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It's one year after the collapse of civilization and self-centered hedge fund manager Joe Wheeler emerges from his specially constructed bunker in search of food. This is a huge open-world RPG where you have the freedom to play how you want - but your choices have consequences.

Survivalist is a survival, zombies and rpg game developed by Bob and published by Ginormocorp Holdings Ltd.
Released on January 30th 2015 is available only on Windows in 9 languages: English, Hungarian, Spanish - Spain, French, Russian, German, Italian, Turkish and Portuguese - Brazil.

It has received 2,533 reviews of which 2,025 were positive and 508 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.7 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 4.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 0.44€ on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified Survivalist into these genres:

Survival Zombies RPG Open World Action Strategy Base-Building Adventure Post-apocalyptic Simulation Multiplayer Sandbox Co-op Singleplayer RTS Top-Down Crafting Action RPG Open World Survival Craft Exploration

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • OS: XP Service Pack 3
  • Processor: Dual Core Processor
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Graphics: DirectX10-capable graphics card
  • DirectX: Version 10
  • Storage: 160 MB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX compatible
  • Additional Notes: Uses the XNA Framework HiDef profile, which means it will run on any graphics card that is compatible with DirectX 10 or higher, and some but not all DirectX 9c ones. PLEASE NOTE: having a version of DirectX installed on your PC is not the same thing as having a graphics card that supports it! If in doubt play the demo.

User reviews & Ratings

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June 2025
A solid multi-genre game wrapped in a crusty exterior. At first glance this game looks like a high school project or an asset flip but its an a amazing game with whole load of mechanics under the skin. Its hard to characterise this game as it has aspects of party CRPG, RTS, base building, and survival games. There are a whole load of mechanics here such as: - quests - skills - detailed inventory - health / water / food / sleep bars - a two axis relationship system (respect & like) - base building - farming - a command system It even has nice little touches, like NPCs searching out and buying food from neighbours when they run out. I was thorougly impressed once I started playing and felt I got great value from this relatively cheap game.
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March 2025
It's better than it seems. A simple but well made survival game where you have to build your base and keep your survivors alive. You get to meet other people which might be recruitable or not, there are other factions, some more friendly than others. Basically build, fight, survive.
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Sept. 2024
The developer deserves major respect for releasing a patch that supports the Steam Deck and allows playing on Linux. The game itself is a hidden gem, sloppy but nice. There's something almost spiritual about the way it captures survival and human interaction.
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Sept. 2024
I tried to get into it several times, and on my final successful attempt finally got to enjoy this game. It's ugly but charming.
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Aug. 2024
This is a good post-apocalyptic zombie survival builder game. You'll meet lots of characters with different personalities, and many of them will have backstories to delve into. Most of them will belong to various good, neutral, or evil factions. There's also an overall story to the game, You are Joe, a fairly wealthy guy, who built a bunker in the desert just in case SHTF during your lifetime. Well, one year ago it did... in the form of a zombie apocalypse. Now your food supplies are running low, so you finally emerge to see what the world is like. Meet new people, and try to recruit them to follow you. Scavenge for new supplies, and build your own little survivor compound. Choose to either try to get along with the other factions you come across, or try to conquer them. Defend you and your group against bandits and raiders. Barter when you can. And for maximum entertainment, blow up buildings. I'm not really a fan of the top-down camera, and waiting for your people to complete tasks, like Isham collecting wood planks to build stuff with, can be very tedious. If you take the diabetic Alice into your group, then constantly needing to find her some insulin can also be a grind. It makes for a good challenge, yes, but it's still a grind. The game also feels like a 90's game to me. Some of the zombies are slow, and some are real speedsters. I don't like the speedsters, as they often come racing into view from nowhere. They cover the distance between them and me so fast that I don't have time to respond, especially if there's more than one of them. Lastly, I find the controls a little clunky. Overall though, this game is definitely worth the 99 cents I paid for it.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Survivalist is currently priced at 4.99€ on Steam.

Survivalist is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 4.99€ on Steam.

Survivalist received 2,025 positive votes out of a total of 2,533 achieving a rating of 7.71.
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Survivalist was developed by Bob and published by Ginormocorp Holdings Ltd.

Survivalist is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Survivalist is not playable on MacOS.

Survivalist is not playable on Linux.

Survivalist offers both single-player and multi-player modes.

Survivalist includes Co-op mode where you can team up with friends.

Survivalist does not currently offer any DLC.

Survivalist does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Survivalist does not support Steam Remote Play.

Survivalist 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.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Survivalist.

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Survivalist
4.99€ -92% 4.99€ 0.44€
7.7
2,025
508
Game modes
Multiplayer
Features
Online players
5
Developer
Bob
Publisher
Ginormocorp Holdings Ltd
Release 30 Jan 2015
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