Serene Sandbox Survival Game Retreat to Enen Finds Meditative Center On PC Today

[TheLostSwede]

Retreat to Enen, the tranquil sandbox survival game from developer Head West and publisher Freedom Games, harnesses harmony on PC via Steam and Epic Game Store today. In the distant future, the denizens of a war-torn Earth reflect on the endless violence, choosing to move forward in a more naturalistic direction. Society finally puts forth efforts into restoring nature, inspired by the ways of its ancestors. Come to the island of Enen and harmonize with wildlife, in a right of passage bettering each individual, granting them a newfound peace.

Live off of nature's boons like plants, fruits, animal meat, and other materials to truly appreciate these blessings. Build a shelter, fire, and other crucial survival tools using more than 100 different resources to create a true home away from home. Explore the island to discover key meditation spots in order to maintain an in-sync spirit across newly discovered ruins and treefall gaps, flourishing in a peaceful journey of self-actualization.




After establishing a base and taking care of basic human needs, participate in real meditation sessions and bask in the beauty of the flora and fauna. Succumb to the magical music of billowing trees and willowing winds in a safe, convenient space for those unable to venture out into local forests and mountaintops. Reflect on Retreat to Enen's peaceful sentiments and discover new ways to appreciate the world around us on a personal level.

"Simulating nature's tranquility in a digital space with Retreat to Enen was a very personal and important journey for our team," said Justin Hosford, Founder, Head West. "It's hard to look past the world's hardships at times, so we wanted to share some positive energy in a relaxing space. We hope Retreat to Enen can comfort those in need and maybe even teach you some new meditation techniques."

Retreat to Enen is available now on PC via Steam and Epic Game Store for $24.99 with English language support.

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[DeathtoGnomes]

That title is a bit confusing, had to read it several times to make cents.

Any sandbox survival game is not tranquil when you first start playing. Have to get past that learning curve or learn to play on YT....

Dont loike it already, the UI looks like a cross between The forest and Ark. Both of those games annoy the hell out of me solely because of the UI. This is what I would class as console controller UI game.

The best survival game to date is still 7 Days to Die.

FYI: 20% off on Steam. $19.99

 

[Veseleil]

That title is a bit confusing, had to read it several times to make cents.

Any sandbox survival game is not tranquil when you first start playing. Have to get past that learning curve or learn to play on YT....

Dont loike it already, the UI looks like a cross between The forest and Ark. Both of those games annoy the hell out of me solely because of the UI. This is what I would class as console controller UI game.

The best survival game to date is still 7 Days to Die.

Ark is more than a mere survival game. I can tell after thousands of hours spent on a private modded PvE servers. Ragnarok and Aberration clustered for the most part. I can agree that UI is crap, alongside many other things, but I never found even remotely close experience of crafting, building, taming, breeding, hunting, exploring, in one single package.

 

[DeathtoGnomes]

Ark is more than a mere survival game. I can tell after thousands of hours spent on a private modded PvE servers. Ragnarok and Aberration clustered for the most part. I can agree that UI is crap, alongside many other things, but I never found even remotely close experience of crafting, building, taming, breeding, hunting, exploring, in one single package.

Conan Exiles is higher on my list than Ark when it comes to your list.

I'm watching Kage248 video now on this R2E, gotta love the magical gathering.. /s

EDIT: oh my, game is purely single player, that hurts a lot.

 

[Veseleil]

Conan Exiles is higher on my list than Ark when it comes to your list.

I'm watching Kage248 video now on this R2E, gotta love the magical gathering.. /s

EDIT: oh my, game is purely single player, that hurts a lot.

Conan exiles is a good game, better polished, better looking, NPCs, miles better devs, etc., but has no griffins to fly on.

 

[Shatun_Bear]

Graphics straight out of 2005 but seems interesting. This kind of game would benefit massively from higher fidelity visuals.

 

[DeathtoGnomes]

Conan exiles is a good game, better polished, better looking, NPCs, miles better devs, etc., but has no griffins to fly on.

yet! Havent read anything about that for Sorcery yet.

So after watching this video by Kage248

It really looks like an unfinished game. There are no tooltips, not even the ever popular vague mouse overs. That whole UI looks like garbage, if thats someone's idea of intuitive, they need to get out more. This meditation thing is a joke to survival games. I'll go on a limb and say, wearing a tinhat, that the meditation mechanic is a precursor to introducing magic to the game. I know that sounds dumb as hell, but why add that just so you have magical gathering and crafting? It makes zero sense.

 

[LiveOrDie]

Game is crap

 

[HairyLobsters]

Conan exiles is a good game, better polished, better looking, NPCs, miles better devs, etc., but has no griffins to fly on.

Signifficantly smaller player base than ARK and less expanded content though.

 

[Vayra86]

The few screenshots already told me enough. Filler content, won't fly.

 

[robot zombie]

Id be down if the actual investment in visuals matched their description of getting closer to nature in a meditative way.

Honestly though, as someone who likes hiking... its not all looking at pretty trees and stuff. Nature has basically endless detail, its in the many varied experiences and observation... the total sensory dominance by your surroundings just replaces everything, takes you to another world. I dont think video games are anywhere near clearing the right marks to make me genuinely want to just 'be' somewhere in the way that touring nature does.

The standards for feedback and interactivity arent nearly high enough in games to distill 10% of what even an afternoon at the park *feels* like.

Meditation involves every sense. Honestly, the visuals could be the absolute best attainable right now and I would still doubt. 100% visual perfection is still less than half of what is needed for THAT kind of immersion. Otherwise its like any show or movie... so youre looking at pretty pictures that change your mindset a bit, with a side of interactivity. To compare any of that to a real day in the woods sounds like a joke to me.

 

[Veseleil]

Signifficantly smaller player base than ARK and less expanded content though.

I was trying to cut the story short as it's off topic. I could talk about those two for hours as I've played both.

 

[TheUn4seen]

I got this game yesterday. While the whole new-age-y meditation stuff is not my cup of tea, it's a fairly simple, slow paced survival game. What I bounced off of is a complete lack of any, even most rudimentary, map. There's a lot of dense vegetation and rocky terrain so it is very easy to lose situational awareness even though the area is not very big. Ultimately I found the place I needed, but at that point all the tranquility from meditation became a mild exasperation.
This is not a game for hardcore survivalists accustomed to the myriad of windows obstructing most of the screen. There is no overly complex crafting, skill trees and such, so the simplistic UI is sufficient. I never felt it lacking, it also never got in the way, so I'd say the UI design is a strong point of the game.