Away From Life

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Away From Life is a single player and multiplayer open world role playing shooter game. It was developed by Cursor Games and was released on April 22, 2026. It received positive reviews from players.

JOIN OUR COMMUNITY About the GameAfter surviving a helicopter crash, your main goal is to return home. Stranded on remote islands, you must endure as a castaway - gathering resources to find food, build shelter, craft essential tools, uncover the islands’ mysteries both on land and underwater, and fight to chart your way back to safety. In these islands and waters, you can’t do groceries.…

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Audience ScoreBased on 64 reviews

gameplay6 positive mentions

stability8 negative mentions

Immersive and beautiful graphics with detailed environments, especially underwater and weather effects, that create a strong survival atmosphere.
Enjoyable exploration and crafting mechanics with a satisfying progression system for building bases and tools.
Active and responsive developer support with frequent updates, bug fixes, and a promising roadmap for future content.

The game has numerous bugs and technical issues including crashes, multiplayer connectivity problems, and inventory/building glitches due to its early access state.
Combat and enemy AI are underdeveloped, feeling simplistic and lacking depth compared to other survival games.
Some mechanics such as tool durability, building placement, and progression pacing can feel repetitive or unbalanced, limiting long-term engagement.

gameplay
23 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
26%
61%
13%
Gameplay in this open-world survival game offers a familiar and enjoyable core loop focused on exploration, crafting, and cooperative play, but is frequently hampered by buggy, inconsistent mechanics, clunky controls, and multiplayer issues. While base building and survival systems function competently, combat remains basic and unexciting, and many systems feel rough or unfinished. Players valuing sandbox exploration and cooperation may find the experience rewarding despite these technical flaws, especially as ongoing updates continue to improve the game.
- “Away from Life is an open-world survival game that embraces many familiar mechanics of the genre while attempting to build a large and immersive island adventure around them.”
- “While the game clearly draws inspiration from many well-known survival titles, it still manages to create an enjoyable experience through its atmosphere, exploration systems, and cooperative gameplay potential.”
- “Cooperative gameplay further strengthens the experience by transforming routine survival tasks into collaborative adventures filled with exploration and discovery.”
- “Players may encounter bugs involving inventory management, building mechanics, physics issues, multiplayer synchronization, and occasional performance drops.”
- “The mechanics are inconsistent and there's little reward for the effort put in.”
- “There's just too much unfinished, buggy glitches everywhere with awkward controls, commands, mechanics and stability.”
graphics
15 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
67%
13%
20%
The graphics are widely praised for their beauty, immersion, and smooth performance, with many users rating them highly despite the game not matching high-budget AAA titles. Visual detail and realistic environments contribute significantly to the game's appeal, enhancing long play sessions. Overall, the graphics are considered a strong point, delivering a polished and immersive experience.
- “The graphics are spectacular and the very small team that made this game possible genuinely care about the game and their community. 10/10 recommend.”
- “Graphics are beautiful, 0 bugs, realism, everything you could want in a survival game this is it!”
- “I cannot get the graphics to clean up.”
- “Intel(R) UHD Graphics 770 (128 MB) - limiting performance.”
- “While the graphics may not compete with high-budget AAA survival games, the environments are attractive enough to maintain immersion throughout long play sessions.”
stability
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game currently suffers from significant stability issues, including frequent bugs, glitches, and crashes that disrupt gameplay and cause loss of progress. While such problems are somewhat expected in early access, the overall experience feels unfinished and overly fragile, impacting player enjoyment.
- “New boat is a fragile and easily glitched, often getting stuck. When it glitches, you can spawn randomly across the map as if it had been moving the whole time.”
- “My first playthrough lasted 3.5 hours before the game suddenly crashed, causing me to lose everything.”
- “There are too many unfinished aspects and buggy glitches everywhere, combined with awkward controls, commands, mechanics, and poor stability.”
atmosphere
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
71%
29%
The game's atmosphere effectively captures the lonely tension of survival through believable visuals and immersive sound design, enhancing exploration and cooperative play. Despite its indie scale, it creates a solid, engaging island survival experience with quiet, atmospheric moments that emphasize isolation. Overall, the atmosphere is a strong and positive aspect that contributes significantly to the game's appeal.
- “While the game clearly draws inspiration from many well-known survival titles, it still manages to create an enjoyable experience through its atmosphere, exploration systems, and cooperative gameplay potential.”
- “Quiet moments while exploring forests or sailing between islands can feel surprisingly atmospheric because of how effectively the audio captures isolation.”
- “The world itself is enjoyable to explore, the building systems are satisfying, and the atmosphere successfully captures the lonely tension that survival games often strive for.”
story
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
40%
60%
The story centers on a survival adventure focused on exploration, crafting, and discovery rather than combat or complex narrative progression. While players appreciate the immersive island survival experience, some quests suffer from technical issues that can hinder progression. Overall, the story appeals more to those who value open-ended, sandbox gameplay over traditional storytelling.
- “Your mission is simple yet challenging: survive the wild and somehow make your way back to civilization.”
- “If you enjoy survival games where exploration, crafting, and discovery are the heart of the experience, this adventure offers a challenging and immersive island survival story.”
- “The quest where I have to visit 3 islands and find the 2 notes. I have found both of the notes, and I know they are the right ones since they worked for my friends.”
- “They don't register for the quest, so now I'm stuck.”
- “Players willing to accept some rough edges and technical imperfections will likely find plenty to enjoy already, particularly if they value exploration and sandbox-style gameplay more than combat or story-driven progression.”
optimization
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
25%
75%
The game's optimization is generally solid, with smooth performance and good graphics, though some players report occasional bugs and performance drops related to inventory, building, physics, and multiplayer. Developers show commitment to ongoing improvements through updates and optimizations. Overall, the game runs well despite being early access.
- “I was a little hesitant to buy it at first, with it being in early access and from a first-time developer, but I have to say this is very well-polished, runs smoothly, and the graphics are great.”
- “Players may encounter bugs involving inventory management, building mechanics, physics issues, multiplayer synchronization, and occasional performance drops.”
- “The developers also appear committed to improving the game over time through updates, additional content, and optimization efforts.”
- “The graphics are solid, performance is smooth, and I haven’t run into any major issues so far.”
music
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game features a subtle use of music complemented by natural environmental sounds, enhancing immersion and tension without overwhelming players. Overall, the music is well-regarded for contributing to a relaxing and immersive experience.
- “The game wisely avoids overwhelming players with nonstop music, instead relying heavily on natural environmental sounds to create tension and immersion.”
- “I plan to keep playing the game and am awaiting improvements, as it was a decently immersive and relaxing experience, especially with the sounds and music in the background.”
- “The music and the graphics are very nice.”
humor
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's humor is well-received, contributing positively to its unique atmosphere and charm. Players appreciate the developer's creative approach and look forward to future content that could further enhance its comedic elements.
- “Personally, my impression is extremely positive: the game has atmosphere, its own sense of humor, and a lot of potential.”
- “The funny thing is this is a solo dev and to be honest, keep up the work. I cannot wait for the 2026 roadmap and to see what else you incorporate into this game, especially when it has a lot of roads it could take.”