Valheim meets Minecraft and Zelda in huge new open-world RPG you can play now

This brand new open-world MMORPG is getting some pretty solid reviews on Steam, and I think one of them may have just convinced me to try it out for myself.

BitCraft Online is a brand new open-world survival crafting MMO on Steam from developer and publisher Clockwork Laboratories, Inc., and it looks absolutely adorable.

It’s like a cute little mix of the survival and building elements from Valheim and Minecraft, mixed with the aeshetic of The Legend of Zelda, wrapped up in one big MMO-sized packaged.

Don’t take my word for it though. Instead, take the word of the folks on Steam who have hundreds of hours invested already (damn bro, the game has been out for like two weeks).

“Even though this is early access. I really do enjoy it,” writes Steam user Provensis.

“If you like a good grind. Think Runescape grind type. Then this is game is for you. Love it! So happy with the decision to support them team behind. Had to buy it for the wifey too.”

“I've been playing the game since Closed Alpha 1. The core concept is amazing. It's a massive one-server MMO with empires that doesn't rely on PVP. The focus is on in-game politics and Discord server politics,” writes reviewer XYeongZ.xyz (who has over 450 hours logged in-game, by the way) .

“The game is very relaxing. It's not very friendly to solo players at first, but once you join an empire, you can mostly play on your own while helping the empire from time to time.You can still find a job without joining an empire, so being a nomad is definitely an option.I recommend this game to anyone looking for a similar niche.”

The more negative reviews do state that the end game loop is a little dry at the moment however, so don’t feel like you immediately have to dive into this one.

It is in early access after all, so this could be a fun one to crack open in a month or two (once a few of the teething problems have been ironed out).