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Open Country
Developer FUN Labs
Ok Scout, it's time to show us what you’re made of-break free from your city life and live like a real outdoorsman. The wilderness isn’t for the faint of heart, but if you work hard, learn how to use the environment and be one with nature, you too can become a Master Outdoorsman. From the Steam store page
195 reactions from 2 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky) · newest Oct 8, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
46
Mixed
88 positive · 103 negative
95% range 39–53%
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| Steam reviews | 88 | 103 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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4 newer reactions are still waiting for a label.
Steam's own rating
Mostly Negative
152 of 406 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
Mixed: some enjoy it, but many cite bugs and abandonment.
Many players find the game enjoyable for its relaxing atmosphere and low-stress survival, praising the large world and decent price. However, a significant number of negative reviews highlight severe bugs, clunky controls, and a lack of updates. [1][7][20][25]
Several players allege the game has been abandoned by the developers, with no updates since August 2021. Others note that the game feels unfinished and not worth the purchase in its current state. [27][31][36]
Praised relaxing atmosphere · low price · large world
Criticised bugs and glitches · abandoned by developers · clunky controls
Summary drafted by an AI model from the 36 reactions it cites ([n] links open each post), then checked by code: every paragraph cites real posts and every quote is verbatim. Written Oct 8, 2026. Method
Reactions
60 of 195 · most liked firstThe Premise This review contains no spoilers. Disclaimer: a portion of my playtime has been achieved with a preview version, which didn't count towards achievements progression. Open Country (OPC) is a third-person, open-world survival / adventure that focuses on wild game hunting. Players impersonate an average citizen, that got tired of the chaotic urban environment, and sought a more peaceful time out in the wild. After meeting a friendly tavern-keeper that introduces them to the area,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love survival games. I have to say after reading the reviews I was very hesitant to purchase this game. I am so glad I went with my gut feeling from watching the videos and decided to get it anyway. YES It needs smoothing out. YES It's a bit janky and buggy AND WITHOUT A DOUBT, YES It's worth the asking price. I sure hope the dev team keeps focusing on this title. It's a breath of fresh air for me.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I don't often write reviews and even less negative ones, but this game as it currently is, is just not fun or entertaining. I have honestly tried but i just can not play this any more. issues, Only 3rd person No graphics settings at all not fully open world as implied by trailers etc not enough resources on map ( spent 15 mins looking for a tree branch ) cant even use a hatchet to cut trees or logs to get wood. animals all disappeared after i died and there was none on map anywhere after re…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →----|Graphics|---- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ----|Gameplay|---- ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ It‘s just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ----|Audio|---- ☐ Eargasm ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ----|Audience|---- ☐ Kids ☐ Teens ☐ Adults ☑ All ----|PC Requirements|---- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☐ Potato ☑ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boy ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I am going to recommend this game cautiously for one single reason. It isn't what it was presented to be, as well as the Facebook communication with things as simple as "asking prices" they don't respond which worries me. I think there is some extreme potential to this game, but it's definitely not what it was marketed to be. This to me was an open world and with co-op and it was pure survive and sort of like the Forest. There was no mention of a "Story" this was straight open world…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →FINAL VERDICT: Pass on this until it is fixed, if that ever happens! This game has some serious issues. There were several pathing issues, the big one being that any log can block your path (so you forced to pick them up). Movement feels weird because it's based on where the mouse pointer is facing. There's no V-sync so my frame rates were variable in the 100-400 fps range. I noticed several pop-in issues. The animations look very janky as well. The interactions are point and click. Using a…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Press F to load save game, but also press it again to delete whole your progress. Bye.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a game with a lot of potential. All those giving it negative reviews for bugs really should not buy early access games. I could not believe this game has moved to mostly negative. Do you people even know what a good game is? This is a good game. It is a flawed good game with bugs but if the devs fix the bugs it will be a good game with no flaws. I've not played the game a long time but long enough to get a feel for the gameplay which is in my opinion plenty good enough for this type of…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →TL:DR at bottom. <---- short review, long review then TL:DR at bottom for ease of info. Quick hot take: I think I can see why this game is getting review bombed and I'll say so far, I DO LIKE it, despite it being a little rough around the edges. With it's current $13.50 price tag, I think that's a decent price point (and yes I fully asked for a key because I wanted to stream this) Longer take: The game does much of what I expected out of the box, searching, hunting, gathering, crafting and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is very relaxing to me as i grew