Unfortunately I can't really review this game. It is still full of bugs, just walking in the game will cause graphic glitches and the controls to occasionally stop working. I can play other games just fine so as far I can tell it's the game and not my computer that's the problem. But this is a early access game so I will try and play it again when it has been further developed but I can't recomend this game in it's current state.

Update 08/30/2020:The state of the game is currently an improvement of what it once was, for the time being, the developer may still change this at whim, he is poor at communicating and does not listen to feedback, he still holds other people accountable for his own actions, and will shift as much blame as he can to others and situations rather then address the needs of the community, if your interested in this game, do not buy until the developer says that he is finished and is out of early access, otherwise your going to end up with a product that you have no say in, no communication about, and a developer who will blame you for the poor state of the game: https://store.steampowered.com/newshub/app/223490/old_view/585862253597993111

Update 01/18/17: Dont be confused by the recent positive reviews they have been requested by the developer and rather then blaming his poor habits and clear disregard for community feedback he blames the bad reviews on the poor state of his game, he stays active for a couple of updates and then disappears for 4-6 months completely changing the game without any feedback.

Update 09/20/16: You can see my old review below, I havent kept track of blockscape progress after I parted ways at the end of last year so this update is to give you insight into what has changed, the developer finally updated the steam store page reflecting the current look of blockscape which now allows me to show you what it use to look like when I was a supporter of this game: http://blockscape.wikia.com/wiki/Photos

The developer completely disabled the forums on his site, thus hiding all the feedback he received against his current build but as you can see from the reviews most of the community that supported him have since followed his example and turned their back on him as well.

This is not something you want to invest in for one reason: while the talent of the developer is amazing you never know what your paying for, I payed for a realistic looking voxel game and now I am dealing with this, and without the developer providing a means of feedback your really at the whims of whatever mood the developer finds himself at any given day.

Update 09/09/15: its been seven months without any word from the dev, over a year and a half since the last update, forums are dead and the dev doesnt care that the community doesnt want his "new minecraft clone". LET ME MAKE THIS CLEAR, the pictures shown on the store page are no longer what the game looks like! please look at the rest of the review to see how the game really looks.

While I have been a major supporter of this game even before it came on steam the direction that the developer has been taking it in is nothing but down hill going from beautiful landscapes as seen in the preview photos, to making it seen like a look alike to cubeworld and minecraft: http://forum.blockscape.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=7268 (Link no longer works as the Developer deleted forums)

the developer even though said "Now is a fun time for you to play the game and take part in the development.” has stayed silent for 7months reworking the engine to this new design without any feedback from the community who purchased the game and is now know for his lack of communication and seems to be totally against his current community of followers now more then ever.

Do not buy this game it is a waste of money, and no longer looks how it does in the screenshots/video

Why?

1) Single developer - One person working on this game
2) more bugs than an ant hill
3) No updates in forever
4) Developer wanted to "get back to his roots" and his inspiration for the game which was "Lego" so he's changed the entire look of this game to look like somthing closer to mine craft. I.E he bit off more than he could chew and took the easy route.

5) Crashes a lot.

Basically paid for something I will never get, not because of time constraints but because the dev changed the entire thing, I feel robbed.

DO NOT BUY THIS GAME.

The first thing is to ignore all of the promo pictures of this game at the time of writing this. They are from a version of the game that will not be developed further. The realistic look is gone. Apparently the developer couldn't figure out how to make that work properly and instead of hiring help, he's scrapping it entirely. The local evangelists will tell you it will still be available, but it needs a lot of development to reach a playable state, so that will not happen now.

The version that is now under development will look sort of like Mario64, see the project's webpage or the developer's twitter for screenshots of that. If that is what you want to like to build your creations in, then by all means get this game (or better yet, wait for it to be updated to an actually playeble state). I was lured in by the false pretenses of the realistic look and the new version is not the game I'd thought I was buying. Therefore, a big thumbs down from me.

UPDATE 2/25/15
Jens' recent appearance seems to have been short-lived, and he's disappeared into his coding hole or wherever he runs off to for months at a time. This review is starting to read like a diary, and I think its time to pack it in and move on from blockscape.

Why you ask?

Simply put.. Blockscape is hailed as being the "ultimate block buliding game". Unfortunately, by the time this game is remotely near playable and feature inclusive, there will be so so SO many other voxel sandbox games out there that are more current and better designed.

Why continue to wait around for BS when you can literally Sandbox (as a verb) in:

Space
Mediaveal Times
Post-apocalytic zombie nightmares
pixelated retro worlds
2D platform worlds
3D open worlds

Right now, the only future promise i see in Blockscape that isnt currently being surpassed by other games is its graphical quality... however with the focus moving away from the publicised "smoothworld" to a more blocky algorithym, combined with the extremely slow development time will leave this game dull and visually antiquated by the time it breaks out of alpha.

