Tinkerlands

Item: Tinkerlands
Rating: 73
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-05-25

Summary

Fun, stable, and engaging core gameplay loop
Terraria-like experience with unique game elements
Well-designed and engaging boss battles
Appealing retro pixel art style
Promising, good value for the price
Frequent crashes, bugs, and slow movement

Categories

Survival Crafting Base Building Exploration Cooperative Multiplayer Resource Management Procedural Generation Character Customization

Reviews (sample size): 262
Helpful reviews: 75%
Unhelpful reviews: 25%
Protest reviews: 0%

73%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
27%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 366
Negative points: 282
Gameplay points: 50
Perf. points: 18
Rec. points: 131
Misc points: 22

Point	Description	Importance
Fun, stable, and engaging gameplay Description The game is praised for its overall polish, stability, and engaging gameplay. Reviewers highlight the responsive controls, vibrant graphics, balanced combat, and enjoyable solo or co-op experience. Many reviewers specifically mention the game being fun and immersive, with some anticipating hundreds of hours of playtime. Importance 94%	The game is praised for its overall polish, stability, and engaging gameplay. Reviewers highlight the responsive controls, vibrant graphics, balanced combat, and enjoyable solo or co-op experience. Many reviewers specifically mention the game being fun and immersive, with some anticipating hundreds of hours of playtime.	94%
Terraria-like with unique elements Description The game is frequently compared to Terraria, Core Keeper, and Necesse, with reviewers noting similar mechanics and gameplay loops. However, the game also manages to establish its own identity by blending elements from multiple games. This point highlights that the game is familiar yet unique. Importance 64%	The game is frequently compared to Terraria, Core Keeper, and Necesse, with reviewers noting similar mechanics and gameplay loops. However, the game also manages to establish its own identity by blending elements from multiple games. This point highlights that the game is familiar yet unique.	64%
Well-designed, engaging boss battles Description The game features well-designed and engaging boss battles. Reviewers praise the boss designs, combat mechanics, and rewarding progression system. Some reviewers specifically mention enjoying the boss fights in multiplayer. Importance 20%	The game features well-designed and engaging boss battles. Reviewers praise the boss designs, combat mechanics, and rewarding progression system. Some reviewers specifically mention enjoying the boss fights in multiplayer.	20%
Appealing pixel art style Description The game's pixel art style is consistently praised for being visually appealing and well-executed. Reviewers describe the graphics as fantastic, vibrant, and cohesive, contributing to the game's overall charm. Importance 19%	The game's pixel art style is consistently praised for being visually appealing and well-executed. Reviewers describe the graphics as fantastic, vibrant, and cohesive, contributing to the game's overall charm.	19%
Good inventory and loot system Description The game's inventory and loot systems are well-received. Reviewers appreciate the large inventory size, convenient item management features, and the extensive crafting options. The armor and accessory system is also praised for its depth and customization options. Importance 16%	The game's inventory and loot systems are well-received. Reviewers appreciate the large inventory size, convenient item management features, and the extensive crafting options. The armor and accessory system is also praised for its depth and customization options.	16%
Balanced and challenging experience Description The game offers a balanced and appropriately challenging experience. Reviewers note the variety of weapons and armor, the sense of progression, and the enjoyable difficulty, especially when playing in a group. Importance 14%	The game offers a balanced and appropriately challenging experience. Reviewers note the variety of weapons and armor, the sense of progression, and the enjoyable difficulty, especially when playing in a group.	14%
Incredible potential, rich content Description The game has incredible potential and is already rich in content. The world is interesting to explore, with a great air of discovery and danger. Importance 11%	The game has incredible potential and is already rich in content. The world is interesting to explore, with a great air of discovery and danger.	11%
Diverse and well-crafted biomes Description The game features diverse and well-crafted biomes, each with unique enemies and weather conditions. Reviewers find the biomes pleasant to explore, contributing to the game's overall engagement. Importance 9%	The game features diverse and well-crafted biomes, each with unique enemies and weather conditions. Reviewers find the biomes pleasant to explore, contributing to the game's overall engagement.	9%
Good music and sound design Description The game's music and sound design are well-received. Reviewers describe the soundtrack as excellent, pleasant, and effective at setting the mood. Importance 9%	The game's music and sound design are well-received. Reviewers describe the soundtrack as excellent, pleasant, and effective at setting the mood.	9%
High-quality translations available Description The game includes high-quality translations in multiple languages, including Portuguese, Korean, and Japanese. Reviewers appreciate the effort put into refining the translations and the inclusion of localized pricing. Importance 8%	The game includes high-quality translations in multiple languages, including Portuguese, Korean, and Japanese. Reviewers appreciate the effort put into refining the translations and the inclusion of localized pricing.	8%
Useful crab companion DLC Description The crab equipment DLC is visually appealing and useful in the early game. The crab pet provides companionship and assists in battles, although it can sometimes attract stronger enemies. Importance 7%	The crab equipment DLC is visually appealing and useful in the early game. The crab pet provides companionship and assists in battles, although it can sometimes attract stronger enemies.	7%
Satisfying resource gathering/crafting Description The game's resource gathering and crafting are satisfying and not tedious. Reviewers appreciate that the game avoids the grind often found in similar titles. Importance 7%	The game's resource gathering and crafting are satisfying and not tedious. Reviewers appreciate that the game avoids the grind often found in similar titles.	7%
Deep crafting and progression systems Description The game offers deep crafting, building, and progression systems. Reviewers highlight the artifact system, the variety of activities (fishing, cooking, farming, sailing), and the overall sense of exploration and discovery. Importance 7%	The game offers deep crafting, building, and progression systems. Reviewers highlight the artifact system, the variety of activities (fishing, cooking, farming, sailing), and the overall sense of exploration and discovery.	7%
Positive demo experience Description The demo version of the game was smooth, enjoyable, and had functional multiplayer. Leveling up in the demo was also enjoyable. Importance 6%	The demo version of the game was smooth, enjoyable, and had functional multiplayer. Leveling up in the demo was also enjoyable.	6%
Customizable accessory system Description The game's accessory system allows for significant character customization. Reviewers appreciate the variety of stats and effects available, enabling players to create builds tailored to their preferred playstyle. Importance 5%	The game's accessory system allows for significant character customization. Reviewers appreciate the variety of stats and effects available, enabling players to create builds tailored to their preferred playstyle.	5%
Emphasis on world exploration Description The game emphasizes world exploration through procedurally generated islands. Each island presents new challenges, enemies, and rare materials, encouraging players to venture further. Importance 5%	The game emphasizes world exploration through procedurally generated islands. Each island presents new challenges, enemies, and rare materials, encouraging players to venture further.	5%
Engaging core and building mechanics Description The game's core and building mechanics are engaging and enjoyable. New mechanics prevent boredom, keeping the gameplay fresh. Importance 5%	The game's core and building mechanics are engaging and enjoyable. New mechanics prevent boredom, keeping the gameplay fresh.	5%
Enjoyable with friends Description The game is enjoyable to play with friends, with support items available and the ability to interact with friends in-game. Importance 5%	The game is enjoyable to play with friends, with support items available and the ability to interact with friends in-game.	5%