UPDATED JUL-2020 A19
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• This is a survival game in every way possible. You have to survive hunger, thirst, cold/hot climates, zombies, illnesses and injuries + wild animals! (+bandits very soon)
  
• The vast world (The beautiful county of "Navezgane" or Random Generated Maps) has several biomes such as: Deserts, Forests, Snowy Hills/Mountains, Towns/Cities, Burnt forests, Wasteland and Lakes/Rivers.
  
• There are TONS of POIs (Point of Interest) in the world which are all very fun or interesting to explore and loot. They range from small cabins in the woods to huge factories and hospitals. You can earn money by doing missions for the Traders who will send you to clear some of those POIs from zombies or go fetch a satchel which was lost by one of their couriers in there. You can also dig for treasure and find precious food and/or loot.
  
• Everything and I mean *everything* is destructible and buildable from the ground up and the building system is getting better and better after each new alpha release.
  
• The crafting system is both complex and straightforward, meaning there are tons of recipes and materials to craft with. You can prepare food, medical supplies, you can craft basic materials, traps, weapons, armor, electric devices, advanced building blocks and vehicles!
  
• There are several vehicles you can ride: bicycles, mini-bikes, motorcycles a Jeep (with one passenger) and a Gyrocopter! (which is sort of a mix between a chopper and a plane)
  
• Zombies are a "normal" threat during the weekdays, but every 7 days they go crazy under the Blood Moon and come hunting for you at night wherever you are hiding! >:)
  
• There is a fairly developed CRPG system with Attributes, Skills and Perks. You can only rise your attributes, perks and skills by using skill points. You get 1 point for each level up (up to lvl 300!) and you can also learn special perks and schematics with books you loot in the world.
  
• Updates are slow (6-8 months each) but plentyful so that each new Alpha release feels like a new game each time. But due to the huge success of the game the team has expanded and they're getting faster and able to put more/better content in, so...
  
• Most people love to play Single Player or password protected/private Multiplayer with friends. There are no "public" servers and the bigger open ones are full of cheaters and (mostly chinese) hackers. My advice is to find someone nice on the forums (or even better a friend) to play with and stick with their password protected server.
  
• The learning curve is steep and you will die often the first few times, but after you start getting the hang of it you'll feel greatly rewarded and accomplished! :-]
  
• The game has been getting better optimized since A18.4 (current stabel) but it's still better to check the minimum system specs and be sure to have better than that or you'll be disappointed.

Definitely a thumbs up for me, worth buying (even more after A19) even at full price considering you'll be "digging" lots of hours in it... ;-]

UPDATED JUL-2020 A19 ==================== [list][*]This is a survival game in every way possible. You have to survive hunger, thirst, cold/hot climates, zombies, illnesses and injuries + wild animals! (+bandits very soon) [*]The vast world (The beautiful county of "Navezgane" or Random Generated Maps) has several biomes such as: Deserts, Forests, Snowy Hills/Mountains, Towns/Cities, Burnt forests, Wasteland and Lakes/Rivers. [*]There are TONS of POIs (Point of Interest) in the world which are all very fun or interesting to explore and loot. They range from small cabins in the woods to huge factories and hospitals. You can earn money by doing missions for the Traders who will send you to clear some of those POIs from zombies or go fetch a satchel which was lost by one of their couriers in there. You can also dig for treasure and find precious food and/or loot. [*][u]Everything[/u] and I mean *everything* is destructible and buildable from the ground up and the building system is getting better and better after each new alpha release. [*]The crafting system is both complex and straightforward, meaning there are tons of recipes and materials to craft with. You can prepare food, medical supplies, you can craft basic materials, traps, weapons, armor, electric devices, advanced building blocks and vehicles! [*] There are several vehicles you can ride: bicycles, mini-bikes, motorcycles a Jeep (with one passenger) and a Gyrocopter! (which is sort of a mix between a chopper and a plane) [*]Zombies are a "normal" threat during the weekdays, but every 7 days they go crazy under the Blood Moon and come hunting for you at night wherever you are hiding! >:) [*]There is a fairly developed CRPG system with Attributes, Skills and Perks. You can only rise your attributes, perks and skills by using skill points. You get 1 point for each level up (up to lvl 300!) and you can also learn special perks and schematics with books you loot in the world. [*]Updates are slow (6-8 months each) but plentyful so that each new Alpha release feels like a new game each time. But due to the huge success of the game the team has expanded and they're getting faster and able to put more/better content in, so... [*]Most people love to play Single Player or password protected/private Multiplayer with friends. There are no "public" servers and the bigger open ones are full of cheaters and (mostly chinese) hackers. My advice is to find someone nice on the forums (or even better a friend) to play with and stick with their password protected server. [*]The learning curve is steep and you will die often the first few times, but after you start getting the hang of it you'll feel greatly rewarded and accomplished! :-] [*]The game has been getting better optimized since A18.4 (current stabel) but it's still better to check the minimum system specs and be sure to have better than that or you'll be disappointed.[/list] Definitely a thumbs up for me, worth buying (even more after A19) even at full price considering you'll be "digging" lots of hours in it... ;-]