Kingdoms of Ereloth has just entered Early Access on Steam. The survival MMO visually reminds one of “Gothic” and “Dragon Age”. However, the game has so many bugs that players are currently tearing the title apart in reviews.
What is Kingdoms of Ereloth?
- The title is a pirate survival MMORPG set in the Middle Ages.
- We can sail the seas with a ship to explore distant realms.
- There are no pre-made classes, as the choice of our weapon determines our skills.
- There are building mechanics reminiscent of Valheim, but the development team aims to differentiate itself.
- Additional features include guilds, dungeons, world bosses, and trading among players.
Kingdoms of Ereloth is regularly available for a price of 24.50 euros. At launch, the game is offered with a 20 percent discount, making it just 19.60 euros. However, as gleaned from the reviews, even that may be too much for the game.
In a trailer, Kingdoms of Ereloth showcased how charming the game’s open world looks:
Players currently warn against purchasing Kingdoms of Ereloth
Shortly after launch, the title is currently flooded with a multitude of negative reviews. At this moment, the game is struggling with “very negative” reviews, as only 10% of the reviews are positive (as of: October 20, 2023, 10:15 AM).
However, there is a chance that this rating may change. So far, only 83 critiques have come in, and some players report that improvements are in sight.
What problems are currently present? Many players were unable to access the online servers of the MMORPG at all. When they did manage to get in, the title was unplayable for them (via Steam).
User Juga points out, for example, that the release of the game has been postponed so often, yet such problems are still prevalent. The textures are buggy, and no interaction with items is possible. User Roger feels that the graphics do not match the trailer and the screenshots.
User FuVimarchi even had a bizarre experience: In the starting area, there were 5 to 6 players who had the same name as him and did not move. When he approached them, they suddenly dealt damage to him.
MeinMMO has translated more reviews for you to give you an impression of the general sentiment of the reviews:
- Vichara: “Is this a scam? Can we get information somewhere about why it says that soon no servers will be found and when they will be available?”
- roven: “The performance is an absolute nightmare. Insane rubberbanding, NPCs standing oddly under a rain from the sky in the city, can’t collect anything lying around and the graphics are buggy, so you have to set everything to low to avoid eye pain. And you can’t swim, so you’re practically running underwater.”
- Supertoaster: “Did they just release the wrong earlier version? Unplayable, the only thing one can currently do is move with WASD and jump with the space bar. I will check back tomorrow. UPDATE: Yes, I think this is just a scam, I would have never thought Steam could sink so low in terms of releases on their platform.”
But there are also some positive voices who are aware of the problems of the game but still see potential in it. User db_king96 writes, for example, that the game is currently unplayable, but the review bombing should still stop.
User ZanguardX bought the game and has since returned it, but as a game developer, he is aware of the problems and wants to buy the game again when it has received some updates. According to user Aron Alvion, the developers are also working to fix the bugs.
If you would rather play an MMO that is already available on the market, you might find something in this list: New MMOs and multiplayer games 2023: The big release list
