Relaxing background time-killer
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“But where this thing really shines is as a background game you run when you're doing something else.”
Steam review · 53.5 h played ↗
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Mostly Positive · 79%Mostly Positive · 79%Cloudcade, Inc.2016Simulation · Casual · Strategy
The verdict
A relaxing, free-to-play crafting and shopkeeping time-killer with a friendly community. But servers are unreliable, development has stopped and the cash shop is heavy, so skip it if you want a finished game.
Great for
Patient players who want a relaxing background crafting game to run while doing something else
Main risk
Abandoned game with broken servers and purchases, plus a late-game grind and pay wall
What players love
Playable free without spending money
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Almost two hundred hours played at the time of this review with ZERO money spent.”
Steam review · 429.9 h played ↗
Friendly, helpful community and co-op cities
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“the higher level players are almost always INCREDIBLY helpful in figuring things out.”
Steam review · 18.6 h played ↗
Deep crafting and player market economy
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“Best crafting game, surprising longevity! And the part i like the most is the player to player market which also makes a secondary economy.”
Steam review · 1274.2 h played ↗
What players complain about
Pay-to-win and aggressive monetization
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 negative reviews
“The game is specifically designed to require more and more real-world cash through microtransactions in order to maintain a reasonably enjoyable experience.”
Steam review · 10.3 h played ↗
Abandoned game, no updates, poor developer
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“It really seems the developers have left this game to die.”
Steam review · 18184.9 h played ↗
Slow timers and endless late-game grind
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“The fact that everything seems to take 5min-over and hour to make, makes this game EXTREMELY boring.”
Steam review · 26.4 h played ↗
Servers shut down without notice, progress wiped
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“The developer decided to stop supporting the game and wiped all players progress in a poor attempt to fix the bugs.”
Steam review · 1195.6 h played ↗
Purchases not delivered or trading locked
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“DO NOT purchase anything from the in game shop - Items won't be delivered and they will just take your money.”
Steam review · 114.6 h played ↗
Equipment breaks constantly on quests
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews
“each item has a chance to break while questing.”
Steam review · 13.2 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Unknown
Minimum
OSWindows XP
Memory512 MB RAM
Recommended
OSWindows 7
Memory3 GB RAM
OSWindows XP
Memory512 MB RAM
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