When They Arrived (2019)

- Developer
- Second Reality
- Platforms
- Windows
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Indie, Simulation
- Rating
- 1.8 of 5, 130 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 27 minutes
- Where to get it
- Steam
How it feels
A free-form survival sandbox where you scavenge and build to fight off an alien invasion.
survivalactionexplorationbuildingviolentdestructiveresource managementopen world
What players say
Players report the game is extremely buggy, with crashes, falling through the floor, and inventory issues making it borderline unplayable. Performance is poor, with framerate drops and audio glitches. Some see potential but say development has stalled since 2018.
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