for. But when I select “submit”, nothing happens because it thinks that the email field has been left blank or unfinished. It is not empty. I entered my email address completely & correctly. Every time. Same thing exactly a few months ago too. This marks my 3rd attempt all with the same exact results. I would like to know if I’m alone with this strange & irritating dilemma or have others been dealing with this as well?
The one and only but biggest problem with this game is that it does not support a backbone game controller, or any controller for that matter. My hand is so cramped it’s killing me. I’m guessing I won’t be able to play for at least another 3 days because I spent the last 4 hours playing. Not that it was needed to play but I’ve spent a lot of money on this game already, but I won’t anymore because my right hand the middle and ring finger are both so cramped and locked up in a unnatural state. You make controller support, and I will change this review to five star and write five positive paragraphs for every star I give it about how amazing this game is in detail. That’s promise number one, my second promise is that I will buy every single thing available in the game store if you come out with controller support. I’ll even buy into event stuff. You come out with controller support so I can use my Backbone controller and I will support this game so hard and rant and rave about it on every social media platform as well. I just hit a million on TikTok too. Stop hurting my hand and I’ll make you go viral. That’s promise number three. It literally gives me heartache having to give a one star review. But you make a game this good you should expect people to want to play it for extended length of time but being a mobile game who can hold their phone comfortably for 1 hour let alone many hours on its side while hitting buttons. No one. Best thing about this game though, you don’t need to buy anything to have fun playing it, everything can be earned. I applaud you for that. This gameplay style practically started with that last days on earth game and then a ton more came out and I’ve played almost all of them, if not all of them, this is the best one out there, I can confidently say that. But you’re killing me with a lack of game controller support. Sure there’s little things here and there that I’d say maybe do this or do that but otherwise it really is pretty perfect. Though you’re definitely hurting the multiplayer side of the game, not letting everyone in the team collect everything available when playing together on a map. I thoroughly enjoy helping lower level players run through areas to level up faster and then they can’t collect from the dead because I killed the bad guys, that’s just sad. Definitely fix that too. Also, one last thing make it possible for a bag that holds more than 25 pieces. If you don’t want it to be earned at the very least let me buy it. I don’t know about other people, but I would pay at least 25 bucks to have a 50 slot bag. I know both numbers are kinda high but I really want that kinda bag. And I swear I really do feel bad about leaving one star, but my hand really hurts. Plus it might be the only way to get your attention. I will be looking for an email address also to reach out and address this in other ways. No game controller support is just ridiculous and adding it would make this game perfection.
Developer Response
Hi JeannetteC1216, Thank you for your detailed feedback. We understand the inconvenience of not having controller support and appreciate your enthusiasm for the game. Although controller support is not available at the moment, we are working to enhance the game experience. We hope you continue to enjoy it and appreciate your understanding and support. Have a wonderful day!A lot of good lessons learned from other survival games but in the end it’s the static zones, lack of changing rewards or drops, the lackluster combat mechanics and the dragon concept that turns this game from a survival game into a collecting game that falls flat for me. You’ve succeeded in most of what you do, but the most important part - the areas in which you spend your time hunting resources seem like an afterthought. The zones are uninteresting, the combat staid, the rewards are always the same. One nice thing is there are a lot of areas to explore but having done them once or twice that is enough.
The good: Squires to retrieve a small amount of resources for you Decorations, though my deer disappear once in a while without a wall move. Lots of areas to explore Chatting Area clearing is fun and the rewards helpful. The auto-use feature is nice. The game is really quite fair. Cons Food can be tough to get early on Movement bugs — auto move on next item selection after upgrade / etc. The cost of repairing weapons can be prohibitive (long bow). No ability to turn off team requests. Send your dragon out to feed is annoying Changing a chest name is five clicks and it’s very easy to forget to save — no spaces seems crazy especially since clearly your titles have spaces. Leaving dragons out at home — why make it cost satiety at all? Finishing quests out of order doesn’t really work — works against people who have played many of these games. No next level floor/wall/city gate preview. Needs more help. No way to shift your entire design for placement on the grid. It’s way too easy to accidentally recycle craft stations. In edit mode it shows the original name of the storage, not the name you gave it. There are bugs around adding to craft stations that increase time dramatically — crops for instance.
I’m quite enjoying this game, but can you please add sounds other than the wind blowing and music. Like chopping and fighting sounds. I find the silence unnerving.
Developer Response
Hello Darcilyn82, Thank you for your feedback and love for the game! There are indeed chopping and fighting sound effects in the game. Please check your settings to ensure the sound effects aren't turned off. We hope this enhances your game experience! Have a nice day!This game inundates you with ihuge amounts of specialized materials and I’m waiting for levels right away to be able to progress. One nice thing is it’s pretty easy to increase storage. The graphics are unexciting at first but the get better as you upgrade items. It would be nice if you could use spaces and special chapters in storage names. You can’t change color without changing the name because of the restriction. Also there are some wall placement and movement bugs that have me playing musical floors to be able to move my level 2 floors around. A bigger problem is the need to do quests in order. If you are experienced with these games, you will complete a lot of the quest actions, but the game does not keep track unless you do them in order, so you have to do them all again. The lack of sneaking in combat is a loss. This is one of the bigger areas for improvement but the hard and nightmare levels are more engaging. The homebuilding is full-featured and you have incorporated many features from other games in the genre and seems like a very fair game. The ads in many cases hang, the reward says it’s done but the ad seems to just be stuck.
I have downloaded hundreds of app games, and Dusk of Dragons is by far the very BEST. I love this game!! It’s hands down the best survival builder on the market and simply doesn’t get enough attention. My biggest issue with the game is no health regeneration at camp.
Otherwise Download and enjoy! Play smart and you DO NOT need to spend money; craft, build, and plan creatively.
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