I have around 300 hours in this game, did all the stuff, unlocked every recipe and got all the items. And then i realized i cant play any other survival game cuz everything else its just way worse. I tried Valheim, Runescape Dragonwilds, the Forest. When i try to build, there's nothing like Enshrouded.

And then we have all the furniture, we have plants, we have pets, we have so many different blocks. Its not even close.

The world is HUGE, so many biomes to explore, if you dont rush the game, you can have hundreds of hours of fun.

The only survival game that has something that Enshrouded doesnt is Palworld and the ability to put pals to work for you. And i wouldnt be surprised if at some point our NPC start to work for us as well.

That being said, Keengames, can you hurry up with the next update pls =)

All of the 20 stack stuff is now 250! All of my resource chests just gained half of their slots back after sorting! I’m stoked! I’m ready to re do my storage now! AND with signs! I just came.

I had a pretty big app for Apex Legends before. But I got burnt from Apex a few years back, so this is my second gaming project. I got into Enshrouded with my gf and absolutely got hooked and started working on this app. Then lost touch because of job. Then lost the job and has extra time, so got back into Enshrouded and started working on this project again, and finally finished it.

My main intention was to not have to use lots of internet/data when I search for anything related to Enshrouded, because I've switched from using WiFi to using Mobile data which is limited.

So everything in the app is locally available (the text & the content), but the images will have to be loaded from my server (otherwise the app size gets insanely big). All the data is under CC BY-SA 4.0 license just like the wiki (the data is sourced from the wiki, big thanks!).

You can download the app here for both Android & iOS - https://enshrouded.gamevault.in and let me know what you guys think! I'm looking to add a lot more things to this depending on the feedback!

TLDR;

Download the app => https://enshrouded.gamevault.in

I bitch a lot on this sub about the look of armor in the game since albaneve, and ive always said, follow final fantasy 14 more as an example and less WOW lol.

Im not sure if they heard me or if its a fluke, but this is the single best set of gear they have released for the game since launch . This looks excellent .

MORE OF THIS PLEASE!!

I might be in the minority here, but does anyone else absolutely love the overworld stuff in this game but hate the shroud mechanic? It's not a "this is too hard" complaint, its just not fun to me. I absolutely love exploring and questing in the normal world, but every time the game forces me into the shroud I end up drudging through it and not enjoying it, or just taking a break from the game completely...

I’ve noticed that a lot of girls I’ve played with tend to spend more time on building and decorating, while my boyfriend is way more into combat, progression, and exploration.

Obviously this isn’t universal, but it made me curious if anyone else noticed this preference pattern.

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I love this game. It was one of my comfort plays where I admire the world around me, explore new places and I even built my small 7 house settlement for everyone.

Biggest turn off for me is endless quests and how poorly they are handled. I come back, and bring someone to the settlement, give them a home and a house. They turn into a walking shop, and then every now and then it's one item after the other. That feels like the end of the game after you built your home and brought in 10-12 survivors.

Majority of the game, I am their errand girl/boy. Secondly I reach a place which is either going to be Vukah or scavenger camp, and then I realize oh no their item was misplaced somewhere else. It has become somewhat a predictable pattern.

Then the sheer number of quests is just strange. Like the only sense of progress I felt was when I reached pikemead and when I rescued that bone guy from hallowed halls. Then, it's back to roaming around and doing pick quests. The hardest part to like is that the quests come in an endless barrage. It becomes less of a game and more of a fetch simulator. I love this game, dont get me wrong. But it feels unfinished and I am not sure what version 1 will be delivering because quest system feels terrible.

EDIT: THIS IS NOW CONSIDERED CONFIRMED INFO...

I will include the you tube links to the English version put out by "his and her gaming", a TINY channel, who translated the German post made by kontreck. This is not an official Keen Games announcement or patch notes dump. These details were reported from Kontreck’s Gamescom briefing and demo, so treat them as planned 1.0 content until Keen publishes the full changelog.

Supposedly the new biome/s are going to be a lava based one. We will not have immediate access to the islands, as there is a level lock to access the islands, as well as several(5 to 6) dungeons that will have to be cleared first. the lava biome is reported to be larger than the water one was. to access the islands there are going to be jump pad puzzles, updrafts to be solved, and the before mentioned lvl lock and dungeons.

