TerraTech

The gameplay utilizes a construction sandbox focusing on vehicular combat and resource management. The game offers a variety of blocks with different functions that can be combined in various ways using attach points on each, with the control block–a cab–always serving as a centrepoint. Wheel blocks in contact with ground enable driving, while wing blocks generate lift for flying and other blocks provide additional functions to the tech they are attached to. Weapons deal damage, and shields protect from damage and/or apply effects, such as restoring part durability.

Besides vehicles, the game enables construction of static bases anchored to the ground that are mainly used for storage and crafting. Blocks can be crafted using resources gathered from the environment and a system of resource silos, conveyors, and automatic factories (all blocks themselves). Such special components can excavate, process, transfer, and sell resources, but some of these work only on stationary builds called bases.

The developers worked the concept into a playable demo in 2014 and presented it at indie games shows such as Rezzed, as well as actively promoted it through Steam, IndieDB, Twitch and other web platforms. A successful Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign followed after which an open beta was released as early access on the Steam platform. After a protracted development period, the version 1.0 was officially released in August 2018.

Despite being released, the game remains in active development, and several major new features are planned.

Reviewers compared the gameplay to playing with Lego bricks, which they considered exciting and invoking of childhood memories. User interface, controls, and the game AI, on the other hand, were less commended. The reviewer for AbsoluteXbox was particularly critical of unintuitive camera controls, clumsy driving performance, and frustrating combat in the Xbox version.