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The Survivalists

Island survival crafting with monkeys that gather, build, and fight

Team17 · Released Oct 9, 2020

ActionAdventureCasualIndie

Reviews
Mostly Positive
76% of 8,707
Recent reviews
Mixed
69% of 33 in 30 days
Players
23
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
4 weeks ago
Oct 8, 2026
Minimum PC
DirectX 11 GPU, 1 GB
2 GB RAM
Full requirements

Metacritic: 69/100 (critic reviews)

What is The Survivalists?

As a castaway in this survival crafting adventure, you explore island wilderness, gather resources, make food and tools, and build a base. You can train monkeys to help with work or combat, visit temples for loot, and travel between islands alone or with up to three other players.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy a laid-back approach to survival crafting
  • +you want to train monkeys to help gather and build
  • +you like exploring islands and building bases with friends

Not for you if...

  • −you want deep survival systems or complex combat
  • −you dislike repetitive resource gathering and crafting

What players say

76% of 8,707 reviews are positive · 69% of 33 in the last 30 days

Players praise the monkey training system, relaxed island crafting, and playing with friends. They complain about repetitive work, awkward inventory management, bugs, and islands that can feel sparse. Recent reviews also criticize the arrival of paid DLC after a long gap in updates.

Players over time

▼ -16% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 60 players on Oct 11, 2026.

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How many players finish The Survivalists?

4.0% of Steam players have unlocked «The Real Escapist», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

The Survivalists screenshot 1

The Survivalists system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 11 GPU, 1 GB, 2 GB RAM.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7
Processor
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 | AMD Phenom II X2 550
Graphics
DirectX 11 Graphics Adapter with 1 GB VRAM
Memory
2 GB RAM

Recommended

OS
Windows 10
Processor
Intel Core i5-2300 | AMD FX-4350
Graphics
Nvidia GeForce GTS 450, 1 GB | AMD Radeon HD 5770, 1 GB
Memory
4 GB RAM

Does The Survivalists have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op online. It also has a single-player mode.

Does The Survivalists run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • 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

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
42
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Arabic, Dutch.

Does The Survivalists 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 Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

4 DLC available.

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