Action · October 9, 2020

The Survivalists (2020)

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The island is alive! Your newfound home will change with day/night cycles as you explore and uncover its secrets. Hunt (or be hunted by!) animals for food and an array of mythical enemies, who aren’t necessarily pleased to see you. Get quests from a Mysterious Stranger or find them washed up on the shore. Prepare to trek into a procedurally generated wilderness, with a variety of biomes, for an adventure that’s unique to every player. Finding the perils of island life too much or just looking to share your building expertise with friends? The Survivalists has you covered! Complete joint adventures, gain loot, trade and ultimately survive together and as you and up to three fellow castaways explore fantastical islands. If you’re in need of a builder, a lumberjack or even a soldier, the monkeys on the island can be tamed and trained to help you with everyday tasks or back you up on raids to a fanatic camp! The Mimic System means a wide variety of functions can be performed by your cheeky new friends, with monkey management becoming key to surviving the island’s challenges. The secret to survival is to make the most of the resources around you. Whether that’s piecing together a primitive axe to chop wood or mixing up a refreshing fruit smoothie to keep the hunger at bay, you can discover recipes and expand your options across food, item or structure crafting trees. Looking for an epic sword to hang on your hut wall or want to lay waste to encroaching hostiles? What you seek could be in one of the many temples scattered around the island. However, getting your hands on the loot won’t be easy so any would-be raiders will need to prepare for their treasure hunting escapades.

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Community Tag Signals

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

  • Crafting · 798
  • Survival · 786
  • Online Co-Op · 753
  • Adventure · 752
  • Multiplayer · 647
  • Open World Survival Craft · 640
  • Singleplayer · 635
  • Base-Building · 595
  • Open World · 583
  • Pixel Graphics · 579
  • Sandbox · 575
  • Co-op · 553
  • Exploration · 519
  • 2D · 501
  • Casual · 484

Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume9.2k Steam reviewsTop 42% in Action
Positive rating77% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 76%
Metacritic69/100Genre average 77 — top 84% of Action titles
Engagement hours8 h averageTop 53% for session depth among Action

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (12)

  • English
  • French
  • Italian
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Polish
  • Portuguese - Brazil
  • Russian
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Traditional Chinese

Reception Metrics

Steam community

77%Mostly Positive · 9.2k reviews

7.1k positive · 2.1k negative

Metacritic

69/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

6.6/10

Curator recommendations

7.9k

Press Quotes

“Team17 have done it again with another endearingly designed, vastly comprehensive fun experience. The Survivalists is one of the best crafting games that I have played and one of my favourite games of the year.” 9/10 – The Digital Fix “a beautiful and rewarding game that is best when shared with friends but also as a full on solo experience” 9/10 – Movies, Games and Tech “If you find yourself... looking for something great, The Survivalists should have you covered.”…

Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

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

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

8h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

3h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

0h

Current engagement

Achievements

42

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateOct 9, 2020
DeveloperTeam17
Base price$2.49 -90%
DLC / Add-ons3 released
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support · [email protected]

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