<s>
Cube	B-Application
World	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Picroma	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wolfram	B-Application
von	I-Application
Funck	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
designer	O
,	O
began	O
developing	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
June	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
joined	O
by	O
his	O
wife	O
,	O
Sarah	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
alpha	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
July	O
2013	O
,	O
but	O
saw	O
sparse	O
updates	O
and	O
communication	O
from	O
von	O
Funck	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
considering	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
vaporware	B-Application
until	O
he	O
officially	O
released	O
it	O
on	O
September	O
30	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Cube	B-Application
World	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
explores	O
a	O
large	O
voxel-based	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
then	O
chooses	O
one	O
of	O
four	O
classes	O
:	O
warrior	B-Protocol
,	O
rogue	B-Protocol
,	O
ranger	O
,	O
or	O
mage	O
,	O
each	O
of	O
which	O
have	O
access	O
to	O
unique	O
armour	O
,	O
weapons	O
,	O
and	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
world	O
is	O
populated	O
with	O
monsters	O
and	O
creatures	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
killed	O
for	O
better	O
armor	O
and	O
weapons	O
,	O
which	O
results	O
in	O
stronger	O
stats	O
and	O
abilities	O
and	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
choose	O
specializations	O
which	O
best	O
suit	O
their	O
playstyle	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
warriors	B-Protocol
being	O
able	O
to	O
choose	O
between	O
focusing	O
on	O
damage	O
or	O
defensive	O
abilities	O
,	O
or	O
mages	O
focusing	O
on	O
damage	O
or	O
healing	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cube	B-Application
World	I-Application
began	O
development	O
in	O
June	O
2011	O
,	O
with	O
designer	O
Wolfram	B-Application
von	I-Application
Funck	I-Application
describing	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
3D	O
voxel-based	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
focus	O
on	O
exploration	O
and	O
role-playing	O
game	O
elements	O
,	O
citing	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
,	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
,	O
and	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
as	O
inspiration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2012	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
erroneously	O
reported	O
that	O
Minecraft	B-Application
's	I-Application
developer	O
Mojang	O
had	O
hired	O
von	O
Funck	O
to	O
help	O
support	O
him	O
in	O
developing	O
Cube	B-Application
World	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
alpha	O
version	O
of	O
Cube	B-Application
World	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
on	O
Picroma	O
's	O
website	O
on	O
July	O
2	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
eventually	O
made	O
unable	O
to	O
be	O
repurchased	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
its	O
alpha	O
release	O
,	O
many	O
players	O
were	O
concerned	O
about	O
further	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
general	O
lack	O
of	O
updates	O
from	O
von	O
Funck	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
considering	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
vaporware	B-Application
,	O
despite	O
him	O
stating	O
several	O
times	O
during	O
development	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
still	O
being	O
worked	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2019	O
,	O
von	O
Funck	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
officially	O
released	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
September	O
30	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
purchasers	O
of	O
the	O
alpha	O
release	O
would	O
receive	O
a	O
Steam	B-Application
key	B-Application
for	O
free	O
.	O
</s>
