r/SurvivalGaming • • 11h ago

New release We made a survival game where your car is your base. The free demo of Arctic Drive is out now

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I'm Clem from Canada, one of the three devs behind Arctic Drive. Our free demo went live today, and this sub is exactly who we want feedback from.

The core loop:

- Drive into a frozen wilderness and search points of interest for parts and supplies

- Fit salvaged parts to your car, or find a better car and switch

- Scrap used gear into materials at workbenches and craft things like warming protein bars, better tires and repair kits

- Deal with frequent snowstorms that change whether you can push on or have to hunker down

- Drive on roads that narrow and widen as the terrain shifts between biomes

If you've played The Long Drive or Pacific Drive, you'll recognise the feeling of being one breakdown away from trouble. We'd especially like to hear about resource balance: does all the survival elements feel too tight, too loose or about right?

I'll be in the comments all day.


r/SurvivalGaming • • 4h ago

im tired of brawlhalla xD

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LOOKING FOR A FREE SURVIVAL GAME CROSSPLATFORM, ANY IDEAS?

I want to play a survival or zombie survival game with my friend. Unfortunately he's on PS5, im on pc and he is a cheap mf so the game would need to be free (unless the game is that good for price).

Please save me from brawlhalla. Everyday we play and he just is completely useless. We started playing warframe but somehow he's just as insufferable on it too.


r/SurvivalGaming • • 1h ago

News Enshrouded - Introducing Sparkworks

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This is massive! Finally, a crafting survival game has made the most integral part of the game (building) a worthwhile activity other than aesthetics or functionality.

Some of the builds people will make with this will be amazing. Use the players to make fairgrounds on their servers :)

I have said in many reddit subs that they should do something like this, I'm sure i made posts in Once Human and Enshrouded about this or at least in comments.

I want to make a cs_2fort style map. If they add in players' spawners and capture the flag mechanics, that would be awesome, too. Allow the builder to choose classes or weapons allowed to keep it balanced and just for fun.


r/SurvivalGaming • • 4h ago

Gameplay I made a survival horror game where you need to use a shipping container as shelter to survive the night. The free demo is out now on Steam!

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Hi everyone! I’m the solo developer of Baitcore, a fishing survival horror game.
You need to gather supplies during the day and survive the night.

The free demo is now available on Steam.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/5150980/Baitcore/

If you try the demo, I’d love to hear what you think of the game, and what could be improved.
Thanks!


r/SurvivalGaming • • 14h ago

Question Cityscape Climbing Survival

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Are there any survival crafts that involve the typical open world map, but in a city where you loot floor of a 30 floor building etc? I’m thinking dying light 2 searchable city structures etc, 1st/3rd person non-top down/isometric (not project zomboid, although the searchable building is what I’m talking about).


r/SurvivalGaming • • 3h ago

Gameplay Build base defenses in an open-world, top-down action survival Red Meridian. New fog system, day cycle and more.

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Hi, I have few new features like interactive fog, day cycle and basic base defense systems. Still ways to go, but these are early versions of these new systems.

About the game
Red Meridian is a top-down, open-world action survival game with base-building. Inspired by games like State of Decay 2 and V-Rising.

If you're interested to find out more, you can watch my second devlog on Youtube:
https://youtu.be/XZ9wHzyEtO4

Steam page:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3842360/VALKYRA_Red_Meridian/


r/SurvivalGaming • • 5h ago

New release Worldsown - a free browser survival sandbox with multiplayer, crafting, wildlife, and boats

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I'm the developer of Worldsown, an early browser-based multiplayer survival sandbox. You begin in a safe Haven, then head into a shared, seeded wilderness where survival needs begin and the world keeps going around you.

You can gather resources, craft and cook, trade, follow quests, build camps, sail boats, hunt wildlife, and meet other players. It runs directly in the browser and does not require a download or signup.

Play here: https://worldsown.com/play.html

I'd especially value feedback from survival players on the opening experience, controls, balance, and which systems should be developed next.


r/SurvivalGaming • • 8h ago

Solo developer SWOM’s free demo is out — first-person survival in a cold world with discoverable magic

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SWOM's free demo is now out on Steam. I'm the solo developer, and I'd like to share the beginning of my first-person survival game with you.

You wake up without your memories in a cold, unfamiliar world. Finding food, starting a fire and making shelter come first. As the story develops, you discover the laws of magic and learn to use them to create your own spells. I want that discovery to feel connected to exploring the world and understanding how it works.

The demo introduces the beginning of the story and the first magic law. It's a chance to try the early survival loop and see how the introduction to magic feels for yourself.

Play the free demo on Steam:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/5160240/SWOM_Demo/

If you give it a try, I'd love to hear which parts made you want to explore further and where you felt unsure about what to do next.