Underplayed Gems

Blockland (2013)

Blockland cover
Developer
Eric Hartman, Ben Garney, Anthony Rotondo
Publisher
Step 1 Games LLC
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Action, Indie, Simulation
Rating
3.7 of 5, 5,516 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 10 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A playful and open-ended sandbox where you build freely with toy bricks, with no pressure or fixed objectives.

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What players say

Players agree the multiplayer is largely dead, but building with blocks still works best with a friend. Some praise the shaders, while others wish for updates.

Screenshots

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This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.