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Survive - Wilderness survival is a single player survival action adventure game. It received positive reviews from players.

Wilderness survival game. Hunt, trap, fish and survive in the wild. Play offline

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84%Audience ScoreBased on 10,000 reviews
gameplay107 positive mentions
monetization131 negative mentions

  • Unique and immersive survival game with simple but effective text-based gameplay and atmospheric sound design
  • Challenging yet rewarding mechanics that encourage strategic decision-making and resource management
  • No microtransactions or intrusive ads in the core experience, with optional paid expansions for additional content
  • Interface and button layout issues on certain phones cause unplayable screen cutoffs and overlapping text
  • Limited number of scenarios and content for free version, with some key features locked behind paywall
  • Hunting and trapping mechanics are often frustratingly difficult or seemingly broken, leading to repetitive gameplay and resource scarcity
  • gameplay

    256 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    42% positive mentions, 49% neutral mentions, 9% negative mentions

    The gameplay is generally praised for its unique, challenging, and immersive survival mechanics that offer a fun and addictive experience despite simple graphics. However, many users note issues with repetitiveness, limited variety, sometimes confusing or unbalanced mechanics, and occasional bugs that impact enjoyment. Overall, it is appreciated for its depth and realism, but there is a strong desire for more content, improved hunting/fishing mechanics, and better explanations to maintain long-term engagement.

    • “This is a really fun game with in-depth mechanics that I enjoy playing.”
    • “The gameplay itself already deserves 4 stars, add another for the realistic audio effects, and another for the dedication showed by the developer - each update is better than the last.”
    • “Great gameplay, challenging & very addictive; have not been able to put down since installing.”
    • “The new "walking" mechanic no longer lets you choose where to walk, which is pretty sad.”
    • “Tho, it feels like 60% of the actual gameplay elements are locked behind a paywall.”
    • “Played through a few times with a bit of frustration coming from the cycle of gameplay (I understand it's randomized, but trying to start a fire with a fireplow can take 1 or over 20 tries and uses tinder every time, and hunting seems impossible as I fail every time).”
  • graphics

    233 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    38% positive mentions, 56% neutral mentions, 6% negative mentions

    The game's graphics are generally simple, minimalistic, and text-based, intentionally designed to focus on gameplay and immersion rather than flashy visuals. While some users appreciate the clean, understated art style and atmospheric visuals that stimulate imagination, others desire more detailed graphics, animations, and visual effects to enhance realism and engagement. Recent updates improved the UI and visuals for some, but occasional overlap glitches and a lack of richer graphics remain common concerns.

    • “Been playing it on and off for the last few years when I travel on planes or whatever, and it's immersive, got a great art style, and I love the addition of the characters and voiceovers!”
    • “I seldom write reviews but this game is just beyond impeccable, the design, graphics, sound is all so masterfully done.”
    • “It's a great time waster would be cool if more was added to the game maybe some visuals so you can see your scenario played out.”
    • “Since the last update, all the graphics are overlapping each other, making it hard to read or use sometimes.”
    • “The graphics leave a lot missing; they don't fit on the screen of a OnePlus 5T, and text is merged, preventing return to the main page.”
    • “Graphics are cheap and poorly done.”
  • monetization

    191 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    26% positive mentions, 5% neutral mentions, 69% negative mentions

    The game's monetization is largely praised for minimal or no ads, lacking intrusive microtransactions, and offering a one-time purchase to unlock the full experience, which many find fair and worth supporting the developer. However, recent updates introducing ads have caused frustration among some players who feel advertisements detract from immersion and express a desire for an option to remove ads via payment. Overall, the balance between maintaining a free, ad-light experience and funding development is appreciated, but changes adding ads have been met with mixed reactions.

