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  • Summary: Set in a gloomy Lovecraftian stone age, The Tribe Must Survive is about finding ways to grow and to protect your tribe from what lurks in the shadows around it.

    All your tribe members have their own personality and will, leading them to do mostly what they want. Fortunately you can
    Set in a gloomy Lovecraftian stone age, The Tribe Must Survive is about finding ways to grow and to protect your tribe from what lurks in the shadows around it.

    All your tribe members have their own personality and will, leading them to do mostly what they want. Fortunately you can manipulate them with rituals, buildings, upgrades and other difficult decisions to get things done. Whatever it takes... The Tribe Must Survive!

    In The Tribe Must Survive, you are put in charge of building and managing a tribe. You'll have to navigate resource collection, building, technology and tribal dynamics to their fullest in order to survive the hidden dangers of the night.

    Can you guide the tribe out of darkness?
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 4
  2. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. Jul 9, 2024
    80
    The Tribe Must Survive from developer Walking Tree Games GmbH is a fun survival game that is difficult as it is addictive.
  2. May 29, 2024
    80
    With the added mechanics since Early Access, The Tribe Must Survive features a new set of challenges to overcome, making the gameplay loop and replayability that much more satisfying, even if it is a bit unbalanced with some quality-of-life needs still missing.
  3. The Tribe Must Survive is a solid pick-up for those who love a battle against the odds and have the patience to overcome unfair circumstances by puzzling things out over a long time – for the rest of us casuals, it’s not a fun experience.
  4. Aug 3, 2024
    50
    The Tribe Must Survive feels like a missed opportunity. It has a promising premise and a few interesting ideas, but its execution is marred by frustrating gameplay, artificial difficulty, a repetitive structure, and a lack of meaningful choices. If you’re a fan of unforgiving roguelikes and don’t mind repetitive gameplay, you might find something to enjoy here. But for most players, The Tribe Must Survive will likely prove to be more of an exercise in frustration than a truly satisfying survival experience.