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Not Recommended
0.0 hrs last two weeks / 6.2 hrs on record (5.1 hrs at review time)
Posted: 6 Feb, 2018 @ 5:37pm
Updated: 27 Nov, 2020 @ 2:21pm

Early Access Review
Recently after I originally picked up this game awhile ago, I decided to try it again just to see if it got any better. In my experience, the game is just as unstable and unplayable as it was years ago.

From what I saw, this game is confusing and simply unoriginal. It plays like Minecraft but without the fun, addicting quality, and with game mechanics that are utterly confusing. The art style is also unpleasant, not because it's not graphically demanding, but because the goal was to make it realistic. The developer was never able to achieve this and instead it looks like an ugly mix of an attempt at realistic graphics with a blocky and cartoony foundation. I have never had as much trouble trying to progress in this game in comparison to the sheer amount of time I've played games. There's no tutorial and every single thing you try to do feels like your walking blindly into the dark, hoping you don't accidentally mess up in the process. Sure, I can look up a tutorial on YouTube, but I shouldn't have to do that to understand core gameplay or have any sort of enjoyment with it. There were a lot of poor choices made by the developer to include irrelevant content like bugs and flies, soldiers, and random structures seemingly just for the sake of it. The mechanics really need a complete rework so it feels like i'm not just playing an off-brand Minecraft.

To sum it up, it's basically a Minecraft clone that fails to have any sense of consistency or quality. If the developer is reading this, I highly recommend you changing the focus of the game. I will say, the building tools can be good in some aspects, so much so that you should focus on them. Instead of trying to keep this a survival game, you should convert it into a more creative application. It would be an amazing tool for people to create immersive and detailed worlds for D&D or other roleplaying purposes. I understand there's still a small number of fans who like it's current state, but if you ever want to make a game that people can take seriously, either change the "game's" purpose or start fresh with an original idea.

Developer, I commend you for your consistency and your consistent work on this game, but if you'd like to strive for something better, please take my advice. Use that good work ethic and put it toward something better.

Thanks for taking the time to read my review, I based this off of a video I did awhile ago that you can check out if you'd like (stupid thumbnail, I know, I like to goof around): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0XvxjtkNOE
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JAGIELSKI 6 Nov, 2019 @ 4:26pm 
Please familiarize yourself with the recent developments, redownload the game, play it for a bit and update the review as necessary.