Admittedly, the game is super-nerdy. The graphics look like they were created for an 8-bit console, and the controls, movement, and options are about as minimal as possible. That being said, it is probably the most addicting game I've played in a long time.
I've never been much of a gamer, but I do enjoy video games with a high degree of creative input from the user. The best way I've found to describe the game is a mix of Runescape circa 2002 and Lego building blocks. Your goal is simple: stay alive, but the ways that you can accomplish this goal are practically limitless.
For example, this guy built a 16-bit computer that takes input (in binary), performs one of several operations, and outputs a solution.
The "sandbox" style world which is randomly generated for the player has the potential for around 8x as much surface area as the earth, and allows the player to dig materials and minerals out of the earth in order to build or craft items that can be placed anywhere on the map. Zombies and spiders are randomly spawned from any points of darkness on the map, and the player can either build walls to keep them out, or craft weapons to fight them off as necessary. Although the game is still in Alpha testing, and the multi-player mode is pretty buggy, it shows great potential as a concept. I recommend trying it, but be careful, you could be drawn into the mines and never return.
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Simply put, that game is awesome. I'd never heard of it before, but I checked it out, and it is incredible.
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