There are a few maps to play on with interesting settings like the Middle East, an abandoned city, harbor and even a metro, but if these are not to your liking you can build your own with the easy to use level editor that is included. I really like the fact that the game has gravity, so if you shoot out the supports from structures they will collapse and you’ll never see blocks just hovering in the air like in Minecraft. The pace of the game is a bit slower than other first person shooters on the market, but this doesn’t detract much from the experience. The blocks you build are the same color as your team color in Assault and Team Deathmatch modes which is a cool touch. These two tools add a lot of fun to matches as you can dig trenches, tunnel through or under defenses and build your own cover if you wish. You also get a shovel for removing blocks and your own unlimited supply of blocks to build with. Of course, this might all change in the future depending on player feedback, but for now I really enjoyed playing straightforward Team Deathmatches (the game also features Deathmatch and Assault game modes.) Before each match you get to pick your loadout from a selection of primary and secondary weapons as well as explosives, but pick carefully as the combined weight of your equipment will affect your movement speed. As this is an Early Access title the amount of players online had me worried, but as soon as I was able to jump into a match the game won me over.īlockstorm features no leveling up, unlockable perks or anything that detracts from the plain old school style first person shooting. Thankfully, the focus is very much on the actual shooting and isn’t overshadowed by the fact that you can build or destroy blocks. There have even been a few titles that combine the two genres, but Blockstorm is definitely the first time that the combination has been pulled off this well.īlockstorm is a multi-player first person shooter, which thanks to its voxel based visuals bears more than a passing resemblance to Minecraft.

First person shooters are a dime a dozen these days and Minecraft has spawned its fair share of imitators.