I would go on to say that Dawn Break is a good game in it's core, but in it's current state it feels like an undercooked soggy pizza that doesn't have that crust on it yet.

The gameplay is pretty similar to Resident Evil gameplay, but it's buggy and just feels weird, especially the melee attacks. The sheer amount of clothing options is really nice stress toy to have, but doesn't carry the entire game's flaws.

That being said, the dev is still visibly active and is still trying to improve the game, so there is still some Hopium left.

The cons: First things first, the game is misleading you because of the Steam tags “Nudity” and “Sexual Content.” There is none of that other than the fact that you can wear bikinis, and the clothes in fights can get damaged and maybe become more revealing, but there is no full nudity. And about the “sexual content” if you think... taking a normal shower, doing normal yoga, etc. is sexual content, then I don’t know under what rock you are living.

I don’t know what the dev intended when he decided to make the clothes become revealing. Was it meant in a sexual way, or was it more for realism? But then again, why would he put bikinis and stuff? I mean, I don’t complain about it, I just want to know what his target audience was?

Update: After asking the developer directly, apparently the reason the game stops at revealing clothes instead of full nudity is because of legal restrictions and content regulations. So at least now I understand why the game stays in a more “suggestive” direction rather than going further.

The pros: There is a demo to see if you like the game and if it performs well on your hardware. Oh, and don’t worry, in the finished game the gauntlets work, so yeah. Only in the demo I saw the issue where they didn’t work, but after I bought the game, the gauntlets worked properly.

So remember when I mentioned the gauntlets? Well, they are the most unique thing about the game, and the dev clearly got some inspiration from Thanos in the way that you have those crystals on the gauntlet, and each crystal does something special. For example, the telekinesis crystal allows you to grab an enemy, hold them in mid-air, and then explode their head using the same crystal. It is such a satisfying thing to see in action.

And congrats to the dev, he made this game by HIMSELF!!!

For a 13 dollar game, it's fine. I've spent 60 dollars on games that I ended up refunding.
对于一款只要13美元的游戏来说，这已经很不错了。我以前花60美元买过的游戏，最后都退款了。

I can tell that the developer DOES have a passion for game design, even if it's not perfect. There's a good sauce here, and I'm sure that overtime it'll become a good entrée for us to enjoy.
我能真切地感受到，这位开发者对游戏设计怀有根深蒂固的热情——即便其当前的作品尚不完美。这款游戏拥有极佳的基础，我坚信，假以时日，它终将蜕变为一道真正值得细细品味的“主菜”。

You can see small bits of heart in the game, particularly in the apartment. He's using very tried and true game development tricks to take the Unreal engine and make his game have good performance. De-rendering scenes and props that aren't relevant, the mirror-camera trick in the apartment, and some other things which leads to really good performance.
I think that is what made me appreciate the game despite it's faults. There are a few things he could do that are small but would elevate this game further.

Good:
Gunplay is really good. The melee is unique for the genre in my experience. The female protag is of course attractive. The customization is definitely inspired by Stellar Blade or The Killing Antidote which are both amazing games in their own right. The lore is actually VERY interesting when you read the documents scattered around the world.

Bad:
The sound design is pretty sloppy. The world props are also really bad and it makes no sense. The lighting needs to be worked on (I think the lack of hard and soft shadows is why the game runs so damn well tbh). The skybox, or lack thereof, needs to be worked on because in the office setting it all looks so bland, and in the Apartment the "city" is literally just an image (which I thought was pretty funny and charming tbh, but I'm also a fan of game development so I can find amusement in such things.)

I hope he continues to work on this game to make it better. Specifically, hire a designer to replace the store bought assets with original works, and work on shadows and Skyboxes to make the game really pop.