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Lavaboots Studios · Open World Survival Craft · Feb 6, 2018

Worth it for the right player.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $3.74.

77%
Mostly Positive
2k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 29 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Multiplayer: 20 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 7 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 37 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 24 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
30% of themes are praise20% are divided50% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
GAMEPLAY: Ever wondered what the most pointless game would be like?
29 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
Though a lot of enjoyment can be had from calming solo exploration, the game does benefit from multiplayer as well.
20 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
SOUND DESIGN: LOL!
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love3 themes
Gameplay29 reviews
Multiplayer20 reviews
Audio7 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters62 reviews
77%
Graphics53 reviews
70%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat37 reviews
68%
Bugs24 reviews
38%
Interface8 reviews
25%
Performance7 reviews
57%
Optimization7 reviews
29%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $3.74 (−75%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

5 points recordedtoday · $3.74

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
77%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
29
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.