Cube World - The Original "Minecraft Killer"?

[@FLy1nRabBit]

It’s just frustrating to see someone be at the right place, at the right time, with the right product and just throw it all away

[@PeterJ.Daniels]

yep...

[@aedankor2961]

Because insecure...

[@wolx3226]

I remember playing this game when it was in alpha too bad that we ended up with a game that >Punishes exploration >Rewards mindless farming which in turn makes gameplay repetitive >It doesn't contain most of the features planned/teased >and the worst, a lot of good alpha features were even simply removed.

[@alias4216]

How does the steam release reward mindless farming more than the alpha? I agree with every other point but the alpha progression was largely: kill any enemy -> gain xp.

[@ShauMapping]

​@@alias4216 xp didn't exist in alpha

[@ShauMapping]

@@ejeejje1808 Yeah, but as a score you get upon death

[@ShauMapping]

@@ejeejje1808 Oh wait, sorry, I was talking about Minecraft 🤦‍♂️

[@ShauMapping]

@@ejeejje1808 An idiot indeed

[@NN-cr6gx]

Cubeworld Alpha gave you the MMO feel without the subscription and that was just super fun. We played this game for hours on end.

[@MKMBrick]

Never say never, but it’s hard to imagine any game ever dethroning Minecraft.

[@yogurtkaiser9139]

you said it twice doofus !vborp

[@operationjester3348]

In terms of sales, I've read speculation that GTA6 will become the top-selling game of all time, though I think that would be a shame.

[@timewarpdrive77]

Nothing is forever; myspace was king until it was killed by facebook. Their current arrogance will be their downfall

[@Key-Knight87]

@@operationjester3348 Why would it be a shame? If it does manage to sell that good then it would be well deserved IMO.

[@operationjester3348]

@@Key-Knight87 Because GTA is a bad influence on kids, whereas Minecraft is relatively wholesome. (yes, I know kids shouldn't be playing GTA, but they do & will.) (yes, I know games don't contribute to violent crime.)

[@BreakEm22]

Vintage story remains the only minecraft-like game that actually delivers on its promises and remains different/fresh enough to be its own fun experience.

[@-alexanderhosch-4828]

I am glad to see that VS is getting more attention!

[@polraudiozion1156]

Totally agree 100%. Speaking of i should get off my but and update my server utilities mod for that game lol.

[@HackJeaney]

Was oddly obsessed with this game as a kid, always loved watching people play it. Never got the chance to myself but i remember looking up cube world for free and it never worked haha

[@Shendapy]

Exactly this^

[@lukesewell8294]

Yup I loved Paulsoaresjr’s play through of the alpha.

[@VinnyUnion]

I remember the moment we could singlehandedly defeat a skullbull which was our non plus ultra char.

[@teaser6089]

@@lukesewell8294 Paulsoaresjr ahh my childhood, I loved his Kingdom mod letsplay for Minecraft haha

[@Nori-Planetheus]

Actually if you still want to and you have a pc there is a vid on KZbin somebody give a link to a Google drive and you have the alpha version right there really easy to find

[@de4d86]

one thing about the game that i always thought was so cool as a kid was the Spirit Cube mechanic, which as far as i can tell was the only actual gameplay mechanic that made use of the games voxels, it was where you could add blocks to your weapons to give them special stats. the problem was that you only got spirit cubes from beating bosses, which was hard enough given how the game was balanced, and a boss would only give a single cube, meaning it would take AGES to get any meaningful upgrades to your weapons through them. i always imagined being able to craft your own awesome looking weapon block by block but that simply wouldve taken too long to ever do (and apparently they removed this whole system in the Steam release anyway lol)

[@dialko2596]

There was a way to customize weapons with normal materials too. E.g. you could use iron to add to a sword and make it more powerful

[@user-ju9dg6sd3s]

I was a kid and I was super bummed out why I couldn't get lots of spirit cubes and customize my armor etc. So I remember going on forums/youtube hoping to find a solution, and it was hacking/modding the game with Cheat Engine, so I found a super lengthy tutorial and applied it and was super happy lol.

