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Impressively developed by just one person, Survivalcraft is fast becoming one of the best sandbox building games to-date. As the name implies, this game is all about survival. There's no means of escape and you have to find food, make your own clothing, build your own shelter; all of this while trying to avoid being maimed or eaten by animals and more.
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Pros
Pro Different modes are available and can be chosen by the players
In game mode, you can choose: Challenging, Cruel, Creative, Harmless, and Adventure. Except for Cruel, which you can only choose during the creation of the world, game modes can be altered at any time. With Adventure, you should already have a created world in order to switch to this mode, only then can it create a quest for you. The game mode is focused mainly on survival.
In creative mode there are no threats, and it's here where you can change many world options, like controlling the behavior of the environment, the flow of time, weather effects, how the terrain should be, and so on.
Pro Creative skills are made exciting with survival skills
You're not just aimlessly creating different worlds and playing with people, you're actually trying to survive while going on exhilarating journeys. You get to explore dark and scary-looking caves, just to see how far back it actually goes. Animals bite back, your character gets hungry and tired, and you do need to sleep in a secure shelter. Your creativity is pushed even further as the elements in the game challenge your survival, so there's always that level of unpredictability and excitement.