Action · January 30, 2015

Survivalist (2015)

trophy39 achievementslocal_offer-80% current discountgroup100k–1M ownersrecommend2.1k recommendations
It's one year after the collapse of civilization and self-centered hedge fund manager Joe Wheeler emerges from his specially constructed bunker in search of food. This is a huge open-world Role Playing Game where you have the freedom to play how you want - but your choices have consequences. Your aim is to find other survivors, gain their respect, and build a community. You'll scavenge for supplies, trade, plant crops, go on quests, face moral dilemmas, go to war, and uncover dark, terrible secrets! Innovative dialog system with characters that remember your actions and form their opinion of you accordingly. Combines Action-RPG and Real-Time Strategy elements - you can take control of, or issue commands to, any character that joins your community. Fast zombies and challenging combat that requires you to make use of all resources available to survive! There's also an upcoming sequel, check it out here!

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146 Action titles launched in 2015 — top 6 by review volume.

Peer Action titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Survival · 249
  • Zombies · 208
  • RPG · 169
  • Open World · 158
  • Action · 139
  • Strategy · 134
  • Base-Building · 131
  • Adventure · 129
  • Post-apocalyptic · 128
  • Simulation · 123
  • Multiplayer · 122
  • Sandbox · 121
  • Co-op · 117
  • Singleplayer · 114
  • RTS · 113

Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume2.5k Steam reviewsTop 87% in Action
Positive rating80% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 69%
Engagement hours7 h averageTop 60% for session depth among Action

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (9)

  • English
  • Hungarian
  • Spanish - Spain
  • French
  • Russian
  • German
  • Italian
  • Turkish
  • Portuguese - Brazil

Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

  • Multi-player
  • Co-op
  • Online Co-op

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Cloud

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Press Quotes

“I have to say I love this game. It’s a robust game filled with moral and physical obstacles while giving a grand look on the narrative of humanity and the choices we make.” 5/5 – The Indie Mine “Survivalist has been compared, the developer admits, to State of Decay (published by Microsoft Studios and built on CryEngine 3), but I actually found Survivalist far more engaging and playable from the outset.” 4.5/5 – Indie Game Reviewer “Survivalist is one of…

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

7h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

4h

Typical completion time

Achievements

39

Steam unlocks available

Reception Metrics

Steam community

80%Mostly Positive · 2.5k reviews

2.0k positive · 507 negative

Curator recommendations

2.1k

Release & Availability

Release dateJan 30, 2015
DeveloperBob
PublisherGinormocorp Incorporated
Base price$0.99 -80%
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksOfficial site · Support · [email protected]

Content Notes

Gameplay features gun violence against zombies and other humans, with some blood and fire effects. Alcohol and cigarettes are inventory items and can be given as gifts. In story text, there are occasional references to: homophobia, racism, sexual violence, religion, beheading and torture. Also lots of swearing.

Editions & Packages

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