The throughline among the complaints is this: Somehow Cube World has allegedly gotten worse in its eight years of development, rather than better. The difficulty also seems to be all over the place, with players noting that it often makes more sense to run away than engage. Most notably, players say that the progression system - which ties gear to the region in which it is found - is a headache. The reasons for this backlash are wide and varied.
On Reddit, fans keep having conversations about how to best convey their disappointment without getting too toxic. The Steam forums have been a shitshow, with a bevy of locked threads and confused, angered fans. Despite millions of views on YouTube and on video game websites back in 2013, when the game first blew up, current reviews are mixed. Voxel exploration game Cube World is a top seller on Steam right now, but all is not right in its pastel-colored biomes.
