Cubic Odyssey

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Cubic Odyssey is a single player and multiplayer open world role playing game. It was developed by Atypical Games and was released on May 14, 2025. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Cubic Odyssey invites players to explore a vast open universe filled with diverse star systems, planets, and dynamic day-night cycles. Gather resources to craft tools, vehicles, and starships while uncovering ancient secrets and battling threats like the Red Darkness. Team up with friends to survive, build, and shape your own epic galactic adventure.

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story38 positive mentions

grinding91 negative mentions

Great blend of Minecraft and No Man's Sky, offering a unique space exploration experience.
Engaging gameplay with crafting, building, and resource gathering mechanics that keep players hooked.
Active developer support with frequent updates and a roadmap for future improvements.

Multiplayer is currently broken, with significant desync issues and limited functionality for non-host players.
Game feels unfinished with many bugs, including crashes and inventory management problems.
Progression can be tedious, with a grindy resource gathering system and unbalanced combat mechanics.

story
299 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's story is generally viewed as a positive aspect, providing a structured narrative that many players find engaging compared to similar sandbox titles like Minecraft. However, it suffers from significant issues, particularly in multiplayer mode, where quest progression is often broken or inaccessible to non-host players, leading to frustration. While the overarching plot and quest design offer a sense of purpose, many players feel the execution is marred by repetitive tasks and bugs that detract from the overall experience.
- “Bottom line: a great game that successfully combines creative freedom with an exciting story.”
- “The story gradually unfolds through cryptic messages, environmental storytelling, and unexpected twists, making every discovery feel like a reward for the player’s curiosity.”
- “The story progression quest is a nice touch, as you can choose to play as a free roam sandbox or follow the main quest.”
- “The story itself is a joke and only exists to let the player run around for hours on empty planets with the same points of interest.”
- “The story missions are absolutely exasperating and opaque mechanics make progression actively painful.”
- “Only the host can progress the quest, and the main quest is a definition of anticlimax. The game is not ready even for early access.”
gameplay
137 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay of the game has been described as a blend of Minecraft and No Man's Sky, featuring intuitive building and crafting mechanics, a satisfying core gameplay loop, and engaging exploration. However, many players note that the game is still in early access, with significant bugs, unpolished mechanics, and a lack of depth in certain systems, particularly in multiplayer and combat. While the potential for improvement and modding exists, the current experience can be grindy and repetitive, with some mechanics feeling unnecessary or poorly implemented.
- “The gameplay is addictive.”
- “The core gameplay loop is pretty enjoyable - there’s always something to do, and pretty much every resource or item you collect feels useful and worth having.”
- “The core gameplay is solid, exploration is fun, and the survival mechanics are great.”
- “It is a No Man's Sky and Minecraft blend but took the wrong parts of each and it is not finished enough to be considered a full release. This game is still in early access; this should not be advertised as a finished product as it is not ready for a full release apart from the mechanics that sort of work mostly.”
- “The depth and complexity of the game's building and exploration are lost due to the lack of polish in the most basic gameplay systems.”
- “The process of gathering resources can be extremely boring, the NPC interaction and quests are bare bones, enemy AI is poor, and badly explained/unexplained mechanics can result in you wasting massive amounts of time.”
grinding
92 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The grinding aspect of the game has received mixed feedback, with many players finding it excessively tedious and time-consuming, particularly in resource gathering and crafting. While some enjoy the grind as part of the gameplay experience, others feel it detracts from overall enjoyment, especially due to the slow pace of mining and the repetitive nature of quests. Despite these criticisms, some players appreciate the exploration and building elements, suggesting that the grind can be manageable if approached strategically.
- “You'll need a second life for grinding.”
- “The grind (there is no way to express how bad this is than just try it but they had made it excessively tedious for no reason than to just annoy you)”
- “After a few hours, it becomes clear that this game consists solely of mindless grinding.”
- “The game is ultimately grindy with unnecessary levels of too and from travel which is frustrating.”
graphics
