It's an early access, with a small team and new updates hits rather slow,(not SrapMechanic slow) but far from dead. If you're ok with that, you're golden. Otherwise, wait till the game goes gold.
Some find that the game currently has to little content, others like myself hit 1K+ hours before looking into mods. Regardless, I'd say its worth the money, since even the current content makes it worth every penny.
It is a survival game; always prepare for a ressource grind and death. Even from falling lumber.