[@alfonshedstrom9859]

Oh man I totally forgot about that mechanic. It was actually one of the coolest things and I am once again sad it is gone. Honestly the artifact system could have just been getting spirit cubes of different sorts that have different effects on equipment. Like a fire cube on a weapon adds fire to certain skills, but if it's on a piece of armor it adds an effect when hit or something.

[@amberb9701]

I just discovered Veloren yesterday. It’s a fan made open source Cube World clone. It’s definitely filled the Cube World hole in my heart. It’s a shame Cube World is abandoned though. A clone will never be exactly the same.

[@flamingcow5916]

It's still being developed! Wollay occasionally posts progress on twitter

[@JuanCruzZeballos]

@@flamingcow5916 no way Wollay still working on this! The man abandoned the game twice hahaha

[@WammyOfficial]

Cube World fell off so hard lmao I was never really into "______ killer" games because they felt too unoriginal and lackluster, but this was a game I had a real interest in. Sucks to see what happened to it.

[@dialko2596]

Damn you're here early wammy. And yes it did lol

[@asackboyplush6508]

Also the idea of a game's only merit is to kill another game series instead of just being a competitor almost never works. Especially when it's like Nick All Star's and the game to be killed has already sold several million copies

[@asackboyplush6508]

Of course that is almost always an idea spread by the fans, but still is annoying to me

[@sufficient4834]

"Overwatch will replace TF2"

[@dialko2596]

@@sufficient4834 I'M TRYING TO SAVE TF2

[@Nicoxite]

One of my favorite features from the alpha was actually something hytale says they're gonna do in their game too, where you could break down and customize your weapons and tools in certain benches. I loved that as a thing.

[@dialko2596]

Great feature. I remember turning a normal great sword into cloud’s buster sword

[@Xutoh]

Cube world was really cool, played a bit very early on in its development

[@DeadCrasher]

Yea me too

[@NanoGamingGamer]

The voxel game boom spurred on by minecraft was insane. IT's not just Cube World, there are massive amounts of games from 2010-2013 which are not-minecraft. Some of which are very challenging.

[@candyman8646]

I used to watch a little lets-play series by my favourite youtuber 10 years ago, same youtuber introduced me to minecraft. He was just walking around with his pet beetle. The game looked so fun and cute. Watching him play it was and still one of my favourite, most cozy memories from my childhood. I dreamed of playing too. This is one of those memories that make you feel warm inside, you can smell the air from back then, it can cure my headaches. Sadly, i get those feelings less and less

[@abc.216]

just wanted to let u know u articulate your thoughts very well and i enjoyed reading this comment :) that 2nd paragraph perfectly encapsulates my love for feelings of nostalgia

[@candyman8646]

@@abc.216 oh thank you so much! I just wanted to share some of my childhood thoughts. I did not expect someone to genuinely being able to relate to my story, this is so nice. Thank you!

[@Smellbo]

"No views 44 seconds ago" Holy This game kinda reminds me of Wynncraft, an mmorpg made in minecraft, but sad to see that it kinda went down the toilet. Nice to see a spotlight on a game I'd barely heard existed. Keep up the good work (: (also happy 50k, sad I missed the livestream)

[@dialko2596]

thank you smellbo, I dub thee "first"

[@Smellbo]

I have become the thing I once swore to destroy... the 'first' commenter

[@LuckyGameReviews]

holy crap i remember wynncraft, i played that with some friends back when skype ruled. the world needs a new solid mmorpg that doesn't commit self-ruination.

[@koolkrafter5]

@@LuckyGameReviews Wynncraft is still around and better than ever.

[@Smellbo]

I worded my comment kinda poorly, Wynncraft currently has an extremely dedicated dev team and a new major update on the horizon. If you played back in the 'skeleton dungeon' days then you should definitely revisit ​@@LuckyGameReviews

[@yuh43_7]

I remember a relative telling me about this game back when people were talking about it. I actually re-installed it a couple months ago, and there's a lot of charm in it and how exploration-focused it is. For those interested in trying it out the internet archive fortunately still has the alpha version available.

[@gortern]

I remember when the alpha first came out it was immediately my favorite game, i think my main character was a water mage that was in the 160ish level. Beta was such a disappointment that it did not capture the same feeling of alpha

[@dosbueno2gud]

Good lord this brought me back. You should play Vintage Story, if you haven't. Genuinely good block game that just has immaculate good homesteading and building vibes.