66 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics of the game have received largely positive feedback, with many praising the charming voxel aesthetic, detailed textures, and impressive lighting effects that enhance the overall atmosphere. However, some users noted inconsistencies in texture quality, particularly with NPC models and certain environmental elements, which detracted from the visual experience. Overall, the game is seen as a polished and visually appealing alternative to Minecraft, offering a unique blend of art style and gameplay.
- “Beautiful voxel graphics: stylish, atmospheric and with great attention to detail.”
- “The voxel graphics are stunning, with detailed textures and impressive shaders that bring the world to life.”
- “Visually, the game is a stunning homage to voxel artistry, blending nostalgic aesthetics with cutting-edge effects.”
- “Graphically, the game suffers from bizarre texture inconsistencies; while blocks reflect colors correctly, stairs and ramps stubbornly remain a dark, muted hue, a visual disconnect developers dismiss as a 'system issue,' despite regular blocks rendering flawlessly.”
- “The creature and animal models clash hard with the game’s art style - they feel way too out of place.”
- “Visuals don't line up.”
stability
53 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's stability is heavily criticized, particularly in multiplayer mode, where players experience significant desynchronization issues, constant glitches, and unplayable conditions. While single-player gameplay is generally smooth and enjoyable, the multiplayer aspect is described as a "buggy mess," with many core features failing to function properly. Overall, the game shows potential but requires substantial fixes to its multiplayer stability before it can be recommended for cooperative play.
- “Yes, some things are a tiny bit janky or awkward (inventory in early game and the galaxy map) but in single player it's been bug free and thoroughly enjoyable - even on Linux!”
- “Credit where it's due: the game runs great and looks beautiful.”
- “The price and amount of content and everything runs great.”
- “This game is a lot of fun and does have great potential, however, the multiplayer aspect of the game is an absolute dumpster fire... desync between the host player and the guest player is a huge issue resulting in things like phantom blocks, pirate location markers showing on the system map and when you get to the location nothing is there, constant glitches requiring restarts of both the host and the guest, guests being unable to interact with some of the traders on the host's game, guests exiting the pilot seat of their ship and getting ejected, guest players being unable to run NPC quests if the host has already done them, and main quests being incompletable due to one player completing it ahead of another player breaking the progression for the one who is behind in the main quest line.”
- “It is still a buggy mess; there are constant desync issues, when you switch planets as not the host enemy bullets are invisible half the time, you get errors like 'someone else is using that' when trying to get into your ship that no one is using, and you are unable to summon your speeder to different planets but it consumes the energy anyway.”
- “However, the current state of co-op is severely buggy and significantly detracts from the overall enjoyment, echoing frustrations shared by many in the community.”
music
32 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game has received overwhelmingly positive feedback, with many players praising its emotional depth and immersive quality that enhances the overall experience. While the soundtrack is described as beautiful and relaxing, some users noted that certain tracks can become repetitive or anxiety-inducing during peaceful gameplay. Overall, the music is considered a highlight, contributing significantly to the game's atmosphere and enjoyment.
- “The background music is very emotional and makes you want to explore even more.”
- “Captivating soundtrack that enhances immersion.”
- “The music score is absolutely awesome and so far, this is very relaxing and enjoyable.”
- “The regular music with the woman singing is hypnotic at first but then very annoying as it's a very short piece on forever repeat.”
- “The music itself is fine, but anxiety-inducing/alarming melodies play during peaceful times, and this is frustrating.”
- “Please focus on expanding the track to be unique for at least 2+ minutes and even vary 'regular' tracks when just out exploring to more than just one.”
optimization
24 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The optimization of the game has received mixed reviews, with some players praising its solid performance and beautiful visuals, while others report significant issues such as memory leaks, frequent crashes, and lag in specific areas. Although many users have experienced smooth gameplay, particularly on high-end systems, there are ongoing concerns about bugs and the need for further optimization, especially in co-op modes and when experimenting with custom ship designs. Overall, while some improvements have been noted since release, the game still requires attention to its optimization to enhance the overall experience.
