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Gamepires · Open World Survival Craft · Jun 17, 2025

Worth it for the right player.

At $44.99. It has been as low as $17.99.

74%
Mostly Positive
126k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 24 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 22 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Co-op: 8 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 38 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 28 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 26 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 126k player reviews · updated 9 hours ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
25% of themes are praise42% are divided33% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
My character started to have too much fat, and had to change their diet and spend time burning calories by swimming (greater water graphics btw) and other exercises lol.
24 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
After writing a rage review yesterday (stupid airfield death) and forgetting to delete it before a dev saw it (now i feel terrible because i genuinely respect the devs so much for all the work they put into this game).
22 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
The game is co-op/online with other players OR you can totally just play it in an offline/Singleplayer mode.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love3 themes
Graphics24 reviews
Story and characters22 reviews
Co-op8 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Multiplayer57 reviews
37%
Gameplay37 reviews
43%
Interface24 reviews
29%
Optimization11 reviews
55%
Difficulty9 reviews
11%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat38 reviews
39%
Crashes28 reviews
18%
Bugs26 reviews
31%
Performance11 reviews
45%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should I buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $44.99. The lowest we've tracked is $17.99.

5 points recordedtoday · $44.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
74%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
69
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.