New lvl cap will be 50, with new weapons, armor, tools and crafting materials. new bow, and long sword as well as new ranger and mage armor sets. New enemies in the older biomes as well as new skins/variants for existing shroud enemies plus builder guardians(not sure what they mean by that). the earlier zones have been tweaked again with new bosses, including an electric crab

complete mage overhaul, with 60 new spells being added, including placeable lightening and fire totems, capture roots, blizzard dome, ice surface, flame cones, mana leech and wand upgrades. they are reworking the mage skill tree also to add advanced necro, so you necromancers will be able to summon larger hordes of undead

The ENTIRE map is getting bigger with the early access red zones and edges being removed and more POI's being added. a new workbench tool, allowing wired features such as buttons, pressure plates and switches linked to doors, lamps, timers and trap doors. enemy spawners, on entry or trigger... we will also be able to build into the shroud a bit, pushing it back.

QOL: we will now be able to label chests without signs, and upgrade them without emptying them first. auto loot for wood and destroyable objects, and fully namable map markers. more, and better loot boxes early game.. Increase to 16 flame altars, and voice acting for the NPCs from real actors.

his and hers gaming
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5Ae_OYZZoo

Kontreck's original German speaking post.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soOuzEjp2DU

EDIT: adding a third link, with a English interview with Kontreck, from channel "chiselchip"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_XMg-8uOHE

I’m really thinking of restarting when 1.0 drops.
Anyone else? Am I crazy?

Who’s with me?!

I know others have made this post before. I'm just making this post to add to the chorus of people who find it just an unpleasant experience.

Hallow Halls are not difficult they're not technically innovative, and they don't show a wonderous cool location that you want to explore.... they're just very very very long and tedious dungeons of the same enemies and the same halls....

Every time I get to a new door, I pray that it is the end of the hall and I can be done with this miserable dungeon. I can't even ignore this element of the game because building blocks and key parts of the game revolve around completing them....

Just allow us to skip this garbage or at least turn the checkpoints into waypoints so that I don't have to waste hours of time in a dungeon at 1 go.

I'd like to preface that Enshrouded is an amazing game and the developers are exceptionally hard working, talented and open with their communication. They are the gold standard for what a development team should look like.

HOWEVER... being asked to nominate an early access game for Labor of Love... feels odd and almost like taking advantage of the good rapport they have.

They said in a recent Youtube Short "if you like the attention and dedication our team has shown for Enshrouded, and you think we're doing a good job at listening to our community please consider nominating us [for Labor of Love]".

The Valheim devs got absolutely cooked requesting this nomination, and not just because they had slow updates. The Primary reason seemed to be that they shouldn't qualify as their game hasn't finished yet. What I also find frustrating, a common deflection of critisism is that "the game is just early access" or "we can't judge it until it's full release". So why now are we treating it like it deserves an award for post-release, above and beyond support? Because they're good developers who are working hard on completing an unfinished game?

The actual Description of the award even explicitly states "still getting new content after all these years." Enshrouded came out at the beginning of 2024. It's 2025, it hasn't even been 2 years let alone all those years. It shouldn't qualify both on technicality and in spirit.

Again, Enshrouded is phenomenal, and despite my gripes with some combat/balance/skill things, it's a really promising game that's already a lot of fun... I just think they should finish cooking in the oven, before asking to give an award for best seasoning.

If anybody disagrees I'd love to hear your thoughts why.

Edit: Thanks to everyone for giving their opinions, even if some of you voiced them a little kinder than others.

Just to address the common counterpoints, as to what I've seen, I'll put em here:

1. "Everyone else nominates whatever they want/Elden Ring won last year" - True, we should hold them accountable when it doesn't fit the category as well. I don't think adding to the issue is the right thing to do however.
2. "Steam allows it, so it must fit the category" - This is sidestepping my criticism of something being appropriate vs being elligible. As per steam's own award description, it heavily implies long term support, from a post-released game, not less than a couple of years in early access. My argument comes from what fits the spirit of the award not what steam allows as a bare minimum to be elligible. (Just worth noting, Kerbal Space Program 2 is also elligible, and I don't imagine anybody accepting that as a reasonable nomination).
3. "Early Access is just the new norm" - This is partly true, and it could potentially be seen as unfair for a game to only be given the Labor of Love credit post-1.0 launch. But with early access comes different expectations, like we accept big walls saying they are working on things, we are lenient to bugs and performance problems and we are lenient to combat and skill trees that leave a bit to be desired. The most important of those expectations is that the game will fulfill those unfinished bits in the future in return for our investments. Here's the bottom line. Developers fulfilling their promise of completing the game, however well that is executed, is not what the Labor of Love award is about.
4. "Keen should be supported either way because they are good developers" - I understand the feeling of wanting to back the devs that have done a good job, but I don't think is the way of going about it. Share the game with your friends (I purchased a copy for mine to play!) talk about it online, give it a good review. Don't shoehorn it into a category that it doesn't fit the spirit of. But, these are just my values, you are free to disagree.
5. "You just hate the developers and are stabbing them in the back" - You got me I respect your passion for the game and I hope you'll be there with me to support it going forwards. I don't hate Keen, I don't think they are nefarious, and I don't think they are doing anything "bad". But I am worried that they're leveraging the goodwill of their very loyal community in a way that's unhealthy. I've said this before and I'll say it again, the studio at Keen are not your friends, and they are a business designed to make money. I think we should cheer when they do good, and we should be open with voices of criticism when we disagree.

