Lost Artifacts

The game was originally given away on September 17th 2017, where it received a positive 84% from 38 votes with 13 comments HERE

In Brief

Lost Artefacts is a time management game.

To get a feel for today's game before you download it, please check out several game play videos of Lost Artifacts: Collector's Edition HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, plus a slide show of around 40 images HERE.

Introduction:

For a long time, Claire worked as a historian and archaeologist at a prominent university. When she chose her course in life she thought she'd be searching for ancient treasure, but instead ended up spending all her time reading. Then, one day Claire noticed a peculiar coincidence. Had she really uncovered a treasure map of the ancient Aztec people? Without a second thought she left in search of the treasure. She had been waiting for so long and couldn’t miss her chance.

In Lost Artifacts Collector’s Edition, set off with Claire on an adventure through the uncharted continent. Enjoy vivid levels, lots of different objectives, increasing difficulty, fun plot, and captivating game play for any age. Build a city, manage resources, restore ancient statues, and use powerful magic. With its simple controls and easy training, you’ll be playing like a pro in no time.Lost Artifacts Collector’s Edition — Restore the ancient city and defeat the dark priest!

Reference accessed HERE. 16th September 2017 and reposted 11th July 2020

The Game:

Claire thought she would be an active historian/archaeologist. Instead of going on adventures to exotic locations, though, she spent most of her time absorbed in books. All of that changed when she discovered the secrets of the lost Tonauak tribe. Claire didn’t hesitate to grab her things and dash out to the jungle. What she didn’t count on was a nefarious high priest who wasn’t keen on having his plans for immortality ruined by some meddling adventurers.

Lost Artifacts is a casual resource management game with a simple plan and a no-surprises kind of story. And you know what? That’s exactly what makes it fun. As with most path clearing time management games, Lost Artifacts has you sending out workers to move things out of the way so you can progress to the end of the stage. Logs blocking the trail? No problem. Pointy spears in the way? Just give ’em a click and you’re good to go.

Resources come in a few basic flavors: food, wood, metal, and gold. You’ll get a few freebies in each stage, but the bulk of the good stuff comes from repairing buildings like sawmills and farms. Most actions will consume a few of these resources, making Lost Artifacts a game of strategic clicking and thoughtful spending. You can upgrade most buildings to produce even more goodies, including huts that give you an additional worker. No matter what you do, keep an eye on the level goals at the bottom of the screen. That’s what you’re here to accomplish, and that’s what lets you unlock new stages.

Some levels introduce new resource-type additions that make things a little more complicated. For example, you might need to restore sets of statues around the island in order to proceed. But you can’t just slap some stone up there and call it a day. No, you need a priest, and they only come around when you fix up their temple. Extras like this are what keep the Lost Artifacts experience fresh from level to level. Not a lot of other stuff changes, but you always feel like you’re doing something new.

Most resource management games pour on the complexity in an attempt to make things interesting. Why have four resources when you can have eight? And how about flashing icons to click, mini-games in-between levels, mad monsters to chase off, and a dozen other distractions? Instead of going that route, Lost Artifacts focuses on the basics, and it does them extraordinarily well. You’ve got clicking and queuing, resource management, building upgrades, and a handful of achievements. You always feel like there’s more to do but you never feel overwhelmed, making this an enjoyable and relaxing game you’ll be happy to come home to.

Reference accessed HERE. Originally posted by John Bardinelli on on Aug 31, 2017 Re-posted .by Whiterabbit-uk 16th Sept 2017 and again July 11th 2020.

Other Reviews and Videos of Lost Artifacts: Collector's Edition:

You can see Big Fish community reviews of Lost Artifacts – Collector's Edition HERE and more information HERE, plus you can see a slideshow of around 40 images HERE. There's game play videos of Lost Artifacts HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE.

Conclusion:

Lost Artifacts is a typical resource management game. Personally I find this type of game tedious (and is for me one of the least liked/enjoyed game genres that I know of , so will not give a full conclusion as although I try not to be unbiased when writing these reviews I'm sure being the least loved genre for me it would be a little negatively biased. Of the first few levels I played I found it similar to other titles of the genre. It didn't bring anything new to the genre, just a rehash of previous games.

Useful Information not related to today's game giveaway

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