3D Skills Start Here

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3D Skills Start Here is a single player simulation game. It was developed by Dave Mills and was released on July 31, 2025. It received negative reviews from players.

Want to learn Blender but don't know where to start? START HERE! 3D Skills Start Here (formerly known as Blender Start Here) teaches the BASICS of Blender through play and storytelling while familiarizing complicated Blender actions with fun mini games and puzzles. LEARN TIPS AND TRICKS from Suzanne while fighting DUBE to free your friends! 3D Skills Start Here covers 7 topics: Orbit,…

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29%Audience ScoreBased on 42 reviews

humor4 positive mentions

story3 negative mentions

Innovative and fun concept to teach Blender basics through a game, potentially helpful for beginners and neurodivergent learners.
Cute characters and engaging storyline elements add charm and invite players to learn step-by-step.
Affordable price point makes it a low-risk purchase to support development and try out, with developers showing responsiveness to feedback.

Currently very buggy and incomplete, with limited content (only a few basic tutorial levels) and many game-breaking issues and glitches.
Poor UI and game functionality: slow camera controls, no audio/music or poor sound design, broken buttons (e.g., quit, save), and confusing navigation leading to frequent player frustration and softlocks.
Project appears underdeveloped and prematurely released in early access, causing many players to feel the game is not worth purchasing or is barely beyond a glorified demo.

story
13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
15%
62%
23%
The story presents a semi-clear progression with a promising core concept of teaching Blender through a humorous game narrative, though some quests feel unrelated or bugged, causing occasional confusion. Players appreciate the presence of storyline breadcrumbs but note bugs and early event triggers disrupt the flow. The developers appear committed to refining the narrative and quest structure for better clarity and cohesion.
- “The idea of learning Blender step by step with a funny game story!”
- “There seems to be a storyline, yes, and even little breadcrumbs to lead you to it!”
- “Remove the rabbits and any quest that doesn't teach a core blender concept.”
- “But if you stray away from the storyline (like if you go to the dojo after getting the key before using the laptop) there are certain events that will trigger early, like getting a raft from the mouse in the shop as a gift before you save the mouse.”
- “As of right now, there's a semi-clear direction of tasks, but I did get stuck at one point because I think maybe one or two of the quests were bugged and I missed them.”
stability
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game currently suffers from numerous bugs and stability issues, making it feel unfinished and frustrating to play. While it shows potential for teaching Blender, frequent glitches and UI problems hinder smooth progression. Some improvements have been made, but overall stability remains a significant concern.
- “But as it is now, it's a buggy, unfinished mess.”
- “Once this game gets some updates and quality of life changes, I think this could actually help people learn Blender, but right now it's just a buggy game that doesn't have a lot of content and is incredibly easy to sequence break for those who like to explore first before continuing the main game.”
- “I want to like this game, I really do, but for god's sake it is a buggy mess.”
music
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
38%
24%
38%
The game lacks proper music, featuring mostly silence or repetitive, jarring sound effects with no ambiance. Audio settings appear ineffective, and the absence of background music negatively impacts the overall experience. Users suggest adding varied sound effects and soothing music to improve immersion.
- “The background music is missing, even a copyright-free track would be better than having no music at all.”
- “The sound effects are very repetitive and can become annoying; adding some music would help balance the audio experience.”
- “There is almost no music or ambiance, just silence as you aimlessly wander and then fall out of the world.”
- “On top of the technical mess, the game has no music, only jarring and randomly occurring sound effects.”
- “It is confusing to navigate, plus there is no music or ambiance, just silence as you aimlessly wander and then fall out of the world.”
- “The other optional bars for music, sfx, etc. don't seem to make any difference outside of the home page or be accurate in any way, shape, or form.”
gameplay
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
60%
60%
Gameplay shows potential with interesting mechanics related to Blender skills, but is hindered by slow camera movement, numerous bugs, and optimization issues that affect progression. The overall experience feels brief and unclear in purpose, with players hoping for improved puzzle and open-world elements in future updates.
- “While this game has a lot of promise, and I really liked some of the details and mechanics that it uses to portray skills for Blender itself, I found the ability to move the camera was way too slow, even with the sensitivity set to the max.”
- “I would like to see the open world features return at a later time when the mechanics have been dialed in for the puzzles and such.”
- “There is a lot of optimization issues, gameplay issues (like literally being unable to progress because it just won't load), and a bunch of tiny bugs.”
- “There are a lot of optimization issues and gameplay problems, including being literally unable to progress because it just won't load, along with a bunch of tiny bugs.”
- “While this game has a lot of promise and I liked some of the details and mechanics used to portray skills for Blender, the camera movement was way too slow, even with sensitivity set to maximum.”
- “After 10 minutes of gameplay, I don't understand the point of eating the bread loaves.”
humor
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users appreciate the game's humor, highlighting its playful and lighthearted approach, particularly the amusing animal fart sounds and the quirky bathroom humor, which add a fun and entertaining element to the learning experience.
- “The idea of learning Blender step by step with a funny game story!”
- “It makes it look like the animals fart when you first approach them and honestly I think it's hilarious.”
- “Pretty funny the fact that I can poop but make it fun!”
optimization
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game suffers from significant optimization problems, including numerous bugs and loading issues that hinder gameplay progression. Overall, performance is notably poor and detracts from the experience.
- “The game is riddled with bugs and is shockingly unoptimized.”
- “There are many optimization issues, including gameplay problems like being unable to progress because the game just won't load, along with numerous small bugs.”
monetization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Users feel that the game's monetization does not match the polished presentation promised in advertisements, and the overall experience feels clunky and underdeveloped.