up in the country. This game is not for all people but if you want a game you can run thru the woods as listen to the animals and birds while finding new areas this is a good game. A few glitches but the developers seem to be working on it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Do not buy this game for co-op, there is no story line. Single-player is meh. Movement is very glitchy and unnatural. High chance you'll be disappointed if you buy it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Don't buy this game yet! It is suuuuper buggy and extremely unpolished. Wait til the end of august maybe or at least until they have put out a few updates. I'm very disappointed with this game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The movement is delayed and clunky. I expect to move after holding W, but you have to wait a few seconds for your in-game brain to realize your real life brain pressed a key. I picked up rocks and sticks, and made a hatchet. I hit a tree, the hatchet clipped through the tree. You can't cut trees. Two very basic things i'd expect in a survival game, you can't do. Not for me.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For only 15 bucks this game is totally okay PROS + It has a large world to hunt in and explore with several POIs + Not that bad graphics, there are some moments with lighting where it looks decent + The soundtrack turns out positiv and relaxing + The gameplay is diversified, you can do a lot of things + Great introductional missions to teach you about each of the games mechanics one by one CONS - floating animals and objects - voice acting is not so great - lack of graphics options…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Updated Review 5/30/2022 Lacking two months now of being a year and no new updates Since Aug, 18th 2021. Dev still hasn't addressed the atv issue after saying it could be used after the mission. Still don't work. Dev still ain't listening. Even after the update I did play it again same atv issue can't use it after the mission. Game is still lacking. Don't want another walk everywhere there's enough of those. Graphics are decent. Needs a-lot of updates still. Still can't use atv after the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This Game is abandoned!! Don't buy it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game looks and feels and plays like a Tony Hawks Pro Skater sidequest on the Playstation 2. It has some potential I guess but the graphics are ugly and gameplay janky.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For an Early Access gam.... Oh wait....
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I decided to buy this and had to request a refund 40 minutes in. the idea is there and it seems like it could be a solid game but i had so many bugs in just the 40 minutes that i played, including one that stopped me from being able to actually play properly. I absolutely think this game might be cool in the future if a lot of work is put into it but as it is, its absolutely not worth your money. So many games do this genre better.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Lots of negative reviews so I knew I would love it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game has pretty much been abandoned. Do not buy it unless you are a millionaire. Even then it is not worth it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Too many bugs. Not playable yet
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'd like to commend Open Country for some great ideas. On paper it seems like this would be a great game. But on execution it falls woefully short. You'd have to play it with a controller as m/k controls are pretty bad as this seems to be a quick console port. Also be aware the lodge plays copyrighted music so if your making content be sure to turn off in game music. The meters in the game are not balanced as well as they should be. The gunplay was decent and did enjoy the crafting. The…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just finished streaming this. Played for a little over 2 hours. I have some issues with the game and some things I don't mind about it. Listed below. I haven't tried multiplayer yet. All this is based on little more than 2 hours of single player game play. PROS: Graphics are nice. Voice Acting is pretty good. The UI is decent. (Can live with it.) The sound files are really nice.(all clear and distinguishable) The mission element is a nice change. Character Models are pretty good. Weapons…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is really bad. I was looking forward to another hunting game with survival mechanics. But this is terrible. Resources like rocks branches and logs can't be found anywhere except specific locations. That does not make sense. Also the shooting mechanic is garbage. This game should not be a released game. The developers don't even care about it. The last update from back in August 2021. I would not recommend this game to anyone.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →if you like hunting and gathering with minimal stress, then this might be for you. played many survival games (a fav genre) this is simple low stress and above all enjoyable. there is nothing trying to kill you (well almost). you find your self in the wilds completeing tasks for the local hill billies, building camps, hunting to make coin, and upgrade your kit. looks nice, simple game play, and has objectives, beyond just staying alive, really not sure its a pure survival game (at least not…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →After playing for 2.5hrs on steam I gotta say the game isn't perfect but no means. Especially the graphics. But, I enjoy it so far. Those who think this is a hunting game that would compete with COTW or any hunting game are just wrong. This is a survival game curated towards hunting and fishing. Is it worth the asking price I think it is if you can get past the graphic issues. Things that I think need fixed. -Graphics settings (couldn't even find a setting for 1080p) -Sound dialogue (sometimes…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is no where even CLOSE to be ready for launch. Its not even Beta worthy, its a very soft launch. The game bugs out after hours of plays erasing saved game files and having zone become corrupt so you can not even enter the map. I enjoy the concept of the game and the hours I did play showed a lot of potential. However the Game breaking bugs like the ones mentioned above are just a short list of all the bugs in game that happen. Between stacked food, stashes, shooting a scoped rifle,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Would not recommend, every negative comment is true!