The store page says " Blockscape can be played like a survival game," and this is a complete lie. It cannot be played at all. I'm drowning in a sea of dirt and watching beaches become made of wood as I walk away. I bought it because it looked playable and the early alpha looked great, though blocky. The new rendering engine is a major problem; it won't be playable until a new one is created, or at least this one fixed. Everything has two surfaces, a "Smoothing" surface and where it sort of might be. I can't even tell there's a hole when I dig one because it gets smoothed over, but I can jump in like I should be able to.
0/10. No. Wait. -1/10, because it's sold at a crazy high price. This is pretty much a scam, as I see it. Nothing indicates that this is unstable at all except the reviews, including old versions. I'd like my old free-beta copy back, because that was actually a game. This? This is not a game. I can't even spawn reliably without it being odd chunks of floating land flying everywhere, and I never spawn in a forest. Travel makes all the rendering bugs worse. Some missing textures, too.

Frustrating to see so many "not recommended"s because "The developer has abandoned".

Visit the actual blockscape webpage/forums and you'll find out that he's very active. They keep a dev blog and are very active with the community there. ***There haven't been many updates because the dev has been doing a complete engine re-write, which (from the devlog sounds like it's going well)

Do some research before you jump to the conclusion that the developer isn't going to update/isn't working on the game. This game is early access and nowhere near the finished product. The graphics are absolutely stunning and if you can read that statement and cringe then you need to not pay $20 for a game you know you won't be able to run.

I bought this game in early 2013 and it has come a very very long way. At that point there was nothing but a "creative" mode essentially with a survival mode that only differed by having you obtain the materials before you used them at seemingly random harvest rates.

Now theres much more to the game, even with a well done electrical system. If you buy this and find yourself floundering with the insane amount of build control, visit the official blockscape forums and download some of the maps other players have made for inspiration. The landscapes are so stunning that I often find myself forgetting where I am (irl) and getting lost for hours just exploring the world, and never finding a place that I want to desicrate with my mediocre building skills. (I don't have much time on it on Steam because most of my playing was before this went to Steam).

TLDR: If your computer isn't great, your going to have lag (it's graphically stunning), check the minimum specs before you buy. Dev hasn't abandoned, he's rewriting the game engine shouldn't be much longer. If you hunger for updates/info/community check out the offical blockscape forum.

no updates for as long as i have owned it=bad review do not buy

This game has so much going for it, But i fear the developer might not see that. Last update was 10 July, 2014. I do hope that things pick up for this early access game....

For 20$ US, i would have to suggest using that money else where for now. There are a few simillar games that seem to have a strong following and regular updates from the dev.

I just hope that my time and money was not wasted.

Such an amazing trailer. Such an amazing promise made.

Such an utter waste of money.

Less than playable. Poor functionality. -Complete- lack of updates.

Quite disappointing.

I won't be harsh, but I have to be honest. I think the game is in limbo.

It's a sad thing to see a game with this much potential go stagnant, but it has. Rising World at this point looks far more promising, and has a lot of what this game could have been. For what exists right now, from a developer who has not updated for nearly six months, I have to regretfully recommend against this title. Such is the Wild Wild West of Early Access, though, so I can't be angry.

I also just proofread my review in Wheatley's voice. Take that for what you will...

Don't buy this game until the developer updates the game if that ever happens. Hasn't been updated since July of 2014, which is also the same month it was released, and Dev has only released 3 updates so far. Personally I think he has abandoned the game. This reminds me of "The Stomping Land" and it's whole fiasco. Sounds like a cash grab to me. Stay away from this one.

Yet another Early Access left behind....

As far the game goes, the game is an alpha, with bare bones but up to date it look ok, but, being an alpha the game does make your computer work hard, sometimes to reset something or to move to the main menu you need to restart the game, apart from the tons of bugs and other stuff, I could tell anyone looking to buy the game, dont hessitate and wait for 6 months more, why? Like many other games, developers tend to bite their own bullet and for this guy, as it seems he is the only one developing this game, might be seeing it soon if the person doesnt organize and get thing together, because after the last update the developer posted that he will be redoing many of the things in the game. in other terms, things will get worse. Dont buy it, just wait.

For now I have to give a bad review. The world looks really good, but other than building there isn't really much to do. There are no baddies to fight. It would have been cool to expect some skeletons in the big castles at least. The game hasn't been updated since July 2014 and I have my doubts as to if new updates will ever come again. I'd recommend for any interested people to wait buying the game until after the next update, which would then give some confidence that the game actually is still being developed on.

Don't buy this crap, the Dev have left the game and run off with your money.
I wish STEAM could remove this game so that no one else will spend money on a "unfinished abandoned game"

This game isn't great since updates have stopped for it. If the creators would actually update it on a regular basis, then the game might actually be worth buying.

broken, wish i hadn't spend the money on it.

Many bugs(falling through world) and the Devs seem to have given up on it. Check when the last update was.

got the game over 2 years ago and have only seen it updated twice it is incomplete glitchy crashes and even though it is beautifull its a waste of $20 as of now

The best part of purchaning this game is that you are allowed to write a review, cursing those faithless thieves that turn you down after you paid the game waiting like an idiot, and I've just done mine.

dont buy takes forever to load and its a wast of money

I recommend this game as much as I recommend moving to Ukraine.

My negative review comes primarily from one standpoint, yet i believe its the most important factor to consider when supporting an early access game. Development.

This game has sat in my library for too long with minimum updates.

Get a move on! We all want this game to be successful, but we just dont know if the developer(s) can be bothered.

I and plenty others will be sure to change our reviews the moment things pick up again. If they ever do.

This game is fast to install and to unistall.