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ActionAdventureSurvivalMultiplayerBase BuildingOpen WorldCo-op

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Game description

Shrunk again, but the world is much larger. In this open-world, single-player or co-op survival adventure, craft weapons and armor, build your base, and traverse the playground on your buggy. But something else is out there—and it hasn’t forgotten you.

Basic info

DeveloperObsidian Entertainment, Eidos-Montréal
PublisherXbox Game Studios
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckVerified
Release dateJul 29, 2025
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 10/11 with updates
ProcessorAMD Ryzen 5 2600 / Intel i5-8400
Memory16 GB
GraphicsAMD RX 5700 / Nvidia GTX 1070 / Intel Arc A580
Storage40 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 424 reviews from the past 1 year

76.8/ 100
Bottom 40%

Steam rating: Very Positive (82%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 21, 2026)

Shrinking down to backyard size again, players find a fun survival sequel that scores 76.8, though weak performance keeps pulling it down.

👍 Strengths

133 reviews call it fun, and several say it keeps everything they loved about the first game while making the yard bigger and the combat smoother. 28 describe a generous amount of content for an early access release, and some point to recent updates that added more to do along with better co-op. Content Volume ranks 316th of 1351. 28 praise the graphics as beautiful, cute and colorful, and a few single out the creature animations. Visuals & Sound ranks 740th of 1249.

👎 Where it falls short

Tech & Support appears in 59% of analyzed reviews and ranks 1312th of 1399. 100 reviews describe poor optimization and frame drops, and some say it stutters even on strong hardware or slowed down after an update. 87 report bugs and crashes, including glitches in important fights and with mounts. 30 say online play suffers from lag and disconnects, in some cases every few minutes, which makes longer co-op sessions hard to finish. Gameplay ranks 610th of 1396.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“describes the game as fun” · 133 reviews
“graphics are beautiful and good” · 28 reviews
“early access has lots of content and is fun with friends” · 28 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 40% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Freedom +2.70 · Room to explore, build, and play your own way
Positive “new bug-riding mechanic adds movement freedom and solo viability” · 13 reviews
Negative “freedom very low, main quest blocks side content” · 3 reviews

Progression 8% · Difficulty 13% · Onboarding 4% · Strategy 8% · Controls & feel 12%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 21% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

World +3.12 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “game has great potential and discovery” · 11 reviews

Story 11% · Characters 2%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 33% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Volume +2.08 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Positive “early access has lots of content and is fun with friends” · 28 reviews
Negative “insufficient content for $30-40 price, feels like beta” · 7 reviews

Variety 14% · Replayability 1%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 18% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +2.69 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “graphics are beautiful and good” · 28 reviews

Audio 2%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 28% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Playing together +1.36 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals
Positive “amazing multiplayer bonding through shared survival challenges” · 26 reviews
Negative “multiplayer joining broken, 50 minutes wasted troubleshooting, error messages” · 3 reviews

Community 0% · Servers & Connection 15%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 9% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Balance -0.14 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched
Negative “dodge and heavy attack mechanics completely broken, unbalanced monster design” · 9 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Pricing 5% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 59% of reviews · Bottom 10% of the games we've analyzed

Performance -0.85 · Frame rate, optimization, and loading times
Negative “severe FPS drops from 160+ to 45 FPS after update” · 100 reviews
Positive “performance improved significantly since launch” · 7 reviews

Stability 32% · Developer support 27%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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