Impact Winter

GameSpaceEd Orr

7.5/10

Between the narrative content, progression systems, and team management, Impact Winter is far more than a simple scavenging simulator. It still embraces the joy of exploration, but challenges players to balance a multitude of risks. Like many story driven games, replay value can feel somewhat limited by the adherence to a script and the game’s achievement system adds little to this. Despite these niggles, I adored wandering the wilds with Jacob. If you have a hankering for a survival game t...

Gamers HeroesJohnny Hurricane

70/100

Though it is a fairly solid game, it might be worth waiting a couple more weeks until the development team sorts out the rest of the bugs before trying to survive the frozen abyss that is Impact Winter.

Capsule ComputersAdmir Brkic

6.5/10

Captivating survival RPG held back by a couple of technical issues.

Playstation UniverseNeil Bolt

6/10

The initial setup for Impact Winter's frozen post-apocalyptic world is effectively haunting and grim. The trick does get repeated a little too often though, and the bleak situation you were previously invested in becomes too much of a chore and less about humanity struggling against nature.

GameSpotEdmond Tran

6/10

Left in the cold.

Impact Winter is a beautiful and thoughtful game, and at least initially, it ticks all the boxes in terms of emotional delivery, narrative execution, and sheer atmospheric mastery. However, the mechanical flaws are an unfortunate counter to the ambition and care that has gone into the title. When a game’s sole selling point and clear focus is environmental storytelling, it has to have a flawless working environment from which to fulfill that goal. Here, that isn’t the case. If you enjoy survival games, wait a little longer before you pick this one up. Mojo Games has a good thing going, and…