FeralHeart vs Ylands
FeralHeart
FeralHeart is a very unique MMORPG where instead of playing a human or humanoid character, you actually get to play as a feral lion or wolf of your choice. For a fairly low-budget game, the customization options in this game is simply astonishing! You can adjust literally every part of your animal avatar's body, ranging from the mane down to the distinctive markings which will help yuo personalize your feral. The game also has a vast world for you to explore and who knows, you may even make other animal friends along the way.Best yet, the developer of the game has even added in a map and an object editor, allowing players to create their own maps and objects for the game. In some way, the game is trying to transition to becoming a player-driven game, and it's working somehow, despite the lower population (but it's still an impressive number).
FeralHeart is the spiritual successor of KovuLKD's old game "Impressive Title" and we're glad to say that this game did it justice. If you long to bound around as a daring feline or canine, this is the game to play.
Ylands
Ylands is a sandbox adventure game that has a gameplay that's a lot like a massively expanded version of Minecraft with a lot more resources for you to gather, items to craft, and amazing things to build. Instead of being "just a game", Ylands is more like a platform, much like Roblox is, where players are given the tools to create whatever worlds or games they like, be it a fun go-kart racing game that's inspired from Lega Racers or even a watery world where epic pirate-themed naval battles can take place. The worlds are completely interactive as well and every action you do will modify, no matter how slightly, the game environment of that segment of the world you happen to be in. In fact, if you change a terrain and populate it with an entirely different diversity of flora and fauna, you can basically change the climate system there.Unlike Minecraft though, Ylands has opted for a more polygonal appearance which gave it the extra leverage it needed to overcome the painful dismissal and degratory label of being simply a "Minecraft clone" - which admittedly, Ylands is most definitely not. The game has so much going for it and players truly have all the freedom within the game's pretty wide parameters to literally create anything they like. Of course, the game also supports sharing, so you can let other players in Yland enjoy that (for example) crazy maze-running game you've just made!
Ylands is most certainly impressive to say the least. However, due to its indie origins, not many players know about the game, let alone buy it on Steam. So, if you really like Minecraft-like sandbox games, you simply must give this game a try, and if you've had a great time there, be sure to recommend it to your friends or even buy it for them as their Christmas/ birthday gift!