Whew, took a few days break there. I’ve been working on this article for a bit, but I decided to keep it short and sweet, just a small overview of just a bit of playtime I have on Necesse. Enjoy!
Necesse is one of the best games I’ve played on Steam in a long time. This game is (in my opinion) perfect for anyone who likes Minecraft but wants a terraria-like game that’s easy to get used to, and a bit more updated. For a game that just recently released their first stable release, it’s a complete game and I haven’t experienced bugs/issues.
After about 10 hours of playtime, I just want to say that if you’re contemplating purchasing this game, do it. It’s perfect and I think you’re going to love it.
After a bit of playing in Singleplayer mode, I moved to Multiplayer with a self-hosted server. I run a pterodactyl home-server already, so this was just a process of finding the pterodactyl egg for Necesse and uploading it to a server with proper DNS configuration. I have this server running pretty much 24/7, and uploading my own save was easy too. I was able to save all my progress while still being in a multiplayer hosted server where others can join and play in my save. You can also upload characters with full inventories and progress saved.
My Experience with Necesse
When I first launched Necesse, the tutorial was quite nice. It has you enter the mines, and explore some of the places around your house, along with the procedurally generated world. Once you get in to it, you may have to do the occasional search to figure out how to complete important progression, like crafting beds or making your settlers happy. Even if you have to search up a few things, the mode I picked (Casual Mode) is very forgiving. This likely applies to other modes, but I haven’t tested it. Necesse doesn’t care if your settlers aren’t happy, if you don’t craft them a bed because you’re waiting on the materials, and a lot more. They’re especially forgiving with your settlement, especially during early game. Even if your settlers are unhappy, the only downside will be that they will work less, which matters less when you’re first starting out anyways.
Necesse is also surprisingly immersive, especially at night. It really feels like it’s a realistic game, even though it’s quite pixelated. You also feel like you’re there, and that got me hooked easily. I love how it really feels like you need to defend your settlement, and it’s your job to keep your settlers entertained and happy, because it gives you benefits too.
I still have way more to discover, because the crafting and items really feel endless. There’s a ton of farming items, a ton of building items, and even potions and scrolls for fighting bosses. I haven’t even gotten into the main boss fighting experience, but I have attempted the Evil’s Protector boss and failed a few times. Still not ready, I need more protection 🙂
When you start crafting with your workbench, you’re going to discover over a hundred items within just a few minutes. Just as you thought that there’s a lot of items, you discover all of the other workstations. There are starter stations, specialized stations, upgrades, and even high-tier stations like the Demonic Workstation.
I was honestly surprised they could even think of all these items. There are a total of about 1,800 total items, more than Minecraft even has. It’s crazy that a 2D game like this could have so many items (yes, I’m aware terraria has a lot more, but it still feels like a lot) and it makes the progression feel prolonged in an enjoyable way. Whenever I play Necesse, I look forward to discovering what I haven’t seen yet, whether it be from Caves or from exploration on the ground-level with workbenches and walking around.
There are also a lot of marked milestones that I enjoy seeing, like exploring new biomes and walking a certain distance, made possible by the 48 Steam Advancements available from Necesse. I found out a few hours ago that I’ve ran a Marathon in-game, LOL!
Should You Buy Necesse?
If you’re looking for a game that’s chill, you’re ready to spend some time in, and you just want to hang out and peacefully build a settlement … or even the opposite, you want to fight bosses all day and gear up for the worst, Necesse is good for you. I think it’s even better for people with experience in games like Rimworld, Terraria, or Minecraft because Necesse is basically an indie fusion of all of these games.
Plus, coming in at a regular price of $15.99, this game is quite affordable for people who expect to play this game in the long run. So what do you think, are you going to buy Necesse?
Reviews of Necesse
If you already have Necesse, let me know what you think of it! I’d be happy to see your opinion.
Thanks for reading, and have a nice day! <3