There are games that make it possible for the player to show ingenuity, imagination, and creativity. Even children can benefit from these games. This genre is called "sandbox". The most prominent representative in this genre is Minecraft. The graphics resembles the "eight-bit" consoles of the 90s, but still, these are 3D graphics with eight-bit textures. There are, of course, clones or similar games. For example, there was a survival game called Rust, and a 2D game called Terraria. These are games with similar gameplay but different objectives.
Rust game
The game from the creators of Garry's mod, which is still in the alpha test stage, but has great potential. The graphics in the game are very good: dynamic shadows, traced textures, the "models" of the characters themselves are very detailed and pleasing to the eye.
The game Rust sold 1 million copies in six months, as it caused a furor among gamers.
The game begins on an incomprehensible island with five locations. At first, the hero has only a torch, bandages and a stone for the extraction or destruction of animals or enemies.
The main tasks in Rust are hunting, survival, getting interesting things, building houses, creating weapons, clothes and other things necessary for survival in this cruel world.
In the next updates, they promise transmodifications for clothes to clearly distinguish an enemy from an ally. The further perspective is climate change.
The whole game constantly keeps you in suspense, because raiders can always break into your house - players who have good weapons and explosives. Your task is to make the obtained good as safe as possible. And here the game invites you to show complete freedom of thought and creativity. You can build your house or fortress, wherever and however you want. But in this game it is very easy to lose everything that you have collected and mined. Having opened and studied recipes for making items, it will be easier to restore what was lost.
It is recommended to play with friends, because it is much faster and more fun to get resources and build a house, and, of course, arrange raids on other players. You and your friends will have a lot of fun from shooting or storming an enemy house or castle.
There are also disadvantages in the game: there are many “cheaters”, since the anti-cheat system is very weak, and any player can download a free “cheat” and play, killing everyone in his path. Few global updates, mainly graphics and player interface improvements. Large-scale updates are not expected very soon. The game is a kind of minecraft game, but this is mainly due to the fact that the game has complete freedom of action.
Terraria game
The game was created by the American studio Re-logic. The developers obviously drew inspiration from the wonderful cube world of minecraft. The game offers the same actions. The creators decided to make a similar gameplay as in minecraft, but with changed mechanics and graphics, while not changing the essence. Extraction of resources, manufacture of weapons, armor. And most importantly, dig, dig and dig again, increasing your fortune.
The graphics resemble a 2D game on some Sega or Dendy. The game contains various monsters, zombies and the big eye of Cthulhu, which periodically comes into your house.
Terraria was last updated on May 8, 2014. The update adds additional items, armor, weapons, and more.
The game is designed for a small group of four friends. To join a friend, just enter the ip address, or you can create a game yourself so that your friends can join you.
