reviews are hit and miss on this

[Vanguard(Aqua)]

is this worth picking up?

[VonWolfie]

You got some extra cash and time on your hands? Then yes. It's cheap entertainment. If you're hard up on money, then buy a cheap bottle of whiskey and watch re-runs of Matlock instead.

[Ryuu]

If you're too lazy to go around the forum and read the existing topics on this....
Then the short answer would be: just wait and see, the game is rough and fresh, requires fixes and QoL features, and there are content updates coming.

[Pierrot]

If you like sailing in a mad-max environment, yes !
This game is as rough as the uncharted waters it describes, though.

[Ryuu]

If you've been waiting for a game that feels like Waterworld movie — this is it. Now just need to wait it to mature.

[Just]

To help you understand the reviews.
Some people forget what early access means , because the game looks finished.
This means there are bugs, there are balancing issues, there is stuff missing.
But there is nothing game braking and you can have at least 30 hours of fun, IF its okay for you to figure stuff out yourself and have a bug or two.

[Ryuu]

Well, there are game-breaking bugs for some or even progress being rolled back (i had this), but it's rare and being fixed.

[Alpha]

i would wait a couple of months , ive seen better polished early access games, its missing key features and theres still a lot of issues in the game that can cause you to löose hours of progress

[Neyreyan_Youtube]

Yes, it's very fun, they might ruin it with p2w mechanics later and the player base might be very advanced when you start playing so it will feel unfair

[Valhalla Awaits]

It's not something I'd really recommend in it's current state. It's playable, though incredibly buggy. Content is VERY limited, it's just a storyline mission chain + two world pvp events + farming your balls off.