[@Myne1001]

Vintage Story is basically Minecraft's TerraFirmaCraft mod as a stand-alone game. Looks so good, I need to play it.

[@deathcontm]

Oh my God I totally forgot about this I remember seeing some clips of it but never touched it myself

[@yogurtkaiser9139]

i touched myself

[@walnuthead4307]

@@yogurtkaiser9139this made me smile at 2am

[@arcanehighlighter6780]

I played Cube World back in the day. Watched Etho play it a bunch, he got pretty into it. There was something about its simplicity and progression that I really loved. Devastated when the game went down

[@greffen]

I both totally remember cube world, and also remember people talking and waiting for the full version! I distinctly remember looking at the features on the website pre-launch and being blown away, as well as remember people as big as SwaggerSouls talking about it hyping it up talking about the future after the alpha. So strange to look back on :P

[@jgerman926]

I was obsessed with cube world as a kid, but was so mad because I couldn't get it on our family's mackintosh computer. I spent years watching lets plays because i wanted to play it so badly, so thank you for making this video because its so interesting to see how it played out. Amazing video as always

[@andrederp375]

A Cube World video? Liked.

[@arcanehighlighter6780]

I remember the absolute hype of getting a glider, or a next level weapon, or one of those rare-colored pixels you could use to modify your weapons to make them stronger

[@OpiiCat]

goat uploaded

[@yogurtkaiser9139]

greatest orphan all time!

[@Justin-xq3ip]

I remember downloading and playing the alpha with my friends in 2013… it had sooo much potential😢

[@KastingVRVRVR]

I love your videos so much. They're relaxing as hell

[@yogurtkaiser9139]

hell isnt relaxing but uimmmmmmm okay????

[@DerTeflon]

Hi Dialko, great to see you keep on uploading, seeing you succeed makes me feel good, because it’s actually noticeable,that you put effort and passion into your videos and don’t put on some persona Just wrote this up to say keep on working and congrats on 50k !!!

[@bigmanal]

I definitely remember Cube World being huge. All the KZbinrs I watched when that game came out played it.

[@ebon4265]

Have you checked out Veloren? It's a game that looks a lot like Cube World, but it's completely free and open source. Still in the early stages, but it's been getting regular updates for quite a while now.

[@RedSpade37]

Seconding Veloren. I haven't had a chance to play it myself, but I've watched some gameplay and it looks like everything Cube World could have been. Really interested to see Veloren's development!

[@TheBloopers30]

Seen it. Like it. Might play it. What's the reason for it being free though? Surely it would be pretty popular on Steam as an early access for a couple of bucks no?

[@amberb9701]

@@TheBloopers30It’s a community project and open source like Linux.

[@TheBloopers30]

@@amberb9701 Ahh it's a community project, makes sense. Would do wonders if it launched on Steam for very cheap or free honestly. Don't feel like people know about the project outside of semi-hardcore Cube World fans. Being open source and a community project is very cool though.

[@cmakelite]

veloren is goated, super super early but plenty of gameplay to experience in its current state, arachnaphobes beware tho!!

[@mistermorphescarnoe2898]

Young me, who was scared of asking for my parents debit card, scoured the internet for a free version of Cube World alpha. Found it, played it for a while and setup coop through Hamachi to play with 2 friends, after a few days we got bored and just went back to cracked Minecraft. Got into it because a bunch of KZbinrs I followed were hyping the game up

[@nman551]

@@humbug2308 real

[@AssemblyCSharp]

@@humbug2308 some people can't afford games? also I find it acceptable to pirate a game if you're not really sure you even want to play it, especially with something way over hyped like this

[@Mattis06]

@@humbug2308 bro the guy was a child back then who was scared to to ask his parents to buy it.

[@gameholddb]

Paper Mario Sticker Star came out Nov 11 2012. This game came out in alpha in 2013 and in beta 2014-2015. How, on God's green earth, did this man think getting rid of XP and leveling would be a good direction to go in.

[@dialko2596]

Honestly I think a big part of the problem was he barely got any feedback and no play testing for years

[@rinnh8497]

love this content. keep it up dude :) such a chill authentic and fun vibe

[@Spartan2Orion]

Absolutely LOVE this video, please keep doing more!

