type of game that would fit perfectly on a youtube dream-game devlog series
but
the series never end

The user interface is very poor, and it’s hard to know where to start without any kind of tutorial.
The game seems to be updated every once in a while, but there are practically no visible changes.
Buying this game for more than a dollar just isn't worth it.

First things first, I named my sled-dogs Svanna, Svetlana, Angrboda, and Torbin- and they are the best doggos!

The most striking feature of this game is the map- it's a large nearly flat snow-covered island of tundra, not that you'll see much grass; that makes all the landmarks features easy to see at long distances. It's no mystery that the primary gameplay loop is making your way over ice floes and past deep water to reach any and every landmark you can find. These are where you find the materials and blueprints to advance in the game.

The other part is building a base where you can use your gathered materials to make money and advance in technology and utilities- in this way, just like the large landmark strewn map, it's very much like Subnautica, for the better. There's not so many different materials with which to craft so many different items- it's vastly simplified, and that's to its benefit, because there are only a few select items that are best for advancing in the game relatively quickly. The rest is an indulgence for the players sense of base-building and interior decorating.

An interesting bit of gameplay design is that you can place "automated" extraction machines that basically "upload" materials to your inventory, but it's not an automation game like in Factorio- no conveyor belts nor trains for example...

The main goal of the game is to find the question mark on the map, gather what you need through exploring, gathering, and crafting, until you can uncover the document-based mystery of the game.

In the meantime, there's so many interesting sights that the island is like a museum of ideas, artifacts, and stories related to exploring and inhabiting the Arctic.

A personal goal I strived for was, as an after-game reward, making a glider, so I could tour the island at leisure and enjoy the scenery.