A Meaty New Terraria Styled Base Building Island Survival Game - Tinkerlands

Tinkerlands gameplay with Splat! Let's Play Tinkerlands and check out a game where you'll get washed up on the shores of a forgotten island to survive and build up a village to contend with what lurks.
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[@SilverionX]

Crafting from chests has now been added! Along with doors opening and closing on their own when you walk through them. This dev works fast. :)

[@drakenskag]

based

[@MarkDeSade100]

Things I like about this: no tool/weapon durability, no hunger/thirst/sleep meters. Things they need to change: crafting from chests is a MUST. And I'm hoping there's a way to be able to spend more than 10 minutes in the desert biome that unlocks later.

[@velzaresp8623]

I think weapon durability is good if is well driven and applied to overpowered weapons. So you keep struggling a little with basic monsters. Like "glass/crystal" weapons in other games.

[@Silgrond]

Crafting out of Chests is a MUST. 100 % agree. But durability is up to the balance of the game.

[@TheIndigo1child]

​@@SilgrondNah definitely not a must. I actually prefer having to get my resources out of the chests to craft. Kinda bummed he added it. Half the fun of these games is digging around in the chests.

[@TheWretchedOwl]

Stardew Valley is made by a single developer and he managed to find an elegant solution to crafting from chests. You put a workbench down, and chests adjacent to the workbench count as crafting inventory. You don’t want to accidentally craft away an item you mean to store for later? Don’t store it next to the crafting bench. Simple.

[@misas8542]

Stardew Valley has a workbench?...

[@razaron93]

@@misas8542 Added in 1.4, three and a half years after release

[@eightchickens]

Traveller: Ok, who's the wise guy that built a house in the middle of the road?

[@Scazuha]

"Ever since Minecraft you have to make a worktable for everything." That is SO true. I'm so done with worktables tho...

[@TaylerBootz]

Don't play Sunhaven. It's devs idea of new content is more crafting tables.

[@DemMedHornene]

"no crafting from chest" is honestly inexcusable i feel like. It's something all games like these put out eventually as a quality of life addition, but so many dont come with it at launch, even when its a goddamn resource collection crafting game

[@dominic.h.3363]

Stop being lazy. Take the resources to the damn bench. Sick of people calling immersion-disrupting features "quality of life".

[@Jinkypigs]

​@dominic.h.3363 LOL imagine mistaking pure meaningless tedium fire immersion. Why don't you ask the dev to make you mesh button to shit? And mesh another button to chew every single bite you moron?

[@DemMedHornene]

@@dominic.h.3363 I'll be honest, I abhor features that are designed to just extend playtime for the sake of metrics. Any resource collector and crafting game worth its salt does it, and the immersion defence doesn't really work when the rest of the game isn't built with that in mind. Sure, if we're talking about something like Valheim, it was a deliberate choice to not do it, but here it just feels like an oversight. Out of all the things in this game, such a feature isn't difficult to add.

[@jeremiahdomer4657]

I kinda think the answer falls in between. In a game like this I refuse to say it’s gonna break immersion. It’s a pixel art crafting game and it’s mundane to go to your chest to build stuff. But on the same hand if you had me play an immersive game with heavy detail on survival and punishing gameplay then of course I want that realism. It heavily depends on the game and what the atmosphere is.

[@dominic.h.3363]

@@jeremiahdomer4657 The level of visual fidelity should not be a benchmark of immersion. The level of engagement a game requires of you is what eventually determines whether or not it's appropriate to have things magically appear where you need them, directly opposing the need for you to have gathered them the first place. Reading George R. R. Martin is a more engaging experience than playing Alpha Protocol by the great developer Obsidian themselves, even though the book doesn't even have any graphics.

[@GlawiousAldredMarci]

My brain: This is a 2d terraria... Also my brain: WHY ARE YOU LIKE THIS?!

[@vforwombat9915]

it's the drugs.

[@GlawiousAldredMarci]

@@vforwombat9915 If I had some lol It's more likely the alcohol lol

[@voxii_13]

@@GlawiousAldredMarci edgy..

[@FretboardToAsh]

Tell your brain that Terraria is also 2d, see what happens.

[@BarBar3ar]

I have a weird aversion to side-on perspective for building games so I've missed out on Terreria (and Oxygen Not Included) so a top-down game with that inspiration sounds like a good time. Like how Palworld let my try out Ark gameplay without having to play Ark

[@kenroywillams4441]

Idk man u gotta play ark to get it...also terraria is buit different it's has a flow like no other

[@BarBar3ar]

@@kenroywillams4441 I know enough about ARK to know that "getting it" like that isn't for me, there are just some parts that look interesting. Palworld copied a lot of those parts without all the baggage. Watching ARK gameplay is like looking at a full plate of haggis and being like, those chips on the side look nice.

