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A living world full of surprises, secrets and danger awaits in The Survivalists, an adventure-filled survival sandbox set in The Escapists universe. Explore, build, craft and even train monkeys with up to three friends in a desperate bid to survive. Have you got what it takes to be a Survivalist?

Release DateOct 9, 2020
Price$ 24.99  Top 5%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)77.1% (mostly positive) / 76.6%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)75% / 74.7%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)4.9K  Top 5% / 6.2K  Top 4%
Curators214 reviews  Top 2%
Median Play Time17.6 hours  Top 10%
Play Time per Dollar42 minutes
Followers64.8K  Top 2%
Owners± 783.2K  Top 4%
Copies Sold± 443.2K  Top 4%
Gross Revenue ($)± 5.7M  Top 3%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of The Survivalists steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows The Survivalists's Steam rating and reviews from October 2020 to December 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 58.9% (October 2020) to 76.6% (November 2023).

The Survivalists is an AAA level success, with 6.2K reviews Top 4%. The chart is compatible with a long tailed distribution, which suggests there was a good visibility at launch but that it was not followed by significant updates or discounts.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for The Survivalists and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut graph shows The Survivalists's reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (41%), followed by Simplified Chinese (12%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 29 languages represented. The game is available in 14 languages, which is great.

Time Played

Chart displaying The Survivalists percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in The Survivalists depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The time in game is excellent, with 39 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 1.8 times less than the median for positive reviews. The negative review time is high (median is 11 hours), it can be a sign that The Survivalists crashes after a while or becomes too repetitive or difficult towards the end. The Players' feedback section might give some insight about that.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • well-made crafting system
  • base-building is fun
  • monkey mechanic is cool
  • treasure-hunting is cool
  • graphics are great
  • music is atmospheric
  • simplified survival mechanics
  • multiplayer is fun
  • exploring is fun
  • alchemy system is interesting
  • quality of life issues
  • obtaining materials is an RNGfest
  • combat is flawed
  • small inventory
  • hunger drains too fast
  • disappearing inventory on death
  • lacking tutorial
  • monkeys are limited
  • key mapping and controls are weird
  • overpriced for what it offers

The intention behind these pros & cons isn't to establish a balanced evaluation of the game, but rather to assist developers in identifying enhancement opportunities. The game's 77.1% rating should be factored in during their evaluation.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of The Survivalists's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. You don't always need to solve every issue. What some players hate might be what your fanbase loves.

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