Vintage Story may look like Minecraft… but it definitely isn’t. The basics are far more basic… so to speak. Making fire and dodging bears is a full-time job… yet so satisfying.

Come with me now as I tell you how I came to know of this game and how I ran some experiments in-game and eventually decided that it was worth spinning up a new Let’s Play just for this game. If you enjoy survival Minecraft, I think you will find this series to be particularly fascinating.