[@Jinkypigs]

Ark? Nah that game suck ass. ​@kenroywillams4441

[@Huckle777]

Ton of potential for sure. Love the way loot pops up. Everything looks really clean, excited for this one to progress more.

[@Tabryne]

I just got finished getting all of the achievements of the demo and check KZbin and look who's playing it too! I can't wait for the full version come out!

[@godoftwinkies574]

Game could have a generic harvest option that automatically choses the axe for trees or pickaxe for rocks and such.

[@frownmastr]

The fact you built your house right in the middle of that "road", irks me waaaaaay more than it should lol

[@thesheeepjd]

Yup. A very classic Splattercat, though.

[@FoliumSakura]

Reminds more of Necesse rather then Terraira, which is an absolutely fantastic game. Highly recommend that if anyone is looking for this style of game

[@j.blocher9081]

Makes me think of a called the Survivalist . Same setup crashing on an island and similar art style.

[@phillipmitchell2254]

Indie games are where it's at, I'm so glad the "AAA™" sector is taking a shit

[@Thr33SixZer0]

Craft from Chest works if you have the chest open while crafting

[@bubbathelo6072]

"The entire world seems to have a problem with me being a home owner" Literally the perfect sentiment of Canada's housing situation...

[@AngryKittens]

I can't help but sigh to myself "if only Dwarf Fortress looked like this" every time I see pixel art like this. 😅

[@DrPluton]

That looks pretty fun. I wonder if you can build a walled village because the frequency of slimes entering at night is quite high.

[@erinnbrogdon1875]

Very similar to Adventure Craft would go so far to say. Looks like the love child of Terarria and Adventure Craft. Which means it must be played!! Great Vid as always.

[@undead6494]

I'm a huge terraria fan i played the game for more than i would like to admit ,i have Tedit godam it, tho i don't mind having hunger/thirst mechanics in a openworld games, I personally use em to drive the story for what im playing, it would sound really stupid if the shipwreck survivor did not care about food or WATER when he finds him self stranded, but if u gonna add to the game just makes sure to makes it fun, like food gives u stat bonuses, faster mana/health regen, flat and % P/Mdmg, type dmg immunities give em a status condition healing effects, stuff that helps through the early game bcz most of the time food and water is and early game problem and it should feel like that bcz after u finish building or after u have a good enough base you should feel secure, well untill a big ass flying ship makes it's way to ur balcony. And if u snort some coke u get 5 double dashs :D

[@WillShattuck]

Thanks. This is a demo I didn’t know I needed to play u til you showed it to us. Thanks!

[@MikeStoneJapan]

That dexter's lab reference was a deeeeeep cut

[@Setite812]

Gives me Forsaken Isle vibes but with active development. Keeping an eye on this title, thanks for the vid SC!

[@catbearzapp3308]

Looks pretty cool. Thanks for the demo play splattercat

[@p3mueller]

Seems very similar to Tinkertown, even in name.

[@temptedtaurus1]

Closed my eyes and definitely heard Terraria. I am checking this one out!

[@MaximumAxiom]

This is great, I hope you play more of it

[@DrBunnyMedicinal]

Well, this looks cute and interesting enough to try the prologue.

[@saberreiter8569]

I think how enshrouded does it for crafting from crates is ok. Basic chests won't let you craft from them but you can upgrade them to do so.

[@Spacecookie-]

It's so much like tinkertown, which is already out.

[@yaroslavbozhdynsky]

Survivalists, Core Keeper and Mewn Base.

[@valaraukare6670]

I remember a game I watched on channel few days ago. Open world survival RPG, with towns, locations. I cannot see it anywhere...Am I going MAD or what happened ?! @Splattercat help me up here please!

[@godboat.]

i would like to know as well

[@pedromoura1446]

Is it necesse?

[@DrBunnyMedicinal]

Soulash 2?

[@cathidor]

Probably Soulash 2, Splatt takes down videos pretty often (like once a week)

[@highlanderholyfield855]

Gotta be soulash 2 he did another vid on it a few days ago maybe a week

[@Galvaxatron]

I've been playing video games since the early 90s and Terraria is for me one of my top 10 all time favourites. Incredible game and all time best dollar for hours value ever in a video game. I first bought it when it was on special for $2.50 and then put 500 hours into over the years. I felt guilty about how little I paid for this game and wanted friends to join so I bought another 9 copies for friends over the years. Amazing game by incredibly generous developers. OK so what were we talking about?

