survival mmo
The Survivalist: Astroneer adds whimsy to the enjoyable terrors of space survival
Ever feel like you can't keep up with all the survival sandboxes coming out? With so many, it can be hard to keep them...
The Survivalist: Outpost Zero improvements have really increased its fun factor
Sitting back and loosely following the development of an early access game, then hopping in here and there to check out a score of...
The Survivalist: Seven survival game features I want to see in 2019
A new year is all about new hopes, new goals, and -- hopefully -- new features and content. I am talking about games, of...
The Survivalist: ARK’s Extinction makes bases extinct
It had to be too good to last! We were all pretty shocked when Studio WildCard actually launched ARK's newest expansion on the right...
The Survivalist: Giving thanks for survival, from the genre to Conan Exiles
Since my column falls on Thursday, I always have the honor of sharing in the spirit of Thanksgiving by discussing what I am grateful...
The Survivalist: Conan Exiles’ Picts, pets, and pokey arrows
In a world where no game is perfect, I continue to be pleased with the progress Conan Exiles keeps making. I'm also happy that...
The Survivalist: Will ARK Survival Evolved’s Conquest be PvP salvation or ultimately a clustercluck?
If you want to get into ARK: Survival Evolved's PvP scene, aren't willing to deal with the mega tribes and rampant cheating found on...
The Survivalist: Can ROKH’s transparency help it survive?
Is it too late for ROKH? The Mars-based survival game has definitely been having a rough go of things for a while. And now,...
The Survivalist: A new dawn for Osiris New Dawn
Such is the circle of space life: As one survival sandbox shuts down development indefinitely, another powers up. I mentioned last week that ROKH...
The Survivalist: Which sci-fi crash site survival sandbox should you play?
Survival sandboxes have certainly come a long way in the last couple of years. Not only has the number of new genres exploded (as...
The Survivalist: Excited for ARK’s Extinction
I finally broke down and watched ARK: Survival Evolved's Extinction trailer. It's not that I didn't want to! On the contrary, I was very...
The Survivalist: Using Conan Exiles for a virtual tabletop campaign
So I've been thinking. (A dangerous pastime, I know!) And I have actually been formulating an idea. And that is using a survival game...
The Survivalist: Yes, ARK Survival Evolved actually does have a story
Survival -- or more? You might be surprised. When I first started playing ARK: Survival Evolved at the launch of its early access, it...
The Survivalist: Eight ways to give Just Survive a fighting chance
Do you remember at the beginning of May when Just Survive was talking about "working on a plan to go forward"? I understand if...
The Survivalist: How Aberration saved ARK
It's no secret that plenty of people have felt disappointed by Studio Wildcard, disillusioned by decisions and direction. I was among that crowd. It reached...
The Survivalist: The good, the bad, and the barbaric of Conan Exiles’ launch
If the survival genre is any indication, Early Access is a nigh indestructable beast! Time and time again we've seen where so many have...
The Survivalist: Seven survival games I want to love, but can’t… yet
Well that didn't take long! There are a plethora of survival sandboxes out there for fans to play (as you can see from our...
The Survivalist: Four hopes for the future of ARK Survival Evolved
As we explored last week, game development isn't always an upward trajectory. Some things soar, and some things crash. Our last Survivalist conversation was about...
The Survivalist: ARK Survival Evolved’s early early access vs. launch
When a game is being created, you usually expect that development to move the title in a positive direction and make it better, right?...
The Survivalist: A tale of two early accesses (and why Conan Exiles comes out on top)
It was the best of early access, it was the worst of early access. We needn't even stop there: It was the age of...