Worlds Adrift Review

There’s a lot to like about Worlds Adrift. The world concept and execution is breathtaking. You play among the ruins of a fallen advanced civilization, which mastered flight thanks to minerals known as atlas crystals. These are also what give the islands the ability to float. It’s theorized that far beneath these floating islands is an actual planetary core. No one has ever survived the trip down to confirm the rumor. The Old World lurks beneath your feet, waiting to be explored for resources and knowledge.

Each island is custom-built by the players of the game. Players harvest resources to craft anything from torches to ships that allow them to navigate from island to island. The game itself focuses largely on physics. You must consider applying anti-gravity minerals to other materials you can find and craft throughout this floating world.

Sandbox

Worlds Adrift is often described as a sandbox concept, and it’s an accurate description. A sandbox is a world you can make into your own, and that’s exactly what Worlds Adrift is. When you log in, you have an island creator option where you can add your own to this growing world of floating islands, inviting others to explore your space. There is no real structure or story, no bosses to fight or areas to conquer.

The only enemy in this game comes by way of other players. As in any world, there are those who would love to kill you to steal what you have. It’s a scavenger world, after all, and not everyone is there to build peaceful islands and become friends. When you die, you lose your inventory and it can be looted by anyone nearby. You don’t lose your character, however, as you can respawn and make your way back to the area where you died.