Childhood nostalgia
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“love this game, has been a comfort game for me since i was probably 8.”
Steam review · 254.7 h played ↗
Cubic Castles
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mostly Positive · 71%Mostly Positive · 71%Raptisoft2014Open World Survival Craft · Sandbox · Adventure
Free to play
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A dated, free-to-play mobile-style voxel sandbox with a trading economy and a nostalgic, shrinking community. Skip it if you dislike grinding, scammers or paying for cubits.
Great for
Nostalgic players and social builders who enjoy trading, chatting and building free realms
Main risk
Grindy cubit economy, scammers and a dwindling player base can make it feel pay-to-win and empty
What players love
Creative building and customization
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“you can build whatever your mind can think of and it is very community-driven”
Steam review · 60.7 h played ↗
Social, community-driven play and friends
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“It was the people in the game who made it much more special. The ability to interact with them and work together on something was generational.”
Steam review · 39.6 h played ↗
Player-driven trading economy
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“This is trading game and community centered game with good elements of building and exploring”
Steam review · 291.1 h played ↗
Free to play without needing to pay
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“You can spend money to buy in-game currency, but it's not needed to have a good time.”
Steam review · 60.7 h played ↗
Cute style and low system requirements
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews
“if they are looking for a sandbox type game for low end PC”
Steam review · 1722.7 h played ↗
What players complain about
Pay-to-win feel and expensive cubits
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“everything is p2w, getting anything takes too long, every thing u do u need to pay, too many microtransaction to do anything, very grindy game”
Steam review · 200.3 h played ↗
Scammers, thieves and griefers
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Full of scammers and thieves who wait for newbies to create new realms and get all the starting material they get.”
Steam review · 6.9 h played ↗
Bad camera and clunky mobile-port controls
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Inconvenient camera and controls (which aren't even configurable).”
Steam review · translated · 1 h played ↗
Login, account and lost-progress problems
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Came back to this game just to have my progress wiped entirely.”
Steam review · 36.5 h played ↗
Dead game with few players
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“The game is pretty dead now, which is bad because it relies on a high player count to be fun.”
Steam review · 43 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Unknown150 MB
Minimum
OSWindows 10
ProcessorCore 2 Duo or higher. Athlon 64 or higher
Memory4 GB RAM
Graphics1280x720, DirectX 10
Storage150 MB available space
OSWindows 10
ProcessorCore 2 Duo or higher. Athlon 64 or higher
Memory4 GB RAM
Graphics1280x720, DirectX 10
Storage150 MB available space
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