i cant recommend this game, with 200 hrs into it over a while i feel like every time i log on some new feature has been put into the game to make it less fun and more of a community chore simulator. unless you heavily mod a private server for smaller groups the game is almost unplayable. great possibilities for builds but really your better off just playing minecraft. the game is just heading in a direction to be a dropped project.

Round planter pots!

One of a few Survival Crafter's (minecraftlikes) I come back and play every year or so. Heavy on 1st/3rd person heavy on the Crafting light on the survival. Very in depth tech-tree and simulated ecosystem very cool. Game is optimized for playing with large groups dozens up to 100ish.

Most of my play has been with 2-3 people which can be challenging. Game has so many nerd knobs for customization of difficulty/progression you can really dial it in if your diligent but one thing you cant get around is the grind needed to build buildings.

It is both one of the best things about the game but one of the grindyist also. Yay you unlocked the new sawmill cool time to make that fancy chair you have been wanting right? NOPE! now you gotta build a huge facility for it to be inside of in order for it to work... No problem you have lots of wood laying around build it out of that... NOPE! its gotta be made of brick or better... But you don't have anything to make bricks... :(

You can see where this can get tedious. In a big server there is probably a "Brick Guy" who specializes in bricks and trades for everything else, you hook him up with some fancy furnature and he gives you a load of bricks perfect. But on your own you gotta train up to be the brick guy also. The skills can be sped up but you still gotta mind all of that clay, build the buildings needed to make the bricks, and then build the building to house the sawmill.

This isn't a game you play for 20 hours over a weekend. Its a game you play for 2ish hours daily for 30 days to complete the goal, which is different than how I personally play but that might feel great to you.

Overall excellent game that is so polished it is basically already 1.0. Worth a try if your into crafting heavy games with low/no combat.