171
Developer Betagames Group
171 is an open world action adventure game with a Brazilian inspired ambience. From the Steam store page
232 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
93 positive · 60 negative
95% range 53–68%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 93 | 60 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 7 | 0 | 70 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 2 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
What players are saying
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 165 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mostly Positive (3,568 of 4,843 positive).
However, numerous reviewers criticize the lack of updates and slow development progress, with some calling it a scam. [1][2][3] Performance issues and bugs are commonly reported, though some find the game fun despite its rough state. [4][5][6]
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171: A Shallow Sandbox Stuck in Development Limbo 171 was marketed as the "Brazilian GTA," but after a long wait, it remains a massive disappointment. Instead of evolving into a full game, it feels like a project that has hit a brick wall. Why It’s Failing: Zero Development Progress: Despite being in Early Access for a long time, the game feels stagnant. Major updates are rare, and when they do arrive, they fail to …
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The game is severely lacking in content, and despite all the promises made by the developers, updates are extremely rare. It has been a long time since there was any significant addition. On top of that, there are several technical issues: key bindings sometimes malfunction, and the game suffers from lag and a clear lack of optimization. Given its current state, the price is far too high for what it offers. With so …
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171 brings an immersive crime simulator set in the favelas of Brazil with different ways to make money and all different types of way to spend it. This game reminds me of the type of immersion I get from playing GTA IV. GTA IV had a dark and gritty feel to it with lots of detail and played out more like a sim than its predecessor. 171 has that same feel to it just without a story/campaign. They have already released …
- [4]
Maps small, no story just activities, performance is horrible for no reason. Its fun and has a good concept so i do actually hope it gets fixed to a playable state one day. police chases are fun, shootouts and dealing/earning money is really fun. The game starts running fine but drops to 20 fps after playing for 30 mins.
- [5]
Runs like hot garbage but good god, it's actually fun. It's rough. Very, very rough in fact, but if you can catch it around $10 there's certainly enough fun to be had at the price. There's no story here yet, but there's a pretty fun sandbox as-is. Mug people, perform home invasions, start turf wars, buy more guns and properties which you can rent out to create some legitimate income. Heck, you could just be a normal …
Summarised from 34 of the 236 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 12, 2026. How summaries are made
62% of the 165 Steam reviewers we collected recommend 171. The complaint that keeps coming up: lack of meaningful updates and slow development progress. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Reactions
60 of 232 · most liked firstOut from the smoke steps a figure... @erikaishii.bsky.social joins the Drâculeşti cast as Dracula's them-fatale vampire Bride, Cez! Support our romantic horror game on Kickstarter now ❣️ www.kickstarter.com/projects/171...
positive · AI labelView post →"Game Awards 2025 Set New Record, Delivering Whopping 171 Million Livestreams Worldwide" variety.com/2025/digital...
neutral · AI labelView post →14 days until the Combine 171 days until the @ProFootballHOF Game There is no offseason
neutral · AI labelView post →"julia what's your biggest dream in life" i want to see crowds of desperate transfemmes getting extremely angry at me for not doing enough yuri in the RP in my actual play pathfinder game session 171
neutral · AI labelView post →The 2025 Game Awards broke viewership records with an estimated 171 million global livestreams of the full broadcast, up 11% over last year ➡️ variety.com/2025/digital... *Does not include Prime Video
neutral · AI labelView post →the new update theyve been teasing seems hopeful and massive. def wait until that update comes out this year hopefully
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →First of all: This game has got so much potencial. There is no story but I like that. You can earn money and buy houses. There is a police and gangsystem. Positive: - There are many jobs to do - You can buy houses - you are able to buy guns, clothers, tattoos - You have a body weight and muscle system, so you can be affect your body with training and so on - the setting is interesing (but no luxury) - No crashes actually for me There are some elements that I really miss: - No Casino to play…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Game Awards once again broke its record this year, with 171 million livestreams, up 11% from last year. Its booming success is almost certainly the reason the Oscars is moving to YouTube. (Read more at Variety)
neutral · AI labelView post →Fun fact, "171" is a brazillian penal code for something like "SCAM", which this game SURE is.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →171: A Shallow Sandbox Stuck in Development Limbo 171 was marketed as the "Brazilian GTA," but after a long wait, it remains a massive disappointment. Instead of evolving into a full game, it feels like a project that has hit a brick wall. Why It’s Failing: Zero Development Progress: Despite being in Early Access for a long time, the game feels stagnant. Major updates are rare, and when they do arrive, they fail to address the core issues that have plagued the game since day one.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I mean they update the game, so it is not a scam in total and you can play it. In general I support e.A. games, but this is bare bones for quite some time. The performance was sometimes like hitting a reactor, dipping my PC into a slideshow. While they updated it, and I left my settings on medium after reinstall, it was playable but looking „not alto“. Thus the overall picture gets you the feeling that it does not fit, different sounds, some cheap, some from war, strange interactions, ui,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'll update my thread when I have more energy/am not suffering from the chronic pains BUT... I have officially beaten 171 games out of my 205 game goal for 2025. 44 days left in the year, 34 games left to beat.