[@HazardXXI]

The sound track is so terraria, haha

[@magnustrovik3701]

Bought this last time you featured it. I agree that it is time to play it more

[@karolkowalski3842]

it looks like Core Keeper but in Overworld :P

[@nekovet69]

No crafting from chests is a deal breaker.

[@paultowers5580]

Looks great nice colours cheery gameplay solid little demo 👌

[@superanderson]

This is great, just about everything here looks good to me. I'm all for innovation but if the developer can manage to capture the elements of greats that have come before like Terraria and all we get is a perspective shift, I'll still spend a ton of time with this. Ultimately, a huge part of what will make or break this comes down to boss design. Are the more challenging bosses fun to fight. If they can land that the way it seems they've already nailed progression and other elements I am sure this will be a banger.

[@skyyhacylon]

This reminds me so much of Forsaken Isle. It's scary how similar it is.

[@janzozman]

Right? It's like a copy

[@ajrupert5639]

I genuinely dont remember a single game that did crafting from chests, and then it only started to pick up a few years ago. Although it is possible i never noticed it until you were pointing it out, but that feels like something I would notice

[@TaylerBootz]

Concerned Ape did a good job in Stardew by adding a workbench that you can craft from surrounding chests. A lot of games have craft from chest like Terraria (nearby chests). My Time at Portia did it with the factory and My Time at Sandrock did it outright, even going as far as letting you have quest items come from your chests so you don't have to grab them. Games now, like Enshrouded have magic chests to craft from and the recent update allowed you to use them with crafting stations as that was asked for. It's been a thing for longer than just a few years. These are just some examples. I don't play as many games as a KZbinr does, so yeah... that's my experience pool. lol

[@pantango5503]

I'm playing Enshrouded and they have a chest that you make called "magic chest" that allows you to craft from chests. Maybe you have to level up before getting that perk on this game? Agree this should be a thing, and also quick deposit too

[@anthonylowe8819]

Something about the simple art style just appeals to me lol

[@shadowbolt27]

Music reminds me of terraria but the gameplay reminds me of core keeper and forager. Looks cool

[@itsbw8858]

I'd argue this game is more like Core Keeper rather than Terraria - however, both clearly had some inspiration and I'm excited to give it a whirl!

[@MuhKoInc]

Might be inspired by the venerable Terraria, but it certainly does seem to take a lot from Necesse, too

[@mkl80]

Really enjoying the demo. Can't wait for the release.

[@l0rdfr3nchy7]

I was certain this was by the guys that made Archvale, the artstyle and UI is so similar

[@Gutlard]

You had me at Terraria-styled...

[@ryanorionwotanson4568]

Cool as always😊

[@Cyproduction]

Reminds me a lot of Forsaken Isle. That game has a very slow development, perhaps this will hit better

[@kbahrt]

About the inaccurate bow shots: it looks like the game is arcing the projectiles, so if you aim way behind the someone to one side, it'll arc over them.

[@dynaelder5037]

And another good game to think about buying. It looks to play very well. Some games of this type are hard work to fiddle with.

[@GounterUdc]

what happened to your soulash video man ? Keep up the good work :)

[@ast370]

This looks super interesting but for me most important is the late game experience. It's hard to compete with terratia ❤

[@Scapestoat]

Sure, just build your house on the middle of the road.

[@benclaridge9422]

Getting Dragon Quest Builders vibes from this too

[@msolomonii9825]

Yup, it's a SIN to not be able to craft out of the storage.

[@Jedi_Vigilante]

The "can't enter area without x" also reminds me Keplerth, especially with the building and recruiting aspect. The art style isn't even that different from what I remember.

[@newbornbossbaby6041]

Wow i want it!! remind me of survivalist!!!!❤😊

[@Sabotender]

Reminds me of Necesse more than Terraria... though Necesse reminded me of Terraria so.. :P looking forward to this game :D

[@andrewgarrison7485]

If Terraria, Necesse and Core Keeper didn't already exist then I would be so excited for this game. However, I have all those games already so this just doesn't seem like anything I need. Looks promising though.

[@BU4UGaming]

One of the main features (that isn't in the prologue) of the full game is gonna be ship building and finding/creating maps. Islands in the game will then change depending on the maps used. So it might very well end up being different enough to warrant adding this to your library too ;)

[@MaxelWong]

This is like TINKERTOWN 2.0 which came out a few years back

[@TheEtherea]

Man I hate fiddling with chests sorting bs back and forth, it always ends up a mess, especially if you have to pick up stuff to craft.

