The Wild Eight
Open-world survival crafting in Alaska after a mysterious plane crash
Eight Points · Published by HypeTrain Digital · Released Oct 3, 2019
ActionAdventureIndieRPGSimulation
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 68% of 8,126
- Recent reviews
- Mixed
- 50% of 16 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 14
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 6 years ago
- Oct 19, 2019
What is The Wild Eight?
An open-world survival crafting game set in the frozen Alaskan wilderness after a mysterious plane crash. Alone or in online co-op with up to eight players, you gather resources, craft gear at camp, avoid blizzards, fight animals, and search abandoned facilities for loot.
For you if...
- +you like open-world survival with unexpected discoveries
- +you want to craft equipment while braving blizzards and wildlife
- +you prefer exploring with friends in online co-op
Not for you if...
- −you want a tightly guided route through the world
- −you dislike gathering resources and crafting equipment to survive
- −you prefer a relaxed challenge without hostile wildlife
What players say
68% of 8,126 reviews are positive · 50% of 16 in the last 30 days
Players praise the snowy atmosphere, exploration, and co-op. Many complain about bugs, including problems that can block story progress, and say the game feels unfinished.
Screenshots and trailer
The Wild Eight system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7 or higher 64bit
- Processor
- Intel Core i5-2400 @ 3.1 GHz or AMD FX-6300 @ 3.5 GHz or equivalent
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 or analogue with 2GB VRAM
- Memory
- 6 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 25
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Playable
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Text only: English, French, German, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Russian, Japanese, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Turkish.
Tags
- Survival
- Open World Survival Craft
- Multiplayer
- Open World
- Co-op
- Mystery
- Adventure
- Crafting
- Online Co-Op
- Sandbox
- Indie
- RPG
- Action
- Singleplayer
- Atmospheric
- Simulation
Recent updates
- Oct 19, 2019 · The Wild EIght - Hotfix 1.0.13
- Oct 17, 2019 · The Wild Eight - Update 1.0.12
- Oct 16, 2019 · The Wild Eight - Update 1.0.11 + Raffle Results
- Oct 8, 2019 · The Wild Eight - Version 1.0.5
- Oct 7, 2019 · The Wild Eight - Update 1.0.4
2 DLC available.
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