I am not much of a reviewer, but this game really deserves a big thumbs up for the devs. They've done a great job with this, and have not slacked off on development. Every so often there are cool updates that make a difference and this world is just astonishing.
I thought this was going to be a 'prettier minecraft'. Wow was I wrong. This is such an incredible environment. The big brain-freeze, is that this thing is in it's infancy! I can't imagine how it is going to look and play in another year? 2 years? Holy crap.
My wife and I just play together for hours on end. Expanding our first world, making new ones and exploring, and we spend a lot of time just plopping down a campfire, a shelter, some garden furniture, and 'making camp' as night falls and just watching.
Yep - this is a game that absolutely compells you to take time and just watch the unbelievable sunsets, sit in the glow of the fire, listen to the crickets, and watch the stars. Utterly amazing for such an early release.
If this is your kind of game, then you will be in heaven. I have a feeling this is going to be much more than anyone expected. Just with the open scripting and model nature I have already seen astounding worlds on multiplayer servers. This is going to turn into quite the unfolding saga - Oh yeah, I highly recommend this if you couldn't tell. :)

I feel like I'm being punked. There is no way all these positive reviews are playing the same game as me. In 5 hours I've crafted all of the important tools/workbenches available. There is literally nothing else to do. It cannot be overstated that this is a far, far simpler version of minecraft. The terrain is awful. Mountains that go straight up in every direction make every place feel the same and claustrophobic. Almost a complete lack of animals. My character got a broken leg, but there's no way to fix it that I can find. Falling off mountains is your biggest enemy. It is like Space Engineers without space. Oh, and there is nothing in the world. No NPCs, no structures... nothing. The only reason to explore is to find ore. That's it. Save the $12 and buy something else.

I Highly Recommend this game to anyone with a creative mind & enjoys complex games.

Pros:
-I really enjoyed the farming aspect Rising world offers. Every tree you chop requires a very specific amount of swings of your ax in order to drop it & even more swings to chop it up/remove stump. ( I have a guide on this)
-It is not strictly block based.
-This game is perfect for people who love to not only build, but explore! Mining is a real joy in Rising World.
-Whilst building your dream home, structure, or anything really. The options you have seem endless. You can make standard blocks, stairs, ramp pieces, angled pieces for an arch and corners, etc.
-There are a decent variety of biomes (more will be added apparently). Winter, Plains, Mountains, Savannah
-Wide variety of animals. From rabbits to elephants
-You can host your own world rather easily.
-cool features players have created/added. Vornet (economy based plugin $$). Area protection, etc.
-can literally dig to hell
-Many different ores in the game, making vornet even more fun if the server is economy driven.
-The lighting options in Rising World are out of the world (lamps, chandeliers, bright a** florescent type lights.

I guess I will end the Pros there!

Cons:
-Unfortunately, like any game, some GM's of public servers are power hungry and will ban you for no reason.
-You do not have the full power of one who has the 'creative' game-type options available. Which can make crafting a bit wonky and limited(ie, Creative-mode you can use any texture in game on any object, as to where in survival youre limited to textures for said objects, usually listed by an ID number. to my understanding).

Other things to add. The day/night durations are well balanced. There is an option to see you're coordinates in-game (F3). The game is just very complex. I have 100+ hours and some-times I still feel oblivous to possabilities, as to where in other games like rising world, I played them for awhile and felt as if i had reached the 'end' which made me lose interest.

This game is a realalistic minecraft done right, the blocks look good and are smaller so more detail can be put into buildings, and you can mine out great looking caves instead of everything being square and bad looking. The realalistic textures on the blocks look fine and fit well. Lastly, the developers of this game are great. Please buy this!!!

I have to say. After playing this game for only a few hours, and finally getting the hang of the game, this game is one of the best survival games i have played in a while. I play stranded deep which is a stranded at sea game which is good. but this game is a mix of rust and minecraft all in one. The building and farming is like minecraft but the mining and worktables feel just like rust. I wish rust was made for single player. But Rising world is a reccomanded game from me if you like building like minecraft, and a survival feel like rust this game gets an 8/10 from me. There could be a few more things added to the game but as of right now i really like this game.

Read a bunch of reviews on this game and watched a Let's Play. Decided to give it a try. The graphics are fantastic and it doesn't even take up that much space! Minecraft is much bigger. I love how realistic EVERYTHING is. So much detail. You don't just form blocks or dig squares, you dig jagged, realistic holes and build nearly anything! You can build a house or a business of some sort, and be able to completely furnish it. This is amazing.

While it may be a small, early access, undeveloped game with plenty of problems, I see Rising World as a game with potential. It's not "all that"... yet. But I believe that it can become a fun survival game up there with Rust, Ark Survival Evolved, and Minecraft. Just a few more months or so of development to patch up the rough spots and further develop the game and I have faith that it can become a well known, $29.99 sandbox game to stand out with the top dogs. I searched up "Building" in the Steam search bar. I scrolled through several pages of useless games. 5 or so pages later, it was this game that caught my eye, and overall, despite it's rough spots, I enjoy playing it.

It can't be improved without support, so go ahead and add it to your cart. If you're considering buying it, do it.

A GREAT GAME

despite many survival games these days comming out and being terrible this game certainly puts that idea to shame. it has forged its way onto the market in a well marketed and conformed way and is overall great to play. with it being nice and relaxing in survival and building your way up. or building anything you imagin in creative. the game is very similar to minecraft in core mechanics however it has much more content and looks nicer in its own way.

pros:
-open world
-lots of content
-lots of animals (bears,pigs,elk, cows and goats from my encounters)
-very nice lighting system
-it takes a while to cut down trees making it all that much more important to save wood
-almost anything can be done in the world from cutting grass to digging to hell
-can build pre-built structures like sheds and scafolding
-decent farming system despite lack of food to grow (carrots tomatoes)
-pretty water
-good cave system
-lots of ore
-different kinds of wood
-multiplayer
-can import images to posters
-tiki torches

cons:
-all the games block textures when placed and in menu look like they are default from either
sketch up or photoshop
-same as first con but for weapons
-some what poorly optimized
-you dont get hungary quick
-its easy to stay alive once you have tomatoes or a canteen.
-at time of writing in single players signs refuse to display the word "♥♥♥♥♥"
-signs sometimes dont display text at the time of writing

Overall rising world is very fun to play and its also multiplayer meaning friends can join anytime they like. i rate the game 8/10 and would reccomend getting it!

Bought this game out of curiousity, well worth my money and time. It's like the building elements of Minecraft mixed with the digging elements of 7 Days to Die. Really Realistic and Cool. Its constantly being updated and improved!

Was walking in the game and wasnt watching where i was going fell down a hole a broke my leg. I was low on health and ended up having enough lumber to build a ladder up and out of the hole by nightfall. Eventually I made a crafting station and block station down the pit that was my demise in the beginning and ended up making it my starting home with a mini storage unit chest to store my finds, and uptop made a 8x9x7 Small stone Fort 10/10 Would break legs again.