Goodnight blockscape hoepfuls, and good luck! I'm done holding my breath!

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UPDATE 01/23/15
It's surprising how a few quick words from the developer in the forums can turn an entire community around. Jens (the developer) has been opening up a bit and discussing with us the silence that has been turning the forums toxic for months. I think I need to upgrade my review to guardedly-hopeful. Though we have not yet seen an update, the sudden reappearance of Jens (as well as an acknowledgement and apology) in the forums has defused a lot of the once-tension and given many of us back the hope we had when seeing this amazing program for the first time.

If we get screenshots or an update in the coming weeks that make the game a bit more playable I'll for sure change my review to "reccomend", but for now I still can't say its worth it if what you're looking for is a polished game. If you're looking for the ability to get in on the ground floor of an amazing gmae and make suggestions that may influence its design, then things are starting to look much better!

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UPDATE 12/25/14

Taking a break from my three children on Christmas to post a few words (see Jens, this ISNT hard)
Jens gave a lackluster post earlier this month about how he "felt he had to" release an update by Christmas. No promise, and absolutely no excitement in him about it.
Well it's Christmas (after Christmas in Sweeden actually) and the "Update" we recieved was a picture of a sled on the blockscape main page.

The little bit of hope I had died today on Christmas. Thanks Jens.

I'm calling this Vaporware until the dev. proves me wrong

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UPDATE: 11/12/14
Jens seems to have a new person doing part time PR on the forums now and has promised us daily updates on the blockscape main page. I'll give him a point for the attempt to reach out, though those 'daily' updates are starting to grow less frequent, and the last one only served to show us that:

A- Jens does indeed own a set of legos, and
B- He can build monochrome landscapes with them

Not that I don't appreciate him at least trying, but aside from his afinity for tiny plastic building blocks and a few screenshots of a supposedly revamped lighting system... we're still not getting any real information and certainly no interaction. This has the oily feeling of abandonware where the dev pops up from time to time with a meaningless update just to prove its still in production. (Castle Story, Spacebase-DF9, etc)

I'm still recommending that people stay away until we see at least one code update (with significant bug fixes and user issues adressed).

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Until Jens is willing to grace his user base with a post, information, or just any basic interaction.. I have to reccomend that you stay away from this game. we were promised involvement and community interaction, but if you want to see how well that has played out, just have a look in the forums for this game. Not one devlog post since Steam EA, no interaction with the community, and not a single update of substance (both in programming or simple comments).

Many of us simply cannot play the game- I'd say at least 30% of us are experiencing memory leaks so severe that the game will crash every time after no more than 5 minutes. This specific problem has existed since before the steam release, but as of yet Jens has not even acknowledged the issues, let alone given us info on it.

These communcation problems have begun to turn Jens supporters against him.... every day I watch the rating on Steam go down just a little more due to negative reviews. I could turn this review into a 3 page rant, but I wont... if you're on the fence about buying this game, please go and read some of the forum posts before you make up your mind!

NEW REVIEW (2020):

. . Got bit by a snake, fisted by a golem, punched a swan, stole keys, ate shrooms, bodied butterflies. . But what I didn't do was have much fun. While I will say it's very clear that in all the years I haven't touched Blockscape, quite a bit has been added and it does seem to be on some sort of track. Whether that's the right or wrong one is up for debate, I personally like whats there, but I don't love it yet. . Therefore I still can't recommend this game be bought in its current, quite rough, state.

OLD REVIEW:

When I first purchased this game it looked amazing, a fresh take on block based games. I played it for some time only to realize that taking scoops out of rocks and collecting bugs & swans out of seemingly thin air was boring. I tried my hand at building a house and the moment I placed a bed. . . BOOM! a lifeless blocky man appears & after staring in to his dead eyes for a bit I assumed he was there to stay. Honestly, it used to have potential & now i've lost hope, save your money. If your really interested in whats going on with this game the dev has posted more on Blockscape's facebook page. . . .

PLEASE, DO NOT BUY THIS GAME!

This was one man's project to create a better minecraft clone. He failed. This will plainly not be finished and is in an unacceptable/unplayable state.

It started out pretty good, went in an optimistic and fairly promising direction, but when that looked like too much work/too complicated to the dev he didn't get help, instead fell further in over his head & hasn't gotten out.

The dev needs to either hire some help, or have the honesty to admit to everyone that this thing got well beyond his abilities/desire to finish & just call it. Seriously, don't be yet another EA dev that goes out like this- admit it's not working, admit you don't want to finish this, or can't finish it- and just pull this thing offline. Because before too much longer your rating % is going to go low enough for Steam to pull it for you. And... c'mon man. You should have gotten some help much earlier, things have gone pretty bad with this one, but at least have the honesty and dignity to admit it & pull the plug yourself.

