Howdy, I've spent a few hours on the game so far and I think it's fantastic. You've been very forward in requesting feedback on Build Lands and I thought I'd share some problems I've found so far and some suggestions I have on how to make the game even better. I'll post this in the steam discussions and in the Yaw Discord.


1. You can't place decorations and they're not visible until after the level is finished.
It's a disappointment after every level that I don't actually get to finish it, it finishes itself with the most creative and visual elements.
I don't understand the reasoning behind it, light brown plank is a placeable block but dark brown isn't. The game's size can be doubled by treating them as regular blocks. If difficulty is a concern you can make them toggleable in a menu.
Unless there is a technical reason this isn't feasible I strongly suggest this be changed.

2.When viewing a finished build the constant fireworks are disruptive and obstructive, especially in taller builds.

Proposed Solution: Limit the repetitions of the firework animation or put them on a 2-5 second timer. This will allow the fireworks to be a rewarding visual effect but still allow the build to be viewed after completion.

3. The W and S keys don't change between layers. Either this feature is not functioning or hasn't been implemented.

4. The columns block set contains no columns, only rubble and bricks.

Proposed solution: Move the rubble to 'pebbles' and remove the columns set. Alternatively you could add column blocks. Doric and Ionic columns would be an excellent addition and would compliment the current stone themes.

5. The corner stone stairs block (under the 'Bricks' bar) has a cube that's a darker shade than the others. It makes it difficult to blend it with the other steps. (https://imgur.com/KPccCj6)

Proposed solution: Lighten the block or darken others so it doesn't stand out

6. The top part of the lantern clips through the block above. This seems to be to blend it together with the chain but it prevents the lantern from being hung below a block independently. (https://imgur.com/V4ioOLP)

Proposed solution: Add a second lantern block that's placed slightly lower

7. The double skull block and the 'button' block's models face sideways when they're on the bar, making them difficult to differentiate them from a stone block.

Proposed solution: Rotate them 90 degrees

8. The model for the 'cube made from wooden blocks' (under the 'mining' set) appears differently in the bar than it does when placed. The centre hole is rectangular rather than square. (https://imgur.com/EpcAXM4)

Proposed solution: Update the bar model to display the actual block

9. The shadow of the chiseled stone block shows the markings of the block, it should be a solid shadow. (https://imgur.com/vLmLIDK)

Proposed solution: Bugfix

10. Blocks exist only in one orientation which limits their use.

Inverted block requests:

Bent logs (Trees bar) - Reversing the bend would allow for a continuous line of branches, frames, doorways, etc. With only a vertical pivot it can't connect to each other to form a loop. (https://imgur.com/l9XkdSY)

Clouds - They can only be rotated and are asymmetrical, meaning it's not possible to have them mirrored with one another. (https://imgur.com/lLda3yl)

Sideways block requests:

Normal and stripped logs for framing houses, doorways, pathways, bridges, etc. (https://imgur.com/a/Kly8CMb)

11. More blocks.

Proposed solution: Colour variants of the stone block, repaint the grey into 8 or more different bright colours. This will allow for basic pixel art.

12. There's no hotkey for the 'undo' button.

Proposed solution: Q maybe? or something a little further away like T.

13. Add the 'voxel' tag in steam, it will help Build Lands get discovered by people looking for block-based games. The category has fewer than 300 entrants.

14. Mushrooms are under the 'plants' bar, but are not plants. They're the breeding organs of fungi. (this probably only bothers me)

15. Several achievements have incorrect suffixes

21th should be changed to 21st

22th should be changed to 22nd

23th has an incorrect level attributed to it and should be changed to 23rd (currently 22th)

24th has an level attributed to it and should be changed to 24th. (current is 23th)

31th should be changed to 31st

33th should be changed to 33rd