[@bambanglasmono1902]

This game is look very similiar with forsaken Islands

[@TaylerBootz]

I love how so many people are saying it doesn't look like Terraria, but then mention a game that came out AFTER Terraria and was probably influenced by it or the genre. Kids man. Really sucks about the Forager Dev. That was a decent game.

[@ahemschmeyer]

I’m glad i downloaded the demo. There is no keybinds option. Hard to play as a leftie

[@KhaosElement]

No item durability?! Sign me the hell up!

[@Otis151]

The art style and animations remind me of Stardew Valley.

[@donaldsnyder1543]

Interesting game.

[@ATZag135]

ThankYou SirSpla77

[@samilyener]

holy shit the music sounds like somebody told ai to remix the standard day theme from terraria, same sounds and melodies, just in a different order

[@gregjones9479]

The trees constantly swaying is making me nauseous

[@sunlol93]

this game reminds me of Wayward

[@AnotherSkeletor]

Will you play Convergence by any chance? It's a VR game inpired by into the radius and the Metro series

[@irkanorphyn]

Reminds me of forsaken isle... hmmm, even the same theme

[@LaserGadgets]

Is CoOp working in the demo?

[@OsakaHarker]

reminds me of Forsaken Isle

[@irkanorphyn]

Premise and graphics yep

[@TheRealXartaX]

It looks decent, but as someone who have played a ton of these games I just can't find myself interested unless it has a lot of good QoL/Automation features. I've had enough of defending my base at night myself or doing manual crafts. I'd rather manage a base at this point and have NPC's & automation deal with things.

[@Funsox]

This reminds me of something like Keplearth. It's the type of game where, yeah I can see where they're going, and if you've never played a survival game in your life it might be compelling, but there's just something wrong with the game feel overall and it's a shame. The pixel art reminds me a lot of Wayward and honestly, a game like that except without any of the parts of that game which make it feel like a chore should be a dream game but I just feel like this game is trying to put it's fingers in too many pies. I'm hoping future update with tighten things up instead of just make things more bloated like Keplearth. I guess if I was to turn this observation into some constructive type of criticism, why would I play this game instead of The Survivalists, Keplearth or Wayward? I think it needs something to make it pop and it just doesn't seem to have that.

[@psiwerewolf]

Is nobody else going to comment how similar the name and gameplay is to tinkertown?

[@tkevinmartin]

feels a lot like stardew valley as well

[@ikhairi83]

This is more like necesse than terraria

[@bookoriath]

Splatter what would you say is the best game as close to terraria but is not zoomed out?! I love a lot of what Terraria is but the teeny tiny sprites give me a headache. I find myself 1 inch away from the screen. =)

[@Leaf__22]

I had the exact same problem but there's an option to zoom in. It's not perfect tho since you won't be able to see a lot of stuff you normally would. There are a lot of enemies that go through walls and it's a lot harder to dodge them since you're zoomed in. I still managed to beat the entire game while zoomed in, try and find a middle ground where you can see stuff without being all too zoomed in. For bosses you have to zoom out to default tho or you won't be able to tell whats happening at all

[@sumotode]

You can change the resolution, zoom in by 200%, and adjust the UI scale in Terraria all in the menu.

[@bookoriath]

​@@Leaf__22 Whaaaat I missed that option! Nice, thank you!

[@bookoriath]

@@sumotode Whaaaat I missed that option! Nice, thank you!

[@Acidicstudios]

This game really feels a bit too similar to Core Keeper

[@Qadupae]

How would you think this game compares to Necesse? Besides the prettier graphics.

[@EnjoyGengar]

W game

[@petersencb]

OMG, you didn't mention tarkov once...

[@bma4372]

>no crafting from chests This lack of attention to detail and QoL is what draws the line between good and bad devs.

[@kalanicooner6999]

Looks like my kind of gar. Hope it comes to console. Love the show Splat

[@dreamcastH]

Maybe it's just me, but do some of the assets look like ones from stardew valley?

[@mbielcik]

🖤

[@mattstyles2498]

Yea, totally brooo deeewwwwd😂😂😂 Fkin 90s sonic hass a YT channels😂😂

[@SourBogBubble]

😎🤙🦅

[@DavidGamer2ndChannel]

"Terraria styled" but it's top-down, hmm. I would say it's more similar to "The Survivalists".

[@JPBennett]

Ooh, initial vibe is GBA Survival Kids.

[@AdamBladeTaylor]

"No crafting from chests." Welp, I'm out.

[@ares395]

This reminds me of like 10 different games, terraria is not on that list

[@ImaITman]

Splat it isn't available yet. Just FYI.