Brickadia

About Brickadia

Brickadia is a single player and multiplayer casual shooter game. It was developed by Brickadia, LLC and was released on July 11, 2025. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Brickadia is a next-generation sandbox game with immense flexibility. Every creative tool - building, scripting, and more - is used right in the game, in real-time multiplayer. Build massive worlds, intricate physics contraptions, and entirely new game modes together with your friends without ever leaving the action. Build anything you can imagine. It's super easy to get started placing bricks…

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78%Audience ScoreBased on 1,116 reviews

gameplay15 positive mentions

grinding6 negative mentions

Exceptional building system with detailed bricks and micro-bricks allowing massive creativity
Robust physics engine and wiring logic system enabling complex contraptions and games
Optimized performance across wide hardware range and beautiful graphics with UE5 tech

Limited playerbase leading to mostly freebuild servers and few diverse game modes
High price for Early Access with incomplete features like modding and destruction physics
Controversy around developer management, moderation issues, and use of AI-generated code affecting community trust

gameplay
77 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
19% positive mentions, 69% neutral mentions, 12% negative mentions
The gameplay of this sandbox game centers on creative building with detailed, physics-based mechanics and a powerful logic/wiring system that appeals to players who enjoy engineering and experimentation. While the building mechanics are praised as intuitive and flexible, the learning curve can be steep, and the game lacks deeper guided modes or polished content, making it best suited for players who appreciate open-ended, community-driven creativity rather than structured gameplay. Overall, it offers immense potential and satisfying mechanical complexity but may not appeal to those seeking straightforward or fast-paced experiences.
- “If you already own this game or someone decides to buy it for you, it's a great community-driven Lego-style sandbox game in the same gameplay vein as its predecessor Blockland, and you should absolutely enjoy what it has to offer.”
- “The lovechild of Gmod and Legos, the spiritual successor to the cult classic Blockland, the best brick building system I've seen in a creative game, logic gates and wiring systems that let you script and wire mechanical and digital systems such as Conway's Game of Life, a slew of weapons for fun sandbox modes, and a passionate community that wants to see this game succeed.”
- “Very good, intuitive building and an incredibly powerful logic system for mechanics in builds.”
- “There are combat mechanics, and they're not very deep or all that interesting.”
- “There's no game mechanics or anything to do other than walk around and look at your blocks.”
- “I was not expecting a super dead game that averages 2 players at a time and building mechanics that are wildly confusing and not intuitive at all.”
optimization
76 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
45% positive mentions, 50% neutral mentions, 5% negative mentions
The game is highly praised for its exceptional optimization, capable of running smoothly even on low-end hardware and handling millions of bricks with minimal performance impact. It stands out as one of the best-optimized Unreal Engine 5 titles, featuring finely tuned physics, graphics, and dynamic object handling that allow large-scale builds and multiplayer servers to perform well. While a few users note minor issues on certain setups, overall the optimization is considered phenomenal and a major strength of the game.
- “It's one of, if not the most, optimized UE5 games out there with thousands of custom changes to the engine to wrangle in performance and behavior.”
- “The optimization is phenomenal, even with my low-end PC setup (RX580, i7 2nd gen) and performance has been buttery smooth, it doesn't take long to notice how much love and effort was put into this game.”
- “Having the ability to place millions of bricks with little to no performance impact, and play with others in said environments, is a huge accomplishment for a sandbox.”
- “This game is so unoptimized; seriously, 5 million bricks just for 10 cars would be just 300 bricks in Blockland standards.”
- “The performance is very underwhelming as well.”
- “The building is lacking a lot of things and the optimizations are meh on the lowest settings due to me being a laptop gamer.”
graphics
44 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
52% positive mentions, 41% neutral mentions, 7% negative mentions
The game features impressive, well-optimized graphics powered by Unreal Engine 5, delivering beautiful visuals with realistic lighting effects and a charming lego-inspired aesthetic. It runs smoothly even on older hardware, balancing simplicity with polished detail, and offers extensive creative possibilities enhanced by the advanced graphics and physics systems. Overall, the visuals are widely praised for elevating the sandbox building experience while retaining an appealing, familiar style.
- “It has absolutely gorgeous visuals (hardware raytracing, volumetric clouds, etc.) and runs very well, considering how far you can push it.”
- “Despite being a lego game, graphics seem more polished than many triple A games.”
- “Brickadia is an excellent building sandbox that allows for quick and relatively easy building/playing of community creations and other sessions, while allowing the power of a modern day engine to bring the visuals to life.”
- “Limited creative freedom – for now (graphical limitations are mostly because people want everything to be lego).”
- “The style encouraged by the developers is, again, in my opinion an egregious departure from the lego/brick aesthetic.”
- “Tumblr core chill vibes mixed in with the squishy gummy lickable gummy worm candy squishy rounded corners UI design with the transcore aesthetic Y2K terrible UI design squishy rounded soft smooth corners squishy icky aesthetics like it’s a Y2K vibe gummy worms and candy.”
humor
11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
91% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 9% negative mentions
The humor in the game is a mix of dark, absurd satire and subtle, intellectual jokes that resonate deeply with dedicated fans, though some find newer inside jokes less amusing. Players often appreciate the chaotic, physics-based slapstick and playful interactions, resulting in genuine laughter and a fun, lighthearted atmosphere.
- “The whole map was meant to be funny, dark, absurd satire in a zombie apocalypse setting.”
