Starforge at its core is very much about survival. To do this the player gathers resources, crafts what they need and ultimatly builds a base. Inspired by elements from Terraria, Minecraft, Halo, Warcraft 3 and Borderlands although being early access not all features of the game are implemented as of now.
Resources
Resources in Starforge currently number four but more are planned for the future. These resources are: Metal, Oil, Stone and Wood and are used for the construction of new items through crafting. These resouces currently appear in the game as pallets with the look of the pallet changing based on the type of resource and how much of that resource is on the pallet.
Crafting
Crafting is the means by which you create all items in the game from building blocks to weapons and vehicles. Currently the list of craftable items is limited with four weapons, six building blocks, five defenses/fortifications and one vehicle. Many other items are confirmed but have not yet been added to the game.
Skills
Skills are a yet to be added player mechanic. There are twenty five skills overall and as you level up you will gain access to new abilities depending on the skills you trained to level up