    • “No ads, and can play offline, so it absolutely deserves the one time purchase of upgrade given the amount of time I play (I got the 'raven' edition).”
    • “That in app purchase part is also just a one off payment of $7 for the full game.”
    • “Great job for a single person, played this game in 2015 and now came back only to see how far it progressed; also it's amazing how you managed to make it with no in-app purchases and made it free. Round of applause from me.”
    • “While I do understand that monetization is necessary, especially in this game's case, it does gatekeep the best experience.”
    • “This dev is making a mockery of us, charging for the game outright and still feeding us ads after you purchase.”
    • “The ads are very intrusive and the game has become unplayable.”
  • story

    102 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    26% positive mentions, 69% neutral mentions, 5% negative mentions

    The game offers a simple, immersive survival story where player decisions impact the experience, often described as a "choose your own adventure" style that encourages imaginative engagement. However, many users feel the story content is limited, repetitive, and lacking structured missions or a longer narrative arc, expressing a strong desire for more diverse scenarios, extended storylines, and additional missions to deepen engagement. Overall, while the story concept is praised for its uniqueness and atmosphere, players hope for expanded storytelling and more content in future updates.

    • “Amazing story and amazing characters.”
    • “The smaller changes work really well to enhance gameplay and story.”
    • “Great game, the storyline is superb, the interaction with the wilderness is awesome.”
    • “The game has no checkpoint and no missions.”
    • “You always fail the missions to get you to buy the full version.”
    • “Right in first mission, it's raining and we have an empty bottle, I tried getting water and it says "there's no water source" lame, literally game just started and I thought I was smart for figuring out I could get rain water, but we can't.”
  • replayability

    60 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    47% positive mentions, 48% neutral mentions, 5% negative mentions

    Replayability receives mixed but mostly positive feedback, with many users praising the game's challenging nature, variety of strategies, and evolving scenarios that keep it engaging. However, some find it limited due to a small number of scenarios, simplicity, or diminishing appeal after repeated playthroughs. Suggestions for improvement include adding more scenarios, diverse environments, and difficulty options to enhance long-term replay value.

    • “I love the replayability factor and how every campaign brings something new to the table.”
    • “It has a lot of replay value and is quite the challenge; your strategy has to evolve on a per-game basis, rather than memorizing a pattern of choices.”
    • “A great survival game that sets itself out from the rest with a simple yet intuitive system that remains surprisingly replayable with the small number of modes currently in the game.”
    • “No replay value because of the little playtime it has and the sheer simplicity of it.”
    • “But after you beat it once, I didn't find it had much replay value.”
    • “It doesn't have any replay value and is quite easy if you know what to do.”
  • stability

    39 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    8% positive mentions, 2% neutral mentions, 90% negative mentions

    The game exhibits frequent stability issues, including UI glitches, random freezes, and save/load malfunctions, which can disrupt gameplay and progression. While some users report smooth performance and no crashes, many others experience bugs that hinder enjoyment, especially following recent updates. Overall, stability remains inconsistent and problematic for a significant portion of players.

    • “The game runs great for me (Galaxy S8), with no crashes or lag, and no ads once you start your adventure, which is surprising given the almost laughable state of mobile games in terms of ad placement.”
    • “Challenging, well made, and runs great!”
    • “It ran smoothly with no freezes or hiccups.”
    • “Game freezes for me and has to be force quit, where it has saved before that is uncertain and I lose track of where I am.”
    • “Really disappointed I loved playing this game, bought the DLC and the new update landed and wrecked the whole thing. Just want the original game back. This new version absolutely sucks and made an incredibly awesome, fun, relaxing game into a stressful buggy waste of time. Now even an option to choose the version just forced on us. Wish I had the old APK.”
    • “However, since the app updated I'm no longer able to save or reload games, along with a few other minor glitches (for one, in the first step when selecting 'assess the situation,' the assessment gets skipped).”
  • music

    27 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    41% positive mentions, 48% neutral mentions, 11% negative mentions

    The game's music is widely praised for its calming, immersive, and charming qualities, enhancing the overall relaxing and unique atmosphere. Users appreciate the detailed soundtrack and sound effects that add depth to the experience without intrusive ads. A few note minor bugs affecting functionality, but the music consistently stands out as a highlight.

