Wayward

this game was fun before but in recent updates they changed the mechanics around crafting and made it a lot more grindy, on top of that, the game has become a lot more unstable and keeps crashing. the crashing hs caused me to lose hours of progress multiple times and has even lost me an extremely rare item in the form of a relic grade set of wrought iron boots (the rarest tier in the game with a >1% chance of dropping from higher level enemys), the 2nd crash also froze up my computer and forced me to forcibly shut off my computer to fix it. for these reasons i would not recommend buying this game until they fix these issues

im playing offline

in its base settings Wayward is an unforgiving Roguelite that becomes easier with each playthrough as the crafting list fills out after each run. It may take a few playthroughs before the mechanics begin to click, unless you've played similar games. So allow me to share my insights regardless of your track with them. As I am only about two-hundredish hours into what seems to be a much deeper experience than expected I appreciate your understanding. Cliffnotes- To start- Cut down a tree. Press X to open dismantle menu (it is faster to use the dismantle menu than the mouse menu, especially with the aid of macros, although some important resources are next to otherwise dismantle only resources so be mindful.) Dismantle all logs, sticks, and bark, in that order. When sharpened items break, even if they don't, find a rock outcrop or a mountain tile and break it like the tree by "walking" into it. Press C to open the crafting menu and find the stonecrafting menu, find sharp grani...

Devs keep updating, and its hard to get into but once you get it, a very fun game.