There is a lot of gameplay elements here and ways to play. If you are not happy with what is present then you can load it the tons of mods that are now available for this game. It is easy to sink lots of time into this game as there are many different aspects to explore. Do you make your colony a wondering raider group? Do you start out as a naked man on the ice cap and try to survive as the hermit psychopath that you are? So much potential and fun to be had.