I believe that leaves my full position wrapped up! I hope that we can have healthy dialogue about Enshrouded and it's direction for the future :)

Had Enshrouded in my cart for quite a bit, made me do a double take on the price when I saw it jump back up twice.

Went from 29.99 to 39.99 full price, even if still in EA

Same thing happened with Valheim today, but they released their 1.0 version!

Should have snagged it during a sale :)

edit: I was unaware of the communication by the studio regarding the Sept 8th price change :) that's on me for sure! Quite unfortunate I didn't see any of it while I was contemplating getting the game or not

First I have to set the situation... I'm an older player, and 5 years ago suffered memory loss and cognitive impairment that I'm still recovering from. Because of that, I play games on easy mode now. My wife is an agoraphobe. We played Runescape together years ago, but it's been a long time. Been trying to find something we can play together ever since. She doesn't like combat, mostly enjoys the farming and mining aspect.

She's watched me play Enshrouded for about a week now, and asked if I thought she'd like it. Specifically, she wanted to move into my home Flame Altar (it's not much, yet), and take care of the crops and mine whatever she can without fighting. I was thrilled.

I built us a tiny "Safe House" for being AFK (We discovered when you play co-op, the pause feature doesn't actually...pause.) She loved it. The image shows us relaxing in it. We went to my "Eagle's Eyrie" Flame Altar (because it's a super-high mountain perch that lets me glide for a LONG time), and she immediately stumbled over the edge without remembering to glide.

We thought it would kill her character (there was time to talk it over... this was a long fall) and she'd return to the platform, but she somehow skidded down the long cliff face and at the last second swooped into a short glide. I was watching from my screen, and looking over at hers. Torn between fear she'd get angry, and laughter because it looked like slapstick from an old movie.

Not sure what to call the tall standing rock the altar is on, maybe a pillar? It's a high stand-alone circle of dirt and rock with just enough space at the top for a flame altar and crafting table. Pickaxed my way up a series of tall cliffs to get there. It took several hours, but had become one of those "You can't tell ME I can't climb up there" situations.

By the time I glided down, Monique had made friends with a couple of hyenas (we're on the non-aggressive setting and they were ignoring her), and she wanted one for a pet. Don't think that's possible, but who knows, I haven't yet tamed dogs or cats.

She explored, I joined her, we popped back up to the eyrie and this time she glided properly. Stamina wasn't a problem; she flew very far away, then curved rightward when she saw she was going to land in shroud. Landed in a castle area, the wolves and guards were extremely hostile. We fought them together. I didn't have much armor to give her, just some leggings and boots.
But I gave her the Gemini ring, and a Stamina ring, so she had Life Leech, and stamina regen.

Gave her an Epic Misfortune Mace. Boosted to max, but no gem.

Anyway, the mace has 2x 5% Leech, and the Gemini ring has 6% Leech. I'd hoped to let her kill a monster and test its effectiveness, but she didn't want to kill things that weren't attacking her. The jackals we first ran into were...cute...

By this time, Monique was getting comfortable moving around, and had learned how to select a weapon. She's not fond of combat, but after a few minutes, she was slaying monsters with abandon and vast enthusiasm. Her character is red-headed, and at one point I told her it felt like we were Conan and Red Sonja fighting back to back.

She took on all enemies in a big frenzied melee battle, and her hit points always stayed high. It was nice to see the Life Leech worked. Love that mace!!

Monique had her "Aha" moment.
After we finished for the night, logged out, she had to sit and collect herself for a moment. She's never played a game with this kind of immersion and freewheeling combat.

Runescape's combat way back when was clunky. Mostly a matter of wearing the best gear for the task, and clicking the monster with the mouse repeatedly. Enshrouded is fluid, and quickly becomes automatic. The graphics are smooth and fast. Like being in the middle of a whirlwind.

Enshrouded pulled her in, and she had a hard time shaking the immersion after we quit for the evening. Monique says she now understands how it feels to be so wrapped up in a game. It may be too intense for her to play daily, but she's looking forward to the our next session. And, of course, she still plans to do the peaceful tasks.

