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[Men_in_Boxes]

Last week, an indie game called Raft released its 1.0 version and it's been lighting up the charts with more than 100k concurrent on Steam.

What's interesting is that the game looks like this...




There have been so many massive successes in the genre from small studios (Raft, V Rising, Valheim, The Forest etc...) that you have to wonder how big this genre is going to get once the AAA studios get their projects out.

GAF, is this genre heir to the throne Battle Royale currently resides?

 

[cash_longfellow]

Good God, I wish the genre would disappear. It’s hard enough to actually survive in real life. My escape is video games, I’m not trying to do it there too. It’s kind of like these work simulation games…like wtf, I work 40+ hours, I ain’t trying to do it during my free time. Maybe it’s just me, idk

 

[Jennings]

Survival's time has come and gone. We'll only see half-baked variations from here on out.

 

[poppabk]

I thought this genre already blew up and died down already?

 

[e0n]

It has been mainstream popular for at least a decade since Minecraft/DayZ. Blizzard's survival game is undoubtedly going to get huge numbers as well.

 

[Hari Seldon]

I used to be suckered into buying these but I stopped because they are all boring as fuck. I relented and bought V Rising because it was isometric, but then realized that it was also boring as fuck. 100% chance if an AAA studio does survival it is all MTX to pay and speed things up.

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

I thought this genre already blew up and died down already?

The big boys (DayZ, Rust, and Ark) are basically more popular than they've ever been right now. Then we're seeing a bunch of small indie hits that sell insanely well. Hell, Minecraft is still the biggest game on the planet.

Survival's time has come and gone. We'll only see half-baked variations from here on out.

We haven't even seen AAA give the genre a crack.

 

[Grildon Tundy]

I also though this genre's time came and went already.

I've poured hundreds of hours into 7 Days to Die with friends, and even I can admit that the game is as janky as you'd expect from a studio called "The Fun Pimps". And yet, it's incredibly compelling. It's like a combo of Fallout, Minecraft, and The Walking Dead, and it's somehow better than the the sum of its parts.

What I wouldn't give for someone to take this game, whole cloth, and remake it with budget and polish. That no AAA or even AA studio has tried really surprises me.

 

[A.Romero]

I don't think it will get as big as other genres like BR or FPS but will still enjoy a lot of popularity.

 

[Warablo]

The survivor boom came and went already

 

[Ghost of Caelid]

I just want a AAA survival game. All of them feel held back by budget but a genuine AAA survival game with online elements. Take all my money. long dark but made by a big studio.

 

[Lokaum D+]

I ll just leave here

 

[Rykan]

It is the trifecta of guaranteed success on Steam:

Survival + Early Access + Open World.

PC gamers eat that stuff up. Personally, I think the concept is appealing but I'm still waiting for an actual big budget title to be released that delivers an actual well polished experience. Very curious about the Blizzard survival game.

 

[jason10mm]

The subnautica games do a decent job at adding in a narrative that helps power the need for the grind these games inevitably produce.

You gotta be a special kind of autistic to really groove on the myriad of collecting, recipes, and intuitive/counter-intuitive inventing/fabricating systems. Automate it and its just a chore. Make it too obtuse and folks will just look up a wiki. It really requires a delicate touch.

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

MOTHER OF GOD CHASE THIS TREND YOU FOOLS!

 

[Guilty_AI]

pretty sure the survival genre already blew up like 10 years ago

 

[Varteras]

It has been mainstream popular for at least a decade since Minecraft/DayZ. Blizzard's survival game is undoubtedly going to get huge numbers as well.

 

[TerribleAtThisGame]

What's a good example of the genre anyway? I assumed Subnautica but that game is fucking amazing. I'm way behind genre trends so now I'm curious with my most likely false-ass assumptions.

 

[bender]

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

pretty sure the survival genre already blew up like 10 years ago

Not in AAA.

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

What's a good example of the genre anyway? I assumed Subnautica but that game is fucking amazing. I'm way behind genre trends so now I'm curious with my most likely false-ass assumptions.

Subnautica is definitely a survival game and arguably one of the best on console. Others would include Minecraft, The Long Dark, Valheim, Terraria, and Rust. Can't understand why AAA isn't giving the genre a crack. Might have a higher ceiling and higher floor than Extraction Shooters.

 

[Bonfires Down]

7 Days to Die, 18 million sales

It would be cool to have an AAA survival game, but I would be concerned it would be too polished and streamlined.

 

[Bonfires Down]

But yeah, this year has been huge for survival games coming out of or entering early access.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2646460/Soulmask/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2059530/Dawn_of_Defiance/

Palworld on Steam

Fight, farm, build and work alongside mysterious creatures called "Pals" in this completely new multiplayer, open world survival and crafting game!

store.steampowered.com

The Planet Crafter on Steam

A space survival open world terraforming crafting game, designed for 1 to 10 players. Alter the ecosystem of an inhospitable planet to render it habitable for humanity. Survive, gather resources, and build your base. Then, generate oxygen, warmth, and pressure to create a brand new biosphere.

store.steampowered.com

 

[Flabagast]

What are good survival games that can be played 100% solo (without losing substantial parts of the experience) ?

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

What are good survival games that can be played 100% solo (without losing substantial parts of the experience) ?

Subnautica - Phenomenal game. Single player only.

 

[semiconscious]

Good God, I wish the genre would disappear. It’s hard enough to actually survive in real life. My escape is video games, I’m not trying to do it there too. It’s kind of like these work simulation games…like wtf, I work 40+ hours, I ain’t trying to do it during my free time. Maybe it’s just me, idk

this guy speaks for me. the 'people who don't have to actually support themselves' genre if ever there was one...