It might be the best co-op game out there.

Fun. Engaging. Can be VERY grindy.

• 7/10 solo. AI companion skips a lot of class-specific mobility needs, making the game more focused on combat.
  
• 10/10 multiplayer! Classes play differently and actually support each other beyond boring heals/buffs. There's a huge emphasis on mobility.
  
• Exploration and slowly gives cosmetics as rewards.

• Character upgrades, which come as both equipment upgrades (non linear, even if in some cases there's a clear "best" build) and randomly acquired mods that modify weapon behavior (some tweak stats, others change mechanics).
  
• Cosmetics for character (armors, hair, etc), weapon skins/colors and pickaxe visual customizations.
  
• Prestige(Promotions) - really just leveling your character to max and resetting it to 0. It's a huge time/resource sink.
  
• Achievements - a few challenges that are genuinely difficult, a few tricky ones and a whole bunch of time-waster ones (~300 hours).

• Some weapons lack the impact. For example engineers shotgun, when modded for full damage cannot reliably take out generic trash spider at 3/5 difficulty. At the same time, alternative to the shotgun is better at literally everything.
  
• Acquisition of Overclocks is timegated, and coupled with the fact that a some of weapon choices are bad, you have a very large chance to get something you don't want.
  
• Most impactful progression stops after first promotion (fairly early in game) of each character. Realistically, you will get "best" basic setup for each class before first promotion. After that any meaningful upgrades are limited to timegated overclock.
  
• Pickaxe are a fashion accessory. It's a game about mining, and the pickaxe is not customizable in any meaningful way - just cosmetics. I think it's a missed opportunity. The very least it could give is unlockable upgraded mineral mining speed, or slightly increased area of mining or.... anything that would give me a reason to invest into the main tool of the game.

After 200h or so of multiplayer sessions, I can call bull$hit on those "awesome community" claims. it's a fairly average community for a non-pvp game. You will not know how most people at all, because they will not chat, talk or stand out in any way.
Among remaining minority it's about 50:50 split between

• Awesome people that you want to hang out with(a.k.a. "awesome community").
  
• MMO elitist grinder types (I know this is not an MMO), who rush, end missions prematurely (a no-no in this game) and sh!t-talk anyone who's not an expert.

Anyways, I definitely recommend this game. Achievements are annoying to 100%, but gameplay is too fun to ignore. So far every one of my friends liked this game, even if some played a lot less than others.

It might be the best co-op game out there. [h1]Summary[/h1] Fun. Engaging. Can be VERY grindy. [list] [*]7/10 solo. AI companion skips a lot of class-specific mobility needs, making the game more focused on combat. [*]10/10 multiplayer! Classes play differently and actually support each other beyond boring heals/buffs. There's a huge emphasis on mobility. [*]Exploration and slowly gives cosmetics as rewards. [/list] [h1]Goals in game[/h1] [list] [*]Character upgrades, which come as both equipment upgrades (non linear, even if in some cases there's a clear "best" build) and randomly acquired mods that modify weapon behavior (some tweak stats, others change mechanics). [*]Cosmetics for character (armors, hair, etc), weapon skins/colors and pickaxe visual customizations. [*]Prestige(Promotions) - really just leveling your character to max and resetting it to 0. It's a huge time/resource sink. [*]Achievements - a few challenges that are genuinely difficult, a few tricky ones and a whole bunch of time-waster ones (~300 hours). [/list] [h1]What I didn't like (fixable)[/h1] [list] [*]Some weapons lack the impact. For example engineers shotgun, when modded for full damage cannot reliably take out generic trash spider at 3/5 difficulty. At the same time, alternative to the shotgun is better at literally everything. [*] Acquisition of Overclocks is timegated, and coupled with the fact that a some of weapon choices are bad, you have a very large chance to get something you don't want. [*]Most impactful progression stops after first promotion (fairly early in game) of each character. Realistically, you will get "best" basic setup for each class before first promotion. After that any meaningful upgrades are limited to timegated overclock. [*]Pickaxe are a fashion accessory. It's a game about mining, and the pickaxe is not customizable in any meaningful way - just cosmetics. I think it's a missed opportunity. The very least it could give is unlockable upgraded mineral mining speed, or slightly increased area of mining or.... anything that would give me a reason to invest into the main tool of the game. [/list] [h1]Community is pretty average[/h1] After 200h or so of multiplayer sessions, I can call bull$hit on those "awesome community" claims. it's a fairly average community for a non-pvp game. You will not know how most people at all, because they will not chat, talk or stand out in any way. Among remaining minority it's about 50:50 split between [list] [*]Awesome people that you want to hang out with(a.k.a. "awesome community"). [*]MMO elitist grinder types (I know this is not an MMO), who rush, end missions prematurely (a no-no in this game) and sh!t-talk anyone who's not an expert. [/list] Anyways, I definitely recommend this game. Achievements are annoying to 100%, but gameplay is too fun to ignore. So far every one of my friends liked this game, even if some played a lot less than others.