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →THIS GAME HAS BEEN ABANDONED! DO NOT PURCHASE! This game feels like something that would've been released on a console back in the mid-00s. Everything is terrible and since this game has been abandoned, it's always going to be terrible. Believe the negative reviews! This game shouldn't be sold as is and should have a bright flashing banner saying "ABANDONED!!!" across the page at all times. DO NOT PURCHASE! ABANDONED GAME!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →would highly recommend trying this especially if your reading this cause you already know you are interested in it. I just dont get all the hate this game is getting. People are acting like they just dropped 60 bucks on this game. Yes it has bugs and yes this game could be a little more polished and some other things but come on this game is 15 dollars! I have spent more on worse. I have never played a game quite like this and im telling you its worth the try. I love the whole hunting slash…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I rarely write reviews and I was really looking forward to this product. It has a lot of potential, but right now the mechanics make it unrewarding and frustrating to play. 1) For being in a forest, you can't harvest leaves off trees, nor use a hatchet to fell trees for logs and branches. You need those things for almost everything you want to craft. You also can't craft a pickaxe so you can't break any rocks! 2) Once you've actually found enough material to craft a shelter, it deteriorates…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →the game has nice and atmospheric graphics, but the menu and setup are outdated. The game itself works very poorly when you move on a long mission that requires you to build a camp along the way - which is a cool thing. But taking into account that the game is based on the need to get away from the busy city life and get out into nature and here you have to help new acquaintances with peaceful tasks, you get caught in a hopeless ratio-loop between lack of sleep, hunger and thirst and it ends…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →2 weeks and support still won’t help Game will not launch
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game seems to be left they have not updated the game in 3 months. It wouldn't be so bad but there is just so much that still needs to be done. I love hunting games and when i seen this was open world i was happy but its not u are stuck to a path 90% of the time its not truly open world. There was a point where i went back to the lodge and i could not leave again so i had to start over at the save before that setting me way back its taken me a week to play 3 hours of this game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game was abandoned by the devs.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just not worth the money yet. Lots of bugs and just not quite ready
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Absolutely the worst game I've ever played on steam, thankfully i got a refund Do not buy 🙌
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →TLDR: Recommended with caveats. Open Country is a fun conglomeration of survival, creation and exploration. It has a great atmosphere and the ares I have explored in the maps have a lot to find and offer options for hunting, fishing and foraging. There is also a dog which improves the experience both through interaction and gameplay. The weather effects while exploring are quite nice to watch, from the lightning and rain to the wind and sun rays coming through the trees. For what is…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If it is a early access then maybe, but this should be a final version. Such a good idea and such a bad game :-( It's really a shame.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I waited for this game to come out with excitement. The thought of a game where you could hunt, fish etc sounded wonderful. However, this game is a total letdown. I do NOT recommend. waste of money.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →this game has potential, it may be good in time. will revisit this review with more time.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is o.k, till it crashes.. Self-saves don't work. When loading a self-saved game. The game crashes. You can only load auto-saved games. The game will randomly crash, and if you don't have a auto-save close to that time of the crash. You will be set back hrs in game time and progression.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →massive bug on this game -placing tent make anything holding in hands disappear -fell through animals's hole down to map below -stuck in rock area can't even move/walk -player can't even jump over worm/bait this's issue really crappy can't go somewhere high place to avoid predator animal.. -this game give me mad than fun TT I REPEAT....DON'T WAST UR MONEY IT SUCK
