Green Hell

Open-world survival simulation with detailed health, crafting, and jungle dangers

Creepy Jar · Released Sep 5, 2019

Reviews: Very Positive; 85% of 103K
Recent reviews: Mostly Positive; 78% of 1,291 in 30 days
Playing now: 3,164; right now
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: 7 months ago; Feb 4, 2026

What is Green Hell?

An open-world survival simulation set in the Amazon jungle, playable solo or cooperatively. Gather resources, hunt, craft tools, build shelters, treat wounds, and manage mental health while facing wildlife and other threats. The story follows stranded anthropologist Jake Higgins as he searches for his missing wife, while Endless Mode focuses on survival.

For you if...

+you enjoy punishing survival systems and learning through failure
+you want solo or cooperative Amazon exploration
+you like gathering, crafting, and detailed base building

Not for you if...

−you prefer relaxed survival with minimal resource micromanagement
−you want clear guidance and intuitive building controls
−you dislike frequent deaths while learning complex systems

What players say

85% of 102,680 reviews are positive · 78% of 1,291 in the last 30 days

Players praise the detailed survival systems, dangerous jungle, and rewarding process of learning what is safe. Common complaints target constant nutrition and status management, unclear controls and building, and save-corrupting multiplayer bugs.

Screenshots and trailer

Green Hell system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 7/8/10 64-bit
Processor: 3.2 GHz Dual Core Processor
Graphics: GeForce GTX 660, Radeon RX 460 or equivalent with 2 GB of video RAM
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 8 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
Achievements: 68
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Verified

All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Full audio: English, Simplified Chinese. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Traditional Chinese, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Polish, Czech, Japanese, Korean, Swedish, Thai, Vietnamese, Hungarian, Turkish, Indonesian.