    • “The text-based game is simple yet effective, and the music and sounds add that extra touch, such as the sweet crackling fire when your fire starts.”
    • “The music and sound make it feel as if you are actually there. I died on my first play from thirst but beat it the second time in 20 days. All around a great game!”
    • “The sound effects are good, and the music is just superb.”
    • “But then I opened the app again on the 3rd day and although there was still music, nothing I touched on the screen had any effect, resulting in being stuck on the menu.”
    • “I can hear the music and everything but it won't let me press any buttons to begin or start a new game or any other buttons.”
    • “Needs some improvements in the UI and background music.”
  • atmosphere

    20 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    65% positive mentions, 35% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game excels in creating a powerful and immersive atmosphere through its visuals and especially its sound design, effectively conveying the urgency and calmness of wilderness survival. Its simple yet challenging gameplay, combined with impactful choices and atmospheric audio, offers a unique and engaging experience that deeply draws players in despite minimalist graphics. Overall, the atmosphere is consistently praised as a standout feature that enhances immersion and emotional impact.

    • “Absolutely love the atmosphere the game has thanks to its visuals and sounds.”
    • “The atmospherics are perfect for giving the urgency of true wilderness survival.”
    • “Gives you a huge sense of atmosphere and at times makes you forget you're not out in the forest foraging.”
  • grinding

    18 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    Players find grinding in the game often tedious and repetitive, especially when farming resources like hides or managing inventory and crafting menus. While the challenge and randomness add to the survival experience, the cumbersome UI and excessive resource gathering can detract from enjoyment. Streamlining mechanics such as item use and resource collection could improve the overall gameplay flow.

    • “I've played this game for ages and really loved it, but recently it's become so tedious.”
    • “It doesn't even matter because they don't spoil or affect your craftwork; I get so many unnecessary resources I never use, the crafting menu is wonky and the game gets tedious trying to level up, new designs but no noticeable content.”
    • “The game is fun but the inventory and item use needs work because right now it is tedious.”
  • optimization

    7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    29% positive mentions, 28% neutral mentions, 43% negative mentions

    The game suffers from significant optimization issues, particularly on certain devices and with specific features like filters and GUI, leading to crashes and poor usability. While the concept is praised, slow performance, bugs, and lack of proper optimization severely hinder the overall experience.

    • “It runs smoothly and has a variety of different scenarios.”
    • “I think it's a good game, but some behind the scenes numbers in the code need optimization to make it a bit more reasonable.”
    • “Great concept, but either not optimized for new phones (e.g. OnePlus 6T) or full of bugs that render many menu screens inoperable.”
    • “Game is not properly optimized and will not work with certain filters or mobile screens.”
    • “Impossible to get a good experience with a GUI so poorly optimized.”
  • emotional

    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game evokes strong emotional responses, ranging from feeling heartbreak to comfort and immersion. Players appreciate its realism and atmosphere, though some frustration arises from unresponsive crafting controls. Overall, it successfully creates a vivid and emotionally engaging experience.

    • “Absolutely heartbreaking.”
    • “This game made me feel better.”
    • “It made me feel so real.”
  • humor

    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The humor in the game is largely derived from its situational comedy and unexpected mishaps, such as repeated hunting fails and survival struggles, which players find amusing and engaging. This lighthearted tone helps keep players entertained even during challenging moments.

    • “My go-to when I'm bored; funny enough, I played this game while I was stuck in an Ontario town after a plane crash to get my mind off it.”
    • “My husband kept laughing at me when I kept yelling at my phone while hunting when I was dying.”
    • “Funny game, can't stop playing it.”
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Play Times

4h Median play time
20h Average play time
1-48h Spent by most gamers
*Based on 8 analyzed playthroughs
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Survive - Wilderness survival is a survival action adventure game.

Survive - Wilderness survival is available on Phone, Tablet, Android and Mobile Platform.

On average players spend around 20 hours playing Survive - Wilderness survival.

Survive - Wilderness survival was developed by Juuso Hietalahti.

Survive - Wilderness survival has received positive reviews from players. Most players liked Survive - Wilderness survival for its gameplay but disliked it for its monetization.

Survive - Wilderness survival is a single player game.

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