The game is user-hostile. The interface is horrible with no in-game indications whatsoever of what's going on. Don't go "fresh" into this game at all unless you gain satisfaction from an overwhelming system of punishment.

I can understand holding off on making your UI reasonable during early access. But there's a limit to what's usable and what's just plain awful. Sliders everywhere, as far as the eye can see. And little to no guidance as to which slider does what or how it will effect gameplay. Numbers everywhere with no context into the usefulness of what's going on. Who cares? I don't. It doesn't look like the devs do either. Maybe make a wizard out of the game setup so at the very least I can understand just what section of sliders makes a change to what aspects of the world.

Character customization? No. Don't pretend to have it. There's one style of male body and one style of female body.Any change to the base values just makes the character look unnatural. And no, there are no downloadable presets. Or maybe the servers just weren't up.

The mechanics feel haphazardly tuned. Every action requires you to invest hunger, thirst, or stamina. But that doesn't mean you have a reliable source from which to draw on in the early game. I've had spawns that were near somewhat tame creatures (dodos, fish) that turn into murder fests within the first 5 minutes. The furthest I got was a little thatch hut--maybe that's the most fun I had in the game. But it did't take long to get murdered by birds and piranha.

The heat/cold system makes no sense to me. Suddenly, it's too hot when 10 minutes ago it was too cold. Am I supposed to be naked? Or am I supposed to wear clothes?

The gathering system is atrocious. It doesn't feel balanced at all. Harvest what feels like a few acres of tatch, fiber, and berries to build a tiny hut and some basic clothing. Get overencumbred very easily because you end up gathering dozens of material byproducts that you're not interested in whatsoever and then worry that you have to choose between spending your upgrade points on shelter or on storage. No. You can't have both at the same time. It's either a house or a box.

50 animal hides for a BASIC bed? C'mon! And that's for the privelege of having a respawn point...

No, this isn't a fun game. It's an endurance test. And I had the wisdom to stay off of the multiplayer PVP servers. I can only imagine based on the reviews below just how much of a cluster that is.

Awful. Just awful.

The game is user-hostile. The interface is horrible with no in-game indications whatsoever of what's going on. Don't go "fresh" into this game at all unless you gain satisfaction from an overwhelming system of punishment. I can understand holding off on making your UI reasonable during early access. But there's a limit to what's usable and what's just plain awful. Sliders everywhere, as far as the eye can see. And little to no guidance as to which slider does what or how it will effect gameplay. Numbers everywhere with no context into the usefulness of what's going on. Who cares? I don't. It doesn't look like the devs do either. Maybe make a wizard out of the game setup so at the very least I can understand just what section of sliders makes a change to what aspects of the world. Character customization? No. Don't pretend to have it. There's one style of male body and one style of female body.Any change to the base values just makes the character look unnatural. And no, there are no downloadable presets. Or maybe the servers just weren't up. The mechanics feel haphazardly tuned. Every action requires you to invest hunger, thirst, or stamina. But that doesn't mean you have a reliable source from which to draw on in the early game. I've had spawns that were near somewhat tame creatures (dodos, fish) that turn into murder fests within the first 5 minutes. The furthest I got was a little thatch hut--maybe that's the most fun I had in the game. But it did't take long to get murdered by birds and piranha. The heat/cold system makes no sense to me. Suddenly, it's too hot when 10 minutes ago it was too cold. Am I supposed to be naked? Or am I supposed to wear clothes? The gathering system is atrocious. It doesn't feel balanced at all. Harvest what feels like a few acres of tatch, fiber, and berries to build a tiny hut and some basic clothing. Get overencumbred very easily because you end up gathering dozens of material byproducts that you're not interested in whatsoever and then worry that you have to choose between spending your upgrade points on shelter or on storage. No. You can't have both at the same time. It's either a house or a box. 50 animal hides for a BASIC bed? C'mon! And that's for the privelege of having a respawn point... No, this isn't a fun game. It's an endurance test. And I had the wisdom to stay off of the multiplayer PVP servers. I can only imagine based on the reviews below just how much of a cluster that is. Awful. Just awful.