The Survivalists

 PlayStation 4
Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
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  1. CD-Action
    Feb 8, 2021
    70
    Don’t let the title fool you. For something called The Survivalists, the game’s survival-related mechanics are shockingly lenient. The only aspect you need to pay constant attention to is hunger, but there’s plenty of food. Low overall difficulty level doesn’t have to be a flaw though. If Don’t Starve Together is too stressful for you and your friends, The Survivalists might be a great choice for co-op. [13/2020, p.66]
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  2. TheSixthAxis
    Oct 9, 2020
    70
    The Survivalists is a calm and serene survival game and monkey butler training broken up by spurts of risky combat and dungeon crawling with your trained monkey attack squad. If it wasn't for a few awkward design decisions it'd be fantastic, but it's still a good survival game that you can tackle with friends online.
  3. Eurogamer Italy
    Oct 8, 2020
    70
    A new adventure on an island where we try to survive, build and explore, with little monkeys!
  5. Player 2
    Oct 29, 2020
    67
    While not difficult, The survivalists hooked me in with its take on the survival genre and the creative use of the local monkey population to help me survive.

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#99 Best PS4 Game of 2020

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User Score
5.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 6 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 3 out of 6
  1. swondle
    Oct 10, 2020
    9
    This game is worth your time if you like survival games, dungeon crawlers or even just a chill game like stardew valley. The art style andThis game is worth your time if you like survival games, dungeon crawlers or even just a chill game like stardew valley. The art style and sound track are amazing and beautiful. Gameplay loop is fun and addictive, The only negatives i have are so insignificant the positives outweigh them. I highly recommend you pick game up!… Full Review »
  2. Verbran
    Dec 9, 2022
    4
    Starts poorly but ends greatly!

    The problem with The Survivalists is that it’s so “free” early on that you either make many mistakes or make    Starts poorly but ends greatly!

    The problem with The Survivalists is that it’s so “free” early on that you either make many mistakes or make progress on useless stuff — making you feel absolutely stuck.

    But if you manage to find out the solutions to these early problems*, you will have LOTS of fun in a sandbox full of challenges and exciting discoveries. You just need a bit of patience to get there!

    *The biggest early-game problem I’ve found is about Metal Ingots, which everyone claims to be in the second island. The problem is that the second island, from your perspective, could be any island so you may end up in the wrong place!

    Solution: if you end up in the wrong place, look for Frabbit — a fleeting shiny fox. He’ll drop metal and many other rare items you need to make progress early on!    … Full Review »
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