Satisfying destroy-everything loop
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“It's so addictive to just walk around destroying everything I can.”
Steam review · 162.2 h played ↗
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Very Positive · 91%Very Positive · 91%10tons Ltd2021Survival · Base Building · RPG
−65%$19.99$6.99
US Steam price, checked 1 h ago
The verdict
A chill, addictive smash-everything-and-upgrade crafter with a huge map, but it grows repetitive and padded. Skip it if you dislike grinding or want deep survival, combat or online co-op.
Great for
Completionists and chill grinders who love smashing everything for upgrades, solo or in couch co-op
Main risk
The shallow loop becomes a padded, repetitive grind with backtracking and gated progress
What players love
Rewarding upgrade and progression
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“Near perfect progression loop”
Steam review · 23.2 h played ↗
Huge map with lots to explore
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“world is enormous with so many interesting things to do and discover.”
Steam review · 40.9 h played ↗
Relaxing, cozy stress relief
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“Nice combination of Zen and Chaos.”
Steam review · 34.9 h played ↗
Great for completionists
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“100%'ing this game was sooo long but so satisfying, love every minute of it.”
Steam review · 106 h played ↗
Fun couch co-op
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews
“this is a true couch co-op game you can play together with a friend”
Steam review · 3.7 h played ↗
What players complain about
Repetitive grind padded for length
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 negative reviews
“It's the most "hit things to get materials so you can hit more things to get more materials to hit more things..." game ever.”
Steam review · 1.9 h played ↗
Weak, clunky or too-easy combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“A game that could have been very addictive let down immensely by horrendous combat.”
Steam review · 4.5 h played ↗
Maze-like map, gating and backtracking
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“The amount of dead ends, blocks and cliffs you can only access at certain points drove me insane.”
Steam review · 148.1 h played ↗
Local-only co-op is poor
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“2 people cannot play this unless they share the same screen.”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗
Feels like a shallow mobile game
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“The only thing making this better than a mobile game is that it has no ads.”
Steam review · 38.6 h played ↗
AI voices and DLC-gated features
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 negative reviews
“It also uses generic TikTok AI voices for pretty much all the voice lines in the game.”
Steam review · 113.7 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support768 MB
Minimum
OSWindows Vista / 7 / 8 / 10 / 11
Processor64-bit
Memory2048 MB RAM
GraphicsSM 4.0+
Storage768 MB available space
OSWindows Vista / 7 / 8 / 10 / 11
Processor64-bit
Memory2048 MB RAM
GraphicsSM 4.0+
Storage768 MB available space
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