Valheim

Fun game overall - Looks pretty. - Exploration is fun. - Nice food mechanics. However: - Needs less grind. Default item drop rate and carry capacity is just a torture. - Needs more QoL features. Mods really help. - Terraforming is really a chore. Some of the actions stamina cost is awful. - The Plains boss needs a cooldown between abilities.

“It’s like Minecraft but instead of punching trees you spend 40 minutes looking for the perfect tree, then a troll destroys your entire house, then you sail for 2 hours just to get killed by a sea snake the size of a school bus. 10/10. Early game: "wow this is cozy." Mid game: "wow this is brutal." Late game: "why am I hauling 900 pounds of copper through a black forest in a thunderstorm while being hunted by skeletons, teddy bears and the trees themselves." Every biome feels like the devs personally hated me more than the last one.