survival sandbox
The Stream Team: Canoe racing and milk fountains in ARK: Genesis 2
Last week, Massively OP's MJ took her first steps into ARK's latest and last new map, Genesis 2. Now she'll be taking her first...
The Stream Team: Heading into ARK’s new Genesis 2
With Genesis 2, the conclusion of the ARK story is now here. And while she's been burned by much from the game, Massively OP's...
The Survivalist: Conan Exiles’ Isle of Siptah expands tomorrow with sunshine and a spitting spider god
The Isle of Siptah, Conan Exiles' first major expansion, is now itself expanding -- in size, scope, sunshine, and spiders! Sorry arachnophobes!
If you thought...
Not So Massively: Drake Hollow is the wholesome survival game we need right now
I've talked in the past about liking survival mechanics in games, but not so much survival games themselves. There are a couple of reasons...
The Survivalist: First impressions of Conan Exiles’ Isle of Siptah expansion
Framed. Convicted. Exiled. Now, shipwrecked? What do the fates have in store for me next? Perhaps this Isle of Siptah will be my redress....
The Survivalist: Astroneer’s worst mistake was using Nitrado servers
Wonder rant powers, activate! It's been a long while since I have been pushed to the point of activating rant mode. I can be chill...
The Survivalist: Astroneer adds automation (and it’s awesome)
Astroneer is already an awesome game. Even as a survival game, it is my go-to for chill fun. It scratches the mega harvesting or...
Not So Massively: I like survival mechanics, not survival games
When I played We Happy Few, one of the things that surprised me the most was how much I enjoyed the survival mechanics. I...
The Stream Team: An Astroneer underground bunker
After a rocky first week on her Astroneer dedicated server, Massively OP's MJ cannot wait to get in and work on her rocky underground...
The Stream Team: Pouncing on PixARK’s free anniversary weekend
If you have wanted to give PixARK a try, now is your chance! There's a free weekend going on until Monday, June 1st, in...
The Survivalist: Astroneer launches persistent multiplayer servers
Sometimes the gaming gods do listen! Sometimes you do get your wish. Sometimes your heart's desires are granted. And that sometime is now!
From day...
The Stream Team: Astroneer’s clean up event
EXO has introduced a better way for folks to clean up Astoneer's planets, and it's encouraging everyone to do just that with some special...
The Survivalist: Last Oasis virtual dev tour highlights nomadic life and offline safety
At this stage of the survival genre game, you need more than just a novel idea for the setting. You need unique features to...
The Survivalist: Is Conan Exiles done with free DLC – or are we getting a true expansion?
While Funcom's latest investor note focused mainly on DUNE, there was a little tidbit of big import nestled in there about the current IP-based...
The Daily Grind: Do survival sandboxes and/or battle royale games have a future?
We saw the end of REND. I'm sad about that. I liked REND, I thought it had neat ideas, but it had a problem wherein it...
The Survivalist: So Funcom’s DUNE will be a survival game, not an MMO
Remember back in February of last year when we learned that Funcom inked an exclusive deal for at least three games based on Frank...
The Survivalist: My top 20 survival game goals for 2020, part the second
With so many survival titles out there, it's no wonder I couldn't contain my full list of new year goals in a single Survivalist!...
The Survivalist: My top 20 survival game goals for 2020, part the first
You might say that I like survival games. You should say it because I really, really do. Especially games that let me explore and...
Creature survival sandbox Day of Dragons flaps its way into early access
Have you ever found yourself the khaleesi of an exotic nation and, somehow, misplaced your dragons? You could throw beautiful temper tantrums about it...
Physical power armor helmet from Fallout 76 is being recalled due to mold
Remember when the worst thing about Fallout 76 merch was a crappy canvas bag? Get ready to feel the bottom dropping out as it's...