- “Very cool game, plays like you downloaded a million mods for Minecraft, but at the same time it is an optimized game.”
- “The optimization done to the game since release is amazing; it ran fine at release but felt janky. Now it runs amazing, looks better, and stutters way less.”
- “Beautiful visuals, great performance.”
- “It's super buggy, we've tried lowering our specs, changing who hosts, etc but this game is not optimized whatsoever.”
- “This game has nowhere near the optimizations necessary to experiment with custom ship designs.”
- “The base game is quite enjoyable, unfortunately I don't know if it's just poor optimization or bugs but randomly the game keeps crashing from 'game has run out of memory' even though I have 64GB of memory and only 9% is in use while playing.”
atmosphere
11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's atmosphere is characterized by beautiful voxel graphics and impressive lighting that create a cozy and inviting environment, enhancing the immersive experience. The music complements the visuals, adding depth to the exploration of a vast, mysterious universe filled with detail and wonder. Overall, the combination of stylish design, atmospheric elements, and dynamic lighting contributes to a captivating and engaging atmosphere.
- “Beautiful voxel graphics: stylish, atmospheric, and with great attention to detail.”
- “Different times of day create vastly different atmospheres, thanks to great lighting and volumetrics.”
- “The overall atmosphere is cozy and inviting - the kind of game I want to explore.”
- “The atmosphere, lighting, and environment design are impressive for what this is.”
- “It's a great blend between the two, and honestly I think this game does the atmosphere re-entry better than No Man's Sky.”
humor
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players find the humor in the game to be a mixed bag; while some enjoy the quirky AI behaviors and amusing voice lines, others feel that the humor quickly fades in light of frustrating bugs and co-op issues. The comedic moments, such as unexpected ship mishaps and the reactions of enemies, provide some entertainment, but many players express disappointment that these moments can't fully compensate for the game's technical shortcomings.
- “The voices are really funny.”
- “Pathfinding for bad guys gets hilariously weird.”
- “The AI is hilarious to me in a good way, and I feel great when they run away after I overpower them or when they witness an ally getting wrecked next to them.”
monetization
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The monetization aspect of the game has received mixed feedback, with some users perceiving it as a cash grab, while others express hope for future cosmetic purchases to support the developers. Concerns about ads and their impact on gameplay were noted, but there is optimism that microtransactions may not be a significant part of the game's future. Overall, players are awaiting updates to clarify the monetization strategy.
- “But we have to wait for some updates before we will know for sure... Honestly, add a few cosmetic in-game purchases and I will buy some for the sake of supporting these devs.”
- “Published by Gaijin – always be wary, but this game seems good for now. I don’t think microtransactions are planned!”
- “This was a huge swing and a miss... kind of like Techtonica... just a cash grab.”
- “It should have been a work in progress advertisement.”
- “Ads are just zoom (only sniper rifles benefit).”
replayability
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players express mixed feelings about the game's replayability, with some anticipating that future updates, like dedicated servers, could enhance longevity and enjoyment. However, others feel that the current state of the game lacks sufficient replay value, leaving them disappointed. Overall, the potential for improved replayability exists, but it is not fully realized at this time.
- “The game is fantastic so far; I can't wait for the dedicated server update. I think that will complete this game and give it great replay value for its longevity.”
- “Replay value!”
- “If you want a game with a lot of replay value, sadly I think right now this isn't it as much as I wanted it to be.”
emotional
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The emotional aspect of the game is highlighted by its evocative background music, which enhances the immersive experience and encourages players to delve deeper into the game world.
- “The background music is very emotional and makes you want to explore even more.”
- “The story touched my heart deeply, leaving me in tears by the end.”
- “The characters' struggles and triumphs resonated with me on a personal level.”
character development
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Reviews indicate that the character development is significantly hindered by poor art direction and unsatisfactory character design, leading to a negative overall impression.
- “The art direction is awful, and the character design is horrible.”
- “Character development feels shallow and lacks depth, making it hard to connect with the characters.”
- “The characters are one-dimensional and fail to evolve throughout the game.”