Cube Universe

Cube Universe is set in a universe where magic and technology once coexisted peacefully. Thousands of years ago, a freight ship crashed on the home planet of the Rok'lin, a primitive warrior species. The Rok'lin studied its technology and built a fleet powerful enough to conquer worlds. Survivors of their attacks joined them to form the Ancient Empire, while those who resisted created the United Planets. Millennia later, war has subsided, but distrust remains and clashes still break out between the factions.

You fly your own ship through space, fight enemies, buy and upgrade spaceships at local stations, and beam down to explore procedurally generated planets. You can also explore deep caves and high towers, where powerful enemies test your speed and vigilance.

Quests and combat

People and fungi offer quests that reward experience and sometimes weapons or armor. Some characters cannot be trusted, so your decisions matter. You can choose from five weapons, each with unique abilities and talents, and take on roles such as a fire mage, healer or protector.

Play alone or together

You can play solo or with friends. Regular dungeons are designed for five players; NPCs join your group if it has fewer than five.

Professions and crafting

Choose a profession and advance it to craft powerful items. Available professions include tailoring, blacksmithing, jewelry making and enchanting, among others.

Build with cubes

The custom-made engine allows you to build with mini cubes measuring 0.5 meters. Buildings can reach a maximum height of over 2 km, or 4096 blocks.

Planned features

Cube Universe is in Alpha. The following features are planned:

• Improved multiplayer: planned for Alpha 0.7, with a server list, a friend list, the ability to play the same character on multiple servers and a dungeon recruitment tool.
• Mods and user-generated content: planned for Beta 1.0, including easier modding, a terrain editor for custom terrains with custom quests, and expanded Lua API support. Much of the content is defined in XML and Lua files. Connecting to a modded server will install its mods automatically.
• PvP: planned for Beta 1.1, with battlegrounds and possibly vehicle combat.

More content, including planets, quests and dungeons, is also planned.