positive · AI labelView post →It was fun while it lasted, but the Devs haven't been updating as much as they had initially wrote to me in a post before I bought the game. Come to find out they're going to postpone any updates till 2025. Can't recommend in this state as there's really not much to do. I was able to grind enough money doing side gigs to buy homes which have no depth to them, NPCs float at random and the bugs can get very frustrating. I'd just wait for full release.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Jalen Brunson is now averaging 26.7 points per game in his Knicks career, pushing him into First Place on the franchise’s all-time scoring average list. Jalen Brunson: 6,360 points in 238 games = 26.72 PPG Bob McAdoo: 4,560 points in 171 games = 26.67 PPG
neutral · AI labelView post →Day 171 of Old Commissions This one I got after Edmonton got a sweet Game 6 victory over the Dallas Stars that sent them into the Stanley Cup Final! Sarah is probably one of my favourite characters to develop x3 (We wont talk about the leafs game tonight 🤬) 🎨 @awd.bsky.social
neutral · AI labelView post →Took the dogs for a three mile walk in the snow. Gonna talk to my mom, talk to a friend, run an online game of SPECTACULARS if I can figure out an online VTT, write, and watch crappy shark movie #171. It will be a good day.
neutral · AI labelView post →A year and a half since I got this game as a gift and it hasn't progressed in any meaningful way.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →PLEASE READ ENTIRE REVIEW idk why reviews are capable of giving a decent review, so ill do my best. 1. VERY early access. DO NOT EXPECT GTA... yet. 2. Basically this is GTA San andreas teritory attack with the ballaz vs grove street. 3. There is no story AT ALL. 4. There are a few systems to interact with, You can be a cop and shoot kill random crimnals, you can be a criminal and shoot criminals. both work the same way... basically take over their territory for cop rep for better cars, or…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →No update, no news or previews on steam about what is coming and what they are working on, and they are closing all the topics on the forums. Will change in positive review when they change all this.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →was shaping up to be a good game. dev was pushing out constant updates but i guess something happened and now its dead. smh, had insane potential.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Justin Herbert in 1st game vs. Chiefs in 2024: 16-of-27 179 passing yards 1 passing TD Herbert in 1st half vs. Chiefs tonight: 12-of-18 171 passing yards 1 passing TD
neutral · AI labelView post →happy yaoi day by the way give our gay game money www.kickstarter.com/projects/171...
positive · AI labelView post →The game is severely lacking in content, and despite all the promises made by the developers, updates are extremely rare. It has been a long time since there was any significant addition. On top of that, there are several technical issues: key bindings sometimes malfunction, and the game suffers from lag and a clear lack of optimization. Given its current state, the price is far too high for what it offers. With so little content, so few updates, and so many broken promises, one…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →In fairness I don’t know why you’d want to hire a coach who’s earned 1.74 PPG over 215 all-comps games with one major and two minor trophies during his time in MLS when you can retain one who’s earned 1.34 PPG over 171 games and has arguably won one playoff game. #RCTID
neutral · AI labelView post →I paid about $10 and it seems legit. I'm happy to support this. Lets move away from the practice of paying people next to nothing to do an honest living.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A great concept, but untrustworthy devs. The game is literally abandoned, while they still cash money.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →runs at 8 fps just like brazil 10/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The devs are liars, there is no "GOLD EDITION". Remember the day before? Yeah, same sh*t. The devs are trying to excite people so they buy the game before the "update" is released. Don't buy this game. It's lackluster and has 0 content. GTA 6 will be released before this "GOLD EDITION" ever does.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Grab a Wii Remote controller in one hand and a Nunchuk controller in the other and step back into the ring with a modern update of the all-time classic! Wii game number 55 "Punch-Out!!" will be waiting for you in our upcoming Wii rollout, scheduled March 19th! retroachievements.org/game/171?unp...
