Kyle “TheMovieHero” shares his Early Access impressions of StarRupture, a sci-fi survival and automation game from Creepy Jar where mining, base-building, alien wildlife, and planetary ruptures keep the pressure high.
After 22 hours of solo Early Access play, Subnautica 2 is our Game of the Week #54. This is not our full review yet, but Unknown Worlds’ underwater survival sequel already has the atmosphere, curiosity, and survival loop that keeps me going back under.
Into the Fire begins its public Steam playtest on May 20, giving players an early look at Starward Industries’ cataclysm extraction survival game where rescue, lava, ash, fire, and supernatural phenomena shape every run.
Morgan Ketelaar Jaress and Anna Mihhailovskaja discuss The Perilous North, Arctic survival, Lovecraftian mystery, crew management, visual design, and the challenge of building a debut strategy RPG.
A climb that should feel epic — but the demo kept breaking the illusion Reviewed on PC.Demo First Impressions Everest: Real Climbing Simulator has a concept that should sell itself: a tense, grounded climb where every step matters. But the demo I played turned into a string of “WTF” moments — glitches, bugs, and immersion-breaking…
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A post-nuclear survival trek on the Norway–Russia border is opening up playtest access Polyaris, a first-person single-player survival game set in the far north, has opened up closed beta playtest access via Steam. The premise puts you in the boots of an engineer and polar explorer who survives the immediate impact of a nuclear explosion…
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A tense psychological survival journey in a frozen wilderness Reviewed on PC.Score: 7.5/10 Winter Survival is one of those games that doesn’t hit you with jump scares or explosions. Instead, it creeps in slowly. The cold, the quiet, the isolation – it all builds a heavy atmosphere that feels almost more psychological than physical. This…
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Before it became Windrose, Crosswind already had the pirate survival spark Skull and Bones never gave me. I’ve played both Crosswind and Skull and Bones. One had the bigger name, bigger budget, and cleaner studio polish. The other had rougher edges, stranger moments, and a stronger sense of adventure. Guess which one I kept thinking…
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Really? A solid AA game from 11 bit studios that delivers more than you’d expect Reviewed on PC.Score: 9.5/10 I’ve played a lot of sci-fi survival and management games over the years, but The Alters stands out. Developed by 11 bit studios (the team behind This War of Mine), it’s not quite AAA, but it…
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Tiny Chaos throws players into a compact but demanding survival-strategy challenge where every choice matters. With pressure building fast and resources never feeling fully safe, this is a game about staying calm when everything starts falling apart.
SERUM makes every expedition a race against the next dose. Game Island explains how brewing, time pressure and player feedback shaped its survival design, and how Unreal Engine 5 helped bring the hostile world of the Blight to life.