[@dialko2596]

You are too kind :) will do

[@KingsBard]

The alpha weapon crafting/upgrading system was so cool

[@parallaxninja456]

Thank you for always making interesting content dude, love everything you post dude

[@polybiuspie3558]

i like the relaxed atmosphere of your videos and your voice is also very nice, keep it up 👍

[@peashootercat]

The devs would probably be so happy hearing you compliment all the tiny little atmospheric details they worked on.

[@sept5864]

holy crap i remember cube world

[@yogurtkaiser9139]

watch the language

[@sept5864]

@@yogurtkaiser9139 nuh uh

[@TheBloopers30]

@@sept5864 Your mom has been called. No more surgery snacks for you lil bro.

[@sept5864]

@@TheBloopers30 NOOOOOOOOOO I TAKE IT BACK PLEASE PLEASE

[@nocubemc]

I played some of the earliest versions of this game many years ago. It was fun, but buggy and not enough content to explore. It's very funny that your video caught my attention, I had even forgotten that Cube World existed.

[@eggfing]

Really like the atmosphere of this as well. Reminds me a loooottt of trove.

[@joshuazeigler806]

I knew about the is game! I still have the beta or the alpha, one of the older versions, on my PC. Still fun to play occasionally. I watched all of Bdouble0100’s old videos on this.

[@Wutlatte.]

Man I really loved playing the original release. Sure the content was kinda limited but booting up the pc and playing with friends after school was simply fun.

[@donovanschoor1473]

I remember in 2014 when Watch Dogs was about to come out and all the big KZbinrs where saying, and the GTA V online community was worried that, it would be the end of GTA V online.

[@Myne1001]

Ah yes, Watch Dogs, my "true next-gen experience"

[@donovanschoor1473]

@@Myne1001 Funny how we were disappointed with it and it not comparing to GTA V but the sequel to its own sequel is even worse. (Legion)

[@zephyroffduty9595]

I vividly remember the hype behind this game and how it was dubbed the "Minecraft Killer" for a while, kinda want to get back into it

[@LuluME1]

Thanks for the video Dialko. Cube World is the game that shouldn't have failed, but it did. A game with the potential to be a classic of indie gaming. Wollay really should have taken the chance to work with Mojang on the game when they offered him help way back then. The new Cube World he is making is the last chance he will ever get from me to redeem himself and it better not be another game I need to buy since I own the Cube World Steam and Alpha versions. :)

[@-._Radixerus_.-]

I never played Cube World but i did hear about it a lot when i was younger. It has a very recognizable "Indie Lighting" thing going on, which is this sort of trope where really good indie games all have the same weird kind of lighting unusual-ness that Cube World has. It's super noticable here but also in Trove, early Roblox, and my favorite example, Darwinia. God I love Darwinia.

[@beytullahberk3632]

Darwinia mentioned!!

[@-._Radixerus_.-]

​@@beytullahberk3632you're the first person I've seen say anything about darwinia online outside of the soundtrack comments.... 🌝

[@beytullahberk3632]

@@-._Radixerus_.- Same here man, in this comment section of all places lol. Not many people know about it but it's definitely an rts classic. I even have a darwinian standing in my living room! (i made it by glueing and painting wooden cubes)

[@BartTheBardOfficial]

Your voice is so soothing, honestly just nice to listen to and it fits so well with reviewing old basic games :)

[@Saiyamanmc]

"click til you win sort of rpg" as Scape Main is playing lmao

[@jaffa]

Cubeworld... what a throw back. Never played it but remember my friend playing it on his laptop.

[@davidkettner8029]

Very nicely summarized. Was a good overview of the cubeworld history. I hope the story ends well. Wollay has it in his hands and I hope he does something with it. Thanks for your video😊

[@kernsanders3973]

I actually get the whole, loot not for your class thing, if you are a first time player you get to see what stuff other classes get and could intrigue one to try that class sometime. That being said it makes sense if the shops have awesome stuff for you class and you can get good money from the none applicable items to get that. It worked in earlier diablos, dungeon siege, sacred, boulders gate 1and 2 etc.