neutral · AI labelView post →Remember this stat from Game 2? Well, in Game 4, the Minnesota Lynx led by 13 points going to the fourth quarter. Entering tonight, the Lynx were 171-0 all-time when leading by 13+ points after three quarters. They lost. Season over.
neutral · AI labelView post →Buggy and unfinished mess of a project. It's not even worth the 18€ as there are much better things to buy for less money. At 50% off, it might be worth giving it a shot. The only things that might be worth it in this game: -the unique ambience, you don't see brazil favelas that much in games of this kind -anything related to driving motorbikes (doing jobs with a motorbike can be fun, but that fun ends up being too repetitive too fast as the map is fairly small, so you end up going back and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →( !!! SPOILERS IN SECTION, READ AT WILL !!!) A great great game to say the least! However, who ever reads this, be it the Devs or a person wondering to buy this like I was a few hrs ago today, I can say this: The game is clearly in EARLY STAGES of development, BUT it is the GTA we ( rather I ) ALWAYS WANTED. Even though you may run into some bugs such as rendering when you drive fast ( obviously ) you can feel the speed, the charecter bounces while riding a bike, you can do…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very pleased to announce that our board game kickstarter has launched, and is already a massive success! 🎉🥂🙌 Here's a link (that will tell them I specifically sent you) for anyone curious: www.kickstarter.com/projects/171... #digitalart • #kickstarter • #boardgame
neutral · AI labelView post →171 brings an immersive crime simulator set in the favelas of Brazil with different ways to make money and all different types of way to spend it. This game reminds me of the type of immersion I get from playing GTA IV. GTA IV had a dark and gritty feel to it with lots of detail and played out more like a sim than its predecessor. 171 has that same feel to it just without a story/campaign. They have already released a trailer showcasing a campaign with in game cutscenes so that looks…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One game for every day of 2025! - - - - Day 171/365 June 20th Prompt: Continent scratch.mit.edu/projects/119... Sorry for low quality :( #GameDev #Art #Music
neutral · AI labelView post →I think they wont publish a new update!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i have currently 171 perfect clear games on steam which gives me a 65% average perfect game completion rate. now this would be much higher , if games suddenly didn't add more achievements. totally messing up my count.
neutral · AI labelView post →Day-171 Project: Voxel-game was starting to rework chunks to own there own buffers, and be rendered separately, but decided to do that a little bit later, ill see about getting some gravity implemented instead surprise tomorrow #buildinpublic #100DaysOfCode #cpp #gamedev
neutral · AI labelView post →They plan on having 2 more major updates before the official release. Well hopefully those 2 updates target the movement, driving, combat, sound design, NPCs, story. basically everything. Cause this game is lackluster to say the least
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →📈 Marketing chalange 📈 Until the end of August, I’ll post a short video every day about my game on YouTube & TikTok. Goal: see how daily content changes wishlists & hype. 📊 Start: 171 wishlists. #indiegame #indiegames #challenge #gamedev
neutral · AI labelView post →It feels really surreal that after doing it on and off for almost 6 years and over 3100 hours, my challenge to beat all SNES RPGs (and games claiming to be RPGs) is down to one game left out of 171. Will stream the last game with A Link to the Past this saturday! (Some say Zelda games are RPGs)
positive · AI labelView post →Perhaps many reviewers are a bit blinded by national pride but regardless of where this game is being developed it doesn't change the fact this is a very buggy, poorly optimized and quite frankly empty GTA clone. The map is currently miniscule with the developers focusing on implementing too many San Andreas-esque features (food, clothing, car modding) and not enough actual gameplay fixes. As it stands car handling is poor with most cars driving like boats. Collision and physics are poor.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Kind of mini-GTA in EA; Need some more map-terrain & polishment... But what's already there is not bad at all & good base game to further build on it to make story greater. Price is okay & you can already have some nice hours of play time with it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Since going up 28-0 on Georgia in the 2Q of their Week 5 game, Alabama has scored 171 points against FBS competition and allowed 160. That would put them at approximately the same points margin over that span as... Auburn!
