I played for about 20 minutes. Grass has no texture, ores are everywhere and spawn around you as you move around, started desyncing randomly (no one else on the server), and all the trees are the same. The game has an awesome intro/back story, but that's really about it.
I ended my game session when I went to drink from a puddle. I stepped into the puddle but it was really poorly edited terrain and I fell into it an was stuck under water unable to move. I didn't drown, I was just stuck.

Perhaps with a couple million dollars and 2 years this game can be successful, but I cannot recommend it to folks unless they want to pay purely to donate.
From what I can tell, the devs seem passionate and responsive. Hopefully they can make something of this game.

I requested a Refund and tried my hardest to see the value in this game. I put 110 minutes and cannot go any further in order to be within my right to refund.

The screenshots and the videos that I've seen are no where near what is actually in the game. It looks like a bunch of staged placements of details to make it seem like there is something to do in the game.

I spent almost an hour running around trying to find some semblance of survival. I ran from 1 map icon to another, all just point of interests with some lootable objects thrown around. Covered half the map in a straight line and the only form of life I could find were Deer and Foxes... The Deer do not attack and can easily be staggered to death with a basic starter Axe. The Fox is the only threat, dealing a whopping 2 hp to your 100 health pool. If you stand still the fox will not hit you, you have to walk into the fox and get this... The fox dies in 1 shot from your Starter Axe. I went to a meteor landing site expecting enemys and nothing, just meteorite... The world is empty and void of life, theirs nothing to survive against in a survival game.

The last 30 minutes I spent checking out the crafting. It was very grindy, asking for a lot of coal to fuel a furnace to churn out Brick from stone. I was able to craft a crafting Station which in turn asked me to crafting more stations in the Crafting Station. The improved Crafting station needed 150 brick which will take maybe 20 or so minutes of grinding. The only station I could make with the time I had left was the Equipment bench. The clothing or armor has no defensive value, it is purely cosmetic. Considering you are fending from foxes who deal only 2 hp damage, sounds about right. I couldn't help but think they were stretching the time people spent in game by grinding their first home, unaware that their were no threats at all in the game, so they cannot request a refund.

Stay away from the game, its not worth $20. It's worth $2 at most. I wouldn't even consider it early access or Early Alpha, it felt like the game was just developed in a few weeks... It's going to take years of improvements to get it into a playable state.

cash grab, asset flip etc etc

This game is a scam money grab with only purchased assets and none of it is even workable as a pre alpha..This is total crap and not worth your time. This is the worse attempt of an asset build. even I can't say that you could call is a pre alpha. it even says on your screen as you move. This is pre alpha game play footage in big letters..i'm not kidding i'm honestly appalled at steam for letting this one on the platform and even taking our hard earned money. Steam should be ashamed. This time i'm going to let Steam know disappointed I am with them for selling this crap and not purchase another game from them for a while. THE NEXT GAMES WILL BE PURCHASED FROM SOME ONE ELSE.. At least for the foreseeable future.

What I have to say is yet again subject to understanding the concept of what Early Access actually is, it feels like I repeat myself constantly on these Early Access...well to call them reviews is not correct as you cannot review an unfinished product...more a let's play or a pre-review if you like.

Era of Newborns is in Early Access and it means just that, the Devs are saying they are looking to release on "about" a year, maybe at this stage with a small team and a lot to do that feels ambitious but then again, all it take is a little funding and they will can be in full swing so can hit that. Either way it means they are in Alpha at least, that means missing content, plenty of bugs, low performance (as optimisation is pretty much the last things you do) and so on, it's Early the name gives it away.

What is here though shows promise, sure they are using assets from the engines store, I mean that's what it's for, small developers don't have the time of the money to spend the long hours it takes to make these things, companies with plenty of people working for them sure, but not small Devs, they have to use the assets, maybe they tweak them, maybe they use them vanilla but when you are starting out you have to use them.

It's funny on the one had we, gamers, cry for the innovation of younger talent in gaming, we want change, we want different, better, bigger, we want, want, want...all of this comes from has to come from somewhere and big companies don't take risks despite them being in the best position to do so. No the risk and innovations comes from the Indie Devs and they have to start somewhere but oh heaven forbid they use assets or cheaper solutions to keep cost down, hell no they can't use Early Access to help fund their development, just what are they supposed to do? I personally don't get it, for me companies like Dodi Games Studios have a choice Kickstarter or Early Access, so here we are, how about we give them a chance huh.

So do I recommend this? Well I am a streamer and I am giving time of to this game on my stream, so yeah I do, have people that have seen it like the look, yes, have they brought it, some of them, some of them won a copy from me but the common thread from them all they all see the potential because they look with better eyes, past the Early Access title to the one building in the background and see what could be and they are having fun with that they have no of course.

The game has a free demo, try it, but look at it from a broader perspective and see what can be, it is also only 10.99 pick it up try it, let it sit as it develops and see what becomes of it, or just watch it and see what happens but talk about it and how it is changing.

I wish Dodi Game Studios the best of luck with development and securing additional funding, I look forward to seeing where this one goes.

After attempting to play this game over three sessions I managed to get to see the game. The servers have nothing in them IE ping/players etc so it's hit and miss if you connect or not (most of the time it says unable to connect). The game itself looks basic and I mean basic, don't even think about running it will bounce you back and forth like the server can't keep up with you. The customisation has decent options, however you cannot clearly see what you are doing and I didn't see eye colour. When playing the game you need to find your way out of a base that has absolutely nothing to interact with. Then you gather pretty straight forward stuff but trying to make a house, well this is where the fun begins. I made structures and they weren't in my inventory (which wasn't full) they appear on the floor in a bag, but you can't pick the stuff up and it quickly vanishes. This game is not ready I tried and was patient but for just over £15 I expect something to play even if it is early access. I have played so many early access games and yes they had problems but never have I seen something as bad as this. I was quite excited as it looked like one of my all time favourites 'outlaws of the old west' (before they killed it off). Opinions are like backsides everybody has one and this is mine, I hope it helps...

I have to admit i'm enjoying it. i like the crafting, exploring and scavenging for supply's. There's robots, bears,wolf's,foxes and dear. still early development so its what you make of it. I buy a lot of early access games cause i my opinion that's where the new ideas come from.
I fell that this has plenty of room to become a good game, just needs the attention and care of the people making it and the community to support it. allot of games started out in early access, allot are dud's but some have really become something good. So if you want a game ready to play then just wait, if you want to play and watch the game grow and develop then go for it.
it's your decision, just have fun playing.

Refund NOW!

Don't waste your time with this deceitful game. It's unplayable and its never gonna be.

Not as bad as some others would want us to believe. I think there were a few changes and I rather like the game play. I have seen far worse. The game has a lot of potential to be developed. It is worth the cheap price I have paid for it at least.