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Fractal Block World
This is a surreal exploration game. Explore a massive fractal with great complexities. You can shrink infinitely to go deeper into the fractal. Or you can become larger by growing. Inner space awaits you in this infinite world.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
55 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“If you consider yourself a fan of games that let you explore, that show you an open world and tell you "Go.", this is for you. I want to pretend this game is for a special sick twisted kind of individual (and maybe the…”
“I saw that video from OrangE, about "Minecraft Weird Cousin" and it's a good way to describe it. A year before Minecraft was even made this game came out, and it's finally finished. It's a massive universe, I mean it,…”
“This game has a very brutalist quality to it. It feels like I am messing with a tool; the menus are maze-like, and starting out you're bombarded with lore and all kinds of mechanics. However, the more you play, you will…”
13 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I saw that video from OrangE, about "Minecraft Weird Cousin" and it's a good way to describe it. A year before Minecraft was even made this game came out, and it's finally finished. It's a massive universe, I mean it,…”
“This game has a very brutalist quality to it. It feels like I am messing with a tool; the menus are maze-like, and starting out you're bombarded with lore and all kinds of mechanics. However, the more you play, you will…”
“Oh my goodness this game is so long and it has so much side content. This game feels like what aliens from space would make after observing our games.”
9 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“As someone who has beaten the game several times on several different difficulties i can say that this game scratches an itch i have never been able to satisfy. The fractals with the infinite world gen make exploring…”
“Fractal Block World is a very wacky journey from start to finish. Despite the freaky style, it is a very fun experience with a lot of depth. The grow and shrink mechanic makes exploring quite interesting, as it allows…”
“An absolute mind blowing game from start to finish with a seemingly endless ocean of content to explore. So many pathways to get to certain locations and figuring/exploring them all out will never stop being fun. I…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“This game has a very brutalist quality to it. It feels like I am messing with a tool; the menus are maze-like, and starting out you're bombarded with lore and all kinds of mechanics. However, the more you play, you will…”
“Best Game ever deserves game of the centurey its a work of art that makes me cry”
“it is a little hard to tell that there were three artists that worked on it but i personally find it very enjoyable and it pairs well with aphex twin”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“really cool game once you get into it. im not even half way through my first playthrough and have no clue whats going on dispite consulting the numerous manuals for advice. i genuinly find the sound design relaxing and…”
“Unique artstyle and sound design. Did not expect these two aspects to grow on me as much as they did. Gameplay is somewhat basic but entertaining. The focus of this game is definitly exploration over anything else…”
“This game is just insane. I have never played a game so incredibly original and unique, everything from the art to the sound design to the main gimmick of shrinking and growing is just so wonderful and original. I say…”
11 of the 103 reviews raise this · 10 of them still recommend the game.
“Absolutely haunting test of megalophobia. The most unique game I've tried in years. The implementation is very janky and the game design leaves a lot to be desired. I still had a lot of fun and enjoyed it thoroughly for…”
“the only things this game is missing is a soundtrack, and more enemy variety. the silence is deafening (there are sfx for just about everything though) every variation of enemy ive seen is either: shoots something at…”
“There are 253 too many predatory nonsense chores list "achievements" in this game. Otherwise it's decent. Update: 256.”
11 of the 103 reviews raise this · 11 of them still recommend the game.
“A whole genre of games could be built around this game's grow/shrink mechanic. This is a one-of-a-kind maze game by a math nerd. You have to read the lore to understand where you are and need to go.. you won't stumble…”
“This truly was a Fractal Block World 10/10 would recommend. Best exploration game I've played. It might seem confusing at first, but once you understand how the game works, exploring becomes so much fun.”
“fun game but my god the mazes are annoying”
10 of the 103 reviews raise this · 10 of them still recommend the game.
“I saw that video from OrangE, about "Minecraft Weird Cousin" and it's a good way to describe it. A year before Minecraft was even made this game came out, and it's finally finished. It's a massive universe, I mean it,…”
“trust me when i say this, this game is a BLAST. i love it and its great, and even tho it looks ♥♥♥♥♥♥ and all, it is pretty addicting! its super fun to travel across, and it is genuinely one of THE greatest games of…”
“Goofy looking game with an insanely cool concept that keeps you hooked, addicted even. I have enjoyed the time I put into this game, so much so that I started to see the game not only in my sleep, but in my waking life.…”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“If you consider yourself a fan of games that let you explore, that show you an open world and tell you "Go.", this is for you. I want to pretend this game is for a special sick twisted kind of individual (and maybe the…”
“I saw that video from OrangE, about "Minecraft Weird Cousin" and it's a good way to describe it. A year before Minecraft was even made this game came out, and it's finally finished. It's a massive universe, I mean it,…”
“the only things this game is missing is a soundtrack, and more enemy variety. the silence is deafening (there are sfx for just about everything though) every variation of enemy ive seen is either: shoots something at…”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“This game has a very brutalist quality to it. It feels like I am messing with a tool; the menus are maze-like, and starting out you're bombarded with lore and all kinds of mechanics. However, the more you play, you will…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 98.2% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“smoking weed and playing fractal block world is a spiritual experience best described as the nirvana that buddhist monks spend their entire lives in search of”
— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs played“This game is such an absurdist ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥. It's like if an alien made their own video game. A tutorial from a guy who doesn't know how to teach or educate players, textures from by a guy who doesn't know how to draw textures, game design from a guy who doesn't know game design,…”
— a player, Steam review · 200 hrs played“The most technically creative game I think I've ever played. The moment the geometry of this game clicks, you gain access to literal [b]infinite vastness[/b] to explore. The rough presentation might put some people off, but it so quickly shrinks to the background from how unique…”
— a player, Steam review · 47 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-04). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
1.02.00: Icarus mode
Added a truly amazing secret area which required rewriting core parts of the engine! The community can have fun searching for and exploring this area. Now certain "infertile" chunks are not created at
1.01.32: Mountains in I2
Added new area: I2 Mountains. These can be found in Ostrich Ferns (in I2). At the center of these mountains is a new weapon mode for your Laser: the Cold Beam. This costs two ammo but freezes monsters
1.01.31: Gone fishin
The new game menu has been modified. You still enter your player name and then the package you want to play (just like before). However, after this you are given a list of options. The first option is
1.01.30: Supermassive black holes
A new dungeon has been added: Supermassive Black Holes. These are at the center of Galaxies. In the treasure room you can pick up the following new Dark Hole weapon mode: The Quasar Drive. This is lik
1.01.29: Directional lighting for meshes
Now there is optional mesh directional lighting. You can enable this with Options -> Engine -> Rendering. You can change the min and max lighting values. Also note that in the same place you can easil
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Exploration · Open World · FPS · Surreal · Voxel · Indie · Psychedelic · Adventure · First-Person · Nonlinear · Space Sim · Space (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * * |
| Achievements | 256 |
| Official site | http://danthemanhathaway.com/ComputerGames/FractalBlockWorld/ReleaseMisc/index.html |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Processor: Intel Pentium 1.90GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4000 Storage: 100 MB available space Sound Card: Sound Blaster Recon3Di