Settlement Survival
Survival city builder with supply chains, seasons, and disasters
Gleamer Studio · Published by Team17, Gleamer Studio · Released Oct 24, 2022
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 84% of 8,101
- Recent reviews
- Mixed
- 66% of 59 in 30 days
- Players
- 233
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 1 year ago
- Oct 8, 2025
What is Settlement Survival?
A single-player survival city builder where you guide a group founding a settlement on a randomly generated map. Place housing and production buildings, assign workers, manage resources, trade, research development routes, and prepare for seasons and natural disasters.
For you if...
- +you enjoy methodical growth and detailed production chains
- +you want adjustable disasters and peaceful building options
- +you like managing workers, resources, and trade routes
Not for you if...
- −you dislike slow settlement growth and frequent micromanagement
- −you need a strong endgame with clear long-term goals
- −you prefer forgiving resource management over survival pressure
What players say
84% of 8,101 reviews are positive · 66% of 59 in the last 30 days
Players praise the production chains, worker management, settlement expansion, and adjustable challenge. Common complaints cite uneven resource balance, confusing or underdeveloped systems, persistent bugs, and a perceived lack of further development.
Players over time
▲ +46% vs a month agoPlayers online on Steam, one sample a day.
Highest since Sep 2026: 279 players on Nov 1, 2026.
Show the data
| Day | Players |
|---|---|
| Nov 7, 2026 | 233 |
| Nov 6, 2026 | 180 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 183 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 207 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 196 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 222 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 279 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 261 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 204 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 190 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 207 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 224 |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 203 |
| Oct 25, 2026 | 263 |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 220 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 168 |
| Oct 22, 2026 | 147 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | 160 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | 160 |
| Oct 18, 2026 | 214 |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 188 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 147 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 154 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | 136 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | 149 |
| Oct 11, 2026 | 181 |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 169 |
| Oct 9, 2026 | 136 |
| Oct 8, 2026 | 140 |
| Oct 7, 2026 | 150 |
| Oct 6, 2026 | 157 |
| Oct 4, 2026 | 179 |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 133 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | 131 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | 137 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 117 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | 145 |
| Sep 27, 2026 | 177 |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 179 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | 168 |
| Sep 24, 2026 | 149 |
| Sep 23, 2026 | 200 |
| Sep 23, 2026 | 167 |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 161 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 185 |
Screenshots and trailer
Settlement Survival system requirements
Minimum: NVDIA GTX-650 1GB, 4 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Settlement Survival?
Tell us your graphics card once and every game page will answer this for you.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10(64-Bit)
- Processor
- I3-2100-3GHZ 2 Core
- Graphics
- NVDIA Geforce GTX-650 1GB
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10(64-Bit)
- Processor
- I5-4590 3.3GHZ 4 Core
- Graphics
- NVDIA Geforce GTX-1050Ti 4GB
- Memory
- 16 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Does Settlement Survival have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Settlement Survival run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Default controller config not fully functional
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Achievements
- 51
- Steam features
- Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: Simplified Chinese, English, French, German, Russian, Spanish - Latin America, Japanese, Italian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Turkish, Korean.
Does Settlement Survival use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- City Builder
- Building
- Colony Sim
- Survival
- Management
- Simulation
- Sandbox
- Exploration
- Strategy
- Resource Management
- Base Building
- Indie
- Medieval
- Agriculture
- Economy
- Early Access
Recent updates
- Oct 4, 2025 · ❗Update Required
- Mar 3, 2025 · Stable/Alpha version Patch Notes -Settlement Survival -v1.1.132.97
- Jan 17, 2025 · 🎁 Stable/Alpha version Patch Notes -Settlement Survival - v1.1.131.96
- Jul 30, 2024 · Hotfix(Alpha/Stable version)- v1.1.128.94
- Jul 22, 2024 · Hotfix(Alpha version)- v1.1.126.94
2 DLC available.