The game is awesome. This is the best building system I have ever experienced yet.
It has I think some optimization issues, like when I first launched the game, on all settings I have experinced the same 30-40 fps. It wouldn't go further, like it was locked. After a restart it's running with 50-60 fps, on Ultra settings. But still not as smooth as it's supposed to be I think. The GPU and the CPU usage is sitting at 60-70%. Sometimes the GPU hits the 80% mark.
Besides this optimization issues I recommend buying this game for 30$. It sure will be the best survival game ever.

Longer version of this review is coming soon, there's a lot more to discover!

Longer version:

After playing this game for a little over 17 hours I'm still saying this game is awesome. It has an amazing graphics, enchanting environment, you literally feel the forest. The sandbox building system is amazing, the best ever. You can use the old blueprints too, but I think it's very limited. It has lot less blueprints, for example there is no log sled, which I hope will be added later.

Virginia is awesome AI Companion. She has an awesome vibe, she's dancing beautifully and misteriously, you could see her doing her business. Cleaning herself, eating, exploring the forest. She is awesome protector, you could give her guns, and she's empathyless murder cannibals and mutants if she's scared. This happened to me more than once. I'm chilling, building base, and I just hear gunshots in the forest, knowing that Virginia is murdering some cannibals.

I couldn't be able to find the solar panels, possibly they are not in the game yet. Shotgun is awesome, maybe a little bit overpowered.
Besides the map is 4x bigger, it has not more content than the prequel. You just walk a little more, for some items or supply. Most caves contains nothing! Or they are marked as caves, but they are just holes in the mountain, containing just a little bit of supply. Sometimes the game really just a walking in the forest simulator. You can feel this is really just an Early Access, which is quite sad, because the original release date of the 1.0 was 2021.

The story is blurry. Honestly I don't even know exactly what happened. There was no endboss (if we are not counting the 6-9 demogorgons ambush at the end). It was awesome, nice cutscenes, but I don't know what happened. There's a cube, parallel universes, very cool. But blurry, need more polish for sure. It's an early access, I can't blame the game for the story.

That's it for now! Have a nice day!

The game is awesome. This is the best building system I have ever experienced yet. It has I think some optimization issues, like when I first launched the game, on all settings I have experinced the same 30-40 fps. It wouldn't go further, like it was locked. After a restart it's running with 50-60 fps, on Ultra settings. But still not as smooth as it's supposed to be I think. The GPU and the CPU usage is sitting at 60-70%. Sometimes the GPU hits the 80% mark. Besides this optimization issues I recommend buying this game for 30$. It sure will be the best survival game ever. Longer version of this review is coming soon, there's a lot more to discover! Longer version: After playing this game for a little over 17 hours I'm still saying this game is awesome. It has an amazing graphics, enchanting environment, you literally feel the forest. The sandbox building system is amazing, the best ever. You can use the old blueprints too, but I think it's very limited. It has lot less blueprints, for example there is no log sled, which I hope will be added later. Virginia is awesome AI Companion. She has an awesome vibe, she's dancing beautifully and misteriously, you could see her doing her business. Cleaning herself, eating, exploring the forest. She is awesome protector, you could give her guns, and she's empathyless murder cannibals and mutants if she's scared. This happened to me more than once. I'm chilling, building base, and I just hear gunshots in the forest, knowing that Virginia is murdering some cannibals. I couldn't be able to find the solar panels, possibly they are not in the game yet. Shotgun is awesome, maybe a little bit overpowered. Besides the map is 4x bigger, it has not more content than the prequel. You just walk a little more, for some items or supply. Most caves contains nothing! Or they are marked as caves, but they are just holes in the mountain, containing just a little bit of supply. Sometimes the game really just a walking in the forest simulator. You can feel this is really just an Early Access, which is quite sad, because the original release date of the 1.0 was 2021. The story is blurry. Honestly I don't even know exactly what happened. [spoiler]There was no endboss (if we are not counting the 6-9 demogorgons ambush at the end). It was awesome, nice cutscenes, but I don't know what happened. There's a cube, parallel universes, very cool. But blurry, need more polish for sure.[/spoiler] It's an early access, I can't blame the game for the story. That's it for now! Have a nice day!