Cubic Odyssey
Last updated: 2025-05-15
- Enjoyable exploration, mining, crafting, and combat loop.
- Polished, actively developed, and good value.
- Detailed world encourages exploration with unique graphics.
- Strong single-player experience; mixed multiplayer reviews.
- Co-op mode is fundamentally broken and restrictive.
- Game lacks polish, contains bugs, and save corruption.
- Reviews
(sample size) - 258
- Helpful reviews
- 74%
- Unhelpful reviews
- 25%
- Protest reviews
- 0%
- 67%Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
- 33%Helpful reviews with negative sentiment
- Positive points
- 289
- Negative points
- 340
- Gameplay points
- 69
- Perf. points
- 25
- Rec. points
- 128
- Misc points
- 21
| Point | Description | Importance |
|---|---|---|
| Strong overall enjoyment reported | Many reviewers express strong overall enjoyment of the game, citing engaging gameplay loops, addictive qualities, and a relaxing experience. They find the game fun and entertaining, with some noting that time passes quickly while playing. Initial impressions are generally positive, and many recommend the game. | 91% |
| Polished with active development | Many reviewers have noted the game's high level of polish, especially when compared to other titles. They also appreciate the active development team, who are quick to address bugs and listen to player feedback. The game also offers a lot of content for a cheap price. | 56% |
| Combines Minecraft, No Man's Sky | The game is frequently compared to a blend of Minecraft and No Man's Sky, often described as a superior or more polished version of these games. Reviewers appreciate the mix of building, exploration, and survival elements, noting that it captures the best aspects of both while offering unique improvements and a refreshing experience. | 28% |
| Appealing and unique graphics | The game features appealing graphics, with some reviewers highlighting the water visuals and voxel-style graphics. The large, colorful open world and diverse procedurally generated environments contribute to an engaging experience. The night sky and overall aesthetics are also frequently praised. | 16% |
| Detailed world, encourages exploration | Reviewers praise the game's detailed world-building, dynamic environments, and physics-based mechanics that allow for creative manipulation of terrain. The game balances strategic problem-solving with action, and the diverse landscapes encourage exploration. | 15% |
| Simple, effective combat system | The game's combat system is described as simple and effective, with satisfying weapons and manageable survival elements. Players familiar with survival games will find the learning curve minimal. The availability of guns from the start is a plus for some players. | 10% |
| Intuitive controls and tutorial | The game features fluid and intuitive controls, along with a well-designed tutorial that effectively guides players through the game mechanics. The UI is also intuitive and easy to understand, though some suggest improvements like a search function in build menus. | 9% |
| Well-developed single-player content | The single-player content is well-developed and enjoyable, with some reviewers considering it phenomenal. The single-player mode is reported to be mostly bug-free and feels like a complete game. | 8% |
| Extensive space exploration offered | The game offers extensive exploration opportunities with a massive galaxy containing a large number of stars and planets to discover. | 7% |
| Immersive music and atmosphere | The immersive music and atmospheric details enhance the overall gaming experience. Reviewers found the music relaxing and complementary to the cosmic expedition theme. | 6% |
| Satisfying story | The game has a story that is considered cool and satisfying, even if it's not very deep. | 4% |
| Helpful drone ore scanning | The drone ore scanning is a good idea as a QOL feature, simplifying ore searching. | 3% |
| Satisfying vehicles for travel | Vehicles are available and make travel comfortable once acquired, and they are satisfying to operate. | 3% |
| Good enemy AI and design | Enemy AI rarely gets stuck on terrain, and the AI and enemy design are top-tier, making every encounter feel fresh and challenging. | 3% |
| Responsive developers | The developers were responsive and quick to fix reported issues during the demo phase. | 3% |
| Challenging and enjoyable mining | The game provides a good challenge with more depth than basic block concepts, and exploration in the caves and mining ore are enjoyable aspects of the game. | 3% |
| Wide variety of content | The game offers a wide range of customization options for your character and a wide variety of activities and content. | 3% |
| Functional NPC cities and quests | The game includes many different NPCs, and random NPC cities and quests are fully functional. | 3% |
| Works on Steam Deck | The game works on the Steam Deck, and the demo version worked perfectly. | 3% |