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The Gold River Project™ is a camping trip gone wrong in the Pacific Northwest. Explore, craft, build, and survive in this open-world experiment that traps you and up to 4 friends in this single player or co-op survival adventure game.
The Gold River Project is a early access, open world survival craft and adventure game
developed by Fairview Games Inc.
and published by Fairview Games Inc. and Sightline Games.
Released on January 23rd 2026 is available only on Windows
in 10 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese and Spanish - Latin America.
It has received 642 reviews of which 409 were positive and 233 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.2 out of 10. 😐
The game is currently priced at 24.50€ on Steam, but you can find it for 9.78€ on Gamivo.
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Windows
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 (64-bit versions)
- Processor: Intel Core i7-4790 / AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 6-core or better
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA RTX 2080 Ti 11GB / AMD Radeon 6750 XT or better
- DirectX: Version 12
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 62 GB available space
- Additional Notes: 10 GB or more of VRAM is required. Requires internet connection for multiplayer. Servers are player hosted. SSD hard drive required.
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This game is fantastic! I will start by saying of course there are bugs as it is still super early in development (less than a year). But from my experience the bugs are not super significant, and certainly not game breaking for me. As a father of two kids, and someone who is totally sick and tired of zombies everywhere, this game hits all the right points for me. It is beautiful for starters, intuitive, not grindy, and I don't feel stressed every time I leave my boat parked by the shore. I can pause it to play with the kids, they love watching me play and I'm not scared to make a save file and let my kid just bang the keys and look around. Worst case I just reload the last save, best case he figures it out a bit. For being a team of only 6 devs, I am beyond impressed with the quality and quantity of the content in such a small window of time. Please do keep up the good work, and I will be doing my best to help report bugs as I find them. Maybe CIG can learn a few things from these guys lol
I avoided this game for ages because of all the negative comments. Then I tried it and I am so glad I did. I have played hundreds of survival games and this one is easily my favourite. Yes it still has some bugs. I haven't found any yet that are game breaking but they do exist. What I would add though is that I have never played an early access survival game where the developers were this involved with their player base. The devs are in constant communication with their players, they really listen to what their players want and they patch this game all the time. If a YouTube video is more than a month old then ignore it. They patch this game so often that old videos are out of date. As for the game itself, I won't spoil anything. I will just say, this game is a huge mystery. You go on a camping holiday with some friends to the Gold River. When you get there, your friends are gone and you will start finding lots of things that are hard to explain but make you want to search to figure out what the hell is going on. This game does not hold your hand. Besides a few scattered notes and maps, it is up to you to explore. If you like survival games, then do yourself a favour and give this one a go. I have never played a survival game that had me more intrigued to see where it is going than this one.
Don’t buy it yet. Right now, the game is just too rough around the edges, and after a few hours you’ll likely find yourself more frustrated than entertained. The demo hints at some of the issues, but it doesn’t fully prepare you for how unfinished the experience feels once you get deeper into it. Think of it like a classic car with a worn-out engine, all the right parts seem to be there, and you can see the potential, but it’s going to take a lot of work (and time) before it’s truly ready to hit the road. If the developers stick with it, I honestly believe this could be a great game in a couple of years. That said, there’s always the risk that development slows down or stops altogether. For now, unless you’re comfortable playing a true alpha experience and dealing with the rough spots, I’d recommend waiting.
Alright Let's start off with this, I hardly ever write reviews, and this comes from a 70 minute gaming session. From the 70 minutes I played here's what I got. Pros: Graphics: The game started to run great after I turned on NVIDIA performance mode, besides this the graphics were very beautiful. Nature looks like nature? what can I say? The Clothing system: I do think this could definitely be improved on, having to manage what clothes you wear for storage or for warmth, (Similar to DayZ) but overall a very good feature. Looting: I enjoyed the sense of going to new cabins and ransacking them for scraps, finding clothes, sleeping bags, and whole ass tents. The looting to me feels decent, of course with early access this can be improved on. Cons: Now for the cons, SOUNDS: Sound design was good, when the game had sound. Characters barely make noise, Nature doesn't play tons of sounds, climbing to had no sounds. Sound design just needs a little more. Character Creation: This is just a pet peeve of mine, I enjoy games where I can create my own characters, not to say I don't like the preset ones, just personally I like making my own character to be more immersed into the game. Levels???: I leveled up sometimes throughout my playthrough, they all seem to have the same description to them "Who likes short shorts" not sure if this will be improved On, didn't see to much of this to give a clear answer. Nature: I saw a total of ZERO animals (besides the fish I caught) I didn't seem to see a single bird, boar, bear, frog, or a butterfly. Maybe I was I just super unlucky. Animations: (To clarify I played mostly in FIRST PERSON) The animations are just alright, holding the torch though is by far the worst, you can't even see it (in first person) It goes off the screen and it's just a stick with light. The fishing minigame isn't great either, it just kind of gives you fish for free as long as you can read. Animations do need work. Building: Sometimes won't let me build a sleeping bag, and I'm not sure how to remove old buildables, couldn't for the life of me get rid of a campfire and bed. I Understand this game came out today, and I understand that not everything is perfect, that's why I'm still going to recommend this game to people, I liked the 70 minutes I played, and will play more soon. I want to see this game succeed, and will hopefully follow it's journey. Good luck devs and other players! Mod support would also be cool to add!
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Frequently Asked Questions
The Gold River Project is currently priced at 24.50€ on Steam.
No, The Gold River Project is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 24.50€ on Steam.
Yes, The Gold River Project received 409 positive votes out of a total of 642 achieving a rating of 6.18.
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The Gold River Project was developed by Fairview Games Inc. and published by Fairview Games Inc. and Sightline Games.
Yes, The Gold River Project is playable and fully supported on Windows.
No, The Gold River Project is not playable on MacOS.
No, The Gold River Project is not playable on Linux.
The Gold River Project offers both single-player and multi-player modes.
The Gold River Project includes Co-op mode where you can team up with friends.
No, The Gold River Project does not currently offer any DLC.
No, The Gold River Project does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
No, The Gold River Project does not support Steam Remote Play.
Yes, The Gold River Project 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 The Gold River Project.
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| Steam price | 31 July 2026 10:24 UTC |
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Game modes
Multiplayer
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Online players
19
Developer
Fairview Games Inc.
Publisher
Fairview Games Inc.,
Sightline Games
Release
23 Jan 2026
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