Best played with friends, and in short bursts. A few missions a day, too much more can cause it to get a bit stale quickly. The DLC packs are purely cosmetic, and the game itself is fully playable without spending any additional money. The level progression is nearly uncapped, however past a certain point, level gains don't actually mean much beyond a shiny new star above your player icon. There's enough unlocks that you'll be unlocking things for a long time, even if you buy all the optional cosmetic DLCs.

The actual core gameplay loop is rather fun; get on the drop pod, head to the caves, mine and achieve your objective while fighting off waves of large bugs, get back in the drop-pod, repeat. Simple, but fun, and with many variations in level and objective avoiding too much repetition.

Best played with friends, and in short bursts. A few missions a day, too much more can cause it to get a bit stale quickly. The DLC packs are purely cosmetic, and the game itself is fully playable without spending any additional money. The level progression is nearly uncapped, however past a certain point, level gains don't actually mean much beyond a shiny new star above your player icon. There's enough unlocks that you'll be unlocking things for a long time, even if you buy all the optional cosmetic DLCs. The actual core gameplay loop is rather fun; get on the drop pod, head to the caves, mine and achieve your objective while fighting off waves of large bugs, get back in the drop-pod, repeat. Simple, but fun, and with many variations in level and objective avoiding too much repetition.