[3][6] The player then chooses one of four classes: warrior, rogue, ranger, or mage, each of which have access to unique armour, weapons, and abilities.

[8] Players can also tame animals, such as sheep or turtles, which fight alongside them, or, in some cases, can be ridden to traverse the world more quickly.

[11] He was later joined by his wife, Sarah von Funck, who contributed the game's sprites and assisted in implementing new content.

[12][13][14] An alpha version of Cube World was first released on Picroma's website on July 2, 2013, but was eventually made unable to be repurchased.

[15][16] At the time, the game's download server suffered a DDoS attack, an unexpected event which von Funck later described as traumatizing.