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; 85% of 8,098
Recent reviews: Mixed; 58% of 43 in 30 days
Playing now: 200; right now
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 11 months ago; Oct 4, 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

85% of 8,098 reviews are positive · 58% of 43 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.

Screenshots and trailer

Settlement Survival system requirements

As published by the developer.

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

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows, macOS
Achievements: 51
Steam features: Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Playable

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

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Text only: Simplified Chinese, English, French, German, Russian, Spanish - Latin America, Japanese, Italian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Turkish, Korean.