Squarelands (2015)

Developer: Oryon Entertainment
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Rating: 2.5 of 5, 162 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 3.5 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A freeform sandbox adventure where you explore, gather resources, and build at your own pace.

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What players say

Players find it a promising but unfinished sandbox survival game, comparable to Realm of the Mad God in singleplayer. They consistently say it is very light on content, buggy, and unbalanced, with too many enemies and no clear direction. Longer reviews note the lack of updates or expectation of more.

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