[@mariusfagerli5495]

Omg i just realised. Cube World invented the climbing/gliding/stamina formula, that BOTW introduced and is known and copied for... We already had it in 2013! That`s crazy.

[@LemoniaLima]

Good video! By the way, your character has the same eye and hair color as mine. 😹💛

[@ElectricKitty]

never really found a game that felt as adventurous the same way as cube world alpha, god please let cube world omega be good

[@PikkelP]

i would really love to see a version with alpha core gameplay, but with all the quests, varied dungeons and structures etc from the steam release. maybe the new "omega" version will do that, but i honestly wish wollay would just rework the steam version to make it play more like alpha again and release it as a free update. sure, it might take a lot of work, maybe up to a year, but now he's working on a whole new version in a different engine, meaning i'll probably be like 30 when we get to play it, with no guarantee it will be what we want D:

[@Pippu]

Its kinda crazy how much hype this game had during that first youtuber push, and seeing what became of it all these years later.

[@Cristian.Cortez]

I remember finding out about this game when SlyFoxHound stated making videos about it, and I was SO hyped! During that silence Trove came out and me and all my friends who were still waiting for Cube World started playing that, didn't hold are attention for very long. Then Cube World ACTUALLY came out on steam and we played it as soon as it dropped and were just became more and more heartbroken as we got deeper into the game. I so wanted to love this release, I really tried! But I don't even think I've opened the game more than maybe 6 times

[@McHagis1234]

At the time we didn’t realize Minecraft was going to last 15+ years. Game at that time were popular for like one year max.

[@Yuu_Touko]

Hey friend, I just wanted to say that I really appreciate your channel and what you're doing here. Keep up the good work as stay amazing as you are! :)

[@operationjester3348]

Loved Cube World. Played it to death (which was pretty easily considering it was unfinished).

[@positivexp1425]

Man i remember being fucking obsessed with cube world!! Another killer video from the based Judeau enjoyer!!!

[@goblinreal4058]

Glad I'm not the only one who remembers Cube World. I am also cautiously optimistic about the new version

[@MadsMadsen837]

Cube World was huge, around the time of Minecraft getting big and The Yogscast getting a ton of attention, The Yogscast even played it for a few episodes

[@Hybrid420]

i totally forgot about this game, i thought about it time to time and thought it was trove but it was this game all along!

[@Shendapy]

I saw the original trailer while surfing KZbin on our home Mac computer that I had time to use every day before getting an iPad. Wanted it so bad lol, one of the first games I found myself and was excited for. Was a Nintendo kid

[@jamalthadon819]

I’m ngl. I personally like how long it takes to travel in Alpha. At least for me, it gives a sense of fulfillment when I finally reach whatever destination

[@zionellis579]

I wonder how long into the future Cube World will be talked about... Loved the alpha and also put more time into it than I likely should have, but I don't foresee ever getting the proper continuation we had hoped for. A shame honestly, because it truly was such a strong foundation with so much room for growth. If only Wollay had a stronger mentality and the possibility of working with a few others who shared his core vision was on the table. 🤷‍♂

[@DeadDoggyAuggy]

I was crazy hype about Cube Word. I even modded the game with custom models. Game felt great. Would still play.

[@zeekicus_184]

I knew about Cubeworld the year it was announced, as a tween who loved Minecraft this game was fixing PvE in a direction I enjoyed :D

[@voidbg7017]

i still come back to cubeworld alpha with the homies its fun for a week straight

[@redblue5140]

Cube World was such an amazing experience when I played it w my friends when it first came out, the art and world looked beautiful it really filled me with wonder. It's the best world generation I've ever seen in a game. It seemed limitless when thinking about what it would be in the future. It is sad to see what happened to it

[@micahvisser3772]

The region system is so crippling. I could see the region system working if it was a reputation mechanic, where people in that region's towns would give you better or harder quests once they started recognizing your skill. Obviously people in different regions wouldn’t know your reputation somewhere else, so you need to work toward building that up again. But losing your gear is never fun.

[@falcoegl]

I remember watching Etho's Lab's let's play of this back when it was popular, but even then I saw that the game was kind of mis-sold as the "Minecraft Killer," as these games were going for very different things. Those were still good times.