neutral · AI labelView post →Day 171: Amnesia: Memories I'm a huuuge otome game fan. They got crazy stories in there, and it's fun to read them. I am all in for the men and for the heroines 😌 I really love how cute and pretty the Heroine is! As for the men, Kent and Ukyo are the best boys! #doodles
positive · AI labelView post →So far in the 2026 NBA Playoffs, the New York Knicks have outscored their first and second round opponents by 194 points, the largest margin in league history over any 10-game postseason span. Previous mark of 171 points was set by the Golden State Warriors in 2017. (via @statitudes.com) #NBA
neutral · AI labelView post →#hobbystreak day 171: tournament practice game today. Played my Chaos Marines for a break from my Knights and did not do well. Pretty fun game, but I did miss playing my War Dogs.
neutral · AI labelView post →Lamar Jackson in 4th quarter: 6 for 8 for 171 yards with 2 go-ahead TD passes and set up potential game-winning 44-yard FG but loses 26-24 on missed kick by rookie Tyler Loop
neutral · AI labelView post →That Word Game 171 4/6 ⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛ 🟩⬛⬛🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 #TWG sacsgames.com/twg/?utm_med...
neutral · AI labelView post →seems like they've abandoned it can't remember the last time it received an update
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Updating my game to React 19 + Next 15 + Three.js 171 + WebGPURenderer + React Three Fiber v9 RC all at the same time. What could possibly go wrong 🤡
neutral · AI labelView post →🍴 Pitchfork is 1 of 30 games in the new Handheld Heritage Bundle! To celebrate the legacy of the Game Boy handheld, with brand new indie titles! #HHBundle With over $171 in value, get all 30 real Game Boy games for only $30! 👉 itch.io/b/3637/handh... _ #gameboy #indiegame
neutral · AI labelView post →Despite the game having a good concept and even though it’s still an alpha, it’s one of those games that you’ll probably play for a while until you get bored and then never touch again until the full game releases Pros: - The map and the game's atmosphere are beautiful. - The police chases can be tense and fun - There are several services and jobs you can do - The protagonist’s (Nicolau)’s voice lines can be pretty funny (His VA is also talented) But that’s unfortunately where the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Antonio Gibson wins AFC Special Teams Player of the Week. Gibson, who also tallied 27 yards on five carries against the Dolphins, had six kick returns in total for 171 yards, including the 90-yard runback that went for the game-changing touchdown.
neutral · AI labelView post →Wanted to like this but there is nothing more to this game at the moment then a sandbox in a small town, this would be fine if the game was a demo and was free but not fine because I am paying money for it. Honestly this game needs to start thinking about a story and developing missions around that story, wither it be crime focused or police focused like the options the game currently has. At the moment I would just go download Crimelife 3 again as even that has missions. Can't blame the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →you really get to see where rockstar got its inspirations for the niche gta series, a humble studio like theirs could learn from 171, 10/10 immersion
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Thanks to @merman1974.bsky.social for a great review of Apache Canyon in this month's issue (#171) of Retro Gamer magazine 😀 Having a print review of my own game feels amazing.
positive · AI labelView post →The game is a GTA game style, based on Brazil´s reality, houses and streets of Rio de Janeiro´s favelas. Great playability, fun, a lot of situations that allows you to exploit a huge variety of moves and actions
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Love the game already I see the true potential, love the jobs, but I need more gang mechanics make it the main focus of the game it will be amazing.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Maps small, no story just activities, performance is horrible for no reason. Its fun and has a good concept so i do actually hope it gets fixed to a playable state one day. police chases are fun, shootouts and dealing/earning money is really fun. The game starts running fine but drops to 20 fps after playing for 30 mins.
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