Players: Save yourself the trouble of downloading/installing/submitting a refund and just don't buy it.

UPDATE 7/15/2019:

There has been no update since my last check on the game. I think we can call it. This game is dead. I wish this wasn't the case. I wish this game had become everything it aimed to be. But, I don't think this will ever happen. It's a beautiful, clunky, and very buggy sandbox and nothing else.

UPDATE 6/6/2017:

Blockscape is looking beautiful. The graphics have seen major improvements. However, the controls are still very clunky and lack intuitiveness. The game overall runs much smoother, however I have recently upgraded my computer and the improved performance may be due to that fact. The other major detracting feature of the game is its lack of features. There doesn't seem, at this time, much to do other than build and gather resources. There is no apparent threat and as a result, there is little motivation to build or craft anything without some impetus. Fun features include gathering and building with clouds, building on clouds, and a vast world to explore that really feels like it should be alive and teeming, but isn't.

Overall, I still can't recommend the game, but it seems the dev is really working to improve the game, if at a very slow pace. After playing the game at regular intervals, it has become clear this is a labor of love for this dev and if you want to support this project buy the game. However, Blockscape has a long way to go, years, so don't expect it to be finished anytime soon.

UPDATE 3/20/2016:

Some good news as far as this game is concerned. The world generation is looking better than ever. The textures are gorgeous and the general shaping and appearance of the world have become surprisingly organic. But, the controls, opaque gameplay and poor optimization are still major issues. Also, it appears the preconstructed castles and towers are a thing of the past. That's pretty disappointing. I will update again in about a year.

UPDATE 01/05/2015:

Still no update... Seriously? If this game ever gets updated, I will rewrite my review, but as it stands I feel cheated.

ORIGINAL REVIEW 12/4/2014:

There are so many things wrong with this game. I am honestly convinced the developer has stopped support (it's never been updated since I've owned it). If I had to choose one game in my library to kick myself over, this would be it. I was desperate to find an in-depth and attractive voxel/building game. I snagged this up right after seeing the screenshots and trailer.

Optimization for this game is piss-poor in it's current state. It suffers from constant stuttering and a distinct inability to minimize the window. Minimizing the window wouldn't be such a big deal if the game had a decent tutorial or any tutorial. The UI is confusing to learn and clunky once understood. There is a hunger mechanic (I think), but it diminishes so slowly it makes no difference (Apparently, there are some animals to kill or something. There's an occasional bird.). Gathering resources is a pain, especially trees. And, there seems to be no real incentive to get AI characters as they are buggy and pretty much useless.

I can say this game has a great amount of potential. And, is an ambitious endeavor. It has beautiful graphics. The idea of pre-constructed castles/towers is cool and adds a mystifying element to the world. Should the developer ever continue this project, it could be an amazing experience.

I just wish it was better.

EDIT:

After reading some of the other reviewers, I checked out the developers website. There is progress being made, but none of it is yet released. The developer may release a new build before Christmas. Still, there really should be more frequent updates. I've had this game for months now, and that's too long to wait for an update (Call me fickle/demanding, but I feel like I should be able to see what and where I've invested my money).

I don't ever down-rate Early Access games simply because it's usually about bugs or gameplay etc which are ALWAYS in Early Access and get fixed along the way etc.. but this game is different. I am down rating it simply because of the stated facts on the main page which since i purchased it last year haven't been done.

"I will continue to do regular updates"
"The game is very stable."
"I release new updates at a steady rate. I often ask questions to the community and take part in discussions and the feedback I get is of high value for me.”

All of the above are taken from the main page, The Dev takes absolute minimum to zero part in the Steam community, he has by almost all means abandoned the game on Steam side of things.
The game is by no means stable at all, since purchase i collapse through the buggy floor and through the world half the time and can't get any gameplay done, this would/could have been fixed if he did indeed do "Regular updates" but he doesn't at all, The game itself has had a HUGE overhaul and been completely redesigned to be more blocky.. the bugs i won't complain about BUT the overhaul took up 99.9% of his time and the other 0.1% was spent updating his website, no time has been taken to fix any bugs or release updates. This is the only reason i will downvote this as i believe the main page to be VERY misleading. I for one absolutely hate the new blocky look as i bought it for the realism, but changes are all part of early access which i accept, i just hate that zero time has been spent fixing the current game for the people that bought into that so he could make the new look.

If you want to buy this game then do so via his own webpage.
If you're very active in the Steam Community and enjoy taking
part in Early Access Development then avoid this game.
Copying and pasting things into a pinned section as a devlog
then vanishing again isn't what i call "taking part in the community".

Sadly the updates have been so sparse, and so poor, that I feel one can only conclude that this game will never reach fruition.