Kenshi's a great game, brought down a little by its vision greatly exceeding its grasp. Kenshi allows you nearly absolute freedom in a massive and hugely varied open world, with tons of small surprises to discover as you explore.

The game does suffer a little in the performance department - While each member of your party can be anywhere in the world at any time, operating completely independently of each other, expect to spend a lot of time waiting for assets to load if you actually try to keep track of people in more than one location. Pathfinding over long distances can also be finicky.

Still, sometimes all you want is a huge sandbox to survive in, and Kenshi provides one of the best available. Many of its locales are bizarre and intriguing enough to keep you eager for more of the story behind the world you're exploring, and its systems all integrate with each other wonderfully.

Reviewed on Nov 24, 2022


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