Update:
The game is never going to be much more than it is today. There is a patch and some great work by folks to shore up the game to make it playable but it will not go much further.. The company no longer.. Still, even though I do rate this now as a negative it is a good summer/winter sale game and the achievements are working so there is that..

For an early access game, this is very fun to play!!
Yup it has some bugs - but it has Developers working on them - no really they even read the forums!!!
Yup it isn't finished yet - granted if it keeps its pace it will be Freaking Fantastic!!

Pros:
This Game has active dev cycle with player input
This Game has active players and dev working together -
IS vaporware now is less then a few of the other games I payed for :)
Clockwork Empires is a fun twist on small city building with cults :) cannot wait for this to happen in the game!

Cons:
Costs a lot for an alpha - so don't buy it - wait and see if you would like it when completed
It does crash - and sometimes gets buggy - report it - they read and state where that bug is in the fix list
Uses a ton of resources on the computer - again i heard they are fixing this issue..

Side note -
if you find a bug - avoid it - and report it -
sounds crazy right - but I play alphas to give input and help to make a game better - assuming dev listens to me -
AND they do!! (the developers i work with in RL listen less to bugs that are reported)

Sum it up -
Fun Fun Fun - did i mention cults??
Great Dev interactions -
better graphics than most alphas!!
Still buggy and crashy - which no one is saying it isn't this way - yay the pain of alphas :)

Update: The game is never going to be much more than it is today. There is a patch and some great work by folks to shore up the game to make it playable but it will not go much further.. The company no longer.. Still, even though I do rate this now as a negative it is a good summer/winter sale game and the achievements are working so there is that.. For an early access game, this is very fun to play!! Yup it has some bugs - but it has Developers working on them - no really they even read the forums!!! Yup it isn't finished yet - granted if it keeps its pace it will be Freaking Fantastic!! Pros: This Game has active dev cycle with player input This Game has active players and dev working together - IS vaporware now is less then a few of the other games I payed for :) Clockwork Empires is a fun twist on small city building with cults :) cannot wait for this to happen in the game! Cons: Costs a lot for an alpha - so don't buy it - wait and see if you would like it when completed It does crash - and sometimes gets buggy - report it - they read and state where that bug is in the fix list Uses a ton of resources on the computer - again i heard they are fixing this issue.. Side note - if you find a bug - avoid it - and report it - sounds crazy right - but I play alphas to give input and help to make a game better - assuming dev listens to me - AND they do!! (the developers i work with in RL listen less to bugs that are reported) Sum it up - Fun Fun Fun - did i mention cults?? Great Dev interactions - better graphics than most alphas!! Still buggy and crashy - which no one is saying it isn't this way - yay the pain of alphas :)