"There are plenty of issues here, issues that you might even be used to considering the grand pile of Early Access titles that have invaded Steam in the past year or so. However, Darkout is being advertised as a finished product despite all of its flaws, even though its store page lists it as “Part 1″ of development. Significant features such as multiplayer, vehicles, and even the end of the story in the campaign are not in this initial release. Technically, the game is a mess. I’ve seen reports of crashes, and for me personally it never once quit out cleanly without forcing me to the task manager. If development does continue, there certainly is potential here for a fun Minecraft-like experience. As it stands now, the game’s lack of polish and lack of concern for the player’s time makes it hard to recommend." - Alex Santa Maria of Geekenstein
With so many games like Darkout springing up recently, it may be difficult for some gamers to distinguish between them. Darkout can be compared to games such as Terraria and Starbound; the premise is very similar. And if you have played any of the aforementioned games, you will know exactly what you’re in for with Darkout. As a game, Darkout is basically an extension of the games previously mentioned. The real difference is that it includes a streamlined Graphic User Interface (GUI) that offers more flexibility to the user, as well as advanced controls.
PJ: "Darkout, the adventure game from indie developers Allgraf, was released on Steam on the 4th of December, which, unfortunately for Allgraf and any other game released on that day, was the same day as the somewhat similar Starbound’s Early Access program began. Starbound took off, selling like yummy bananas, while Darkout hasn't done quite as crazily well. Is Darkout really good enough to justify it being another addition to the increasing crowded genre of mine/build/survive-em-ups - or should we just forget about it altogether?"
"Darkout is survival horror mine and build em’up for the PC. It is basically a combination of Terraria, the movie Pitch Black, and a pinch of Metroid. You play as a character who was jettisoned from their ship and has crashed landed on the planet Illuna, a planet that you had just escaped from. Using tools gathered from your escape pod you need to gather resources to build a shelter before exploring the planet." says Calmdowntom
