My son and I just got this game Friday and been playing it all weekend. I normally don't like survival games but this one has been a lot of fun, already got my money worth. The survival part as usual makes the game a bit grindy, the discovery made it even longer. If and when I start over again I will cut my progression time at the very least in half. With the option to use the same character with the gear and knowledge learned from previous play you can really speed up you progression on a new map. Replay ability is high in my opinion with that option.