Vintage Story is a sandbox survival game developed and published by Anego Studios. The founders of Anego Studios, Tyron and Irena Madlener, began development on a standalone version of an earlier mod for Minecraft called Vintagecraft in April 6, 2016[1] and became available for owners of a "game key" in September 4, 2016.[2] It became publicly available for sale in September 28, 2016.[3] An old version of the game is available for free download.[4] The game is in early access and can be played in singleplayer or multiplayer modes.
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| Developer(s) | Anego Studios |
| Programmer(s) | Tyron Madlener |
| Artist(s) | Irena Madlener Anna Baldur Redram |
| Writer(s) | Luke Jeffrey |
| Composer(s) | Hayden Davenport |
| Platform(s) | Windows, MacOS, Linux |
| Release | September 27, 2016 |
| Genre(s) | Survival |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Gameplay
editThe player character is a tall humanoid, referred to as a seraph by the game and developers. Gameplay is generally focused on creating a realistic and immersive experience. Creating many items revolves around interacting with the in-game world instead of a GUI. For example, in order to create a clay bowl, players place small voxels into the shape of a bowl, which then must be fired in a pit kiln.
Other aspects of gameplay include prospecting for minerals and ores, animal husbandry, farming and building. Another focus of gameplay is exploration. Infinite worlds with realistic biomes and randomly generated structures provide an engaging player experience.
Development
editThe game is written in C# using OpenTK and a fork of the ManicDigger game engine. Most of the game's programming was done by Tyron Madlener, with contributions from several contributors. A majority of the game's code is under a readable source code license on the Anego Studios GitHub.[5] Development on updates with additional features and story elements for the game is ongoing, with the latest stable version, 1.19.8, being released in May 2024.[6]
One of the most popular features of the game is its modding API, which has been praised for its flexibility and quality.[7][8][9]
Reception
editPower Up Gaming described Vintage Story as being "on a completely different level" than other block-based survival games due to its approach to crafting and inventory management, noting that the game fixes all the "nagging problems that everyone has" in other open-world survival block-based games by allowing the player to open multiple menus at the same time and interact with items more naturally.[10] A critic found the content of Vintage Story to be a more atmospheric survival experience compared to Minecraft which he considered it "too tame".[9]
Rock Paper Shotgun praised the world generation, animations, and modding.[11] In another review Rock Paper Shotgun mostly focused on the much better performance of Vintage Story, compared to Minecraft.[12] A review by Sportskeeda praised the graphics, as well as the mineralogy.[8] Digital Trends heralded the unique gameplay and crafting system for their quality, as well as the flexibility of the game.[7]
References
edit- ^ "The beginnings". Vintage Story. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
- ^ "Distribution has begun (v.0.9.p5)". Vintage Story. 4 September 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
- ^ "Release! Zomg! (v1.0.0)". Vintage Story. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
- ^ "VS Classic - Vintage Story". info.vintagestory.at. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- ^ "Anego Studios". GitHub. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ "News". Vintage Story. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ a b Roach, Jacob. "The best games like Minecraft". Digital Trends. Archived from the original on 8 November 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ a b Bachchan, Vasudha (19 October 2020). "4 best PC games like Minecraft but with better graphics". sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 8 November 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ a b Huge, Devon. "VINTAGE STORY Review for PC". Gaming Cypher. Archived from the original on 8 November 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ Sharp, Jamie (18 February 2020). "Vintage Story Is An Uncompromising Survival Sandbox Inspired By Lovecraft". Power Up Gaming. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ Toms, Ollie (26 March 2020). "Games like Minecraft - 16 best games like Minecraft from the past ten years". Rock Paper Shotgun. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ Toms, Ollie (3 April 2020). "Have you played... Vintage Story?". Rock Paper Shotgun. Archived from the original on 22 December 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2020.