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Blockstorm

2015Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac

Blockstorm is a FPS game set in a world made of destructible blocks. All maps and characters included in the game are made with the same tools that are available to the public. You can build everything in Blockstorm, and you can destroy it.

What it feels like

The freedom to build and destroy anything suggests lighthearted, mischievous experimentation.

Playful55%

How it plays

Core FPS shooting mechanics with firearms are the primary moment-to-moment interaction. Players can build and create anything in the world using the same tools as the developers, central to the experience. Destruction mechanics rely on block physics and environmental interaction.

Gunplay85%
Freeform Building80%
Physics-Driven70%
Level Editor & UGC65%
Emergent Systems40%
Character Builds35%

How it looks and sounds

Explicitly an FPS—player views the world through the character's eyes. Explicitly described as a world made of destructible blocks in a voxel-based aesthetic.

First-Person90%
Voxel75%

How it's structured

Open-ended play with few imposed objectives—build and destroy as desired. Sandbox structure allows nonlinear, player-directed play and exploration. Multiplayer matches occur in discrete arenas rather than a persistent open world.

Sandbox65%
Nonlinear Progression50%
Arena-Based45%
Multiple Endings35%
Short Playtime30%

Shares First-Person, Gunplay, Sandbox, Physics-Driven.

Both lean into First-Person, Gunplay, Sandbox, Physics-Driven.

First-Person95%Gunplay95%Sandbox90%Physics-Driven85%

Shares First-Person, Gunplay, Voxel, Freeform Building.

Both lean into First-Person, Gunplay, Voxel, Freeform Building.

First-Person85%Gunplay85%Voxel90%Freeform Building80%
Ravenfield63% match

Shares First-Person, Gunplay, Physics-Driven, Sandbox.

Both lean into First-Person, Gunplay, Physics-Driven, Sandbox.

First-Person95%Gunplay90%Physics-Driven70%Sandbox65%

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Sandbox80%Playful85%Physics-Driven65%Emergent Systems60%
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