[@jackster10101]

I remember seeing it, and I don't remember how I found out about it but when I did I couldn't figure out how to download it so that was basically it for me and then I forgot about it until I saw another video about it then this video reminded me again and now I feel sad that I missed out on the alpha it's a shame honestly

[@Jared-Jones]

I was obsessed with this game when I was younger. I remember looking for seeds in order to find an upgraded laturn in a town. It seems like they made the alpha and then vanished for years just to come back and disappoint

[@ShibsKensei]

I'm still obsessed with Cube World Alpha, and it's potential. 😅

[@TwoEcksKay]

It has been mentioned in a few other comments but I have to say: Veloren. Although, Cube World did have its own unique charm.

[@JesterMoon4]

Oh man, I LOVED this game when it came out!

[@Darkmatter356]

I remeber 16 y/o me playing this game in the summer before my junior year of high school. I liked this game a lot because it had that blissful "emptiness" and "wonder" from early minecraft exploration (not building) and added combat and skill based movement that could be very personalized. At the time I hadn't experienced a Dark Souls game yet but I remeber loving playing with heavy melee weapons in CW, this joy carried over in dark souls 3 a few years later (CW did it better I think, don't hate me). I still have the launcher file for the OG game but I don't think I can recover my account since I used an old pre 2010's email address. The greatest thing about CW back then was its simplicity and unique vibe, mostly due to all the cool combat sounds.

[@AutumnElegy]

time for a runescape vid with all these runeytunes you use

[@dialko2596]

Ah but that would require me to play RuneScape again, which is risky

[@AutumnElegy]

@@dialko2596 nobody quits runescape so you will play it again sooner or later

[@grombulon]

Yeah, I heard about cube world way back then. I was really into it, I had been excited for it since alpha and been keeping up with the dev's extremely rare progress updates. I was there when the steam release was announced in 2019... I was like "wow no way, it finally happened?" and then it came out... I admit I don't have any faith in whatever rework the dev says will eventually happen. He's CLEARLY out of touch with what most people liked about it, and it seems he and his wife were the only people to playtest it. I mean it's been 11 years now, and look where the game is compared to its first public release.

[@Iker_unzu-shorts]

i forgot about this i remember playin it for a couple dayss ... if i had a memory about this without watchin your vid id think i was dreamin

[@powpow115]

You know I remeber this game being hyped but I don't remember people saying it was a "Minecraft killer". Its weird cause like you said Cube World and Minecraft are really different.

[@FireEmblemElitist]

Cubeworld is my Roman Empire

[@FirstPersonLife]

i got hooked on this game for at least a good few weeks

[@imfixx]

love ur vids so much

[@kaspbrakie]

used to play this so much with my big brother when it first came out

[@andrewmacdonald9417]

I remembered cube world, I haven't played it. But I would love to play it.

[@ZNX05]

I played the old and current cube world, had give potential. It's still a game id recommend to people to play and try, just a breath of fresh air type of game.

[@Biquithozz]

I LOVED this game, it always breaks my heart when I remember what happened to it...

[@miserablepile]

The end goal of video game evolution: to become the champion of B L O C

[@ThisIsJacey]

im glad people still talk about this

[@bismyan1019]

I played it as well. Was really excited when it came out.

[@nicholalehtimaki3597]

I remember watching PaulSoresJR’ video on cube world back in the day

[@plebisMaximus]

I vaguely remember people talking about this way back when. Never really got around to it myself, since I didn't have a computer as a kid, but if the upcoming update is good, maybe I'll finally get around to it.

[@SlimbTheSlime]

I remember seeing cube world and trying to download it. My next memories are fuzzy, because I can't tell if I actually got the game or watched someone else play it on youtube. Either way, I remember it being a little bit of a bummer since it clearly wasn't finished and I was an impatient kid.

[@ArchonZach]

I remember playing the alpha all the way back in 2013! Personally I hope we all get the cube world we always wanted lol

[@themightyfizz_9699]

I'll hop on sometimes and play this game for a couple of hours. One every couple of months. I've had a lot of fun with Cube World.

[@jonathananderson260]

I remember Cube World from when Etho uploaded a few videos on it!

[@alfonshedstrom9859]

To think Wollay actually got a job offer by Mojang back in the day

[@dialko2596]

He did as far as I know. Not sure what happened with that though