Now each server hosts a unique procedurally generated map, with sprawling environments pockmarked with Radtowns. After exceeding sales, and staying on top of the Steam charts for weeks, Facepunch decided to reprogram the game and port it to Unity 5. It begs you to explore, while hiding its most grisly inhabitants.ĭeveloper/Publisher: Facepunch Studios Release: December 11, 2013īoth comical and knuckle-biting, Rust is the first game to make flailing genitals an acceptable way to survive the wild.
But the forest itself is the most engaging character. The crafting system lets you build a unique fortress to protect yourself, with a variety of gruesome traps to deter cannibals. And there’s a hidden tension behind every bush, as you anticipate a roaming band of cannibals to end your hunt. Its environments are impressively dense with vegetation scattered in every direction. For a game still in development, The Forest is one of the smoothest early access games, despite its beautifully rendered world. Explore, scavenge, and build to survive the roaming bands of cannibals, doing whatever it takes to protect yourself from them. As a plane crash survivor you must survive on an island inhabited by man-eating mutants who have captured your son. It’s an engaging experience that stays with you even after leaving the game, one that delivers a brutal survival simulator despite its charming presentation.ĭeveloper/Publisher: Endnight Games Ltd Release: May 30, 2014Ī self-proclaimed survival horror simulator, The Forest draws its influence from cult classic films such as Cannibal Holocaust and The Descent. While other games employ skill progression, or constructing buildings as a measure of your success, The Long Dark’s reward is surviving through the night. You move from summer home villages to fire towers in the mountains, keeping your fingers crossed that a blizzard doesn’t freeze your strength, and your spirits. Phenomenal cell-shaded artwork immerses you in the beautiful north with a distinct appearance. After surviving a plane crash from a global disaster, you’re left alone to fend off wolves, bears, and the unforgiving cold. It proves that you don’t need fantasy monsters or zombies to add tension to a sandbox survival game. Developer: Hinterland Publisher: Hinterland Release: September 22, 2014Īs one of the only survival games to pit you against the environment, The Long Dark delivers an exceptionally harsh experience in the frigid Canadian wilderness.
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