Excerpt: "Arcen Games has made a diverse collection of games, including their newest, Shattered Haven. The game is an interesting mix of survival elements with puzzle solving using the environment. Oh, and there’s zombies. But this time, done in a meaningful way and create a sense of fear and tension when they’re around.
The story picks up a whole nine years after the incident that created the zombies, well “The Grays” as they are called here. Which, I found to be more menacing and less self-aware as a whole. Calling them “zombies” here would be a disservice and diminish the overall feel the game is going for. Over time, they’ve learned that the grays are vulnerable to fire, water and iron."
Arcen Games: "Skyward Collapse and Shattered Haven have both gotten official linux support this week, but that’s not all that’s been going on."
Hardcore Gamer: The bare minimum gets you AI War: Fleet Command and five DLC packs, A Valley Without Wind 1 and 2, and Tidalis - a fun puzzler. Spending $5.80 gets you Shattered Haven and Skyward Collapse and its DLC. Everything in the bundle unlocks on Steam and soundtracks for everything are included too.
When you first start Shattered Haven, it gives the impression that it will be a Legend of Zelda like adventure game… with zombies! The overworld and various tools/weapons you find definitely have that vibe. Then about ten minutes in, the game introduces “levels.” That is, you can’t pass certain roadblocks in the overworld until you hunt down and beat a certain number of portals/levels. And that’s where Shattered Haven struggles to be fun.
