The versatility. Whatever I feel like doing, I can hop into the game and do that.

The freedom to move around, climb, swim, dive, build stairs like in Lemmings, etc. is unlike anything else I’ve experienced. Just because there’s a fallen tree across the path doesn’t mean I can’t continue further in that direction.

I can build my own stronghold. Not just like in some RPGs where you get an existing house/castle/starship and add some upgrades to it. I can build it from the ground up to look like any house, castle or starship I want. And I can decorate my base with employees just the way I want. (Just please, more emotes for thralls, and clothing options for workers, and I’ll be happy.)

I can fight a huge variety of enemies and feel like a badass defeating them. I’ve never been fond of extremely difficult action games because I suck at them, but I can set this game’s difficulty to suit my needs to be challenging enough, but not too punishing. Now, if only those NPCs weren’t such idiots.

And the game is beautiful. Despite being here since Early Access, it’s still highly enjoyable to just wander around taking in the scenery every now and then.

Finally, a sense of achievement. Despite playing solely on Single-Player, I play with 1x exp and harvesting multipliers and never touch the admin panel. Whatever I build, I’ve done it by myself.

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