Palworld

[list] [*] I'll just do one thing. [*] Finds a new Pal. [*] Builds a better base. [*] Unlocks new tech. [*] Gets distracted by something else. [/list] Somehow, every distraction is progress. Started as "Pokémon with guns." Became one of the best sandbox survival games I've played. Pocketpair listened, improved, and kept building on the idea. [b]This is how Early Access should be done.[/b]

I genuinely had way more fun with this than I expected. Playing with friends is 100% the best part. Everyone ends up doing their own thing, someone disappears for an hour, someone else comes back with five new Pals, and somehow everything still works. Also... having an entire base full of Pals doing all the work while I walk around pretending I'm being productive is way funnier than it should be. The world is also way bigger than it looks. Every time I thought I'd seen most of it, I ended up finding another area or another Pal I wanted to catch. Really good game if you're looking for something to waste an unhealthy amount of time on.

"Pokémon with guns" that actually turned out to be an absolute blast. Came for the memes, stayed for the incredibly addictive gameplay loop. It's fun, chaotic, and highly recommended.