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Survival: Fountain of Youth is a challenging single-player open-world adventure game set on the Caribbean islands. Survive as a shipwrecked 16th-century explorer, craft tools and shelter, and uncover the secrets of both an ancient civilization and your own fate.

Survival: Fountain of Youth is a survival, open world survival craft and base-building game developed by Odinsoft Inc. and published by Twin Sails Interactive and CE-Asia.
Released on May 21st 2024 is available only on Windows in 10 languages: English, Simplified Chinese, French, German, Russian, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil and Traditional Chinese.

It has received 3,692 reviews of which 3,177 were positive and 515 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.3 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 9.79€ on Steam with a 65% discount, but you can find it for less on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified Survival: Fountain of Youth into these genres:

Survival Open World Survival Craft Base-Building Exploration Crafting Simulation Singleplayer Violent Adventure Realistic First-Person Sandbox Open World Puzzle Historical Building Underwater Early Access Immersive Sim Action-Adventure

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Windows

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS *: Windows 7
Processor: Intel Core i5-6400 CPU @ 2.70 GHz
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: NVidia GeForce GTX 970 4 GB Full HD resolution
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 32 GB available space

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Nov. 2025

Survival: Fountain of Youth — A Sleeper Hit Worth Discovering TL;DR: If you enjoy classic survival mechanics with a unique 16th-century explorer theme and don’t mind a few indie rough edges, this game is absolutely worth your time. Full Review: Survival: Fountain of Youth is a sleeper-hit survival game that I somehow missed until recently. I’m a big fan of Green Hell and Stranded Deep, and I’ve been looking for something that scratches the same itch for exploration, base-building, and resource management. SFoY hooked me immediately with its 16th-century explorer setting, which really sets it apart from the usual modern survival fare. And no cannibals or zombies. This isn’t a reinvention of the genre, but that’s part of the charm. You’ll feel right at home with the familiar loop of picking up sticks and stones, crafting your tools, and building your base. On Normal difficulty, the balance feels about right: you’re managing water, hunger, and the risk of pushing deeper into unknown territory for critical resources and progression items. Approaching all of this as a 16th-century castaway gives the game an immersive edge. I keep a handwritten explorer’s log of my discoveries and journey. It’s not perfect: - The UI and small gameplay elements aren’t as polished as something like Green Hell. - Cutscenes lean more “indie” than cinematic. - A bit of roughness around the edges in general. But once I settled into the gameplay loop, those issues faded into the background and the core experience really shined. Honestly, this game deserves more visibility, if the devs teamed up with a few mid-sized streamers, I think it could find a much bigger audience. Pros: - Unique and atmospheric 16th-century survival theme - Solid core mechanics (gathering, crafting, base building) - Well-balanced survival challenge on Normal - Great sense of exploration and discovery - Lots of islands, biomes, and progression paths Cons: – UI and polish aren’t on par with AAA competitors – Story cutscenes are serviceable but not amazing – Some indie roughness here and there Verdict: If you love survival games and appreciate a historical twist, Survival: Fountain of Youth is worth diving into. A hidden gem.

Aug. 2025

I just finished the game. It's a well-balanced and relaxing survival experience, suitable for both normal and hard difficulty levels. The atmosphere and graphics are immersive, making me feel as though I was truly on that island. The game's skill system is impressive; you genuinely feel a sense of progression, unlike in The Long Dark and other games in the survival genre. There are many more positive aspects to this game, so I kept this review brief. However, there are some minor issues: I didn’t receive the benefits from one of the books I read, and I encountered a few minor bugs along the way, but none were significant. The animal AI needs improvement; it's not up to par. Final Score: 8.5/10

July 2025

This game is a grind, but in a good way. It's difficult and a bit slow going, but... in a good way. I very much enjoyed my survival experience and for those who like to take their time in a game, I recommend setting the value for the passage of time all the way down to '1' so that one hour in real life is also only one hour in game. This may feel extreme, but since every crafting or harvesting thing you do burns away time in your game day, it's not as bad as it sounds. However, when you just want to explore the island, you don't have an entire day pass in the space of 20-30 minutes of exploring.

May 2025

One of my favourite of the survival genre, this is the game that Green Hell and Raft should have been. The Good: Good survival mechanics that are challenging but fair. Story-driven. The story is straightforward but good enough to compel you through the game. Story islands are unique and well-designed and compliment the primary crafting/upgrade mechanics, rather than sit separate to them (like in Raft). You can't just walk from story beat to story beat (like Green Hell) - you have to engage in the building and upgrade mechanics. The Bad: Poison is so annoying, I hate snakes. The controversial (YMMV): Base building is too resource intensive to be worth building anything more than the most basic structures. If you're looking for grounded-style mansion building, you won't find it here without serious grinding. The timed crafting mechanics (meaning you gain hunger/thirst as you work the main point of contention in many reviews) take some getting used to, although I think it works well, meaning that crafting has a cost and rewards efficient planning of crafting/building.

Feb. 2025

In a field of games about surviving on a deserted island, I found this to be easier than Green Hell, more interesting than Stranded Deep, less 'kooky' than The Forest and more enjoyable than Raft. If you enjoyed any of the games I listed above, you'll probably enjoy this one. If you are an achievement hunting completionist... you should be able to get 100% by the time you finish the game.

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Survival: Fountain of Youth is currently priced at 9.79€ on Steam.

Survival: Fountain of Youth is currently available at a 65% discount. You can purchase it for 9.79€ on Steam.

Survival: Fountain of Youth received 3,177 positive votes out of a total of 3,692 achieving a rating of 8.30.

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Survival: Fountain of Youth was developed by Odinsoft Inc. and published by Twin Sails Interactive and CE-Asia.

Survival: Fountain of Youth is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Survival: Fountain of Youth is not playable on MacOS.

Survival: Fountain of Youth is not playable on Linux.

Survival: Fountain of Youth is a single-player game.

There are 3 DLCs available for Survival: Fountain of Youth. Explore additional content available for Survival: Fountain of Youth on Steam.

Survival: Fountain of Youth does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Survival: Fountain of Youth does not support Steam Remote Play.

Survival: Fountain of Youth is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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