for all intents and purposes this game should be complete dog shit ass but shoving a multiplayer mode while altering very little of the single player is a stroke of genius that results in a multiple dads polycule looking for their son while cheesing all the horrible combat by overpowering the enemy thru sheer numbers, jumping off cliffs to certain death, clearing the last cave backwards by sliding off the giant hole in the middle of the map, continuously destroying the base (which you'll spend 5 seconds in) building by naively chopping trees without looking where they'll fall, and afterwards looking at your son's picture in unison. It's an experience that's become a staple in my friends groups

(Played before 2023)
I liked it. I think that the enemy AI and design is surprisingly good for a game like this, and the setting was really nice. I love that it was a dense forest rather than empty, hilly plains and overall it is probably my favorite out of any survival sandbox game like this. Exploring caves is cool as well and I love the game's ending, but this game doesn't feel amazing. It has good elements, but I didn't enjoy it that much despite the hours I put into it, single-player and multiplayer.