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Better after the last update.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →That game had me rage quit after 14 hours, the concept is great but the mission are a pain to achieve. had to restart 5 times the dog mission because the dog was lagging in the pond and could not ask him to felt the bird. The plane crash mission is the one tho, after finding it witch is not easy even if you see it on your map, just to get there is a pain, the dev must laugh at us when putting a 4 km rock wall that doesn't allow you to go there. once you put 2 hours just to run around to get…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not finished. No way is it finished. It is an awesome concept, just poorly executed. The character feels stiff, the animations aren't fluid, and there's little to no options for graphics. We all know not everyone runs the same PC, so why would you deny the player the ability to adjust those values so their experience is better tailored to their rig? The voice acting is bad. The game feels like a game made for children, and if that be the case, market it as such. It doesn't look good. I want…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you're not a game snob that dislikes everything except AAA then this is a fun little game for the price. Surviving can be a bit tough if you don't know what to do, but that's a learning process. This is a survival game with hunting and fishing aspects. It's not just a hunting game so don't go into it thinking it is. The controls take a little time getting used to, and it does play better with a controller for the most part. The game has come a long way since the beta and I imagine it will…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For 13 Dollars this is a Hidden Gem of a game that certainly doesn't deserve the level of hate it is getting. Big deal you can't change graphics settings without altering a file, boo hoo their is more to life and games then Graphics!!! So what is this game??? Its almost like someone took Green Hell and Married it too The Hunter Classic. Great Mix in my opinion. This is not a fast past game, this is a game where you should likely be walking 99% of the time if your not well your a noob and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game’s highest Resolution is 720p, the menu’s are sloppy and stretched, and the sensitivity is insanely slow, even at max sensitivity with 18,000 DPI the camera was still slow. No Graphics options, until the added atleast 1440p resolution support this game isn’t worth it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →truly unfortunate that most of the reviews are negative and don't give this game much of chance imo. so far i am enjoying this game a lot and can see myself getting addicted to this quite easily. Could the devs have worked on the glitches and control issues a bit more? Absolutely but hey, I'll take it. This game really is peaceful and takes me away from my daily life which has been all over the place, If you're looking for something thats truly a 'country' game then i would say this is it. The…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hmm, i didnt expect this kind of a game, even with all its negative reviews, and here i am, writing one.. Bugs and bad optimization, weird sounds from animals, menus that dont look so well and overall not refined. It looks kind of nice, but its far from an enjoyable game. Shame, it looked promising. I got it for 6 and i feel like refunding it, but i also want to see it finished, damn..
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Broken piece of crap. multi player does not work properly, looks like a knock off cableas game from 2000
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hello Devs, I want to start by saying you did a excellent job with making this game. Everything is so detailed on the survival part, weather elements and graphics, and the sounds are on point. I love how you created the dog to do dog-like things throughout the game. Only thing is you forgot to add water to the dog because the dog needs water too. I think you did what Call of the Wild should have done. Keep up the great work and continue to add DLC to this game because i am enjoying this game…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →omg please fix this game, better yet why did they release this game when its nowhere near finish. Its a good game and a good concept but seriously so many bugs. I literally cant get past a mission because i need to use the ATVs but i literally every time i try to use it it becomes a trampoline or its made out or rubber. It literally killed me multiple times. I literally have to drive it backwards for it to work SOMETIMES and even still it flips out.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Too many bugs to recommend at this point
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game has a lot of potential but its not there yet. The graphics legitimately hurt my eyes and the pop in is insane. I have a good computer but it still sounds like a jet engine when I play it. There are no real settings to customize your experience. I only played for 30 mins because that's all I and my computer could take. That being said it has so much potential, the shooting feels alright, movement is a little janky (kinda like state of decays except more delayed) but the atmosphere and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I was very excited to hear that FUNLABS was working on a new Hunting game. For those that don't know, FUNLABS used to make majority of the old Cabela's Hunting games such as (Outdoor Adventures, Dangerous Hunts Series, Big Game Hunter Series, etc.) When I read into the game, I knew it was going to be a different style hunting game, the Cabela's games never had a crafting system (If I remember correctly) but it had survival aspects, such as food and water intake, environmental hazards, etc.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →no survival, nothing open about this game.. you go to a "Store " Get Hired to bring items to buy upgrades. No bush craft as I know it, no up dates since October so might as well state abandoned , you wear the same clothes be it summer, winter, fall, spring. bush craft is according to this game seeing a burrow and taking shots at animals.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I liked this game. But, it has so many bugs that I cannot continue. I have completely reinstalled the game 4 times now and started from the beginning each time to try and get past the point where it glitched out the first time. The issue seems to be with the Hunter becomes the Hunted mission. The original glitch started when I killed the wolf from this mission, before I actually started the mission. So, when I got the that point, It would not allow me to kill the wolf at all. I wasted a lot of…
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