- “So many times, I genuinely burst out laughing because of how well the humor synergized between everyone.”
- “The fans understand this stuff; they have the intellectual capacity to truly appreciate the depths of these jokes, to realize that they're not just funny - they say something deep about life.”
music
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
38% positive mentions, 24% neutral mentions, 38% negative mentions
Users have mixed feelings about the game's music: some praise its calming and enjoyable quality, especially during building, while others note issues like broken background tracks and lack of fixes. The potential for custom music and sound effects is highly anticipated but not yet available, which many see as a valuable future addition.
- “I'm also looking forward to the potential for custom music and sound effects.”
- “I enjoy the building system and the possibilities (I come from Scrap Mechanic), the logic and math stuff, the sounds (being a professional musician I really have fun with noises), and the advanced mechanical and electronic blocks.”
- “Music is very calming when you're building.”
- “The developers actually broke the game's background music, and are doing nothing to fix it.”
- “No modding yet; it might come or not, but having custom music and maps would be a plus.”
- “I'm also looking forward to the potential for custom music and SFX.”
monetization
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
43% positive mentions, 14% neutral mentions, 43% negative mentions
The game features no microtransactions or aggressive monetization, focusing instead on cosmetic customization without compromising quality. However, early supporters felt slighted by a significant price drop shortly after launch, which some viewed as a cash grab. Overall, monetization remains minimal and unobtrusive, emphasizing gameplay over profit.
- “There aren't any microtransactions, and there are lots of options for customizing your character without a bunch of microtransactions (there are none)!”
- “There are no microtransactions, there's no forced multiplayer (i.e. you do not have to play multiplayer if you prefer to be alone), and there's no weird control scheme.”
- “There isn't a lot of monetization potential here, unless it was through cosmetics, and it wouldn't drastically decrease the quality of the game.”
- “Edit: This game literally cash grabbed us early supporters. Despite saying the game would not have a lower price, they lowered the price anyway from $30 to $20, going as low as $15.”
- “There isn't a lot of monetization potential here (that wouldn't drastically decrease the quality of the game) unless it was through cosmetics.”
- “Don't come into this thinking this will be another big Roblox/MMO experience where it's about clout or monetization.”
stability
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
71% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 29% negative mentions
Brickadia is a well-optimized and stable early access game that runs smoothly with impressive physics and systems, including good Linux compatibility. While not completely bug-free or polished, it offers a solid and creative experience without the instability typical of many early access titles.
- “Building things is flexible and easy to make look good, the game overall looks amazing, the scripting (at the time of writing) is already decently powerful as well as educational, the game is very well optimised and runs great, and the developers care deeply both about the game and about fostering a good community.”
- “It runs great with a very impressive physics and gate systems!”
- “Runs great on Linux (via Proton)!”
- “Every cool thing you see in this game, from the servers to the vehicles to the most basic of builds, was painstakingly cobbled together in a Sisyphean struggle against the buggy building tools and awful controls.”
grinding
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions
Grinding in this game is often tedious and complex, especially when creating large or detailed builds due to modular mechanics and intricate entity management. Selecting and manipulating components like vehicles is cumbersome, requiring manual handling of multiple separate parts. Additionally, advanced features like logic gates, while powerful, are largely inaccessible to most players, making even simple tasks feel unnecessarily laborious.
- “The building setup is rather tedious if you want to create anything large or detailed.”
- “Selecting a car is a tedious process where you have to select all the car's bricks manually, as the tool only selects a single entity and ignores attached parts like wheels and doors.”
- “Making simple things is tedious because you must place at least 3 extra blocks and wire them together for basic functionality, making logic circuits minimally useful for most players.”
story
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 50% negative mentions
The story is centered on a post-zombie outbreak survival theme, using environmental storytelling and satire to convey its narrative through timeline progression. Despite facing a baseless smear campaign linked to former team disputes, the core plot remains straightforward, involving a boat and a small plot of land with a house.
- “The map is a post–zombie outbreak survival story with rich environmental storytelling and satire.”
- “The game employs timeline storytelling to immerse players in its narrative.”
- “The boat setting served as a small plot of land with a house on it, adding depth to the story environment.”
- “The story relies heavily on environmental storytelling and satire, which may not be engaging for players looking for a traditional narrative.”
- “The timeline storytelling is repetitive and doesn't add depth to the overall story experience.”
- “There is a strange smear campaign affecting the game's story reputation, caused by misinformation from a former dev team member, which has overshadowed the actual story content.”
emotional
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
Users praise the game for its deeply personal and emotionally engaging experience, highlighting the wholesome connections with other players. They note it evokes rare, profound feelings surpassing those from previous games, maintaining this impactful emotional aspect even in early access.
- “I love how deeply personal and connected everything feels, not to mention how wholesome and sweet the people you play with can be.”
- “No game has made me feel this way since Minecraft on the PS Vita, but this is on such an elevated level beyond description, and I am so unbelievably happy this aspect of the game has stayed intact for the early access release.”