The Survivalists Deluxe Edition

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The island is alive! Your newfound home will change with day/night cycles as you explore and uncover its secrets.

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Developer:
Team17
Engine:
Unity
Release date:
09 October 2020
Genre:
Recent Steam reviews:
Very Positive (23)
All Steam reviews:
Mostly Positive (2983)

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Description

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.

Recommended system requirements

minimum*

Requirement 1:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS *:
Windows 7
Processor:
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 | AMD Phenom II X2 550
Memory:
2 GB RAM
Graphics:
DirectX 11 Graphics Adapter with 1 GB VRAM

recommended*

Requirement 1:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS:
Windows 10
Processor:
Intel Core i5-2300 | AMD FX-4350
Memory:
4 GB RAM
Graphics:
Nvidia GeForce GTS 450, 1 GB | AMD Radeon HD 5770, 1 GB

User reviews

Toothbrush
Not recommended | 27 Mar 2026
14.0h played

It's absolutely SHAMEFUL how the devs just didn't really run with this great game, they had something amazing, now after years they do a dlc?? i'm not going to hold my breathe, if they do more consistant updates then

Helpful: 13
DocDoomguy
Not recommended | 02 Jun 2026
29.9h played

Game used to run great 5 years ago. Now runs like absolute and utter crap. Dont know what T17 did to screw the game into the ground like a fence post. But until they do SOMETHING (they wont.) Dont buy it. Spend your

Helpful: 0
Edmond
Not recommended | 15 Apr 2026
198h played

I remember playing this game a long time ago and yeah I decided to make this review in the hopes they would fix the gameplay fatal bugs but after seeing them release a new DLC after so many years have passed.

Helpful: 4
Sᴋx
Recommended | 16 May 2026
40.3h played

Similar to other resource gathering/crafting/survival games with one really interesting addition, namely the [strike] slave [/strike] pet monkeys that act as your worker bees or additional fighters; whatever the

Helpful: 3
[Ɛ:_KaliszJan_;3]
Not recommended | 17 May 2026
21.1h played

This game is pretty boring and uninteresting. The artstyle while being different from the Escapists 2 is arguably worse and more bland looking. None of the mechanics are fun: combat is clunky and tedious, exploration is

Helpful: 2
tankgunner7
Recommended | 18 Apr 2026
5.1h played

Very fun, but not an entirely refreshing experience. Gameplay loop will eventually get to you, as the mechanics (and, consequently, the "grind") get pretty straight forward very quickly. The controls and the combat seem

Helpful: 4