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ActionAdventureIndieSimulationOpen World Survival CraftPixel GraphicsSurvivalCraftingFarming Sim

165 playing

Peak in the last 24 hours: 282

Peak in the last 7 days: 342

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Game description

The highly popular and quirky "idle game that you want to actively keep playing". Explore, craft, gather & manage resources, find secrets and build your base out of nothing! Buy land to explore and expand!

Basic info

DeveloperHopFrog
PublisherBalor Games
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckVerified
Release dateApr 18, 2019
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows XP and above
Processor1.2Ghz
Memory1024 MB
Graphics512MB
Storage200 MB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 432 reviews from the past 1 year

81.3/ 100
Top 50%

Steam rating: Very Positive (89%)

Metacritic: 78 /100

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 22, 2026)

Gathering, crafting and unlocking new islands keeps this cute idle adventure going, and it scores 81.3 from 432 analyzed reviews.

👍 Strengths

244 reviews find it fun and addictive through most of the campaign, a chill loop that is easy to sink hours into. 31 like the visuals, with a cute, colorful art style and a relaxing atmosphere. 26 enjoy its progression, with skill trees, steady upgrades and new areas that keep unlocking and always leave something to improve. Visuals & Sound ranks 638th of 1249, and Story & World ranks 632nd of 1096.

👎 Where it falls short

Tech & Support appears in 34% of analyzed reviews and ranks 1246th of 1399. 61 reviews say developer support ended long ago, with no updates for years and a promised multiplayer mode that never arrived. 54 find late game progression a tedious grind, with slow crafting and rewards that stop feeling worthwhile. 34 say the loop becomes repetitive and cluttered later on, turning into holding a button and waiting on timers. Content Volume appears in 45% of analyzed reviews and ranks 639th of 1351.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“game itself is fun and addictive through most of the campaign” · 244 reviews
“no updates for years due to dev greed and team underpayment” · 61 reviews
“art style is likeable, satisfying weapon one-shot clearing” · 31 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 57% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Freedom +2.76 · Room to explore, build, and play your own way
Positive “excellent creative freedom with building and island customization options” · 2 reviews
Negative “strange level design made the game feel restrictive” · 1 review

Progression 43% · Difficulty 11% · Onboarding 7% · Strategy 11% · Controls & feel 11%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 12% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

World +3.03 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “game starts chill and relaxing with good atmosphere” · 7 reviews
Negative “loses its atmosphere as you progress” · 1 review

Story 2% · Characters 1%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 45% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Volume +2.14 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Positive “tons of activities including resource gathering, treasure hunting, building” · 21 reviews
Negative “minimal content, main mechanics unlock in 15-20 hours” · 15 reviews

Variety 24% · Replayability 5%

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

Visuals +3.22 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “art style is likeable, satisfying weapon one-shot clearing” · 31 reviews
Negative “extremely low framerate with terrible visual blur and pixel artifacts” · 1 review

Audio 8%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 5% of reviews mention this.

Playing together -2.58 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

Community 1% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 10% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Balance -0.09 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched
Negative “droid balance completely broken, trivializes all other tools and progression” · 3 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Pricing 6% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 34% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Developer support -0.70 · Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players
Negative “no updates for years due to dev greed and team underpayment” · 61 reviews

Stability 17% · Performance 9%

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

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