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XERA: Survival

Open-world survival shooter with robot threats and raidable bases

Spotted Kiwi Interactive · Released Sep 26, 2021

ActionAdventureIndieMassively MultiplayerSimulationStrategyFree To Play

Reviews
Mixed
66% of 7,942
Recent reviews
Mixed
53% of 13 in 30 days
Playing now
13
right now
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update
1 year ago
Jan 15, 2025

What is XERA: Survival?

This free-to-play, open-world survival shooter takes place after self-replicating combat robots spark a war. You scavenge for weapons and supplies, fight robots and other players, and build or raid bases alone or with others. Missions and recurring events provide objectives across the map.

For you if...

  • +you like scavenging and building bases in open worlds
  • +you want to raid and defend bases with friends

Not for you if...

  • you prefer guided levels to open-world scavenging
  • you dislike repeatedly gathering materials for base construction

What players say

66% of 7,942 reviews are positive · 53% of 13 in the last 30 days

Players praise the base building and playing with friends. They most often complain about sparsely populated servers and slow updates; several also report unexplained account bans.

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XERA: Survival

XERA: Survival system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS
64-bit Windows 10, Windows 11
Processor
Intel Core i3-4340 / AMD FX-6300
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 2GB / AMD Radeon R7 370 2GB
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
50 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11
Notes
Installing on a SSD is highly recommended.

Recommended

OS
64-bit Windows 10, Windows 11
Processor
Intel Core i5-6600K / AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB / AMD Radeon RX 580 4GB
Memory
16 GB RAM
Storage
50 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11
Notes
Installing on a SSD is highly recommended.

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Steam features
Family Sharing, Trading cards, In-app purchases

Steam Deck: Playable

  • Default controller config not fully functional
  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • Default configuration is not performant

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Text only: English, French, German, Dutch, Japanese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Thai.

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