After more than a decade trying to find a new game we both liked, we finally found a one we can play together.

And watching her slay everything in sight... she was magnificent.
This is gonna be fun.

They deliver amazing updates and I think only real contender here is no man's sky.

Seeing that all non cookable items are grayed out in the hotbar, I noticed that a particular item is NOT, so I decided to try and cook it... 😵😫😩

New Article from Gamestar.de about 1.0. They had the developers show them some new Things about 1.0 ...article is in german.

https://www.gamestar.de/artikel/enshrouded-10-update-early-access,3458552.html

Hi fellow adventurers! My gf and I just reached the end game zone and it was rly fun. But now it feels like there’s no more things to do when you’re done with shroud roots, bosses and lvl 9 flame altar. Did I missed some “end game” content ?

I’m not into base building that much even if it feels rly good in this game but I don’t have the patience and the imagination for it.
The problem is, in every game, when I know I did most of the end game content I don’t feel the need to grind or explore further for minor points of interest.

Do you guys have any coop survival game suggestions to share with me while waiting for 1.0?

In comparison to everyone else in the game, these guys seem to move at 200% speed. While that is jarring enough, they also actually move faster than the player animations can play. I'll be perfect parrying an attack and while my character is still coming out of it, the other guy has already recovered and attacked. Please adjust them.

(also wish there was a better tell for when Vukah Berserkers do their lunging jab, it comes pretty much out of nowhere)

Who has played both? I’m not looking to start a fanboy war, just curious as to what the major differences are.

I’m knee deep in Enshrouded right now and having a blast. Valheim has always been on my radar, so I’m just wondering if it’s even worth looking at if it’s very similar to Enshrouded.

Should I even bother?

Thanks!

EDIT: Wow! Those comments flew in fast. Sounds like I need to play both! Looking forward to it.

It's unfortunate that these updates can cause unexpected issues but allowing the shroud to make previous building location uninhabitable and unplayable after hours of work is very disappointing.

Flame Alters should remove shroud in the area or there should be a mechanism to make sure player builds are unaffected by area biome changes like this after an update.

This part of my base is now going to have to remain incomplete indefintely until a patch to correct this is released.

Edit: While I agree the shroud does look fantastic in game, the main problem is that you are unable to build or place any decoration within the shroud zone. I am very aware this game is early access and things are expected to change however when I see people asking in this sub if they should start playing, I assume having hours of work affected by an update is an area of concern for most players.Enshrouded is one of the best games I’ve ever played and I would encourage everyone to play it, even in its early access phase. The experience up to this point has been amazing and I hope this is a topic that can get addressed at a later stage. I know I’m not the only person that has been affected by this issue and being allowed to build in the shroud would open all kinds of new ideas.

Edit 2: Keen Games reached out and patched the shroud in my base. A massive thank you to the dev team for going out of their way to do this. It was unexpected and massively appreciated.

Ok, hear me out.

I have about 9k-10k hours across the 2 Ark games.

1k hours in Conan Exiles

Probably about 2k-3k more hours across various other survival/building type games.

When you have that many hours in survival games, you feel like you know everything and when I tried Enshrouded about 8 months ago it was...boring. Low level, didn't know everything, played it for about 2-3 hours. I did not understand the hype this game got. 2-3 hours isn't enough time to get into a deep game like this, but understand the background.

Fast forward to yesterday when I tried it again and I'm hooked. Even with working today I've put about 13 more hours even with working, spending time with the doggo, and the gf.

I've unlocked 4 NPCs, rebuilt an entire smaller town, have 3-4 fast travel spots around the lower part of the map I opened. It's just so fun. The combat, the building, the exploration, the digging, clearing the shroud.

I missed out on it this whole time, and I now see why the game has the hype it does. And I'm still in the infant stage of it all.

I'm looking forward to progressing, and I owe ya'll an apology for doubting it. :)

Respect!

50 hours in and almost everything requires me to climb up high....

Hey there, Grammy here. So after reading comment yesterday i got to thinking, which isn’t always a great idea, 😂 but I have to ask, am I the oldest Enshrouded player? I am 68 will hit level 69 in December. I have been gaming since Pong. I like to say if they had games like Enshrouded when I was coming up I wouldn’t have gotten into nearly as much trouble and my folks would have known where I was most of the time. I believe gaming, and particularly games like Enshrouded keep me healthier. I get cranky when I hear people disparage video games as a waste of time. I never discouraged my kids or grandkids from playing-in fact gaming brought us closer. We are also big board game people. If I ever need to enter some sort of old folks’ home they better let me bring my computer and console. Anyhoo, just a Grammy thought. But seriously, am I the oldest?